Graduate School of Global Studies
Admissions Guide for International Students
April 2025 Entry

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Ⅰ．Qualifications for Applicants
1. Master’s Program:Those who have foreign nationalities and who satisfy one of the following qualifications are eligible:(1) Those who have a transcript attesting to the equivalent of 16 years of education outside Japan or are expected tohave one before the end of March 2025.
※The period of attendance at educational institutions based on School Education Act of Japan must be 4 years or
less. The period of attendance at international schools in Japan or overseas Japanese schools approved by the
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, it’s regarded as the one studying at educational
institutions regulated by the Japanese educational system.
(2) Those who have graduated from a college in Japan as a foreign student or who are expected to graduate before theend of March 2025.
(3) Those who have been granted a degree corresponding to a bachelor’s degree by completing a program where thecourse term is 3 years or more in overseas universities or other overseas schools (limited to those whose comprehensive
situation of educational and research activities have either received evaluation from a person who was authorized by
the corresponding country’s government or related institutions, or which have been separately designated as being
equivalent to such by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) or are expected to be
granted a degree corresponding to a bachelor’s degree before the end of March 2025.
(4) Those who have a transcript attesting to the equivalent of 15 years of education outside Japan and are recognized
by Doshisha University as achieving a high level of academic excellence or are expected to have one before the endof March 2025.
(5) Those who Doshisha University recognizes as having an equivalent qualification to one of the above requirements (1)(2)(3)(4), and who are 22 years or older by the time of enrollment, will be considered for admission.
2. Doctoral Program:Those who have foreign nationalities and who satisfy one of the following qualifications are eligible:(1) Those who have certification for a master’s degree from an institution outside Japan or are expected to receive it
before the end of March 2025.
(2) Those who have certification for a master’s degree from an institution in Japan as a foreign student or are expected
to receive it before the end of March 2025.
(3) Those who Doshisha University recognizes as having an equivalent qualification to one of the above requirements (1)(2), and who are 24 years or older by the time of enrollment, will be considered for admission.
■Note
1 : Students enrolled in the clusters of American Studies and Global Society Studies can complete the degree by taking
classes taught in English. Please be aware that courses in Contemporary Asian Studies Cluster Master’s Program arebasically conducted in Japanese.
2 : Only Japan Applicants (※) are eligible to take the entrance examination in February for April 2025 Entry.
※ Japan Applicants: Applicants continuously residing in Japan until enrollment and therefore do not need to apply for
the Certificate of Eligibility. (Refer to page 5 and 13)
3 : Those who qualify to apply under sections 1. (3) should consult the Graduate School of Global Studies and be
approved for eligibility to apply prior to application. (See the contact address on the back cover.)4 : Those who apply to above 1. (4) (5) and 2. (3) are required to take an eligibility screening for application in advance. Applicants
shall contact the ofﬁce of Graduate School of Global Studies in advance, and send the required documents as following by mailto the ofﬁce. (Simpliﬁed Registered Express Mail only. The documents must reach the ofﬁce on or before the deadline).
• Those who are already residing in Japan and wish to take the entrance examination on September 8, 2024 should
send the required documents by Monday, July 1, 2024. The result of the screening shall be notiﬁed to the applicant
by Friday, July 19, 2024 to the applicant’s present address by mail.
• Those who are already residing in Japan and wish to take the entrance examination on Sunday, February 9, 2025
should send the required documents by Thursday, November 28, 2024. The result of the screening shall be notiﬁed
to the applicant by Friday, December 27, 2024 to the applicant’s present address by mail.
• Those who are residing abroad should send the required documents by Monday, July 1, 2024. The result of thescreening shall be notiﬁed to the applicant by Friday, July 19, 2024 by e-mail.
<Documents Required for Application Eligibility Screening>• Application Form for Eligibility Screening for Application and Curriculum Vitae (Prescribed Form GS③ or GS④)
• Certiﬁcate of Graduation and Ofﬁcial Transcripts(Proved by the president of the ﬁnal school which the applicant graduated from)• A Personal Statement(A4 sized paper, horizontal writing, approximately 1,000 words, Word is accepted)• Academic Performance as a substitute for a master’s thesis(There is no ﬁxed minimum number of the theses nor word count in a thesis)(This only applies to the applicant for Doctoral Program)• Reference Materials for Eligibility (Optional)
Certiﬁcates or Documents to prove that the applicant has:

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-National Qualiﬁcations-Foreign Language Proﬁciency-Academic History after graduating from the ﬁnal school which the applicant completed-Research or Activity Experiences-Qualities and Ability relevant to applicant’s working background, position, specialized/professional ﬁeld
5 : Applicants who have any questions concerning the qualifications other than above Note3, 4 should consult the Officeof International Students prior to application.
6 : Admission will be denied if the applicant who passes the entrance examination does not meet the application
requirements by the end of March 2025.

