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Also, please have your coordinator check your application form and complete this checklist. Please be sure to receive their signature before submitting your application. If you cannot receive the signature for documents due to campus closer, please have your signatory send the document directly to [skp@st.ritsumei.ac.jp](skp@st.ritsumei.ac.jp) and upload a document explaining this in its place.  \nIn addition, if any of your documents contain plagiarized writing, or if your documents are forged, your  \n\n| .\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Did you read and understand the Application Guidelines\u003Cbr>(including all rules)? |  | \u003Cbr>Applicant Check | \u003Cbr>Coordinator Check |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  | ☐ | ☐ |\n| Are you applying for the correct track and period?\u003Cbr>*After application, your track and period cannot be changed.\u003Cbr>|  | ☐ | ☐ |\n| Document Name | Guidelines | Applicant Check | Coordinator Check |\n| Personal Statement | Did you prepare your Statement as instructed in the Application Guidelines? | ☐ | ☐ |\n| Financial Support Documentation | Did you upload financial support documentation (e.g. , bank statement, loan statement, scholarship award letter, etc. ) that verifies either your or your financial supporter’s ability to cover all costs while studying abroad in Japan (i.e. , 500,000 JPY for one (1) semester / 1,000,000 JPY for two (2) semesters)? | ☐ | ☐ |\n|  | Is your documentation written in either Japanese or English? | ☐ | ☐ |\n| Letter of Recommendation | Did you upload a Letter of Recommendation written by professor at the university you are currently enrolled in? | ☐ | ☐ |\n|  | Does the Letter include a handwritten signature? (Official digital signatures are also accepted. ) | ☐ | ☐ |\n| \u003Cbr>Academic Transcript | Did you upload your most recent academic transcript for the university or graduate school you are currently enrolled in? | ☐ | ☐ |\n|  | If your official academic transcript is not printed in English, have you uploaded an additional English or Japanese translation? | ☐ | ☐ |\n|  | Does your academic transcript include; |  |  |\n|  | 1. A description of the grading system (e.g. , A, B, C, etc. )? | ☐ | ☐ |\n|  | 2. The latest grades, including failed courses (e.g. , a grade of “F”)? | ☐ | ☐ |\n|  | 3. Number of credits for each course and when they were taken (year and semester)? | ☐ | ☐ |\n\napplication will be invalidated  \n\n| Document Name |  | Guidelines |  | Applicant Check | Coordinator Check |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  | Did you upload an official Certificate of Enrollment from the university you are currently enrolled in? |  | ☐ | ☐ |\n| \u003Cbr>Certificate of\u003Cbr>Enrollment |  |  | Is the expected graduation date on your Certificate correct? Also, will you still be enrolled at your home university when your RU academic transcript is scheduled to arrive?\u003Cbr>*Note: (Spring semester academic transcripts (April – July) will be sent in early October. Fall semester academic transcripts (September – January) will be sent by mid-April. Please note that RU does not issue electronic transcripts and that we cannot send transcript data via e-mail. ) | ☐ | ☐ |\n|  |  | Did you upload the passport pages that include your photo, passport number, and expiration date? |  | ☐ | ☐ |\n| \u003Cbr>Copy of Your Passport\u003Cbr>Is your passport valid until your Study in Kyoto Program completion date (i.e. , July 31 for the Spring Semester / January 31 for the Fall Semester)? If your passport expires before your SKP completion date, or if you do not have a passport, did you begin the renewal / application process and notify the SKP staff?\u003Cbr>If you have previously visited Japan, did you include the number of times you visited Japan using old passports in the  SKP Application Form? \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>If you will be applying for a visa, did you provide the Japanese consulate or embassy you intend to apply at in your SKP Application Form? 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