Exchange Students from Overseas Program (ESOP)
Course Descriptions

Syllabus (AY 2024)
General information such as Course Outline, Period & Date, Classroom etc., will all be released via Web-Syllabus. (Japanese & English for Language Preference)
Kindly note that the information may be subject to change due to internal adjustments.
Please be advised that courses stated with notes of “Not Available for ESOP Students” are not allowed to enroll in.
- ESOP (Exchange Students from Overseas Program)
- JLE (Japanese Language Education)
- GIS (Global and Interdisciplinary Studies)
- GBP (Global Business Program)
- SCOPE (Sustainability Co-Creation Program)
- IGESS (Institute for Global Economics and Social Sciences)
*Some IGESS courses will be held at Tama campus. - Global Open Program
- Others Regular Courses (Conducted in Japanese/ English)
Time table (AY2024) *10/22 Updated!
ESOP and JLE Timetable are stated below for easier reference.
For other regular courses, please see the Web-Syllabus for the latest information for sure.
Fall
Course list (AY 2024)
The courses below are conducted in English.
If you want to register for any courses except ESOP, please make sure to join the very first class and obtain permission from the instructors.
Undergraduate Programs
- ESOP (Exchange Students from Overseas Program)
- GIS(Global Interdisciplinary studies)
- GBP(Global Business Program)
- SCOPE (Sustainability Co-Creation Program)
- IGESS (Institute for Global Economics and Social Sciences)
Graduate Program
Master programs in Hosei are mainly conducted in Japanese except IIST (LINK),which is generally for students who major in Science and Technology related.Those courses conducted in English can be referred here:
In addition, if you are interested in GMBA (LINK), we ask for your understanding that there are specific requirements to take part in. You are recommended to go through them first.
Grade Evaluation
Grade
- Pass (Credit Obtained)
S (100-90), A+ (89-87), A (86-83), A- (82-80), B+ (79-77), B (76-73), B- (72-70), C+ (69-67), C (66-63), C- (62-60)
- Fail
D (59-0 / 0), E (Incomplete or Withdrawn / 0)
Credits
An ordinary 1-year class of the regular course consists of 100-mins × 28 weeks through two semesters and is worthy of 4-credit in general.The quantity of the credits is calculated in proportion to the total minutes at each faculty of Hosei University as follows:
- 8-credit 5,600-mins in a year (Spring Semester & Fall Semester)
- 4-credit 2,800-mins in a year (Spring Semester & Fall Semester)
- 2-credit 1,400-mins in a semester
- 1-credit 1,400-mins in a semester (For Foreign Language Class or PE in general)
For more information, please refer to the Official Transcript Explanation.