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ABP First Semester Education

ABP first semester education (9th batch)

Shizuoka Campus / Hamamatsu Campus

1．About ABP first semester education

The ABP first semester education is the 15-week basic education program for international students of the undergraduate course of the Shizuoka University Asia Bride Program (ABP). All eligible international students will take the ABP Basic Japanese Course. Students in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences / School of Education take basic courses in humanities, while students in the Faculty of Informatics, Faculty of Science, Engineering, and Agriculture attend basic science courses.

2．Objectives and subjects

Objective: To take first-year classes at Shizuoka university, understand the lecture, and to develop sufficient Japanese language skills to submit the assignments and final report, and to take a quiz or final test.

[Open subjects]

ABP Basic Japanese (I to X): 10 classes / week (required)
ABP Japanese society: 1 class / week (required selection)
ABP Japanese History: 1 class / week (required selection)
ABP Japanese Geography: 1 class / week (required selection)
ABP Japanese politics: 1 class / week (required selection)
ABP Japanese Economy: 1 class / week (required selection)
ABP Basic Mathematics: 1 class / week (required selection)
ABP basic physics: 1 class / week (required selection)
ABP Basic Chemistry: 1 class / week (required selection)
ABP basic biology: 1 class / week (required selection)
ABP Basic Statistics: 1 class / week (required selection)

3．Class time

12-14 classes / 15 weeks (depending on the department)
8: 40-17: 35 (Monday-Friday)

4．Qualification

International students belonging to the ABP Bachelor Program

5．Evaluation

A comprehensive or a general or formative evaluation. The person in charge of each subject decides which evaluation method to use.

6．Grade evaluation

The grades are indicated by S (Outstanding), A (Excellent), B (Good), C (Pass) and D (Fail). S, A, B, and C are acceptable and D is unacceptable.
S: 90-100, A: 80-89, B: 70-79, C: 60-69, D:0-59

7．Extracurricular activities

In the first semester education period, activities are planned to visit companies in Shizuoka Prefecture.

8．Contact information

Shizuoka campus
Ryozo SASAKI (Specially Appointed Associate Professor, International Cooperation Promotion Organization)
Laboratory: Common Education Building A 402-1
TEL：054-238-4252
E-mail：sasaki.ryozo@shizuoka.ac.jp

Hamamatsu campus
Mari HAKAMATA  (Professor, International Cooperation Promotion Organization)
Laboratory: Faculty of Engineering, Building 7, 305
TEL：053-478-1675
E-mail：hakamata.mari@shizuoka.ac.jp

Timetable (REIWA 6th, 2nd semester)

Shizuoka campus

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
1-2 period 8：40～10：10	ABP Basic Japanese I	ABP Basic Japanese II ABP	ABP Basic Japanese III	ABP Basic Japanese IV	ABP Basic Japanese V
3-4 period 10：20～11：50	ABP Basic Japanese VI	ABP Basic Japanese VII	ABP Basic Japanese VIII	ABP Basic Japanese IX	ABP Basic Japanese X
5-6 period 12：45～14：15	ABP Japanese Economy	ABP Japanese Society / ABP Basic Biology	ABP Basic Math		ABP Japanese Politics / ABP Basic Physics
7-8 period 14：25～15：55	ABP Japanese History	ABP Basic Chemistry			ABP Japanese Geography
9-10 period 16：05～17：35

Hamamatsu campus

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
1-2 period 8：40～10：10					ABP Basic Statistics
3-4 period 10：20～11：50		ABP Basic Physics	ABP Basic Chemistry	ABP Basic Biology	ABP Basic Math
5-6 period 12：45～14：15	ABP Basic Japanese VI	ABP Basic Japanese VII	ABP Basic Japanese VIII	ABP Basic Japanese IX	ABP Basic Japanese X
7-8 period 14：25～15：55	ABP Basic Japanese I	ABP Basic Japanese II	APB Basic Japanese III	ABP Basic Japanese IV	ABP Basic Japanese V
9-10 period 16：05～17：35