Students earn 3-4 credits upon completing the program (4 weeks).
Official transcript (Certificate) will be given to each student upon completion of the program. Some college students also earn credit through "Independent Study" programs at their home school. Contact your home school, advisor, or foreign language department, directly about this possibility.
Also, please review the "Academic Credit" section of the CSA website.
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Financial Aid
Yes, you can use your financial aid on this program. Please have your Financial Aid office e-mail us a "Consortium Agreement" to complete and sign. CSA does not offer any scholarships or financial aid, we can only assist you in using your home school's financial aid on this program.
The earlier the better, since it takes time to process. Overall, CSA does not offer any financial aid, we can only assist you in obtaining and using your aid from your home school on these programs.
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Activities
Kyoto and Nara are the two excursions provided. Participants are required to join the group for these trips. Other activities may also be provided, and are optional as well as cost extra: Osaka Tenjin festival, and Beer Garden Party. Additional details about excursions (field trips) will be given upon arrival and "welcome orientation" in Kobe. Farewell party will be held on July 31st.
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Housing
Housing is available in student type Guest Houses. See the web-links below, and book online.
The Kobe Dears Guest House is very convenient for it is nearby where you take classes.
Any new housing facilities will be posted as soon as possible. Let us know if you have any
problems finding suitable housing. Local hotels may also be of interest - see web link below.
Homestay with Japanese families is no longer available.
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GENERAL SCHEDULE 2010
| July 2nd |
Arrive Kobe |
| July 3rd |
Orientation / Test |
| July 4th |
Free Day |
| July 5th |
First Day of Class |
| July 5th -30th |
Language Classes / Cultural Workshops |
| July 10th |
Excursion (Kyoto) |
| July 17th |
Excursion (Osaka, Himeji, or Nara) |
| July 23rd |
National Holiday |
| July 24th |
Free Weekend |
| July 30th |
Last day of classes / Farewell Party |
| July 31st |
Departure |
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Dates and Fees
July 3rd - 30th, 2010........$2795
Fee Includes: full tuition - intensive language courses and cultural workshops, welcome orientation, class books and materials, 2 excursions, farewell party, transcript (Certificate of Completion).
Not Included:
Round trip airfare to Japan, insurance, transportation to Kobe, daily lunch, train transportation, and other personal expenses. Other housing is paid directly by each student.
CSA suggests bringing $600
- $900 extra spending money, and a major
credit card. Nearby restaurants lunch: $4 - $10.
Payment Schedule
Deadline June 4th, 2010: CSA registration Form. Contact CSA if past deadline date, space may be available. We accept money orders, cashiers checks, and personal checks. Confirmations and arrival documents are sent only after the confirmation deposit is received by CSA.
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Requirements
Programs are open to all adults. High school students, college students, teachers, and working adults. Minimum age is 15. Average age range within group: 18 - 23. Older applicants are encouraged to apply as well. (15-17 year old students may participate with parental permission). Maximum 25.
Entry Requirements
Passport required. No visa needed for U.S. citizens. Non-U.S. Citizens will need to check with the Japanese Consulate closest to them. Please check your passport expiration date.
http://www.embjapan.org (Japan Embassy-Consulates)
Medical and Accidental insurance required. Either have coverage from a family plan, or purchase insurance. CSA needs a copy of your insurance card before you arrive in Japan. CSA suggest the following two(2) insurance companies that provide adequate insurance for students going overseas:
Wallach & Company: 1-800-237-6615....www.wallach.com
Int'l SOS Assistance: 1-800-767-1403....www.intsos.com
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Arrival
All applicants are responsible for arranging their own travel to Kobe, Japan.
See CSA discount travel website at: www.csa-travel.com
Upon arrival at the Osaka - Kansai International Airport (KIX), it is very easy to get to Kobe by using the Airport Limousine Bus system. See their website: www.kansai-airport.or.jp/en/access/bus/index.html
The the bus to the closest train station or hotel that is nearby your housing assignment.....then take a taxi from there to your housing.
Before leaving for Japan, if you have booked your housing, print out a map off the housing website showing how to get to your assigned housing when you arrive into Japan. Makes it a lot easier when you arrive.
If you want "Airport Pick-up Service", whereby a shuttle service meets you at the airport and escorts you to your housing...please let us know.....and we will have the staff in Kobe arrange it for you as soon as you inform us your flight arrival details. You can also try to arrange it yourself with the following company website: www.mk-group.co.jp click on the English version (upper right)...then click on Kobe.
If you are traveling from Tokyo down to Kobe.....we suggest you take the Shinkansen (Bullet) train to the "Shin-Kobe" train station in Kobe. Same from any other Japan city to Kobe....take the express Shinkansen train to Shin-Kobe station. The major local train stop in Kobe is the "Sannomiya" station.
When booking your flight to Japan.....keep in mind the international date/time change that occurs.
For example, to arrive in Japan on July 2nd from North America, you have to depart on July 1st. On your return, if you depart Japan on July 31st.....you will arrive back in North America on the same date - July 31st.
CSA discount travel: www.csa-travel.com
- great deals on airfare, hotels, cars, etc....
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Country Information
Currency: Yen
Departure Tax: None
Government: LDP (Democracy)
Electricity: 110
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Registration and Information
Register online. $95 USD registration confirmation deposit required. Please review the "How To Register" section on the CSA website. Payments can be made by money order, cashiers check, or personal check. We will e-mail you a "Confirmation Notice" with additional information shortly after receiving your online registration form. Thank you.
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OTHER PROGRAMS IN JAPAN
:: STUDY ABROAD
TOKYO ::
Kobe, Japan. Central Honshu, known as the Kansai (Kinki) region of Japan has a heavy concentration on business, educational, and cultural activities. Kobe is Japan's 6th largest city, and was one of the first ports to open to Western Ships. Many foreign traders settled here in the 19th century, and it soon became a cosmopolitan center. Kobe is a good location, for it is a smaller city than Osaka or Tokyo and offers easy access to Kyoto, Nara and central Osaka.
Saturdays are designated as an "excursion" day. Sundays are "free" days. After classes, students have the afternoon off (free time). There will also be some Japanese cultural events scheduled for some afternoons if students are interested.