BUNKA FASHION COLLEGE APPLICATION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 2016 1. Programs and Courses Department Courses Years Notes Garment Creation 2 Creation Department Intensive Garment Creation 1 For University and/or Junior College graduates Technology Department Marketing and Distribution Department Creative Apparel Design 3 Foundations of Technology Apparel Design Technique Industrial Merchandising 3 3 Knitwear Design 3 Creative Design (Advanced Diploma) 4 Global Business Design (Advanced Diploma) 4 Foundations Styling 2 of Advising 2 Styling Retail Planning 2 and Modeling 2 Distribution Make up 2 First year students all participate in the same general curriculum and then, according to their 1st year performance and aptitude test, separate into their respective specialties in the 2nd year. This program has the same curriculum system as the Technology Department for first two years. Accessories and Textiles Department Contemporary Retail Management 1 Textiles 3 Foundations of Accessories For University and / or Junior College graduates Millinery and Jewelry Design 3 This program has the same Bag Design 3 Footwear Design 3 curriculum system as the Technology Department 1
2. Qualification for Application International students MUST follow the studying abroad qualifications stipulated by the Immigration Bureau of the Ministry of Justice of Japan. (1) Applicants must not be of Japanese nationality, and must be of 18 years old by the end of March of the expected year of entrance into the college. (2) Applicants are required to have completed a regular course of secondary education (more than 12 years full time) in any country and/or have qualified to apply for university of their country by the end of March of the expected year of entrance to the college. Applicants designated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, are also qualified to apply. (3) Applicants MUST have a good enough command of Japanese to understand lectures held in Japanese at the college. To prove this, applicants must fulfill at least one of the following qualifications (1~5); 1 Pass the Level 2 or higher of Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) given by Japan Educational Exchange and Services (JEES) and the Japan Foundation. 2 Achieve a score 200 or more in the subject Japanese as a Foreign Language by the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) given by the Japan Students Services Organization (JASSO). 3 Achieve a score 400 or more on Business Japanese Proficiency Test (BJT) given by Japan Eternal Trade Organization(JETRO). 4 Have had Japanese education for 6 months or more in a Japanese language institution certified by the Ministry of Justice. (attendance at the institution should be 80% or more) 5 Have had an education for 1 year or more in a Japanese primary school, junior high school, high school, or university (including junior colleges). (4) Applicants must prove their financial ability to live and study in Japan. Scholarships are not enough and the law limits financial supplementary income from part-time job. (5) Applicants should have a reliable guarantor living in Japan or its vicinity willing to care for the student during his/her stay in Japan. (It doesn t mean a financial guarantor) 2
3. Schedule of Application and Examination (For the 2016 academic year) 1st Exam 2nd Exam 3rd Exam Term of Application Oct. 5~Oct. 16, 2015 Nov. 16~Nov. 27, 2015 Jan. 6~Jan. 15, 2016 Date of Exam Date of Deadline of Announcement Result Payment Tuition Nov. 14, 2015 Nov. 24, 2015 Dec. 7, 2015 Dec. 12, 2015 Dec. 18, 2015 Jan. 6, 2016 Feb. 6, 2016 Feb. 17, 2016 Mar. 1, 2016 Applicants who live outside of Japan must take the 1st or 2nd Examination to ensure that they are able to get the Certificate of Eligibility from the Immigration Bureau. If a student needs to take the 3rd Exam, please consult with the Student Affairs Department in Bunka College in order to make sure that the results can be ready in time to obtain the Certificate of Eligibility. 4. Application Documents (1) Application form (2) Letter of guarantee on the prescribed form signed and sealed by the applicant s guarantor. If students apply through Taipei, Seoul, or Bangkok offices of the Bunka International Communication Center (BICC), the applicant s parents can be their guarantors. (3) Address sheets (with the applicant s mailing address). If applicant moves residence, he/she must inform us of his/her new address. (4) A certified copy of the student s graduation certificate of the last school attended and/or a copy of the certificate of qualification to apply for university. Certification that the student is currently enrolled as a student of university is also acceptable. These records must be translated into Japanese or English by a translation agency. (5) Certified academic records of the last school attended (high school, college or university). These records must be translated into Japanese or English by a translation agency. (6) Evaluation certificate of Japanese ability. If the applicant has attended a Japanese language school, he/she must submit certification of academic records and attendance. Applicants must also include certification of passing the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) or EJU (Examination for Japanese University Admission for International 3
