About Internship Course Registration
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At APU, internships are offered as academic curriculum and can be registered as a course, provided a course registration application is submitted and all eligibility requirements are met.
Students who wish to register an internship as a course must:
- Apply for course registration
- Submit all required documents by the designated deadline
- Attend both the pre-internship and post-internship class sessions
- Fulfill additional course requirements as outlined in the Course Registration Handbook
The Course Registration Handbook for Internship Courses (Reading Required)
Please carefully review the Course Registration Handbook for Internship Courses before applying for course registration to ensure you understand the procedures and expectations.
The Handbook outlines the procedures, requirements and polices for students wishing to register internship experience as a course and earn credits.
Course Registration Handbook for Internship in AY2025
Types of Internship Courses, Outline and Application Requirements
APU offers the following four internship courses. Please carefully review the outline and application requirements for each course before submitting course registration.
| Subject Field | Common Liberal Arts Subject | ST Major Education Subject | APM Major Education Subject | GSM Experiential Learning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject Name | Internship | Specialized Internship | Business Internship | Internship | |
| Subject Code | 21195 | 38342 | 37249 | 62119 | |
| Course Language | Japanese / English | Japanese / English | Japanese / English | English | |
| Course Availability | Contract-type | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Independently-arranged | × | ○ | ○ | ○ | |
| Eligible College/Graduate School | APS/APM/ST | ST | APM | GSM | |
| Semesters for which you can apply | Cannot register in final semester | ||||
| ― | (Only for independently-arranged internships) For internship training over two semesters, final semester & one semester before the final semester are also not accepted for application. | ||||
| Must be in 2nd semester or above at the time of application. | Must be in 2nd semester or above at the time of application. |
(2023 curriculum) (2017 curriculum) |
・1st to 3rd semester ・1st semester students can apply., but if their GPA at the end of their 1st semester does not meet the requirements, their application will be rejected. |
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| Enrollment status |
・Students must have regular status during 1) the semester of application, 2) internship semester, and 3) following semester (course registration semester) (If you will be on academic leave, suspended, or on study abroad during any of 1) – 3), the students will not be eligible for course registration and will not be able to register for courses or receive grades. you cannot register courses.) ・If a suspended student’s period of suspension ends before their application, they may apply. |
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| GPA | Cumulative GPA of 2.00+ | Cumulative GPA of 2.00+ | ・Cumulative GPA of 2.00+ ・Must have completed at least 6 of the 12 APM required courses. ・One of the above 6 courses must be “Fundamental Math” or “Advanced Math”. |
Cumulative GPA of 2.75+ | |
| Min. required no. of internship training hours | 40 hours | 80 hours | |||
| Required no. of internship training hours | 2 credits (40 hours) 4 credits (130 hours) |
2 credits (80 hours) 4 credits (160 hours) |
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| Grading | P/F | ||||
| Others | Credits are not included in the maximum number of credits per semester. | ||||
| Class *Pls. see syllabus for details. |
Pre | In-person | On-demand class | On-demand class | On-demand class |
| Post | In-person | In-person | In-person | In-person | |
Class Schedule
AY 2025 Fall Semester Internship Course Registration: Class Schedule
AY 2026 Spring Semester Internship Course Registration: Class Schedule