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Ⅱ．Degree, Major, Cluster, Student Status and Number of Students Admitted

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DegreeMajor

MasterGlobal Studies

Ph.D.

Global Studies

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Student Status

Number of Students Admitted

American Studies Cluster
Contemporary Asian Studies Cluster
Global Society Studies Cluster
American Studies Cluster
Contemporary Asian Studies Cluster
Global Society Studies Cluster

Regular

LimitedSpecialLimitedRegular

LimitedSpecialLimited

経※Standard period of study is 2 years for Master’s Program and 3 years for Doctoral Program.

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Fall 2024 Application
DegreeMasterPh.D.

Admission Type Residence Student Status
GeneralApplicants

Japan

RegularSpecialAbroadRegularSpecialApplication Period
July 8 (Mon), July 29 (Mon), 2024
No later than 5:00
p.m. (Japan time)

Examination Date

Notification of Result

September 8 (Sun), 2024
Documentary
Screening

September 20 (Fri),
2024

Spring 2025 Application
DegreeMasterPh.D.

Admission Type Residence Student Status
GeneralApplicants

Japan

RegularSpecialRegularSpecialApplication Period

Examination Date Notification of Result

February 9 (Sun), 2025
December 23 (Mon), 2024January 8 (Wed), 2025 Documentary Screening
February 21 (Fri), 2025
No later than 5:00 p.m. February 9 (Sun), 2025
(Japan time)
Documentary Screening

心理※Our office is closed from December 28 (Sat), 2024 to January 5 (Sun), 2025. We will be unable to answer phone andemail inquiries during this period.

GlobalStudiesⅣ．Application Procedure

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Fall 2024 Application
DegreeAdmission
Type

MasterPh.D.

GeneralApplicants

ResidenceJapan
AbroadStudent
StatusRegularSpecialRegularSpecialPeriod for Payment
of Application Fee

Application Period

July 1 (Mon), July 29 (Mon), 2024

July 8 (Mon), July 29 (Mon), 2024
No later than 5:00 p.m.
(Japan time)

Application Fee

Period for Payment
of Application Fee

Application Period

15,000 yen
10,000 yen
15,000 yen
10,000 yen

December 16 (Mon), 2024January 8 (Wed), 2025

December 23 (Mon), 2024January 8 (Wed), 2025
No later than 5:00 p.m.
(Japan time)

Application Fee
15,000 yen
10,000 yen
10,000 yen

Spring 2025 Application
DegreeMasterPh.D.

Admission
Type
GeneralApplicants

ResidenceJapan

Student
StatusRegularSpecialRegularSpecialAs for the payment of the Application Fees, the important notes on application documents and submission, see on page 15
to 16 and “Ⅲ. Payment of Application Fees” on page 283 to 287.

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Ⅴ．Application Documents (including this “List of Required Documents”)

List of Required Documents for Applicants to the Graduate
School of Global Studies for April 2025 Entry
Circle one you are applying for

Name

Master’s Program ・ Doctoral Program

Check the box □ to confirm you have prepared all the required documents, and submit the required documents together with this checklist.
Print and keep a copy of this checklist for your record as you may be inquired regarding your submission of the documents.
NOTES: Applicants corresponding to the following A・B are exempted from submission of a part of required documents,
which are listed below (※).
A：・International student of the Graduate School of Global Studies, Doshisha University (Special Student of Master’s Program)※Above-mentioned applicants are exempted from the submission of the documents 2, 3 and 4 in the list below.
B：・International student of the Graduate School of Global Studies, Doshisha University (Special Student of Doctoral Program)・Graduated or expected to graduate from the Graduate School of Global Studies, Doshisha University (Master’s
Degree) by the end of March 2025
・Graduated from the Graduate School of American Studies, Doshisha University (Master’s Degree)※Above-mentioned applicants are exempted from the submission of the documents 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9 in the list below.
Type of Document

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Check

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Application for Admission to
Doshisha University (Prescribed
Form ①)□

