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Courses

Japanese Courses:
All students are required to take the appropriate level of Japanese for 5 credits, which will come back to UWEC at the appropriate Japanese language level. Students can also take the elective courses of Kanji and Readings for 3 credits, which will come back as elective credit. Serious students of Japanese should strongly consider taking a Kanji and Readings course in conjunction with their Japanese course.

Asian Studies, Business & Art Courses:
There is also a choice of Asian Studies, Arts & Sciences and Business courses taught in English. These classes change frequently. In 2019, Kansai started increasing the business offerings available to international students, so you can find a variety of management, marketing, finance, international business courses being offered each semester. However, Kansai is NOT AACSB accredited so business students will want to discuss this with their ARCC advisor. Kansai also offers a few studio art courses that students can enroll in. For a complete and up to date course listing, please visit Kansai Gaidai's Website. 

Credits & Course Load

Four courses, including Japanese, are the minimum required semester load. You may register for a maximum of five courses. Students earn 14-17 credits. 

UW-Eau Claire Equivalencies

To find courses that have been evaluated, go to the Transfer Wizard site by clicking here. 
  • Choose Japan, then click "Search"
  • Click on Kansai Gaidai Univ
  • Click "Search" again. All courses that have been evaluated for UWEC credit will appear. 
If the course does not appear on the transfer wizard, it has not yet been evaluated for UWEC credit. 

If the course does not appear on the transfer wizard, it has not yet been evaluated for UWEC credit and will be evaluated when you are enrolled in it. Please remember that the transfer wizard is a historical record. There is NO guarantee that the same courses will be offered in the future or that they will be offered during the term in which you will be abroad. It is very important to use the current Kansai offerings along with the transfer wizard. Using only the transfer wizard may result in inaccurate course knowledge. 

Grade Conversion

All grades you earn at Kansai Gaidai will count in your UWEC GPA; you cannot take courses pass/fail. The grades will appear on your UW-Eau Claire transcript using the standard A-F scale that translates directly in to the U.S. system. This scale is non-negotiable.

Liberal Education Requirements

If you are in catalog year 2016-2017 or later, you can fulfill an Integrative Learning (I1) requirement through study abroad. You will opt in after being accepted to your program and must complete a series of assignments before, during and after your time abroad. Talk with your academic advisor about whether you need to complete an I1 requirement through study abroad. You must complete the first assignments prior to going abroad; retroactive enrollment is not allowed.