２．Registration Flow of Japanese Language and Culture Courses

You are required to take Japanese Language Placement Test Every Spring Semester if youwish to take Japanese Language and Culture Subjects for international students. You will not beallowed to take the courses if you have not taken the Placement Test.
※ You cannot carry over the Japanese Level of the previous years.

“Japanese Language Introductory Course” cannot be registered on DUET since it is extracurricular.
For registration, please ask the office of your faculty/graduate school.

（１） Japanese Language Placement Test
・It is an online test to determine studentʼs Japanese learning level.
・The placement test consists only of an online test. There will be no oral exam. However, there
may be cases where consultation at counseling for course registration is required to finalize
the Japanese learning level.
・Please see p13 of this book for details about the test schedule.
・We will not accept any inquiry regarding the test format, examination questions andpast examination questions.
・New students entering in fall semester can take the placement test in fall semester only in theirenrollment year and must take it in spring semester after the second year.

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（２）Students required to take the Japanese Language Placement TestThose who meet the following conditions ① and ② are required to take Japanese Language
Placement Test.
* ② does not apply to ILA students.
①International Students (regular students or special students) enrolled in Doshisha
University and who wish to learn Japanese Language and Culture.
②International Students (regular students or special students) who are determined as“Required to Take Japanese Language Placement Test” by the Japanese level
determination chart shown below.

Ｑ： Do I have to take Japanese Language Placement Test eachyear?
Ａ： Yes. Students are required to take the test every year if they wish totake the Japanese Language and Culture Subjects. Japaneselearning level is designated for each academic year.

－9－Ｑ：I was determined as “Required to take Classification
Test for introductory course” on the “Japanese level
determination chart”.
Does this mean I can’t study Japanese?
Ａ： “No need to take Japanese Language Placement Test
Required to take Classification Test for Introductory course”
means your Japanese Language level will not reach Level 1even if you take the Placement Test. This means that youcannot register for the Japanese Language and Culture
Subjects. For these students, however, we offer Japanese
Language Introductory Course (Note: This is a non-credit
extracurricular course). For details, please contact yourfaculty/graduate school’s office.
Every year, we see some students taking the Classification Test(for Introductory Course) without checking the Japanese level
determination chart. Because of this failure to check, we haveencountered instances in the past where the students’Japanese level turned out to be much better, meaning thatthese students should have taken the Japanese Language
Placement Test, not the Classification Test (for Introductory
Course). Because these students have not taken the Japanese
Language Placement Test and therefore not assigned to any
Japanese language level (even at Level I), they will not beable to register or take any Japanese Language and Culture
Subjects and Japanese Language Introductory Course during
the semester.
If you wish to register for the Japanese Language and Culture
Subjects or the Japanese Language Introductory Course, it isimportant that you do not judge your Japanese proficiency on
your own. Please make sure to check the Japanese level
determination chart and take the test which suits yourcurrent Japanese language skills.

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Spring Semester
Day / Time (JST)Schedule

Mar. 5 Tue. 10:00~
Mar. 8 Fri. 9:00

Japanese Language Placement Test
[Online Test]

Mar.26 Tue. 10:00~
Mar.28 Thu. 9:00

Current Students：
Mar.22 Fri. 10:00~
New Students/Current Students(who took Make-Up Test)：
Apr. 1 Mon. 10:00~（Spring Semester）[Imadegawa]
Apr. 3 Wed. 13:00~15:00
Apr. 9 Tue. 10:00~12:00[Kyotanabe]
Apr. 3 Wed. 13:00~15:00
Apr. 9 Tue. 10:00~12:00（Fall Semester）
Please see “Fall Semester
registration schedule”(Scheduled to be released late Julyon university web site)

Japanese Language Placement Test
[Online Test](Make-Up Test)
For students who were unable totake the test on the regular schedule

Notification of Japanese levelCounseling for course registration※Details
New students：

Details are announced in the orientation material

Current Students：

Details are notified by DUET message on 3/1.
Application Deadline: 3/25 (Mon) 17:00
Information about how to apply is announced on
New Students: the Pre-Enrollment InformationWebsiteCurrent Students: DUET message sent on 3/8
Further information will be sent to those who haveapplied on 3/25 (Mon) 18:00.
Office of the Center for Global Education andJapanese Studies will send an email to your Doshisha
email account to notify your Japanese learning level.