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Letter of Graduation
Confirmation or Graduation
Certificate※Except Applicants A・B

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Official Transcripts※Except Applicants A・B

Application form should be filled out by the applicant. ID photo must be attached. Please specify one of thethree clusters (American Studies Cluster, Contemporary Asian Studies Cluster, or Global Society Studies
Cluster) you wish to be considered for admission in the field “Course/Cluster” in 7.
Write “19. The reason for applying to Doshisha University” in Japanese or English.
Original: may be returned to the applicant upon request
For details, see page 15 5. Important Notes on Application Documents ③ and ④.
※Applicants to the doctoral program; both graduation certificate and certificate of Master’s degree
should be submitted if both certificates are issued.
Original: may be returned to the applicant upon request
For details, see page 15 5. Important Notes on Application Documents ③ and ④.
1) Master’s Program
A list of all undergraduate credits obtained at the applicant’s college or university.
2) Doctoral Program
A list of all previous undergraduate and graduate study credits obtained at the undergraduate and graduate courses.

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One Letter of Recommendation(Prescribed Form ②)※Except Applicants A・B
Prescribed Form for Proficiency inLanguages (Prescribed Form GS①)
※Except Applicants B
Request Sheet for the Main
Faculty Research Advisor(Prescribed Form GS②-1~3)

For officeuse only

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Written by a faculty or a staff member of an educational or research institution.
※MUST be sealed by a recommender.

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Submit this form even if you have not taken a language proficiency exam.
(In that case, please evaluate your abilities using the prescribed form.)□

文情Fill out and submit a prescribed form of the cluster you wish.

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Plan for Study at Doshisha
University

An essay which consists of four sections described below must be written in Japanese OR English on A4-size paper.
※Please write down each section separately.
※The plan must be typed and printed on one side only. Your name must be written on the backside so that the examiner cannot identify the applicant.
※Those who write Section (1) in Japanese must submit an English summary with a title ofapproximately 250 words on another sheet.
Section (1) Your Academic Objectives and Research Proposal for this ProgramThis section should be approximately 2,500 Japanese characters or 1,000 words (in English) long,and should include [1] to [3] below.
[1] The title of the research[2] The research outline: Describe why your research theme is important, the strengths andweaknesses of previous research in the relevant fields, what will be elucidated, and to what
extent it will be pursued in the two years.
[3] A bibliography: If necessary, literature in languages other than your native language should be included.
NOTE: [1]-[3] should be clearly stated in order.
Section (2) Your Academic Background and Accomplishments
Please indicate the university, faculty, and department you graduated from and specify what you
studied there. If you studied abroad while an undergraduate, please indicate the country and theinstitution you visited and what you studied there.
If you have done any extracurricular or social activities related to the research plan, you can mention them in this section.
In addition, if you have any work experience (especially that related to your research area at theGraduate School), please list it with your job descriptions.
This section should have 1,200 characters or less in Japanese or 500 words or less in English.
Section(3) Reasons for Applying to this Program
Should be approximately 200 Japanese characters or 80 words (in English) long.
Section(4) Your Career Plans after Completing this Program
Should be approximately 200 Japanese characters or 80 words (in English) long.

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An essay which consists of four sections described below must be written in Japanese OR English on A4-size paper.
※Please write down each section separately.
※The plan must be typed and printed on one side only. Your name must be written on the back side sothat the examiner cannot identify the applicant.
※Those who write Section (1) in Japanese must submit an English summary with a title ofapproximately 250 words on another sheet.
Section(1) Your Academic Objectives and Research Proposal for this ProgramThis section should be approximately 5,000–10,000 Japanese characters or 1,250–2,500 words (inEnglish) long, and should include [1]-[4].
[1] The title of the research[2] An evaluation of related study in the field[3] The objective, method, content, and originality of your research project[4] A bibliography
NOTE: [1]-[4] should be clearly stated in order.
Section (2) Your Academic Background and Accomplishments
Please indicate the universities, graduate schools, faculties, and departments where you studied and specify what you studied
there. If you studied abroad, please indicate the countries and the institutions you visited and what you studied there.
If you have done any extracurricular or social activities related to the research plan, you canmention them in this section.
In addition, if you have any work experience (especially that related to your research area at theGraduate School), please list it with your job descriptions.
This section should have 1,200 characters or less in Japanese or 500 words or less in English.
Section(3) Reasons for Applying to this ProgramThis section should be approximately 200 Japanese characters or 80 words (in English) long.
Section(4) Your Career Plans after Completing this ProgramThis section should be approximately 200 Japanese characters or 80 words (in English) long.
* Applicants are strongly recommended to contact a professor they wish to work with prior to the application.

