Course Registration Manual
Please keep the following points in mind when registering for courses.
1. Campusmate is not available between 3:00 AM and 5:00 AM (Japan Standard Time)each day. APU cannot guarantee the integrity of any data submitted just before 3:00
AM.
2. Please change your password regularly and take precautions to safeguard yourpersonal information.
3. Please observe the following rules in order to avoid system errors. Please also notethat no special assistance will be provided for problems or errors resulting fromstudents’ mistakes.
• Do not log in multiple times with the same user ID at the same time.
• Please register for courses exactly as instructed in this Course Registration
Manual.
Course registration is the most important part of implementing your study plan.
Without registering for courses, you cannot attend class, earn credits and graduate from
APU. In order to progress with your study plan smoothly, please take the utmost carewhen registering for courses.
Academic OfficeCONTENTS
1. How to Access Campusmate
2. Logging in to Campusmate
3. Campusmate Homepage After Logging In- Course Registration Page Details
4. Registering for Courses (Selecting Courses)
5. Submitting Your Course Registration (Finalize)

6. Saving the Course Registration Confirmation Page
- 【NOTE】 Logging Out of Course Registration
7. Deleting Courses
8. Checking Registered and Deleted Courses
9. Error Messages and Solutions
10. The Subject I Want to Take is Not on Campusmate?

1. How to Access Campusmate

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There are several ways to access Campusmate. Please refer to the following.
1） APU Portal Site ≫ Campusmate
Open the APU Portal Site and click on the "Campusmate"icon.

2） Campus Terminal ≫Campusmate Web(APU)

Open Campus Terminal in your browser, then click on “Campusmate Web(APU)”
on the right-hand side.

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2. Logging in to Campusmate

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Change the language to English, enter your user ID and password, then click on “Login”.
Please use the same user ID and password that you use for Campus Terminal.

Important notices regarding course registration periods, etc.
are posted to the “Information” section.
Please check for notices regularly.

43. Campusmate Homepage After Logging InCONTENTS

After logging in to Campusmate, the following page will be displayed.

When registering for courses, you can access the course registration page as follows.
Academic Menu > Select “Course Registration” > course registration page (next slide)【Important Notes】
Do not log in to Campusmate before 9:00 AM on the day of course registration.
If you log in to Campusmate before 9:00 AM, you will not be able to click on “Course Registration” or “Area of Study
Registration” even after course registration starts. If you are unable to click on “Course Registration”, etc. after course
registration starts, please log out and log in again.

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3. Course Registration Page Details ①CONTENTS

After clicking on “Course Registration”, the following page will be displayed.

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The academic year and semester
are shown hereYour class timetable

1st Quarter

Icons (3 types)
These icons indicate the status of your course registration

2nd Quarter

PeriodDay of the Week

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3. Course Registration Page Details ②CONTENTS

20２３ SpringThis section shows if you are eligible to take lecture courses taught inEnglish/Japanese. You can become eligible if you complete the set
requirements. Please check the Academic Office website for moredetails. You cannot register for lecture courses taught in a language
you are not eligible for.

The following information about credits is show here:• No. of registered credits / maximum no. of credits• No. of registered credits for subjects taught in
opposite language

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3. Course Registration Page Details ③20２３ Spring

CONTENTS“Save Changes” Button: Finalize
course registration“Return” Button: Return to the previous page.
Always use this button to return to the previous page, and never use the back button on yourinternet browser.

DO NOT USE!
【If you use your browser’s back button】
Log out straight away, then log in again.
【If you cannot even log out】
Open a new window and go to Campusmate. If you are still logged in when you reopenCampusmate, please log out and log in again.

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4. Registering for Courses (Selecting Courses) ①
Click on the “CONTENTS

Unregistered” icon for the day and period of the course you want to register.

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Click here

There are no courses available to you ondays/periods without an icon, so you cannot registerfor courses.

Student SuccessWorkshop

Any subjects that are automatically registered by theuniversity will already be registered for you.
These subjects are “ Unmodifiable”, so you cannotchange the day/ period or delete your registration.

Student SuccessWorkshop94. Registering for Courses (Selecting Courses) ②

CONTENTSMark the subject you want to take in the “Select” column, then click on “OK”.
*Your course registration is not finalized yet at this point!

2023 Spring Monday 1If ‘0’is shown in the “Vacancy” column, this means that theclass is full and you cannot register for it.

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4. Registering for Courses (Selecting Courses) ③CONTENTS

Check that the subject you chose is shown on the timetable.
Repeat steps 1 to 3 for each course.

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The icon will change from “Unregistered” to “Registered”.

*If the course you chose has any other classes on a different day/period, those classes willautomatically appear on your timetable as well.
*Even if the “Registered” icon appears, your course registration is not finalized yet.
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5. Submitting Your Course Registration (Finalize)

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After you finish selecting the courses you want to take, please click on the “Save Changes” button tofinalize your course registration.
Please note that your course registration will not be finalized if you do not click on “Save Changes”.

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There is a “Save Changes” button both at the top and bottom of the page.
Clicking on either one will finalize your registration.

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5. Submitting Your Course Registration (Finalize) -NOTE-CONTENTS

The following message will be displayed if you click on your browser’s back button without clicking on“Save Changes”.
If you would like to finalize any changes to your course registration, please click on “Cancel”.

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136. Saving the Course Registration Confirmation PageCONTENTS

After clicking on “Save Changes”, the Course Registration Confirmation page will be displayed with a listof all the subjects you are registered for.
Please make sure to save a copy by taking a screenshot or photo of this page.
Then, click on “Logout” in the top right corner to finish registering for courses.

