Admissions

Doctoral Program Admission Information

Eligibility

The application requirements will change significantly starting in the 2023 academic year.

Application Requirements for Spring Admission in 2024

All candidates must meet the following conditions

  • 1) A person who has been awarded a master’s degree or a post graduate professional degree.
  • 2) A person who has completed a master’s degree program, a professional master’s degree program or the equivalent and received the equivalent of a master’s degree or a professional degree outside Japan.
  • 3) A person designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (under the Public Notice of the Ministry of Education No. 118, 1989)
  • 4) A person approved by the SLGSPH as having at least the equivalent academic ability as those persons mentioned in 1 to 3 above.

NOTE:
-Applicants meeting criteria #3 or #4 above must apply for qualification screening. Please see the Application Guidelines for Doctoral Program Admission Qualification Screening for details

Application Guidelines_Admission Qualification Screening　Japanese　/　English
Application Form_Admission Qualification　　　　　　        Japanese　/　English
Achievement Declaration                                              　English

Admission Procedure Schedule

Admission Schedule for Spring Enrollment

NOTES:
- Applications by non-Japanese candidate living outside of Japan are accepted only in the first block due to the necessary time for the VISA procedures.
- Applications from overseas must arrive at least on the last day of each application period.

2024 Spring Enrollment First Block

Application Period
July 31 (Mon) - August 25, 2023 (Fri) (postmarked by Aug 25)
Notification of Examination
 Date and Time
 September 4, 2023 (Mon)
Admission Examination
September 23 (Sat) or September 24, 2023 (Sun)
Results Notification October 2, 2023 (Mon)
Enrollment Period
Payment of Entrance Fee: October 3 (Tue) - October 27, 2023 (Fri)
Payment of Tuition and Facility Maintenance Fee: December 8, 2023 (Fri)

 

2024 Spring Enrollment Second Block

Application Period
December 11, 2023 (Mon) - January 5, 2024 (Fri) (postmarked by Jan 5)
Notification of Examination
 Date and Time
 January 15, 2024(Mon)
Admission Examination
January 21 (Sun) or January 22, 2024 (Mon)
Results Notification January 25, 2024 (Thu)
Enrollment Period
Payment of Entrance Fee, Tuition, and Facility Maintenance Fee:
January 26 (Fri) - February 16, 2024 (Fri)

 

2024 Spring Enrollment Third Block

Application Period
January 26 (Fri) - February 9, 2024 (Fri) (postmarked by Feb 9)
Notification of Examination
 Date and Time
 February 16, 2024 (Fri)
Admission Examination
February 24, 2024 (Sat)
Results Notification February 28, 2024 (Wed)
Enrollment Period
Payment of Entrance Fee, Tuition, and Facility Maintenance Fee:
February 29 (Thu) - March 8, 2024 (Fri)

 

Admission Schedule for Fall Enrollment

NOTES:
- Applications by non-Japanese candidate living outside of Japan are accepted only in the first block due to the necessary time for the VISA procedures.
- Applications from overseas must arrive at least on the last day of each application period.

2023 Fall Enrollment First Block

Application Period
January 25 (Wed)- February 10, 2023 (Fri) (postmarked at least by Feb 10)
Notification of Examination
 Date and Time
 February 17, 2023 (Fri)
Admission Examination
February 25, 2023 (Sat)
Results Notification March 1, 2023 (Wed)
Enrollment Period
Payment of Entrance Fee: March 2 (Thu)- March 24, 2023 (Fri)
Deadline for Tuition and Facility Maintenance Fee Payment: April 21, 2023 (Fri)

 

2023 Fall Enrollment Second Block

Application Period
May 22 (Mon)- June 9, 2023 (Fri) (postmarked at least by Jun 9)
Notification of Examination
 Date and Time
 June 16, 2023 (Fri)
Admission Examination
June 24, 2023 (Sat)
Results Notification June 29, 2023 (Thu)
Enrollment Period
Payment of Entrance Fee, Tuition, and Facility Maintenance Fee:
June 30 (Fri)- July 28, 2023 (Fri)

 

Application Documents

  1. Application Form Statement of Purpose Summary of Master’s Thesis, Capstone Project, or Research Conducted in Master Program (200 - 300 words) Research Proposal (300 - 500 words)
  2. Two or more Letters of Recommendation (in Japanese or English)
  3. Official Academic Transcript
  4. Certificate of Completion / Graduation of past degrees
  • Please see the Admission Guide for details.

Application Fee

40,000 JPY

Admission Guide and Forms

For 2024 Admissions

 [Spring Enrollment] Admission Guide
English / Japanese
Application Form English / Japanese
Letter of Recommendation
(in English or Japanese)		 English / Japanese
Examination Ticket English and Japanese
Proof of Application Fee Payment English and Japanese
 Exemption of Application Fee for Applicants from Disaster-Affected Areas (Disaster Relief Law Applicable Areas) for 2024 admissions

 English / Japanese
 
 [Fall Enrollment] Admission Guide
Guide for Fall Enrollment will be released at a later time.
English / Japanese
 Measures for preventing infection of COVID-19 English / Japanese
Application Form English / Japanese
Letter of Recommendation
(in English or Japanese)		 English / Japanese
Examination Ticket English and Japanese
Proof of Application Fee Payment English and Japanese