Students) if they have done so. If the applicant applies without certification of Japanese ability but that they can get a Level 2 or higher on the JLPT or a score 200 or more on the EJU (or more), they must submit a document of qualification for admission regarding Japanese. (7) Income certificate of the one who pays tuition Certificate must be translated into Japanese or English. (8) Application form for dormitory (if needed). (9) Passport (10) Residence card (if applicant lives in Japan) (11) National health insurance card (if applicant lives in Japan) (12) Application fee (33,000 yen). 1 If any application documents are in any language besides Japanese or English, a translation in Japanese or English must be attached. 2 Documents must have been issued within 3 months of application. But if they are issued outside Japan, they must have been done within 6 months. 3 Submitted documents cannot be returned. 4 No application will be accepted unless all documents mentioned above, fully and correctly completed, are submitted. 5. How to Apply (1) In case of applying in Japan Applicants ought to visit and submit all application documents with application fee (33,000 yen) directly to the staff of the Student Affairs Department in Bunka College. (Mailing of application documents is NOT acceptable). Acceptance time is 10:00 a.m.~12:00 p.m., 1:30 p.m.~5:00 p.m. during the designated term of application except Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays. If the applicant has not arrived in Japan yet, the guarantor could act for the applicant. (2) In case of applying through the Taipei, Seoul, or Bangkok offices of BICC Applicants living in Korea, Taiwan, or Thailand can submit all application documents with the application fee (33,000 yen) directly to one of the offices. 4
6. Entrance Examinations The following is the examination procedure to enter Bunka College. (1) Japanese ability examination composed of 2 parts (70min.): Written examination (N2 of the JLPT level) Essay (written in Japanese) (2) Listening comprehension, and Listening and reading comprehension (20min) (3) Group Interview 7. Announcement of Results We will inform applicants of the result of examination by a letter/ems (Express Mail Service). We cannot answer any inquiries by telephone or visit. 8. Registration Procedures If the applicant is approved for admission, documents concerning registration procedures are sent to him/her with the notice of admission. Applicants should pay all expenses (see the table of tuition fee and other costs) by bank transfer to the college s bank account with the designated form by the tuition payment deadline. 1 The payment must be made in Japanese yen. 2 Mailing payments directly to the admissions office is not permitted. 3 If the payment is not made by the deadline, it will be considered an abandonment of admission. 5
9. Tuition Fee and Other Costs (1) Tuition Fee and Other Expenses (Japanese Yen) Costs you must pay when you enter Entrance Fee 1st Term Tuition Facilities Cost Training Cost Material Cost Student Associatio n Fee Sub Total 2nd Term Tuition Annual Tuition Garment Creation 260,000 325,000 210,000 80,000 45,000 4,500 924,500 325,000 1,249,500 Intensive Garment Creation 260,000 325,000 210,000 80,000 48,000 4,500 927,500 325,000 1,252,500 Creative Design (Advanced 300,000 352,500 210,000 80,000 40,000 4,500 987,000 352,500 1,339,500 Diploma) Foundations of 300,000 340,000 210,000 80,000 40,000 4,500 974,500 340,000 1,314,500 Technology Global Business Design 300,000 360,000 210,000 80,000 40,000 4,500 994,500 360,000 1,354,500 Foundations of Styling and 260,000 337,500 210,000 80,000 40,000 4,500 932,000 337,500 1,269,500 Distribution Contemporary Retail 260,000 342,500 210,000 80,000 45,000 4,500 942,000 342,500 1,284,500 Management Textiles 300,000 340,000 230,000 80,000 50,000 4,500 1,004,500 340,000 1,344,500 Foundation of 300,000 340,000 230,000 80,000 60,000 4,500 1,014,500 340,000 1,354,500 Accessories (2) Explanation 1 Tuition : it is divided into two installments: once before the 1st term and the other before the 2nd term ( from early to late September ). 2 Training Cost : For practical training and the communications camp 3 Student Association Fee : to join the student association activities. (3) Other Expenses 1 Students should pay school supply expenses (approximately 89,510 yen - 115,440yen for each course). 6
2 Students should prepare for materials approximately 3,000 yen-10,000 yen per month depending on its design. (4) Refund of Tuition Fee Once applicants have paid the application fee and tuition, there are NO refunds. However, tuition fee may be refunded for international students in the following extenuating circumstances: 1 In the case that a student s Certificate of Eligibility is not issued We refund all fees paid except the application fee. In order for BFC to confirm a denied Certificate of Eligibility, the student must return the certification of admission and submit documentation that a Certificate of Eligibility was not issued. 2 In the case that student cannot come to Japan because a visa applied for at a government establishment abroad was not accepted. We refund all fees paid except the application fee. In order for BFC to confirm a denied visa, the student must return the certification of admission and submit documentation that a visa was not accepted at a government establishment abroad. 1 Expenses for studying, including tuition, may change every academic year according social and economic changes and by BFC rules. 2 Receipt of payment of expenses for studying is not issued by our college. Therefore, students should keep a certified receipt of their payments from the bank that they used to transfer funds to BFC. 3 If the student doesn t pay expenses by the deadlines, BFC will cancel his/her admission. 10. Status of Residence (VISA) International students need to get Status of Residence for study abroad to resister at our college. If foreign students can t get it before registering, they should finish the procedures as follows before the entrance ceremony. (1) Change of Status of Residence Certificate of admission will be issued to foreign students who have completed the entrance procedures. They should change to Status of Residence for study abroad with the certificate and other necessary documents to the Immigration Office. Please note: if the student currently has the School Attendance for high-school student visa, he/she must change it to a Studying Abroad for college/university student visa in order to study at BFC. (2) Getting the Status of Residence for the first time Foreign students who enter Japan for the first time (not having Status of Residence in Japan) need to get a visa for studying abroad at an Embassy of Japan or Consulate General of Japan. In such a case, if the 7