Please log out after you finish
registering for all your courses

Please also keep note of the “Registration No.”

Without the “Registration No.”, the university cannot respond to any inquiries about system errors.
Also, make a record of the date and time when you saved the Course Registration Confirmation page.

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【NOTE】 Logging Out of Course Registration

CONTENTS

Make sure you log out of Campusmate before closing the website. If you want to continue registering forcourses, please log out and log in again.
You cannot log out by closing the browser window or by clicking on your browser’s back button. This may
cause an error, and you might lose your course registration data.

Do not use!

Do not use!

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7. Deleting Courses
If you want to delete a course, click on the “CONTENTS

Registered” icon on the by the subject you want to delete.

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7. Deleting Courses

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Select the row at the top where it says “Select to cancel course”, then click on “OK”.
*Your course has not been deleted yet at this point!

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CONTENTS

Check that the course you deleted is no longer shown on your timetable, then click on “Save Changes”.
If you close the page without clicking on “Save Changes”, then your course will not be deleted.

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Check the course you deleted isno longer shown

There are many students who forget to click on “Save Changes”.
Please make sure to click on “Save Changes” when deleting courses as well.
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7. Deleting Courses (Saving the Course Registration Confirmation Page)

CONTENTS

After clicking on “Save Changes”, the Course Registration Confirmation page will be displayed with a list of all the subjects you
are registered for.
Please make sure to save a copy by taking a screenshot or photo of this page.
Then, click on “Logout” in the top right corner to finish registering for courses.

Please log out after you finish
registering for all your courses

Please also keep note of the “Registration No.”

Without the “Registration No.”, the university cannot respond to any inquiries about system errors. Also,
make a record of the date and time when you saved the Course Registration Confirmation page.

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8. Checking Registered and Deleted Courses

CONTENTS

If you properly check that the courses you registered/deleted on Campusmate are actually registered/deleted, then you canavoid still being registered for a course you thought you had deleted/not being registered for a course you were sure you
registered for.
①

After completing all the steps to register/delete a course, please “log out properly” using the button in the top rightcorner, then close all your browser windows. Then, reopen your browser and log in to Campusmate again.

②

Open the “Course Registration” page from the menu and check if the courses you registered are shown and if theones you deleted are no longer shown on the timetable. If there are no issues, please log out using the button in thetop right corner. If any courses you thought you had deleted are still shown on the timetable, please follow the“correct” steps and delete the course again.

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Check the course you deleted
is no longer shown

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Asia Pacific Culture
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Check the course you
registered is shown

Asia Pacific Culture
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9. Error Messages and Solutions

CONTENTS

An error message will appear if there is an issue with your course registration.
Please check the red error message at the bottom of the page for more details. Check the next slide forsolutions to each error.
Timetable Page

Course Selection Page

2023 Spring Monday 2Error Message

Error Message
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9. Error Messages and Solutions

CONTENTS

There is a cause and solution for each error message.
You will not be able to complete your course registration until you identify and resolve the cause ofthe error.
Error Message

SolutionTimetable conflict for “Course”.

Please delete one of the conflicting courses.
You cannot register for multiple courses scheduled for the same day/period.
Please check the timetable and change your registration.

Maximum credit registration limit
exceeded.

Please delete courses so you no longer exceed the credit limit.
Your maximum credit limit for each semester is determined by your year level.
Please change your registration so that you do not exceed this limit.

“Course” is already registered.

Please delete one of the duplicate courses.
Please note that even if there several classes offered for one subject, you may
only register for one of them.

No openings remain for “Course”.

Please delete your registration for the course.
Even if there were spaces available when you selected the course, the course
may have filled up before you clicked on “Save Changes” and finalized yourregistration.

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10. The Subject I Want to Take is Not on Campusmate?

CONTENTS

A lot of students contact the office saying, “The subject I want to register for is not on Campusmate”.
Please read the information below before contacting the office.
Things to CheckSolution (Materials and Pages to Check)

Is the subject being offered this semester?

Check the course timetable for the current semester.
(Check the timetable for your own curriculum.)Is the subject offered as part of your curriculum?

・Check the “Course Number” on the syllabus.
・Search for the subject name on the course timetable for your curriculum.

Is it a subject you can register for during the current course
registration period? (Can you only register for the subject from adifferent course registration period?)

Check the “Course Registration Restrictions” section on the Subject List.
(Check the Subject List for your own college/curriculum.)

Is your semester level high enough to take the subject?

Check the “Semester” section on the Subject List. If your semester level is the sameor higher than the number written here, you are eligible to register for the subject.
(Check the information for your own college/curriculum.)

Have you completed all the prerequisite subjects?

Check the “Prerequisite Subjects for (JST/JAT/E) Students” sections on the Subject
List. You cannot register for the subject if you haven’t earned credits for any of theprerequisite subjects listed here.
(Check the information for your own college/curriculum.)

Have you selected the wrong day/period?

Carefully double check which day/period you have selected on Campusmate andthe day/period listed on the course timetable.

Have you already taken the subject in Japanese/English before
and earned credits for the subject?

Check if you have already earned credits for the subject on the Grade Report pageon Campusmate.

Are you trying to register for a semester course on a day/period
where you have already registered for a quarter course?

Check if you are registered for any 1st or 2nd quarter subjects on that day/period onCampusmate.

I want to register for a subject held in English, but it does notappear on Campusmate.

Japanese-basis students must earn credits for or be exempted from “Intermediate
English A & B” in order to register for lecture courses taught in English.
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