Japan Study Colleges

Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo, Michigan
1,300 students
Number of Waseda Placements: 1-2
TOEFL Minimum: 550 Paper / 80 IBT

Academic Calendar
Fall Term: late September – early December (on campus)
-One special course and two regular courses
Winter Term: early January – mid March (on campus)
-One special course and two regular courses, OR
-Three regular courses
Spring Term: late March – mid June (on campus)
-Three regular courses

Course Catalogue
http://www.kzoo.edu/regist/catalog/index.htm
Note: Some of the courses listed in the catalog are offered each semester; others are offered less frequently.

Kalamazoo Websites for International Students
- General Information: http://www.kzoo.edu/students/students.html
- International Student Organization: http://www.kzoo.edu/studev/stucomm/org/present orgs/International Student Organization.htm

Campus Highlights
Founded in 1833, Kalamazoo is among the 100 oldest colleges and universities in the U.S. Kalamazoo is known for initiating its "K-plan," a liberal arts curriculum that encourages students to take part in experiential learning (learning by doing) through research projects, service learning, internships and study-abroad.

Community and Volunteer Opportunities
Get involved with Kalamazoo community activities and make friends along the way by joining an organization such as Habitat for Humanity. The Center for Asian Studies offers field trips and opportunities for international students.
- Student clubs
- Service learning

Off-campus Opportunities

Work-study Options
Teaching Assistants (TA): Former Waseda students have been hired as TAs for Japanese language courses. If you are interested, notify Michiyo Nagayama at the Japan Study Waseda office. Kalamazoo College teaching assistants take a course titled "Foreign Language Teaching" that meets for one hour a week. The course helps prepare teaching assistants to teach their native language to non-native speakers.

Surrounding area
Kalamazoo is two hours from Chicago and Detroit; it is four to six hours to Toronto. Beaches on lake Michigan are only 40 minutes away!
- The city of Kalamazoo website: http://www.ci.kalamazoo.mi.us/

Kalamazoo Mission Statement
The mission of Kalamazoo College is to prepare its graduates to better understand, live successfully within, and provide enlightened leadership to a richly diverse and increasingly complex world.

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