Rissho University is opening up university education to working adults with individuality and creativity who feel the need for theoretical learning at a university, and is trying to truly meet the demands of society by providing learning opportunities as so-called "non-degree students." At our university, students can take courses that are open to them in order to obtain various qualifications and credits for the purpose of their studies.

Regarding students taking courses Rissho University and Rissho Uninersity Graduate School Graduate School

overview

For an overview of Rissho University course-taking students, please see here (Overview of Rissho University course-taking students).

Please note that the application requirements, course requirements, application documents, and screening procedures are different for applicants of foreign nationality. For details, please be sure to check here (supplementary materials for applicants of foreign nationality).

Regulations for non-degree students

Please refer to here (Rissho Rissho University Regulations for Course-Taking Students) for information on Rissho University Regulations for Course-Taking Students and Rissho Uninersity Graduate School Graduate School Regulations for Course-Taking Students.

Accepting department/graduate school*1

Shinagawa campus

Kumagaya campus

*1For details on the receiving department and graduate school, please see the overview.
*2 There are conditions for admission to Graduate School of Psychology. Please be sure to check the outline.

Tuition fee

Faculty

graduate school

1. Please check the syllabus, etc. in advance for the course period for each subject (half-term courses and year-round courses).
2. Tuition fees are to be paid in the 1st term for 1st term/year-round courses, and in the 2nd term for 2nd term courses. Tuition fees cannot be paid in installments for each term.
3. Fees once paid will not be refunded for any reason. However, if there are no undergraduate or graduate students (regular students) taking a course for which you have been permitted to take, the course will generally be canceled and the tuition fee for that course will be refunded.
4. If any falsification or fraud is found in the submitted documents, your permission to attend may be revoked even after the procedures have been completed. In this case, the tuition fee will not be refunded at all.
5. Separate training/experiment fees may apply for subjects such as practical training/experiments.
6. The tuition fee for half-term courses held twice a week is different from that for regular half-term courses.

About application/attendance procedures

How to apply

Please submit your application documents during the application period below. After the application procedure, each faculty and graduate school will examine whether or not you can take the course you wish to take. Please note that changes to courses will not be accepted after the undergraduate/graduate school screening process.

Application documents

Common to undergraduate and graduate schools

(Spring term) Application for enrollment (form specified by the university)”Example of application form
(New for fall) "Application for enrollment (form designated by the university)" Example of application for enrollment
(Fall addition) “Application for enrollment (form specified by the university)” Example of application for enrollment

Please fill out the required information, attach a photo (4cm high x 3cm wide), affix your seal, and submit it during the application period listed above.
*This is a common format for undergraduate and graduate schools.
*Please note that for the fall semester, the application form will be different for new and additional applications.
*For foreign nationals, the application documents are different.

Syllabus/timetable

●Syllabus (URL)

You can search from the linked Syllabus Search > Lecture Information.
Please specify the curriculum as "Non-degree students 2024" and search.
*The following items displayed when searching the syllabus are for regular students, so non-degree students do not need to refer to them.
・Lecture list screen: “Grade”, “Preliminary”, “Prerequisites”, “Notes”
・Syllabus reference screen: “Year of study”, “Course classification”, “Field series”, “Course prerequisites”, “Pre-registration required”

●Timetable

*Non-degree students can apply for the courses listed in this timetable.
*Timetable is subject to change. Changes will be reflected in the syllabus, so please check the syllabus.
*Class implementation format may change depending on the spread of the new coronavirus infection. Please note that if classes are changed to online classes, you will need to prepare your own environment for classes.

●2024 Spring Timetable

• Shinagawa campus class timetable [undergraduate]
• Shinagawa campus class timetable [Graduate school]
• Kumagaya campus class timetable [undergraduate]
• Kumagaya campus class timetable [Graduate school]

Announcement of permission to attend

As a result of the faculty review, you will be notified by mail of the courses that you have been approved to take. The faculty/department to which you belong will be determined based on the courses you will take and the type of qualification you wish to obtain, based on the criteria set by our university for determining your faculty/department (graduate school major). The same applies even if you apply for lectures in multiple undergraduate departments (graduate school majors). It is not possible to change the faculty (graduate school) to which you belong within the same academic year.

Attendance procedure

Please pay the tuition fee and submit documents within the period below.

*Due to circumstances, the schedule may change.
*Details on the enrollment procedure will be announced when enrollment permission is announced.

Documents to be submitted at the time of enrollment procedure (no need to submit at the time of application)

*If you are a foreign national, please submit only ④.

*1: Not required if you are continuing to take the course from the previous year or if your address has not changed since the spring procedure.
*2: Not required if taking the course continuously from the previous year.
*3: Applicants for non-degree courses in the 1st term (spring term) can undergo a health checkup at our university (see the table below). If you wish to undergo a health checkup at our university, you do not need to submit a health checkup certificate, which is a required document.

1. Details of the medical examination conducted at our university will be sent along with the announcement of permission to attend.
2. If you are newly applying for the second term (fall), you will not be able to take the on-campus medical examination. Please undergo a health check at your own expense.
   <Required> Height, weight, eyesight, hearing, blood pressure, urine test, internal medical examination
   <Optional> Chest X-ray (However, those who are planning to participate in educational training, nursing care, etc. must undergo the examination)

Issuance of non-degree student ID card

For those who complete the enrollment procedures, we will distribute a ``Course Non-registration Student ID''. Please bring it with you when you come to the university, as you will use it when using facilities such as the library and when taking regular exams. If it is lost, a reissue fee (2,000 yen) will be charged.

academic calendar

• Academic calendar Reiwa 6

Please check the PDF above for class start dates.

Notes and Frequently Asked Questions

others

If you would like to receive your application for enrollment, timetable, etc. by mail, please send the shipping fee (250 yen worth of stamps), ``desiring to send non-degree student procedure documents'', ``faculty/graduate school designation'', and name, kana, and address.・Please send the form with your contact information to the address below.

Contact information

Rissho University Shinagawa Academic Affairs Section (Faculty of Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Letters, Faculty of Business Administration Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Psychology of Business Administration, Faculty Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, Graduate School of Economics, Graduate School of Law, Graduate School of Business Administration, Graduate School of Psychology)

4-2-16 Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-8602
Tel:03-3492-6613
Mail: oacd▲ris.ac.jp
*Please replace ▲ with @ (at mark).

Rissho University Kumagaya Academic Affairs Section (Faculty of Social Welfare, Faculty of Geo-Environmental Science, Graduate School of Social Welfare, Graduate School of Geo-Environmental Science)

1700 Mankichi, Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture 360-0194
Tel: 048-536-6013
Mail: kacd▲ris.ac.jp
*Please replace ▲ with @ (at mark).