Academic Credit
Earn credit for Japanese language immersion.
If you apply to the KCP International Japanese Language School through a sponsor university, academic credit is available. (Retroactive credit is not available.) You can earn one year or more of language credit each term (either semester or quarter). Courses appear on your sponsor university transcript about 30 days after you have completed the term.
COURSE HOURS AND CREDITS
| Course | Semester program | Summer Short Term program | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester credits | Quarter credits | Semester credits | Quarter credits | |
| Japanese Language | ||||
| Credits | 12 | 18 | 10 | 15 |
| Classroom hours | 200 | 200 | 165 | 165 |
| Japanese Culture and Civilization | ||||
| Credits | 2 | 4 | N/A | N/A |
| Classroom hours | 25 | 25 | Approx. 10 | Approx. 10 |
| Excursion hours | 35 | 35 | Approx. 20 | Approx. 20 |
KCP courses have been approved for credit by our Sponsor and Affiliate universities, but it is up to each student to determine transferability of credit by your home school before you attend the program.
Incidentals:
- Extended term is two KCP semesters; academic year is three KCP semesters. Japanese Language course credit is awarded based on the multiple of terms. For more, see Terms of Study.
- The Japanese Culture and Civilization course is offered only during a student’s first term of study.
In the first week of class, you choose from three grading options: Grade (four-point scale), Pass/Fail, or Audit. For most study-abroad and transfer credits, choosing “Grade” will not affect a student’s cumulative GPA. Students choosing “Audit” will fully participate in the course but do not earn academic credit.
A Sponsor University confers academic credit for the KCP program whether the student attends the university or not. The sponsor university (the “school of record”) issues a transcript, and the student then requests the transcript be sent to his/her home school. While there is no guarantee the student’s home school will accept the transcript, KCP has had excellent results in credit transfer.
Western Washington University
WWU, ranked highly among the top public universities in the West, is honored for its intensive individual and academic attention to students from faculty. Students are among the most academically prepared in the Pacific Northwest.
University of Idaho
UI offers a wide range of baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees. The Foreign Languages and Literatures department supports students majoring in computer science and business as well as those majoring in languages. Adult non-students or graduates may be eligible to apply for financial aid while studying abroad.
Lincoln University
The nation’s oldest historically black university, LU is a coeducational, state-related liberal arts institution. Its international involvement dates back to the late 1800s, and it regularly offers seven languages. LU is located just outside of Philadelphia.
An Affiliate University offers academic credit for the KCP program to students who are enrolled within its school.
Idaho State University
ISU, a state institution, serves about 13,600 students. The main campus is in Pocatello, though ISU serves several other areas in Idaho. The Foreign Languages department offers majors and minors in several languages, supported by a cutting-edge language lab for self-paced instruction.
The College of New Jersey
TCNJ, with close to 6,000 undergraduate students and 900 graduate students, offers an extensive body of study in culture and society, including many modern languages, international studies, and global learning in a highly competitive setting. It has been recognized nationally for its excellence.
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown College offers 53 majors and more than 80 minors and concentrations in the liberal arts, sciences and professional studies. A 13:1 student-to-faculty ratio and average class size of 25 provides students with meaningful interactions with professors, 90% of whom hold a Ph.D. or terminal degree in their field. Encouraged, challenged, and supported by this engaging faculty, students become involved in experiential learning opportunities that include research, internships, and off-campus study.
NMSU is a land-grant university in Las Cruces, with extensions and research centers statewide. More than 23,000 students attend. NMSU is a NASA Space Grant College, a Hispanic-serving institution, and the home of the only Honors College in New Mexico.
Selected as one of America’s Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report, Cleveland State University features renowned professors, more than 200 academic programs, exciting downtown internships, NCAA Division I sports, and one of Ohio’s lowest tuitions. Sixteen thousand students attend.
Norfolk University
Founded in 1935, Norfolk State University provides affordable, high-quality education for an ethnically and culturally diverse student population, equipping them to become productive citizens who contribute to a global, rapidly changing society. NSU, in the heart of Norfolk, Virginia, has an enrollment of nearly 6,000 and a student-teacher ratio of 17:1.
American students in the KCP program have been enrolled in these educational institutions.
