Application Guidelines for Auditors(Undergraduate Subjects)
AY 2024 Fall Semester

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

The Auditor Program
To open the university to students of all backgrounds and promote lifetime learning, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific
University has established an auditor program to allow registered individuals (“auditors”) to audit a certain
number of lecture subjects in the colleges. Individuals who wish to audit available subjects should complete
the required forms after reading the explanation provided below.
In addition to the auditor program, APU also has a part-time study system. Individuals that wish to receive
credit for the subjects they take should refer to the “Application Guidelines for Part-Time Students”.

I. Applicant Qualifications
There are no special qualifications for auditors. Anyone with an interest and desire to learn may apply toaudit a subject.

II. Colleges that Accept Auditors
The following Colleges and Curriculum accept auditors.
CollegeCurriculum

College of Asia Pacific Studies

2017 Curriculum

College of International Management

2017 Curriculum

III. Lecture Subjects Eligible for Audit and the Credit System(1)

Language Education Subjects Enrollment

NOSeminar Subjects Enrollment

NOExaminationYESCredits Granted

NOSubjects that can be audited include APU Common Liberal Arts Subjects and Major Subjects.
Language Education Subjects and Seminars cannot be audited.

(2) Auditors may sit examinations but they cannot gain credits.
(3)

There is no limit to the number of credits (i.e. subjects) auditors may audit in any given academicyear.

(4)

Auditors may only audit one class if there are multiple classes of a subject offered.

(5)

Auditors cannot audit multiple subjects held during the same period on the same day.

(6) Lecture Subjects*2-credit Lecture Subjects: For semester subjects, 1 class will be held each week for a total of 14 classes
held over 4 months, with examinations set for the final week. For quarter subjects, courses are completed
in two months. 2 classes will be held each week for a total of 14 classes held over 8 weeks, withexaminations set for the final week.

*Semester dates are shown below. These dates may vary slightly from year to year.
Spring Semester 1st Quarter:

April, May

Spring Semester 2nd Quarter:

June, July

Summer Session:

AugustFall Semester 1st Quarter:

October, November

Fall Semester 2nd Quarter:

December, January

Winter Session:

February

IV. Application Period and Methods- 1 -(1) Application Period

Monday, September 2, 2024 –Friday, September 6, 2024 (Application must be
received by APU by this deadline)(2) Application Documents and Screening Fee(1) Application Form: 1 copy

Please use provided application form.

(2) Photograph: 1

3cm by 2.5cm color photo taken within the last 3 months.
Please write your name of the back of the photo and attach tothe Auditor Application.

(3) Screening Fee 10,000 yen

See the following section, “How to Pay Screening Fee”, forpayment methods. A separate proceeding fee of 700 yen isrequired.
The screening fee is 10,000 yen even if the subjects you wish
to audit are offered by more than one college.
*Please note that the application fee is not refundable under
any circumstances.

Note: Screening fee must be paid every semester.
[How to Pay Screening Fee] :(1) Access the following URL: http://e-apply.jp/e/apu-payment/(2) Pay the 10,000 yen (screening fee) + 700 yen (processing fee)-Application content: Other Programs-Payment 1: Screening Fee 10,000 yen-Payment 2: Processing Fee 700 yen(3) You will get a payment completion confirmation e-mail. Please forward that email tocommon-p@apu.ac.jp*You must complete all 3 steps above within the application period.
(3) Submit Applications to:
Academic Office: Building B, 1F*Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday – Friday, 10:00-16:30, Tuesday: 11:30-16:30
By post:Academic Office Auditing Student Section
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
1-1 Jumonjibaru, Beppu-shi, Oita 874-8577(4) Subjects with Student Capacity Limits
If the number of regular degree students that register for these subjects exceeds student capacity, nondegree students will not be permitted to enroll.