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Circle one you are applying for

Name

Master’s Program ・ Doctoral Program
Type of Document8

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residing abroad (all clusters)-Applicants to the Doctoral
Program of American Studies
Cluster residing in Japan

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Certificate of Language
Proficiency【Submission is required】※Except Applicants B※Except Applicants to the Doctoral
Program of Contemporary AsianStudies Cluster and Global
Society Studies Cluster residing in
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Master’s Thesis or Equivalent(Applicants to the Doctoral
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9Applicants to the Master’s Program(all clusters) residing in Japan

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Certificate of Language
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Applicants residing abroad
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Copy of Passportor
Copy of an Official Governmentissued ID※Read 3. Residence【Japan or Abroad】
under 1. Application Flowchart on
page 5 carefully and submit the
document required for the category thatapplies to you.

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Examination Admission Card
(Prescribed Form ④)

12Photo Identification Card
(Prescribed Form ④)

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Please submit one copy of your Master’s thesis or an equivalent. (It can be a draft or an unpublished manuscript.)
Those who submit thesis written in other language than Japanese or English should create and submit table of contents andabstract in Japanese or English (approximately 4,000 characters long in Japanese / 1,000 words in English).
Please contact the Office of the Graduate School of Global Studies for further questions.

□-Applicants residing abroad (all clusters)-Applicants to the Doctoral Program of American Studies Cluster

Please submit the original certificate of the most recent TOEFL iBT®TEST, TOEFL® PBT TEST, TOEIC®
LISTENING AND READING TEST (TOEIC®TEST) or IELTS (Academic Module) (original certificate). For the 2025
entrance examination, the original certificate acquired with the TOEFL iBT® Home Edition (TOEFL iBT® Special
Home Edition), IELTS on Computer, IELTS for UKVI or IELTS Online is also acceptable. Please note that MyBest™
scores from the TOEFL iBT® test and scores obtained through the IELTS One Skill Retake are not acceptable.
Those who have the certificate of graduation or graduation letter from a college or a graduate school in a country
where English is an official language are exempted from the submission of certificate of TOEFL iBT®TEST,TOEFL® PBT TEST, TOEIC®LISTENING AND READING TEST (TOEIC®TEST) or IELTS (Academic Module).
Please check the right box □ if you intend to send your TOEFL ®Test or IELTS score report directly from the test center to
Doshisha University. Only the score reports which reach Doshisha University on or before the application deadline can be
accepted. (Score reports delivered to Doshisha University prior to the application period are also acceptable.) Note we do notrespond to the applicants’ inquiries about the arrival of their score reports. DI code for TOEFL score report (Institutional Score
Report / Official Score Report) is 7078. Electronic IELTS score report will be accepted as well only if it is sent directly fromthe test center to Doshisha University. In this case, please specify the Graduate School of Global Studies as the destination.
If you apply with a TOEIC® LISTENING AND READING TEST score, submit the original Official Score
Certificate issued on paper (not a printed digital version).

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Application
Documents□

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Exempted fromthe submissionof Certificate□

