Graduate School of Life and Medical Sciences
Admissions Guide for International Students
September 2025 Entry

神Ⅰ．Degree, Major, Course, Student Status and Number of Students Admitted
Degree

Ph.D.

Major

CourseStudent Status

Number of Students
Admitted

BiomedicalEngineering andInformatics

Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Sciences and Informatics

Regular

LimitedSpecialLimitedRegular

LimitedSpecialLimitedMedical Life Systems※Regulated period of study is 3 years for Doctoral Program.
※For the Master’s Program, see the Admissions Guide for ISTC.

■Note①Prior to application, those who qualify to apply under (3) [see above] should consult the Graduate School of Life andMedical Sciences for the certificate of qualifications and submit the documents instructed to the Office of the Graduate
School of Life and Medical Sciences (see the contact address on the back cover) by November 20 (Wed), 2024.
②Applicants who have any questions concerning the qualifications other than above Note① should consult the Section
for International Admissions, Office of International Students, International Center at Imadegawa Campus prior toapplication.
③Admission will be denied if the applicant who passes the entrance examination does not meet the application
requirements by September 20, 2025.

Ⅲ．Application ScheduleResidenceStudentStatus
RegularPh.D.

GeneralApplicantsJapan
AbroadSpecial法

商Doctoral Program
Those who have foreign nationalities and who satisfy one of the following qualifications are eligible:(1) Those who have a master’s degree or professional degree outside Japan or are expected to obtain such degree before
September 20, 2025.
(2) Those who have a master’s degree or professional degree from an institution in Japan as a foreign student or areexpected to obtain a degree before September 20, 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.

Admission
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経Ⅱ．Qualifications for Applicants

Degree

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Application Period

Examination Date Notification of Result

January 9 (Thu)–
February 15 (Sat),January 16 (Thu),
2025*
2025
February 28 (Fri), 2025
Documentary
No later than 5:00 p.m.
Screening(Japan time)*For applicants for Biomedical Engineering and Informatics major residing abroad, interview (including oral examination)
will be conducted remotely using the Internet etc. The date and time of the examination will be arranged separately.

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Ⅳ．Application Procedure

神文

DegreeAdmission
TypeResidence

Ph.D.

GeneralApplicantsJapan
AbroadStudent
StatusApplication FeeRegular

15,000 yen

Special10,000 yen

Period for Paymentof Application Fee

Application Period

January 2 (Thu)–
January 16 (Thu),
2025

January 9 (Thu) –January 16 (Thu), 2025
No later than 5:00 p.m.
(Japan time)

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

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Life andMedicalSciences

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司法ビジネス－262－Ⅴ．Application Documents (including this “List of Required Documents”)

List of Required Documents for Applicants to the Graduate
School of Life and Medical Sciences for September 2025 Entry
Name

Doctoral Program

September Entry

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.

Note”Biomedical Engineering
and Informatics
Biomedical Engineering
Course””Biomedical Engineering
and Informatics
Biomedical Sciences andInformatics Course”

Medical Life Systems

Check1

Application for Admission
to Doshisha University(Prescribed Form ①)

Application form should be filled out by the applicant.
Please fill in the name of your desired course in the field of ”Course”.
ID photo (3cm H x 2.4cm W) must be attached.

Required

Required

Required□2

Certificate of Graduation(or Certificate of Expected
Graduation) of highest
academic attainment※Not required for current
Special Students applying
to change the status toRegular Student

Original certificate must be submitted.
For details, see page 15 5. Important Notes on Application Documents ③and ④.
※Current students (including graduates) of Doshisha University
applying for the Doctoral Program should submit the certificateof completion (or certificate of expected completion) of aMaster’s Program at Doshisha University.
※If you cannot obtain the certificate, contact the Office of theGraduate School of Life and Medical Sciences.
※Both graduation certificate and certificate of Master’s degree(original) should be submitted if both certificates are issued.

Required34

Official Transcripts※Not required for current
Special Students applying
to change the status toRegular Student

One Letter ofRecommendation(Prescribed Form ②)

For office use only

Type of Document

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

Required

Required□5

Required

Required

Required

Required

Required

Required□□

Describe your plan for study in detail.

