Postgraduate Admissions
To become a postgraduate student (for Master Program, Doctoral I Program, Doctoral II Program, Professional Degree Program, Doctoral Program and M.D. Program), you must take and pass an entrance examination conducted by each graduate school. Requirements and application procedures vary by graduate school. For more details, please go the individual graduate school webpages.
List of Graduate Schools
Entrance Exams Conducted in Japan
| Program | Graduate School | Entrance Period | Application Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master’s Degree | Humanities | April | September |
| Education | April | Late September | |
| Mid-January | |||
| Economics | April | Late September to early October | |
| Early January | |||
| Doctoral I | Sciences and Technology for Innovation (Agriculture) | April | Early July |
| Early January | |||
| October | Early July | ||
| Sciences and Technology for Innovation (Science) | April | Mid-October | |
| Early January | |||
| Sciences and Technology for Innovation (Engineering) | April | Mid-July | |
| Late November | |||
| October | Early July | ||
| Medicine (Nursing and Laboratory Science Majors) | April | Late July to early August | |
| Doctoral II | Medicine (Nursing and Laboratory Science Majors) | April | Late July to early August |
| East Asian Studies | April | Early January | |
| October | Early June | ||
| Doctoral | Medicine | April | Mid-July |
| Mid-December | |||
| October | Mid-July | ||
| United Veterinary Science | April | Early August | |
| Mid-January | |||
| October | Early August |
Entrance Applications Available Abroad
| Program | Graduate School | Entrance Period | Application Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master’s Degree | Innovation and Technology Management | October | Early February |
| Doctoral I | Sciences and Technology for Innovation (Engineering) | April | Late November |
| October | Late June | ||
| Doctoral II | Sciences and Technology for Innovation (Science/ Engineering) | April | Late November |
| October | Late May | ||
| East Asian Studies | April | Early October | |
| October | Early April | ||
| Doctoral | United Veterinary Science | April | Early August |
| Mid-January | |||
| October | Early August |