Japan: Japanese Language and Culture

• Semester or academic year of Japanese language and culture studies at Hakuoh University

• Hakuoh University is a small, private coed university with about 4,000 students located in the city of Oyama, about one hour north of Tokyo.

• Getting Started Handbook

You may apply if you:

• are an undergraduate student at any Indiana University campus who is making normal academic progress
• Students must have completed, and passed, at least one culture course, including EALC-E 231 (Japan: the living tradition, Introduction to Japanese Culture)
• Students must be degree seeking at IUPUI and have at least a semester remaining at IUPUI before graduating after they return from Hakuoh University
• Students are eligible to apply during their first semester of third-year Japanese, but must complete the second semester of third-year Japanese prior to leaving for Japan
• have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA and 3.0 in Japanese

Students must be able to demonstrate flexibility, resilience, and self-reliance.

Complete eligibility criteria and selection criteria are outlined within the Academic Policies and Procedures of the Office of Overseas Study. Selection is based on maturity, seriousness of purpose, and appropriateness of match between program and applicant. Students on disciplinary probation during program period are ineligible.