**NOTE:
(1) Students should consult with a member of the Japanese language faculty in planning a JYA or JSA.
(2) Please submit an application form at the Dean Sawyer's Office in Lane Hall. The office has the home page, In Japan under "Off Campus Study."
(3) The AKP Program (all home stay) is highly recommended.
(4) Home stay situation is strongly recommended for improvement of your language skills and understanding Japanese culture more. Home stay may not be available at ICU.
(5) Most of non-language courses are taught in English in JYA & JSA programs.
(6) Students are usually required to take a placement test upon arrival in Japan.
(7) Students may be able to attend programs administered by other colleges.

Junior Year Abroad (JYA) Programs

1. AKP (Associated Kyoto Program) at Doshisha University, Kyoto
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   Catherine Morse '16, Emily Morse '16, Ben Cambell '16, Olivier Brillant '16, Dancun ?? '16
   Brendan C. Donnelly '14, Jared Krawitz '14, Boon Ong '14
   Angel Pena '13, Eric Devaux '13
   Kate Bewley '13, Kaitlin Harrison '13, Christopher Okano '13
   Patrick McNulty '11
   Ashely Haru '10 (Fall & withdrew)
   Rebecca Cotugno '09, Joe Drury '09, Ariane Mandell '09
   Matt Savas '08
   Katie Rodden '07
   Andy Jennings '06
   Ann Mooney '03, John Presley '03
   Josh Denoncore '02, Chris Hoover '02, David Nesbitt '02
   Kimberly Garvie '01
   Alec Hansen '00, Tim O'Connell '00, Megan Tobin '00
   Jonathan Hagelstein '99, Roger Lin '99
   Zoe Lawson '98, Permsak Krairiksh '98
   Sarah McCrum '96
2. International Christian University (ICU), Mitaka, Tokyo
   Megan Hollis '93, Barnaby Donlon '93
3. Waseda University, Tokyo
   Desiree Richardson '16 -- Through Earlham College (one year)
   Ayako Harvie '00
   Eric Cullenberg '96, Jimmy (Nguyen) Huynh '96
   Jennifer Mooradian '93
   Aya Murata '92
   The Earlham College program at Waseda University, Tokyo
4. Nanzan University, Nagoya
   Joanna Moody '14, Elizabeth Dempsey '93,
5. Kansai Gaidai University, Osaka. For application through online.
   Ariscell Tavarez '16
   
6. Japan Center for Michigan Universities, Hikone, Shiga (near Kyoto)
   
7. CIEE program at Sophia University, Tokyo
   Evan Phillips '07
8. BCA Abroad program at Hokusei Gakuen University, Sapporo
   
9. The IES Intensive Language Program at Kanda University, Tokyo
   
10. Akita University in Akita

Junior Semester Abroad (JSA) Programs

1. AKP (Associated Kyoto Program) at Doshisha University, Kyoto
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   Jon Pelz '16 (Fall only)
2. Kansai Gaidai University, Osaka For application through online.
   Katherine Van Patten '16, Jeffrey Jones '16 <jjones2>, Kevin Melvin '16 <kmelvin2>, Anthony Telesca, William Lehrer
   Gwyn Browning '15, Minh-Tam Pham '15, Alexandra Hakusui '15
   Hillary Gibson '14, Daniel Huston '14
   Michael Anderson '12, Brendan Culliton '12
   Matthew Parker '11, Mi Shan Wong '11, Terehas Edwards '11
   Julia Caffrey '10, Thao Nguyen '11
   Amanda Galban '09, Lauren Patz '09
   Meredith Connor '06, David Thomazy '06, Ian Fontaine '06, Mike Barnett '06
   Rodorigo Hitoshi Dias '05
   Janel Ippolite '01, Ngan Dinh '02, Ryan Ashley '02
   Tamara Backer '98, Elizabeth Purinton '98
   Becky Steer '97,
   Steve Harris '94
   Anna Louise England '93
3. Nanzan University, Nagoya
   Tricia Yamada '01
   Joanna Stavropoulos '99
   Tama Miyake '95,
   Katarina Osmers '94
4. CiEE at Sophia University (in the Spring semester),Tokyo
   Israel Mesa '09
   
5. Kanda University, Tokyo
6. BCA Abroad program at Hokusei Gakuen University, Sapporo -- Bates does not approve any longer.
   Julius Bennett '14
   Kaad Jones '13
   MacKenzie Vile '12
   
7. Waseda University, Tokyo -- One semester program is NOT suitable to Bates' schedule now.
   Scott Peak '02
   
8. Others
   Jodie Cleark '06, Tucker Herding, Greg Stoddard '98
   
   Bates Fall Semester in Japan
       Since 1987 Bates has run a fall semester program (FSA) in Tokyo on a biannual basis. Unlike the JYA program, the FSA Program is available to all students, including entering ones. The program is held in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture now. 

Summer Language Programs

1. Princeton in Ishikawa (PII), JAPAN, by Princeton University
   This is the eight-week intensive Japanese language program, offering intermediate and advance Japanese courses in Kanazawa Ishikawa Prefecture, one of the most beautiful and historic cities in Japan. The participants will stay in a Japanese family as a home stay. If you are serious student of Japanese, the NSK program offers you an excellent opportunity to enhance your language skills and understanding of Japanese culture while enabling you to serve as a good will ambassador to Japan. (Highly competitive -- you should get A in your JPN classes.)
   Joanna Moody '14
   Chris Theile '07,
   Soo Yeun Kim '98,
   Kevin Finn '97
2. Hokkaido International Foundation (HIF), in Hakodate, Hokkaido
   Emily Moody '11, Paul Hartman "11
   Mimi Poon '98,
   Susan Clapp '94
   
3. SCJ (The Summer Courses in Japanese) at International Christian University in Mitaka, Tokyo
   This is an intensive six-week program. SCJ aims to provide a stimulating environment in which students may increase their understanding of the Japanese language and culture. Courses vary from the beginning to the advance levels. You have a choice in terms of housing: 1) ICU dormitory, 2) apartment, and 3) local home stays.
4. Summer Courses at Middleburry College, Vermont
   Kaylyn Kipper '16
   Kaitlyn McCkeny '06
   Tab Ormsby '03
   Sarah Minton in '96
5. Japan Center for Michigan Universities in Hikone (near Kyoto)
   Chris Holmes '96
6. Others
   Anna Louise England '93, Summer course at Gujo-Hachiman in Gifu, summer 91