Will be conducted face to face.
*Please enter the room by closing time.
[Imadegawa] K49(Kofukan 4F)[Kyotanabe] TC1-206(Chishinkan1 2F)

Fall Semester

・For new students entering in the fall semester, details of the Japanese language Placement Test
will be provided in the orientation materials.
・As a general rule, current students are not allowed to take the placement test in the fallsemester. If you were unable to take the placement test in the spring semester and wish to takeJapanese language and culture subjects in the fall semester, you should apply for fall semester
placement test as follows.
The detailed information of the fall semester placement test will be sent on September 9th toDoshisha account email of those who have applied.
<Application URL>
https://forms.office.com/r/qnSGsWp3cN<Application period> April 1 Mon. 10:00, 2024 ～ September 8 Sun. 23:59, 2024 (JST)※ You cannot register Japanese language courses at a Japanese level different from those
designated by the test. However, you may have to take Japanese subjects at a different
level due to the overlap in the timetable with your faculty /graduate schoolʼs compulsory subject.
In such cases, or for any concerns you might have with registration, please consult at the“Counseling for course registration.” If you register for a subject at a different level and failto attend the counseling session, your registration will be treated as a registration error.
You will be required to correct this error during the registration error correction period, but if you
fail to do so during this period, the subject flagged with registration error will be deleted.

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（４） Course Registration and Registration Error Correction
・You can register Japanese Language and Culture Subjects on your own using the DUET system.
・ All courses other than the Advanced registration courses listed in this guide are Generalregistration courses.
・Please check the university website or contact your faculty/graduate school office for information
about the advanced registration period and general registration period.

・ You must register courses based on the designated Japanese level/class (class isdesignated only in levels I-III at Imadegawa campus.) determined by the result of the test.

In case you register the subject with different level/class and fail to attend the counseling,your registration will be treated as registration error.

・For courses with registration error, you should either correct the registration to the designatedlevel or delete the course from your registration during the error correction period through yourfaculty/graduate schoolʼs office. If you do not do either one, all courses with registration error will
be deleted.
How to find out Japanese Level from subject name
（Japanese Language Subjects）
The Roman numerals used in the subject names indicate the level.
Ex.：Japanese Language 1 (Vocabulary Ⅷ) ・・・Level Ⅷ（8）：Japanese Language 2 (Grammar Ⅶ)・・・・Level Ⅶ（7）（Lecture Courses in Japanese Studies and International Studies）
Please refer to the 2022 Course List in this guide.
You can find the Level in “Japanese Level” column.

・You cannot register courses at different Japanese levels / classes withinthe same semester without permission.

Ｑ: I have been notified that my Japanese Level was “VIII” as
the result of the test. I would like to register for"Grammar" and "Vocabulary" this semester, but I am notgood at "Grammar", so I would like to lower the level forgrammar and register for Level VI at my own discretion.
Would it be all right??
Ａ：Be sure to register courses with the designated Japanese level.
In addition, students are not allowed to register Japanese language
courses at different levels in the same semester without permission.
If you wish to register for more than one Japanese language course
at different levels in the same semester, please be sure to attend
counseling for course registration and consult the instructor. Incase you register the subject with a different level / class and failto attend the counseling, your registration will be treated asregistration error, which needs to be corrected during thedesignated period. If you fail to correct this error, the subject withregistration error will be deleted.

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・Please register Japanese language and culture subjects at thedesignated Japanese level determined by the result of the test for theacademic year. You are not allowed to register for Japanese language
courses at different levels in the same academic year withoutpermission. However, the level of the Japanese language subjects offered at
the Imadegawa Campus (Levels I-III 101 class) will change within the sameacademic year.

Ｑ：I have been notified that my Japanese Level was “VI” as
the result of the test. So, I registered JapaneseLanguage subjects at the designated level, VI, in thespring semester. However, I feel level VI is too easy, so I
decided to register for the higher VII level courses in thefall semester. Would this be all right?
Ａ：Be sure to register only for the VI level courses within theacademic year. Students cannot register for different levels ofJapanese language courses in the same academic year without
permission. Students must register for courses at the designatedlevel. If there is a specific reason to register for a Japanese coursein the fall semester that is at a different level from the springsemester, please be sure to consult at “Counseling for course
registration” for the fall semester. If you register a subject(s) witha different level / class and fail to attend counseling, yourregistration will be treated as registration error and will require
correction during the designated period. If you fail to correct theerror, the subject with registration error will be deleted.

Ｑ：I have been notified that my Japanese Level was “VI”, buton the DUET registration screen, I see a lot of courses
for other levels. Does this mean that I can register forcourses at other levels?
Ａ：NO. You must register for courses at the designated level
determined by the result of the test. If the timetable of thedesignated Japanese subject overlaps with your faculty /graduate
school’s compulsory subject, or if you have any concerns regarding
the course registration, please be sure to consult at the“Counseling for course registration.” If you register a subject at adifferent level and fail to attend counseling, your registration willbe treated as registration error; this will require correction during
the designated period. Failure to correct the error will result indeletion of the subject registration.

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