LBAT Japan

LBAT Japan FAQ

• Study for six (6) weeks in two cities in Japan.Four weeks in Beppu, Kyushu, and two weeks in Tokyo, the capital of Japan!
• Earn 9 semester hours (3 classes in Business Japanese, Technical Japanese, and Japan Today) all applicable to the major, minor, or certificate.
• Host institutions are Ritsumeikan University, APU campus and Tokyo Institute of Technology.
• In Beppu, you will live in a dormitory and will have one farm-stay weekend and have field trips to nearby cities (e.g., Nagasaki), hot spring, and some factory visits. You will be paired with a APU student (buddy-system). In Tokyo, you will stay in a seminar facility and commute to Tokyo Tech campus.
  
• Program requirements: JAPN2002 (at least a B) or equivalent and a good academic standing.
  
• The program fee is $4450 excluding airfares (international flight to/from Japan and domestic flight in Japan) & ground transportation between Narita Airport and Haneda Airport and most meals. HOPE scholarship applies, and other scholarships may be available.
  
• The application instructions as well as application form are available online through OIE.
  
• The application fee of $150 (non-refundable) will be charged when an applicant is accepted. The first payment ($1000) will be due on 3/1/2008 and the balance of the payment ($3450) will be due on 4/4/2008.

Program descriptions and fees subject to final approval by educational units and the Office of International Education. Georgia Tech reserves the right to alter or cancel this program due to low enrollment, unavailability of a professor to teach a planned course, or other unforeseen circumstances. If Georgia Tech cancels the program before departure or while the program is in progress for reasons beyond its control, such as political unrest or danger to participants' safety, only those fees that Georgia Tech is able to have refunded by service providers will be returned to participants. If a student withdraws or is excluded from the program, the student will be responsible for the payment of all fees that cannot be refunded by service providers.