In exceptional cases, with prior agreement, more advanced courses can be offered. Language classes are oriented towards improving students' overall comprehension of Japanese and facilitating communication with host families, teachers and students at schools, and other members of the Morioka community. Three days a week students engage in a field study at a local junior or senior high school. This resembles an internship with the student responsible for aiding English instructors. This experience grounds the students' understanding of Japan education and through it an important range of issues in Japanese society.
Evaluation is based on journals kept by students.
This course, based on readings dealing with education and socialization in Japan, complements the students' observations in the schools and with the host family. Credits and grades for the above courses are granted at the completion of the program. In addition to courses, a variety of group activities are required of all participants. These include concerts, theater performances, festivals, trips to historic spots, among others. Students receive 18 semester credit hours.