In the present invention, a plurality of solvent supply nozzles for
solvents having different solubility parameters are provided in a coating
treatment apparatus. For a solvent supply nozzle for use at the time of
edge rinse, a solvent supply nozzle is selected that discharges a removal
solvent having a solubility parameter different by a set value or more
from that of a coating solvent contained in a coating solution. During
coating treatment, the coating solution is discharged from a coating
solution supply nozzle onto the central portion of a rotated substrate to
form a solution film having a predetermined film thickness. Immediately
after the formation, edge rinse is started with the coating solution on
the substrate not dry yet, in which the removal solvent is supplied to
the peripheral portion of the substrate from the selected solvent supply
nozzle. In this event, the supplied removal solvent repels the coating
solution on the substrate, so that only the coating solution on the
peripheral portion is appropriately removed. According to the present
invention, a series of coating treatments including the edge rinse can be
carried out in a shorter time.