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Freshman Orientation Sessions  \nThe University will hold a series of orientation sessions and all freshmen MUST attend these sessions.  \nThe sessions cover how the University works. The University also provides important information regarding your life at Ritsumeikan and in Japan.  \n2. Class Placement for Academic Skills course  \n① English Placement Test  \n・The English Placement Test is required for all students in order for the Academic Skills class placement.  \n【About TOEFL-ITP® Digital Edition (with speaking section) 】  \nThe College of International Relations administers the online pre-entry English test (test type: TOEFL-ITP® digital version (with speaking section)) . In [Academic Skills], which is offered to first-year students in the Global Studies Major and Joint Degree Program, students are placed in classes according to their level of proficiency. The pre-entrance English online test scores will be used to determine class placement.  \nAll new students are required to take the test during the following test period using their computer at home.  \n*The test takes about 130 minutes.  \n\n| Schedule | start time for the test (JST) |\n| --- | --- |\n| Tuesday , September 8th | (1) 10:00～ (2) 13:00～ (3) 15:00～ 3 times/day |\n| Wednesday , September 9th | (1) 10:00～ (2) 13:00～ (3) 15:00～ 3 times/day |\n\nPlease refer to the following websites for details.  \nWebsite of the Language Education Center, Ritsumeikan University (Pre-entrance English Online Test page)  \nURL: [https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/gengo/online/info-internationalrelations_GSmajor.html](https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/gengo/online/info-internationalrelations_GSmajor.html)  \n【Writing Test】  \nThe Writing Test will be held on September 16th (Wed) . Check the schedule sheet for more details.  \n3. Foreign Languages Courses  \n① Language Selection Process  \n・Students will be placed in a Japanese or other foreign languages courses based on the conditions below.  \n1) Students without any experience studying Japanese  \nStudents who have never studied Japanese do not need to take the “ROJPT Ritsumeikan Online Japanese Placement Test”. They will automatically be placed in Level 1 class of Japanese.  \n2) Students who can submit a JLPT N1 Certificate or who are native speakers of Japanese  \nStudents with native-level Japanese proficiency can choose one of six languages (See Table 2 below) . Students cannot choose a language of which they are native speakers. Taking the “ROJPT Ritsumeikan Online Japanese Placement Test” is not necessary.  \n3) Students except those of (1) and (2)  \nThese students must take the “ROJPT Ritsumeikan Online Japanese Placement Test” from July 25th to July  \n30th.   \n\u003CIMPORTANT>  \nYour ID is valid from July 25th.  \nIf these students are placed in Level Ⅶ , they can choose to take another foreign language instead of Japanese. However, these students CANNOT take a foreign language of which they are native speakers.  \nTable 1: Overview of Japanese and Foreign Language Courses by Level and Year  \nOne credit hour for a Japanese language course is defined as one class per week for 14 weeks (one semester)  \n\n| Class Level | 1st Year |  | 2nd Year and Beyond |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | 3rd Semester and Beyond |\n| Ⅶ | 3 classes a week | 3 classes a week | Students can continue taking Japanese VIII courses, which are worth 4 credits over 2 semesters\u003Cbr>(2 credits per semester) |\n| 6 |  |  | If students wish, they may advance to the next level of\u003Cbr>Japanese classes. |\n| 5 |  |  |  |\n| 4 |  |  |  |\n| 3 |  |  |  |\n| 2 |  |  |  |\n| 1 |  |  |  |\n\n*Students who finish Level Ⅶ and wish to continue studying will have 2 classes a week  \nNote:  \nLevel VII classes are open to students with a Japanese ability equivalent to or higher than JLPT N1 (approximately 900 study hours of Japanese) and wish to further improve their Japanese ability. 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