student has been granted a Certificate of Eligibility in advance by the Immigration Bureau, judgment to issue a visa will go smoothly. In the case of having the student s relatives as guarantors in Japan, the relatives should apply for a Certificate of Eligibility by proxy at the Immigration Bureau. BFC can apply for a Certificate of Eligibility by proxy for the student. Students who require this service from us, should make contact with our student affairs section and hand in the necessary documents after registration. The Immigration Bureau of the Ministry of Justice judges about giving a Status of Residence. Our college cannot be responsible for any problems that may arise should the student be denied a visa. 11. Dormitory (1) The BFC dormitory has a limited capacity and space and cannot be guaranteed. (2) Application for the college s dormitory is accepted with the application to the college. Boarding costs and other expenses for dormitory accommodation should be paid simultaneously with other college expenses. (3) International students live with Japanese student in the dormitory. (4) Single room is available for each student. (5) International students who intend to live in our dormitory must obey the dormitory s rules, and accept the Japanese life-style, common sense and customs. 12. Entrance Ceremony and Opening Day at Bunka College Entrance Ceremony: April 6, 2016 Opening Day: April 7, 2016 13. Notice concerning Residence in Japan during Studying Abroad (1) Part-time Job International students are permitted to stay in Japan for the purpose of getting an education. If foreign students plan on pursuing other activities while they are here, they should be given Permission to Engage in Activities Other Than That Permitted by the Status of Residence Previously Granted by the Immigration Bureau in advance. BFC can assist a student in applying for the above permission as an agent if necessary. 8
International students who want to work while studying at BFC need to keep the following conditions in mind: 1 Students must not have any problems with their school record and attendance while working. 2 Working hours must be less than 28 hours per week. 3 The employer must not be involved in the entertainment and/or amusement trades. (2) Application for Permission to Extend a Period of Stay International students can get Status of Residence for studying abroad. If their visa runs out, they cannot stay in Japan and if they are on the register of our college after the period is over, they have to apply to the Immigration Bureau to extend the period of stay before the current period is over. BFC can perform the above procedure as an agent for the student. 14. Cautions and Information (1) The student must make sure before submitting his/her application that he/she can expect substantial sum of financial support from someone, or that he/she has prepared enough money to pay all expenses and living costs necessary to complete the course in which he/she wishes to enroll. The student should not make an optimistic estimation of the cost of living in Tokyo - well known as one of the most expensive cities in the world. Also, it is forbidden by Japanese immigration law to earn large amounts of money by working as a student (including private or part-time job) during study in Japan. (2) The student s Japanese guarantor must be very reliable, confidential, and easy to contact by the college because being a guarantor is a very large responsibility. To help you or represent you for the application procedure to the college and the legal procedures to the immigration office, the guarantor will have to visit us or make contact with us frequently, and will also occasionally need to go to the Japanese immigration offices. The guarantor s responsibilities also include monetary matters and matters concerning the student s living situation and the student s level of achievement while he/she is in Japan as a student. As this is the case, the student and his/her guarantor must have a trusting relationship and the student must keep in contact with him/her while he/she is a student of BFC. (3) The college s administration officers cannot help the student obtain his/her passport and/or visa except in the case of issuing the admission certificate to the college and the student identification card. The student (with help of his / her guarantor in Japan) is responsible to get all the necessary information and perform all the necessary procedures for getting his/her passport and student visa. (4) Bunka College has a strong relationship with the Bunka Institute of Language. Both are parts of the Bunka Gakuen Education Foundation. The institute is one of the most reliable and famous institutes of Japanese language instruction for foreigners. We recommend the institute for any student who needs to learn Japanese and wishes to do it in Japan. 9
15. Overseas Offices Please make inquiries to the following offices about recruitment of new students and applications. Bunka College:Student Affairs Department 3-22-1 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Japan 151-8522 Tel:03-3299-2216 / Fax:03-3370-9545 http://www.bunka-fc.ac.jp/ Taipei Office Full Building 4 floor, No.57, Sec.1, Chongcing S. Rd., Taipei City 100 Tel:02-2375-1951 / Fax:02-2375-1145 Seoul Office Rm 1715, Champs Elysees Center B/D, A-Dong 889-5, Daechi-Dong, Kang Nam-ku, Seoul, KOREA 135-280 Tel:02-561-6708 / Fax:02-565-0179 Bangkok Office 90 Ekamai 12, Sukhumvit 63, Klongton-Nua, Wattana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand Tel:02-7131108 / Fax:02-7131110 10