V. Procedure for Permission and Registration
Documents will be processed and applicants will be notified of the screening results. Applicants who
receive a Notification of Acceptance should complete the registration fee and auditor fees payment
procedures together with the submission of documents as outlined below by the deadline. If you missthe deadline, your acceptance will be revoked.

- 2 -(1) Date of Decision
Date of Decision: September 18 (Wed.)*Notifications of Acceptance / Non-Acceptance will be sent after decisions have been made.
(2) Payment of Registration Fees and Auditor Fees
Please pay the full amount due for registration fees and auditor fees by the deadline. (Partial payments
cannot be accepted. Please pay the amount in full.) When making your payment, please use the banktransfer instructions included with your Notification of Acceptance. Please note that the registration feeand auditor fees are non-refundable.
Registration Fee

50,000 yen

Auditor Fees (per credit)

48,000 yen*1) Registration Fee must be paid each semester*2) Auditor fees are reviewed when tuition fees are adjusted.
(3) Submission of documents

A Student Information Card will be enclosed with your Notification of Acceptance. Please fill out
the card, attach the photo of yourself, and submit it to APU’s Academic Office by the deadline.
Please read the Written Pledge/Consent Form printed on the reverse side of Student Information
Card thoroughly, and write the date and sign your name.
(4) Schedule(1st Quarter, 2nd Quarter and Session Subjects)
Syllabus and Class Schedule available on-line

Monday. September 2, 2024

Application Period

September 2 (Mon.) , 2024 –September 6(Fri.)* Application must be received by APU bySeptember 6

Notification of Screening Results and Payment Statement
IssuedFrom Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Deadline for the submission of Registration Documents

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Payment Deadline

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Start of Classes, Distribution of Student IDs for Auditors From Wednesday, October 2, 2024

VI. Student Status for Auditors(1) Individuals who are accepted to the Auditor Program and who pay their fees by the deadline will be
issued Auditor ID Cards.
(2) Auditors may sit the final examinations for the classes they are permitted to audit, but they cannot
receive credits for those subjects.
(3) If necessary, auditors may choose to receive a Certificate of Audit. Please note that auditors cannot be
issued “Proof of Travel to School” or a “Certificate for Student Discount” to purchase a student buspass.
(4) Auditors can use the APU Library.
- 3 -(5) Delivery of APU-Net User Account Information: Auditors will be sent a user account and password
so that they can use the computer classrooms and multimedia rooms. No application is required toreceive an APU-Net user account.
(6) Please use the Campus Terminal to check for information on cancelled classes and make-up classes.
To access the Campus Terminal, part-time students should go to the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific
University website and click on the “Current Students, Faculty & Staff” tab, then log in using theirusername and password.
(7) Auditor student status is only valid for one semester. Auditors must reapply to audit subjects thefollowing semester.

VII. Other(1) Class Time
Semester/Quarter Timetable
1st Period

2nd Period

3rd Period

4th Period

5th Period

6th Period

8:45~10:25

10:35~12:15

12:30~14:10

14:20~16:00

16:10~17:50

18:00~19:40

Session Timetable
1st Period

2nd Period

3rd Period

4th Period

5th Period

8:45~10:25

10:35~12:15

13:05~14:45

14:55~16:35

16:45~18:25(2) Syllabus
The syllabus is available at https://portal2.apu.ac.jp/campusp/slbsskgr.do(3) Course Timetable
The timetable will be available online as of September 2, 2024.
*Lecture subject names suffixed with a J are held in Japanese, and those suffixed with an E are held inEnglish.
Language Education Subjects (Japanese, English, Korean, Thai, etc.) and Seminar Subjects (PreliminarySeminar, Major Seminar, etc.) cannot be audited.
APU’s Academic Office Web Site ：https://en.apu.ac.jp/academic/class_info/timetable/- 4 -<Contact>
Academic Office
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
1-1 Jumonjibaru, Beppu City
Oita Prefecture 874-8577
Tel: 0977-78-1101 / Fax: 0977-78-1102- 5 -