Please submit one original certificate or score report of the following to show your language
proficiency. It will be used as a reference for evaluation. A copy is not acceptable.
① TOEFL iBT® TEST or TOEFL® PBT TEST
② TOEIC® LISTENING AND READING TEST (TOEIC® TEST)③ IELTS (Academic Module)④ The United Nations Associations Test of English, Level A⑤ The EIKEN test in Practical English Proficiency, Grade 1⑥ Certificate of graduation or expected graduation from a university in a country where English is an official language.
In addition, those who intend to choose Chinese Studies, Korean Studies, or Japanese Studies in the Contemporary
Asian Cluster are encouraged to submit one original certificate or score report of the following as objective proofof their language proficiency. It will be used as a reference for evaluation. A copy is not acceptable.
Chinese Studies: For Those Who Are Not Native Chinese Speakers
・The Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK), administered by the Ministry of Education of thePeople’s Republic of China
・The CHUKEN test, administered by the Society for Testing Chinese Proficiency, in Japan
Korean Studies: For Those Who Are Not Native Korean Speakers
・The Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) administered by the National Institute forInternational Education (NIIED)・The Korean Language Proficiency Test administered by the Korean Language Proficiency Association
Japanese Studies: For Those Who Are Not Native Japanese speakers
・The Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) administered by the Japan Foundation
For the 2025 entrance examination, the original certificate acquired with the TOEFL iBT® Home Edition (TOEFL iBT®
Special Home Edition), IELTS on Computer, IELTS for UKVI or IELTS Online is also acceptable. Please note that
MyBest™ scores from the TOEFL iBT® test and scores obtained through the IELTS One Skill Retake are not acceptable.
Please check the right box □ if you intend to send your TOEFL®Test or IELTS score report directly from the test center to
Doshisha University. Only the score reports which reach Doshisha University on or before the application deadline can be
accepted. (Score reports delivered to Doshisha University prior to the application period are also acceptable.) Note we do notrespond to the applicants’ inquiries about the arrival of their score reports. DI code for TOEFL score report (Institutional Score
Report / Official Score Report) is 7078. Electronic IELTS score report will be accepted as well only if it is sent directly fromthe test center to Doshisha University. In this case, please specify the Graduate School of Global Studies as the destination.
If you apply with a TOEIC® LISTENING AND READING TEST score, submit the original Official Score
Certificate issued on paper (not a printed digital version).

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Applicants residing in Japan
Copy of Resident CardorCertificate of Items Stated in
Resident Register (Must be
Original)

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Applicants to the Master’s Program (all clusters) residing in Japan

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Applicants residing in Japan

Either of the following ① or ②:① Resident Card: submit copies of both front and back of the card, in A4 size.
② Certificate of Items Stated in Resident Register: must include nationality, status of residence,
period of stay and date of expiration.
Applicants residing abroad

Either of the following ① or ②:① Passport: submit a copy of the page, in A4 size, which includes your photograph and name.
② If you do not have a passport, a copy of an official government-issued ID with your photo must be
submitted.

Please fill out the examination admission card. After receipt of the completed documents, an examination admission cardwith examinee’s number printed on it will be sent only to [Japan] applicant for [Regular] student.
Affix photograph in space provided on photo identification card. (Photograph should have been taken within 3 months
prior to application and should be 3cm H × 2.4cm W, clearly displaying a frontal, hatless view of the upper part of the
body. Be sure to write your name and birth date on the back of the photograph.) When your admission is permitted, thephotograph will be used for your student ID card, database of students admitted, etc.

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Payment by credit card

Submit a copy (A4-size or similarly sized paper) of the remittance “Result” page.
Payment at convenience store (Applicants residing in Japan only)

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Proof of Payment of Application
Fee

Paste the certificate of payment on the prescribed “Pasteboard for the Receipt of Remittance(Prescribed Form ⑦).”
Payment by bank transfer (Applicants residing in Japan only)

The receipt of the remittance of the Application Fee (Prescribed Form ⑥-1, ⑥-2, ⑥-3 or ⑥-4) bearing the authorization of theremittance bank must be pasted onto the prescribed “Pasteboard for the Receipt of Remittance” (Prescribed Form ⑦).

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Remittance from a financial institution (Applicants residing abroad only)

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Mailing Label(Prescribed Form ⑤)

Submit the receipt of the remittance bearing the authorization of your remittance bank.
Please write your name and mailing address to receive information about examination and yourexamination result, etc.

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List of Required Documents(this form)

Please make sure that you have all the required documents with the checklist, which must be submitted
along with the required documents.

Request for Returning Original
Document※No Prescribed Form

Does your request for returning original document include 1) name of the document, 2) your name, and 3)
address to which the document should be returned?
※Documents submitted will generally not be returned to the applicant; however, document(s) thatcannot be reissued, such as a diploma, may be returned.
※We will return such document(s) only when a request for returning original document is enclosed in
the application packet.

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Those who wish to have their original document(s) returned□

Please note that a color photocopy or a printed copy of a document downloaded from the internet with printed seal/signature is not considered an original. If
you have any questions, please contact the Section for International Admissions, Ofﬁce of International Students, International Center as soon as possible.

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Ⅵ．Selection Process
DegreeAdmission
Type

ResidenceJapan
MasterDegreeGeneralApplicants

Admission
Type

Selection Process

Regular

The selection is made based on a comprehensive consideration of theapplication documents and the result of oral examination.

SpecialAdmission will be decided solely on application documents. When necessary,
we may ask questions online to the applicants individually about the contentsof research plans, etc. Also, prior to the application, applicants are strongly
recommended to contact a professor whom they wish to work with.

