Enrollment Procedures | APU Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

• Admission Fee: 200,000 JPY

A non-refundable fee of 200,000 JPY is required for all students (regardless of scholarship amount) to enroll at APU. Be sure to pay the Admissions Fee only after you have firmly decided to enroll at APU and have made a clear and firm financial plan to cover your expenses both before and after your enrollment to APU.

• Online Enrollment Procedures System SUBMIT ONLINE

  Complete the required information within the Online Enrollment Procedures System:

  • 1)Enrollment Procedures Checklist
  • 2)Student Information Card and photograph
  • 3)Confirmation of Residence at AP House
  • 4)Student Health Questionnaire (including Immunization Record of Measles and Rubella)
  • 5)Copy of valid passport (if you did not submit one at the time of application)
  • 6)Comprehensive Insurance for Students Lives Coupled with “Gakkensai” Application
  • 7)Complete the COE Application Information (if you require a new visa)
  • 8)Additional PDF uploads of documents 14), 15), 16), 17), 18), 19) and 20) below

• Original Versions of Application Documents SEND BY POST

  • 9)Academic Transcripts (Original certificate or certified document^*1)
  • 10)Standardized Test Results (Original certificate or certified document^*1)
    Required only if you submitted standardized tests results with your application and did not request to send your results to APU directly from the test provider.
  • 11)Results of Language Proficiency Tests (Original only)
    Required if you submitted results for the TOEIC® L&R Test, EIKEN, or JLPT.You may also be required to submit original or certified documents for other tests.
  • 12)Translation Documents (Original only)
    English or Japanese translations are required for any of the above documents written in languages other than English or Japanese. Submit an official translation that includes the translator's name, address, contact details, and signature or official seal. APU will only accept translations created by the original document's issuing institution, a translation company, or a licensed translator
  • APU will not return any of the submitted documents, regardless of the certificate type. Submit certified documents^*1 for original documents that cannot be reissued. Please note that submitted certificates will be discarded under APU's Document Preservation Regulation.
  • If the original or certified documents you submit differ from those you uploaded within the online application, or if any false information or forgeries are found within the submitted documents, your acceptance to APU will be revoked.

• Enrollment Documents for All Admitted Applicants SEND BY POST

  • 13)Two identical photographs
  • 14)Financial Plan
  • 15)Statement of Financial Support (Original only)
  • 16)Documents to prove financial sponsor's income and/or financial sponsor's bank account balance statement (Original only)
  • 17)Certificate of Graduation or Completion from the last educational institution you attended (Original certificate or certified document^*1)
    
  • 18)Translation Documents (Original only)
    English or Japanese translations are required for any of the above documents written in languages other than English or Japanese. Submit an offi cial translation that includes the translator's name, address, contact details, and signature or official seal. APU will only accept translations created by the original document's issuing institution, a translation company, or a licensed translator
  • 19)Additional documents requested by APU

  ^*1A certified document is one that has been marked as being equivalent to the original with a stamp or seal by the issuing institution (preferred) or a notary public.

You must pay your First Semester Tuition, AP House Entrance Fee, and Comprehensive Renters' Insurance before your payment deadline. Please refer to your Invoice for Required Enrollment Fees and Procedures for the amount.

• First Semester Tuition
  You must pay your first semester's tuition before enrolling. Your tuition will vary according to your APU Tuition Reduction Scholarship percentage. Refer to the Invoice for Required Enrollment Fees and Procedures for the amount.
  
• AP House Entrance Fee
  New students are required to stay in AP House for their first year (approx. 11 months) and must pay the 234,000 JPY AP House Entrance Fee (includes advance rent payments as well as the moving-in fee and security deposit) upfront.
  The AP House Entrance Fee for AP House Global Community Scholarship Recipients is 130,000 JPY (includes the moving-in fee and security deposit).
• Comprehensive Renters’ Insurance
  This insurance is for protection in case of liability, and all international students who possess a student visa need to join this program. For more information, refer to the Guide to Comprehensive Renters’ Insurance for International Students Studying in Japan found in the Online Enrollment Procedures System. (The fees are subject to change. Even if you do not stay in AP House, you must still pay the Comprehensive Renters' Insurance.)
  • First Year Student: 17,540 JPY
  • Second Year Student: 13,400 JPY
  • Third Year Student: 9,250 JPY

Please make your flight arrangements after checking the AP House move-in period scheduled by APU as shown below:
General Move-in Period

• At the end of March for April enrollees
• In the middle of September for September enrollees

The exact dates of the move-in period will be announced around January for April enrollment and around July for September enrollment.
If you have any questions regarding applying for a visa, traveling to Japan and to APU, or any other topics related to the enrollment process, contact us by email at [email protected].

Confirm the payment and submission deadlines below with the deadlines that appear on the Invoice for Required Enrollment Fees and Procedures sent together with your results. “No.” corresponds to the “No.” column listed in the Application Handbook on the Download page.