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How to Request Certificates / Transcripts

Certificate issuing services temporarily suspended during the Summer Break

The Student Office’s certificate issuing services will be temporarily suspended from August 7, 2025 (Thursday) to August 18, 2025 (Monday).
Please see below for details. Inquiries received during this period will be answered on or after August 19 (Tuesday).
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you in advance for your cooperation.

1. Usage Suspension Period
<Automatic Certificate Dispenser in front of the Admissions Office>
Usage suspended from 18:00 on Thursday, August 7, 2025 until 9:00 on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.
<Automatic Certificate Dispenser in the APU Library>
Usage suspended from 18:00 on Thursday, August 7, 2025 until 10:00 on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.

2. The following chart shows the dates certificates will be available for pick-up at the Student Office counter and the mailing date for those who applied via the certificate issuing service and who chose to have the certificate mailed directly to them.

Application date Counter pick-up/mailing date
Thursday, July 31
(Received by 16:30)		 Tuesday, August 5
Friday, August 1 - Monday, August 18 To be mailed in order of receipt from Friday, August 22

*Scholarship Certificates and Certificate of Payment will require more time than usual to be issued.
*Certificates that are applied for after Tuesday, August 19, 2025 will be available for pick-up at the Student Office counter or mailed via post three or four business days after the application has been submitted. (Excluding days when the office is closed.) Please be aware it may take more time depending on the type of certificate.

3. Certificate Issuing Service at Convenience Stores
The certificate issuing service at convenience stores will be available throughout the summer break. Apply online to print out certificates using the multifunction copy machine at convenience stores.
Former students must apply to use the certificate issuing service for the first time.
Applications to use the certificate issuing service that are submitted after 16:30 on August 6 (Wednesday) will not be approved until sometime after 9:00 on August 19 (Tuesday). Please apply to use the service as soon as possible if you are in a hurry.

4. Student Discount Certificates
Student Discount Certificates can only be obtained via Automatic Certificate Dispensers. Be sure to print out the Student Discount Certificates before Automatic Certificate Dispenser use is temporarily suspended if you intend to use a Student Discount Certificate during summer break.

Notices

There are no announcements at this time.

  • We would appreciate it if you would send us an email in order for us to better understand the exact nature of your inquiry. Please check here for frequently asked questions.
  • It is now possible for currently enrolled international students to issue a tuition payment receipt for their 2nd semester at APU onward. (Not possible for the first semester at APU.) Receipts may be issued for tuition paid after the 2020 Spring Semester. Click here for details.
  • Certificate issuing service at convenience stores
    APU’s certificate issuing service makes it possible to print APU certificates at convenience stores in Japan or receive them by mail.
  • It is possible to issue your Transcript of Academic Record that shows your grades up to the last semester (not the most recent one) from the date grades are released up to the start of the next semester. It will not be possible to issue an updated Transcript of Academic Record that has your grades from the most recent semester on it until the new semester begins.
  • Students who are in their 9th semester or above must renew their student ID card every semester. You cannot use the Automatic Certificate Dispenser to issue certificates if your student ID card has expired.

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(graduated/completed, withdrew, registry removed, former exchange students)

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