- Alabama University of Tuscaloosa (online)
- Amherst College
- Angelo State University
- Art Institute of Seattle
- Arizona State University
- Auburn University
- Barry University
- Baruch College
- Baylor University
- Bellevue Community College
- Boise State College
- Bowdoin College
- Brevard Community College
- Brigham Young University
- Brookdale Community College
- Brooklyn College
- Broward College
- Bunker Hill Community College
- Butte College
- California State University
- California Polytechnic State University
- Cal Poly, SLO
- Carleton College
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Carthage College
- Cascadia Community College
- Castleton State College
- Central Washington University
- Chabot College
- Champlain College
- Clark Atlanta University
- Clark College
- Cleveland State University
- College of Southern Idaho
- College of Southern Nevada
- College of the Atlantic
- Colorado University/Boulder
- Columbia College/Chicago
- Columbia University
- Copenhagen Business School
- Cornell University
- Cumberland County College
- DePaul UniversityDavidson College
- DeVry Institute
- Earlham College
- Eastern Michigan University
- Eastern Washington University
- Eckerd College
- Edmonds Community College
- Elizabethtown College
- Federal University of Sao Carlos
- Florida Atlantic University
- Florida Institute of Technology
- Florida International University
- Florida State University
- Foothill College
- Front Range Community College
- Gainesville State College
- Georgetown College
- George Washington University
- Georgetown University
- Georgia Perimeter College
- Georgia State University
- Gettysburg College
- Grand Valley University
- Grove City College
- Harvard College
- Harvard University
- Hunter College
- Huston-Tillotson College
- Idaho State University
- Indiana State University
- Indiana University
- Indiana University/Bloomington
- Indiana University/South Bend
- Iowa Western Community College
- Jamestown Community College
- Johns Hopkins University
- Kansas State University
- Kent State University
- Lawrence University
- Lewis-Clark State College
- Lincoln University
- Long Island University
- Los Angeles Pierce College
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- McGill University
- McHenry Community College
- McLennon College
- Metropolitan State College
- Miami Dade College
- Miami University
- Michigan State University
- Millersville University
- Mississippi State University
- Monroe Community College
- Montana State University
- Montclair State University
- Moorpark College
- Mount Ida College
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
- New Mexico State University
- New School University
- Niagara University
- Northern Arizona University
- Norfolk State University
- Northern VACC
- North Island College
- North Shore Community College
- Northwestern University
- NOVA Southeastern University
- Oakland University
- Odessa College
- Ohio State University
- Oklahoma City University
- Oregon State University
- Otterbein College
- Pacific University
- Palomar College
- Paradise Valley Community College
- Park University
- Pasadena City College
- Penn State University
- Pomona College
- Portland State University
- Ramapo College of New Jersey
- Reed College
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Salem State College
- San Diego State UniversityRowan University
- San Francisco State University
- San Jose State University
- Santa Monica College
- Scottsdale Community College
- Seattle Central Community College
- Seattle Pacific University
- Seattle University
- Seton Hall University
- Simmons College
- Simon Fraser University
- Soka University of America
- Southern Illinois University
- Southwest Missouri State University
- Stanford University
- State University of New York
- St. John’s University
- SUNY Rockland Community College
- Tallahasee Community College
- Temple University
- Texas A&M University
- Texas State University
- The City College of New York
- The College of New Jersey
- The College of William and Mary
- The State University of New Jersey/Rutgers
- Towson University
- Trinity University
- Truman State University
- University College of London
- University of Alabama
- University of Arizona
- University of California/Berkeley
- University of California/Davis
- University of California/Irvine
- University of California/Los Angeles
- University of California/Riverside
- University of California/San Diego
- University of California/Santa Barbara
- University of Central Florida
- University of Chicago
- University of Colorado/Boulder
- University of Colorado/Colorado Springs
- University of Colorado/Denver
- University of Connecticut
- University of Florida
- University of Georgia/Athens
- University of Hawaii
- University of Houston
- University of Idaho
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- University of Indianapolis
- University of Iowa
- University of Maryland/College Park
- University of Massachusetts/Boston
- University of Memphis
- University of Michigan/Ann Arbor
- University of Minnesota
- University of Montana
- University of Nevada
- University of North Carolina/Greensboro
- University of North Texas
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Rhode Island
- University of San Diego
- University of South Alabama
- University of South Carolina
- University of South Dakota
- University of Southern California
- University of Southern Maine
- University of South Florida
- University of Tennessee
- University of Texas/Austin
- University of the Pacific
- University of Toronto
- University of Victoria
- University of Washington
- University of Wisconsin/Whitewater
- Vanderbilt University
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Virginia Marti College
- Washington College
- Washington State University
- Wesleyan University
- Western Oregon University
- Western Washington University
- Whatcom Community College
- Widener University
- Willamette University
- Woodbury University
- Yale University
- Youngstown State University
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Testimonials
Honestly, this trip was awesome. I learned a lot about Japanese culture—not only from the trip itself but also from seeing how KCP staff organized it, and how Japanese people coordinate with each other. I could see that Japanese people value their heritage and those who are interested in it.
—Annie Mak