You may request to reside with one flatmate/floormate on your Housing Form. For the IES Abroad Center staff to accommodate flatmate/floormate requests, both you and your flatmate/floormate must: indicate each other on the Housing Form. rank your housing preferences in the same order. submit your forms before the submission deadline. Note that your form will not be considered complete or processed until you and your flatmate/floormate have completed your housing forms. Keep in mind we will strive to meet you/your housing request, but it is NOT a guarantee. The Housing Form may or may not be...

Grade Conversion Because international grading scales are different depending on the country of origin, there are different systems to use when converting your grades back to the scale of your home university. IES Abroad will take the grades you receive from Nanzan University and convert them using a grade and credit scale to the IES Abroad grading system which will be listed on your transcript. Please note: For Japanese Arts courses, students will not receive credit when they take 3 or less Japanese Arts courses. If a student takes 4 or more Japanese Arts courses, the courses will be combined...

You may depart at any time on the official departure date. There will be no IES Abroad courses or exams scheduled on this date. You must move out of your housing accommodation on the departure date.

State Department’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) Due to a recent U.S. government policy change, students will now need to enroll in the U.S. State Department’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) on their own. Previously, our Global Enrollment Management team at IES Abroad would enroll all students in STEP prior to departure. Students will now need to enroll themselves in STEP. STEP is a valuable resource for students as it helps travelers stay informed of safety conditions in their host country and enables the U.S. Embassy to contact them with guidance in an emergency. While...