Certificate Issuance Service
(Current Students)

The Certificate Issuance Service allows you to receive necessary certificates by applying online and paying via credit card, cash payment at a convenience store, mobile carrier billing, or multi-payment network. You can print out various types of certificates using the multi-function copy machines provided in convenience stores (7-Eleven, FamilyMart, and Lawson) throughout Japan.

　Current students can use this service to apply in advance for various necessary certificates, which can then be printed out using the on-campus issuing machines. (8:30-17:00 / Weekdays only)

　・Student Support Division (Nishi-Chiba Campus)

　・1F Hall, Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Building Ⅱ (Inohana)

　・In front of 1F office, Building F, Faculty of Horticulture (Matsudo)

　　　　　　Click here for the locations of on-campus issuing machines

*The certificate issuing service is currently not available to non-degree students enrolled in the university. Please apply at the appropriate office in your faculty, graduate school, etc.

*If you have entered a higher-level program from within the university and wish to have a certificate issued free of charge for a status other than that of your current enrollment (Undergraduate or Master’s Program) but are unable to select a certificate for any other status on the Application Screen, please apply at the appropriate office in your faculty, graduate school, etc.

*If you need an English language version of your Academic Transcript, Academic Transcript and Statement on the Expected Date of Graduation, or Academic Transcript and Statement on the Expected Date of Completion, it is currently not possible to print these out at a convenience store or using an on-campus issuing machine. If you wish to receive an English language version of one of these certificates, please follow the procedure below to receive it at the appropriate office in your faculty, graduate school, etc.

　1. After logging in, select “Receive by Mail.”

　2. Select the certificate you need and the number of copies.

　3. Select “Receive at Office” in the Destination category.

Postal delivery is not available. If you mistakenly select “Domestic Ordinary Mail,” “Domestic Express Mail,” or “Domestic Registered Mail” in the Destination category, you will be charged postage. Please note that postage cannot be refunded, even if due to a mistake.

*It takes several days to issue a certificate, so please apply well in advance. Please refer to your faculty’s website for details on the number of days.

■Certificate Issuance Service Login Site

　How to login: Please login using the Chiba University Google account and password provided to you by the university.

　　　　　　　Click here for the login site

　*The Certificate Issuance Service User Manual is available for viewing on the site after logging in.

　*Please click here for information on how to use the on-campus issuing machines.

■Usage Instructions (Please read carefully if you are a first-time user.)

　□Convenience stores where service is available

　　・7-Eleven, FamilyMart, and Lawson stores (listed in alphabetical order) throughout Japan that provide multi-function copy machines

　　・24 hours a day, 365 days a year

　　　* This service is not available at overseas stores.

　　　*Excluding maintenance times, including for various commercial services, as well as periods when university operations are suspended.

　□ Available application fee payment methods

　　①Credit card payment

　　②Cash payment at a convenience store (FamilyMart)

　　③Cash payment at a convenience store (Lawson)

　　④Cash payment at a convenience store (7-Eleven)

　　⑤Pay-easy payment

　　⑥Mobile carrier billing (Docomo payment)

　　⑦Mobile carrier billing (au kantan payment)

　　⑧Mobile carrier billing (Softbank collective payment)

　　⑨PayPay (online payment)

　　⑩LINE Pay

　　⑪Apple Pay

　□Printing Deadline

　　・Within 7 days after application

　　*Please note that you will no longer be able to print out the certificate after midnight on the 8th day, and the issuance fee will not be returned.

　　*If you are paying by SmartPit, please pay at a convenience store within 7 days after application.

　□Service Usage Precautions

　　・If you need to receive the certificate in a sealed envelope

　　　　Please inquire at the appropriate office in you faculty, graduate school, etc.

　　・Multi-function copy machines compatible with this service

　　　[7-Eleven]

 　　　　7-Eleven offers multi-function copy machines compatible with the netprint service provided by FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.

 　　　　Please note that some stores do not have multi-function copy machines.

　　　[FamilyMart] [Lawson]

 　　　　FamilyMart and Lawson offer multi-function copy machines compatible with the Network Print service provided by Sharp Marketing Japan Corp.

　　　　Please note that some convenience stores do not support the Network Print service.

　　・Printing of digital watermarks

　　　　Certificates printed out using this service make use of POPITA technology to protect against counterfeiting.

　　　　The certificates cannot be copied and used.

　　　*POPITA is a registered trademark of NTT Advanced Technology Corporation.

　　・Precaution when submitting certificates to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

　　　　There have been cases of certificates issued from on-campus issuing machines and convenience stores not being accepted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

　　　　The Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not accept certificates featuring POPITA (digital watermark) output from these locations.

　　　　(*Reference:https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/toko/todoke/shomei/index.html）

　　　　*From the relevant page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ website

　　　　Please consult with your faculty, graduate school, etc. prior to submitting certificates to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

　　　　Please be aware that it may take some time to issue a certificate that is not watermarked.

■Certificate Application Fees

　A fee of 400 yen is charged per certificate. (There is no charge for certificates printed out using an on-campus issuing machine.)

　Printing out a certificate at a convenience store incurs a separate printing fee of 60 yen per copy.

　Fees will not be refunded for completed applications in which the number and/or type of certificate were entered incorrectly.

■Issuable Certificates

■To Certificate Recipients (Corporate Recruiters)

　Certificates that are issuable at convenience stores make use of POPITA technology to protect against counterfeiting.

　If you receive a certificate issued by the university via a convenience store, you can verify the authenticity of the certificate using the POPITA technology.

　　　　　　To Certificate Recipients (How to verify authenticity)