An academic advisor is available to assist students with course selection and with other academic issues throughout the program. Students may also speak with a counselor in English or Japanese about cross-cultural adjustments, career concerns, interpersonal matters, or financial problems. Students typically earn between twelve and fifteen UNC-CH credits each semester of the exchange program. Students must attend at least two-thirds of the classes to take the final exam. Classes are held Monday through Saturday, with required classes meeting in the morning, electives in the afternoon.
Placement is made according to students' requests and housing availability.
Homestays may be arranged, but because housing is tight in Tokyo, interested students need to inquire early. Extracurricular activities are valued at Keio. From Tokyo, it is a short train ride to Nikko, where you can see magnificent mountains and numerous shrines associated with the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. The Boso Peninsula, noted for its spring flowers, is one and a half hours by train, and Yokohama, the home of the centuries-old Sankein Garden, is even closer. Tokyo's international airport, with its connections to the rest of Asia, makes travel outside of Japan an exciting possibility during vacations.