Entrance Examination & Admission Information

Guidelines for Selection of Transfer Student

Qualifications for Application

Applicants must fall under one of the following categories: International students must also satisfy the requirements for international student applications.

  1. An individual who either has graduated or is expected to graduate by March 2025, from a junior college or a technical college;
  2. An individual who either has currently been registered or is expected to remain registered as a student at another university for at least two years, who has either acquired or is expected to acquire 62 academic credits by March 2025;
  3. An individual who either has completed or is expected to complete a program of study at a vocational school that meets the standards stipulated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology by March 2025;
  4. An individual who either has graduated or is expected to graduate from a university by March 2025;
  5. An individual who has been conferred an academic degree or a bachelor's degree according to the stipulations provided by Section 4 under Article 104 of the School Education Law (Law No. 26 of 1947);
  6. An individual who either has completed or is expected to complete a course of academic education with a duration of at least 14 years overseas (including the period of academic education given by ordinary course of study in Japan) by March 2025;
  7. An individual who, while living in Japan, either has completed or is expected to complete a course of academic education with a duration of at least 14 years, given through a distance education program provided by a foreign school, by March 2025;
  8. An individual who, while living in Japan, either has completed or is expected to complete a program of study at a foreign junior college (this applies only to an individual who is considered to have completed 14 years of academic education given through a course of study at such foreign school) at an educational facility recognized to satisfy the requirements of school education programs in the country of origin of such school, although not according to the stipulations specified by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, by March 2025.

* Please contact us in advance if you are unsure about whether or not you meet the application requirements.

International Student Application Requirements

Individuals who currently reside overseas must satisfy conditions (2) and (3) described below, those who currently reside in Japan and are currently registered with a Japanese language school must satisfy conditions (1) to (3), those who are currently registered with a vocational school must satisfy conditions (1) and (3), and those who are currently registered with a university in Japan must satisfy condition (3).

Furthermore, the subject of study already completed elsewhere must conform to the intended department for the program of study at the University.

  1. An individual who has an attendance rate at a Japanese language school or a vocational school of at least 80% (calculated based on hours of attendance), as a general rule.
  2. Those who have achieved a mark of 200 or more in a Japanese language course (excluding writing) within the last four Examinations for Japanese University Admission (i.e., EJU) or those who have N2 or above in the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT).
    Or if the principal of the Japanese language school in which the student is enrolled acknowledges that the student has at least the same level of Japanese language ability. (Overseas applicants are required to submit the Japanese score report found in Additional Application Form “5” for International Students.)
  3. Applicants must have sufficient assets, a scholarship, or other means of support to meet their expenses while living in Japan, or must have another person who is willing to pay these expenses.

Implementation schedule

Selection category Selection of school
for admission Term Ⅰ		 Selection of school
for admission Term Ⅱ
Faculty / Department All faculties and departments
Online
application registration
period ※		 October 8
to
October 22

Deadline for
application documents:
October 23
(Must arrive by post)		 January 21
to
February 4

Deadline for
application documents:
February 5
(Must arrive by post)
Test date November 9 February 22
Announcement of
examination results		 November 13 February 26
Deadline for
admission procedure		 November 27 March 5

※ The deadline is at 11:59pm (Japan time) on the last day of the application period.

Test contents

Selection category
Selection of school for admission Term Ⅰ and Ⅱ
Department・Course Number of Students for admission Subjects for selection
To be released around August (to be published later)

Application documents

Documents necessary for application

Application documents Precautions Relevant applicants
1 Statement of reason for applying On the online form,
please briefly state your motivation
to enroll at this university.		 All applicants
2 Certificate of expected graduation
or certificate of student status		 Issued and sealed by the president
or principal of the academic institution		 Applicants currently registered
at a university or vocational school
3 Certificate of graduation Issued and sealed by the president or
principal of the academic institution		 Applicants who have
already graduated
4 Academic transcript Issued and sealed by the president
or principal of the academic institution		 All applicants
5 Certificate or completion
or an equivalent document		 A document that certifies
a list of courses currently being taken*		 Applicants currently registered
at a university
or vocational school
6 Department of Music Expressions
Department of Performing Arts
Practical skills Submission
documents details		 For musical composition titles, mail
deliveries, etc., please complete the form,
take a print out of the completed
online form, and enclose your CD-R,
sheet music, etc.		 Applicants to the department
7 Application Envelope Mailing Label Printing is available after the registration
of web application.
Use an A4 size envelope available on market
as the envelope for the application.		 All applicants
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*: You are required to have a document that certifies the list of courses you are currently taking issued by the registrar's office of the school where you are currently registered.
Alternatively, you may submit a document, such as a confirmation of registered courses you are taking issued by the registrar's office after courses have been registered.
There is no need for this document to include all the courses currently being taken.

There is no need to submit a health certificate. You are, however, required to have a health examination after admission to the University.

In the event a serious illness is detected as a result of the health examination and such medical condition will make it difficult for you to continue with student life at the University, you may be subject to such academic provisions as leave of absence and the like.

Additional application documents for international students
(The following documents will be required in addition to the documents described above)

Attach a translation if the documents are in languages other than Chinese or English.

●...Required　/　〇...Optional

Application documents Japanese
language
school		 Vocational
school		 University
(including
junior college)		 Overseas
direct
1Resume (specified format)●●●●
2Diploma or certificate of graduation from the last school you graduated from in your home country.※1
and transcript (original must be submitted)		●●●●
3Official document that clearly indicates the relationship
between the applicant and the guardian
copied documents permitted. Resident certificate, family registration form,
resident census report, birth certificate, etc.		●●●●
4Certificate of Expected graduation or Certificate of Student status
Items Sealed and Issued by the University President and the HighSchool Principal		●―――
5Certificate of Attendance
Items Sealed and Issued by the University President
and the High School Principal		●●――
6The score card of Examination for
Japanese University Admission for International Students
or Japanese Language Proficiency Test
or Japanese Language Proficiency Certificate Resume
(specified format)		●〇〇●
7A copy of passport
Passport Number, Photo Page		●●●●
8Copies of Resident Card
copy of front and back		●●●―
9 Proof of Expenses Payment
Applicants living in Japan ・If the guarantor is an overseas resident Remittance notices, bank transaction history record for the last two years*, and cashless payment records, etc.
(*a bank balance certificate will not be accepted.) ・If the guarantor is a Japanese resident Personal reference produced by guarantor (specified form),
document showing guarantor's annual income
such as certificate of employment or tax certificate. In the case of Overseas applicants Personal reference letter (designated form),
employment certificate or a document proving
his/her annual income of the student's guardian. 		● ● ● ●
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In the event any falsified or forged document is discovered among the application documents, the application will be canceled even after the applicant has been accepted for admission to the University.

※1 Original diploma from the last school you graduated from in your home country will be returned to you on the day of the exam.
※2 If the length of stay in Japan is less than two years, you must submit details of the transaction history from entry into Japan to application.

Please download the Guidelines for Selection of Transfer Student.

Entrance Examination Fee : 35,000¥ (For payment methods see the Guidelines for Selection of Transfer Student)