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The selection is made based on a comprehensive consideration of theapplication documents and the result of oral examination. Also, prior
to the application, applicants are strongly recommended to contact a
professor whom they wish to work with.

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Ph.D.

Student
StatusGeneralApplicantsSpecialRegularSpecialAbroadAdmission will be decided solely on application documents. When necessary,
we may ask questions online to the applicants individually about the contentsof research plans, etc. Also, prior to the application, applicants are strongly
recommended to contact a professor whom they wish to work with.

■Examination Admission Card (for Applicants of “Residence: Japan” AND “Student Status: Regular”)
Numbered examination admission cards will be sent out around August 30, 2024 for fall 2024 application or January 31,
2025 for spring 2025 application after conﬁrmation that the applicant is qualiﬁed to apply. If you do not receive theexamination admission card by September 3, 2024 for fall 2024 application or by February 4, 2025 for spring 2025
application, contact the Ofﬁce of the Graduate School of Global Studies.
※After the University receives their application forms, applicants will be notified of the place and time of the written andoral examinations.
※Inquiries regarding the venue, time, subjects, etc. of the entrance examination after receiving the examination admission
card may be directly sent to the Office of Graduate School of Global Studies.

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American Studies Cluster

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Examination Venue
Oral Examination

September 8, 2024
9:30〜

Examination Venue
Oral Examination

February 9, 2025

Karasuma Campus

Karasuma Campus

Contemporary Asian Studies Cluster※ Please be aware that courses in Contemporary Asian Studies Cluster Master’s Program are basically conducted inJapanese.
Date of examination

9:30〜
Oral Examination

September 8, 2024
Date of examination
February 9, 2025

Examination Venue

9:30

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Date of examination

9:30〜
Oral Examination

September 8, 2024
Date of examination

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Examination Venue

9:30

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Examination Venue
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February 9, 2025

Karasuma Campus

Karasuma Campus(1) Selection will be made based on application documents and oral examination.
(2) In the oral examinations, questions about research plans will be asked in Japanese or English. Questions may also be
asked about language proficiency in Chinese, Korean, or Japanese to applicants for Contemporary Asian Studies
Cluster. Reference materials cannot be brought into the examination room.
(3) Depending on the number of applicants, some oral examinations might be scheduled for the afternoon.
(4) Those who have arrived more than 15 minutes late for the meeting time are not permitted to take the examination.
(5) If the school determines that it is difficult to conduct the entrance examination due to a contingency like a natural
disaster, alternative measures may be taken, such as postponing it or the examinations may be conducted online. In
such cases, details will be announced on the Graduate School’s website.
■Doctoral Program (Regular Students)
American Studies Cluster
Date of examination

9:30〜
Oral Examination

September 8, 2024
Date of examination

Examination Venue

9:30

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Examination Venue
Oral Examination

February 9, 2025

Karasuma Campus

Karasuma Campus

Contemporary Asian Studies Cluster
Date of examination

9:30〜
Oral Examination

September 8, 2024
Date of examination

Examination Venue

9:30

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Examination Venue
Oral Examination

February 9, 2025

Karasuma Campus

Karasuma Campus

Global Society Studies Cluster
Date of examination

9:30

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Date of examination

Examination Venue
Oral Examination

September 8, 2024
9:30〜

February 9, 2025

Karasuma Campus
Examination Venue

Oral Examination

Karasuma Campus(1) Selection will be made based on application documents and oral examination.
(2) In the oral examinations, questions about research plans will be asked in Japanese or English. Questions may also be
asked about language proficiency in Chinese, Korean, or Japanese to applicants for Contemporary Asian Studies
Cluster. Reference materials cannot be brought into the examination room.
(3) Depending on the number of applicants, some oral examinations might be scheduled for the afternoon.
(4) Those who have arrived more than 15 minutes late for the meeting time are not permitted to take the examination.
(5) If the school determines that it is difficult to conduct the entrance examination due to a contingency like a natural
disaster, alternative measures may be taken, such as postponing it or the examinations may be conducted online. In
such cases, details will be announced on the Graduate School’s website.

Ⅷ．Notification of Result
Fall 2024 Application:
September 20 (Fri), 2024
Spring 2025 Application: February 21 (Fri), 2025
See “IV. Notification of Result” (page 288).
For your reference, see “V. Initial Registration Procedures” and “VI. Other Important Information” (page 292296).

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