Gap at CET Japan: Intensive Japanese Language
Location
- Japan
- Osaka
Length
12 - 26 weeks
Need-based funding, Merit-based funding, General grants/scholarships, Payment plans, LGBTQIA+ funding, BIPOC funding
Health & Safety
Dec 09, 2024
Jun 04, 2025
1 traveler is looking at this program
About Program
Are you ready to dive into Japan and get learning? Gap at CET Japan is an intensive Japanese language program designed to maximize your progress—each semester covers a year's worth of Japanese. Your teachers are experienced and passionate, your peers are other motivated gap students and college undergraduates, and the curriculum is immersive and challenging.
You'll be placed into the appropriate level of intensive Japanese language, and can opt to direct enroll in a lower-level elective at our host university, Osaka Gakuin University. As a gap student, you'll have weekly English-language check-ins with on-site staff for extra support and community building.
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Diversity & Inclusion 💙
BIPOC Support
CET believes in making study abroad accessible to students of all races, religions, origins, abilities, gender identities, and sexual orientations. We’ve gathered experiences from BIPOC students to share as resources such as the Identity Abroad pages, Perspective Pieces, and Identity Abroad Support Networks. We are also dedicated to becoming a more anti-racist organization by transforming our workplace, programs, and industry with our Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (JEDI) Action Plan.
LGBTQIA+ Support
CET supports and welcomes students of all identities on our programs. We provide program-specific information under the cultural climate section of our Identity Abroad webpages for LGBTQ individuals in each of our program locations.
Neurodivergent Support
CET makes every effort to offer accommodations comparable to that of the students’ home institution. Disclosing early helps us to make proper preparations. The accommodations offered at each program can be found on each program location's Identity Abroad page. These pages can provide a good idea about what classes are like in terms of workload and class time. Initiating one-on-one conversations with Student Service Coordinators can also help inform students' decisions and determine if a program will be a good fit.
Accessibility Support
CET makes every effort to offer accommodations comparable to that of the students’ home institution. The levels of accessibility, from wheelchair accessibility to extra time on exams, are under each program location’s Identity Abroad page. Initiating one-on-one conversations with Student Service Coordinators can help inform students' decisions and determine if a program will be a good fit.
Impact 🌎
Sustainability
CET is an environmentally conscientious organization at our headquarters in DC and programs all around the world. In each of our centers, we adopt local measures to reduce our carbon footprint and contribute to sustainable practices. As part of our ongoing efforts towards sustainability, we’ve partnered with Cool Effect, a nonprofit focused on reducing carbon emissions through scientifically-proven, hand-selected carbon projects worldwide. For each trip taken by one of our staff members, travelers, or students, we donate to support three carbon projects chosen by staff volunteers every year.
Ethical Impact
When we set up a program overseas, we become a part of that local community. And as a community member, we are responsible for contributing to local initiatives in meaningful ways. Our website lists some local philanthropic organizations that help us fulfill this responsibility—they host our students, and we support their missions.
Program Highlights
- Weekend trip outside of Osaka with the group and on-site staff
- Cover one year's worth of Japanese each semester
- 8 one-on-one hours for targeted language learning
- Live with a Japanese roommate and other CET students
- Optional college credit from University of Minnesota
Response from CET Academic Programs
Hi Minseo,
It’s great to hear that you were able to immerse yourself in the language and culture, explore Osaka, and make meaningful connections through your internship at I-Chat too!