Rissho University opens university education to working adults with individuality and creativity who feel the need for theoretical learning at a university, and provides learning opportunities as so-called "non-degree students." At our university, students can take courses offered in order to obtain various qualifications and credits for study purposes, as long as it does not interfere with the studies of regular students.

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 each term according to the number of subjects taken. Tuition fees cannot be paid in installments each term.
3. Once paid, tuition fees will not be refunded for any reason. However, if there are no more undergraduate or graduate students (regular students) enrolled in a course for which you have been approved to take it, the course will be cancelled as a general rule, and tuition fees 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. 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 process, each faculty and graduate school will review your application to see if you can take the courses you wish to take. Please note that we will not accept any changes to your courses after the faculty and graduate school review.

Application documents

Common to undergraduate and graduate schools

（春　　期）　「受講願（本学所定様式）」　　受講願記入例
（秋期新規）　「受講願（本学所定様式）」　　受講願記入例
（秋期追加）　「受講願（本学所定様式）」　　受講願記入例

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)

The 2025 syllabus will be available to search from March 5th.

You can search from the linked Syllabus Search > Course Information.
Please select "Subject-specific Students 2025" as the curriculum and then search.
It is easy to view lectures for priestly ranks by searching by changing the "Field Series" to "Rank Subjects."
*The following items displayed when searching the syllabus are for regular students and do not need to be referred to by students taking courses.
・Lecture list screen: "Grade", "Prerequisites", "Remarks"
- Syllabus reference screen: "Year of study", "Course classification", "Field of study", "Prerequisites", "Pre-registration"

●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.

●2025 Spring Term Schedule

• 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

The university will notify you by mail of the subjects you have been approved to take as a result of the faculty review. The faculty and department to which you will be assigned will be determined based on the subjects you are taking and the type of qualification you wish to obtain, in accordance with the university's criteria for determining which faculty and department (graduate school major) you will be assigned to. This applies even if you apply for courses in multiple faculties and departments (graduate school majors). You cannot change your faculty (graduate school) within the same year.

Attendance procedure

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

*The schedule may change depending on circumstances.
*Details about the enrollment procedure will be provided when enrollment approval is announced.

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

*1: Not required if you were a non-degree student in the previous year or if your address has not changed since the spring procedure.
*2: Not required if you were a course-based student in the previous year.
*3: Applicants for the 1st term (spring) non-degree students may take the university's health checkup (see table below). If you take the university's health checkup, you do not need to submit a health certificate, which is a required document.
*4: Foreign nationals should submit only ④.

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 7

Please check the PDF above for class start dates.

Notes and Frequently Asked Questions

others

If you would like to receive your course application, timetable, etc. by mail, please send a form stating the postage fee (320 yen worth of postage stamps), "Request to receive course registration documents", "Faculty/Graduate School designation", your name, kana, address, contact information, etc. to the address listed 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 Faculty of Social Welfare, Faculty of Geo-Environmental Science, Faculty of Data 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).