Care Experience: Scheduling, Placements, and Preparation

When the care experience takes place

For the listed Tokyo Senju Campus programmes, the care experience is carried out on an ongoing basis from August onward. Intestinal bacteria tests are conducted as needed according to the timing of each student's experience. This applies to the 2025 Faculty of Engineering Division II schedule and the 2026 Faculty of Science and Technology for Future Life, Faculty of Engineering Division II, School of System Design and Technology, and Faculty of Engineering schedules.

For the 2026 Faculty of Science and Technology schedule at Saitama Hatoyama Campus, the care experience is scheduled for May, although the actual timing differs depending on the placement site.

Placement, dates, and pre-experience guidance

For the listed programmes, the placement sites and dates for the two-day and five-day parts of the care experience are scheduled to be determined, and pre-experience guidance is provided. This applies to the 2025 Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Science and Technology for Future Life schedules, the 2025 Faculty of Engineering Division II schedule, and the 2026 Faculty of Engineering Division II and School of System Design and Technology schedules at Tokyo Senju Campus.

For the 2025 Faculty of Science and Technology for Future Life schedule, the placement sites and dates are scheduled to be determined and pre-experience guidance is provided. For the 2025 Faculty of Engineering Division II schedule, Care Experience Special Topics II is scheduled in addition to the planned determination of the two-day and five-day placement sites and dates and the provision of pre-experience guidance.

Preparation and completion requirements

For the 2025 Faculty of Science and Technology schedule at Saitama Hatoyama Campus, the care experience is generally completed over seven days: two days at a special-needs school and five days at a social welfare facility. Students must complete the preparation assigned by each school or facility, attend the university's pre-experience guidance, and then complete the experience. Afterward, they must attend the university's post-experience guidance, which includes reflecting on the experience.