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One of① to ④

Not required Not required□司法ビジネス④Document certifying that the applicant received university educationin JapanesePlan for Study at Doshisha
University（Prescribed Form ③）

商心理③Document certifying that the applicant received university education
in English

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①Document certifying English proficiency
An original score card of TOEIC® LISTENING AND READING
Test or TOEFL iBT® Test taken in or after October 2022. (Note)
Note:
・TOEFL iBT® Home Edition (TOEFL iBT® Special Home Edition)
scores will not be accepted.
・Only the “Test Date Scores” is accepted as the application score.
“MyBest™ Scores” is not accepted.
・If you apply with a TOEIC® LISTENING AND READING Test
score, submit the original Official Score Certificate issued onpaper (not a printed digital version).
②Document certifying Japanese proficiency
The copy of the examination voucher, the score report or the scoreconfirmation report of the Examination for Japanese University
Admission for Internationsl Students(EJU) (Japanese as aForeign Language) taken in 2023 or 2024 or the original copy of“JAPANESE-LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST CERTIFICATEOF RESULT AND SCORES” (2023 N1 or 2024 N1) (Note)
Submit a certificate obtained before the application deadline.
Note:
Application will not be accepted with the Japanese-Language
Proficiency Test Score Report (postcard). Make sure to take thetest well in advance so that you will obtain the original of“JAPANESE-LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST CERTIFICATEOF RESULT AND SCORES” in time for the application deadline.

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An original copy of one of ① to ④ must be submitted.

Document certifying
language proficiency※Not required for current
students of Doshisha
University applying for ahigher program

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Original transcript must be submitted.
For details, see page 15 5. Important Notes on Application Documents ③and ④.
A list of all previous undergraduate and graduate study credits
obtained at the undergraduate and graduate courses.
※Current students (including graduates) of Doshisha University
applying for the Doctoral Program should submit the transcript ofa Master’s Program at Doshisha University.

神Required

Required

Required□〈Continued on the reverse side〉

Name

Doctoral Program

Applicants residing in Japana copy of Resident CardorCertificate of Items Statedin Resident Register (mustbe original)

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Applicants residing abroada copy of passportora copy of an official
government-issued ID※Read 3. Residence【Japan or Abroad】under
1. Application Flowcharton page 5 carefully andsubmit the document
required for the categorythat applies to you.

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9Required

Required

Required□10

Applicants residing in Japan

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

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

Required

Required

Required□

A photo identification card
(Prescribed Form ④)

Affix photograph in space provided on photo identification card.
(Photograph should have been taken within 3 months prior toapplication and should be 3cm H x 2.4cm W, clearly displaying afrontal, hatless view of the upper part of the body. Be sure to writeyour name and birth date on the back of the photograph.) When
your admission is permitted, the photograph will be used for yourstudent ID card, database of students admitted, etc.

Required

Required

Required□

Required

Required

Required□

Payment by credit card

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

Paste the certificate of payment on the prescribed ”Pasteboard for
the Receipt of Remittance (Prescribed Form ⑦).”
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Proof of Payment ofApplication Fee

脳Payment by bank transfer (Applicants residing in Japan only)

The receipt of the remittance of the Application Fee (PrescribedForm ⑥-3 or ⑥-4) bearing the authorization of the remittancebank must be pasted onto the prescribed ”Pasteboard for theReceipt of Remittance” (Prescribed Form ⑦).
Remittance from a financial institution (Applicants residing abroad only)

Submit the receipt of the remittance bearing the authorization ofyour remittance bank.

司法ビジネス□Please fill out the examination admission card. After receipt of thecompleted documents, the examination admission card withexaminee’s number printed on it will be sent to you.

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Required

Examination admission
card (Prescribed Form ④)

Life andMedicalSciences

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Required

See the website of the Graduate School of Life and Medical
Sciences for details of each laboratory.
https://biomedical.doshisha.ac.jp/biomedical/graduate/法

商Required

For office use only

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Choice of Laboratory Sheet(Prescribed Form Life ①1-6)

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Medical Life Systems

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Please fill in the name of the laboratory, research field, and theprofessor of your preference from the first to the third choiceaccording to Choice of Laboratory Sheet.
Please contact with the professor of your first-choice laboratory after
confirming contents on Choice of Laboratory Sheet before applying.

”Biomedical Engineering
and Informatics
Biomedical Sciences andInformatics Course”

神Note”Biomedical Engineering
and Informatics
Biomedical EngineeringCourse”

Type of Document

September Entry

12

Mailing labels (PrescribedForm ⑤)

Please write your name and mailing address to receive information
about examination and your examination result.

Required

Required

Required□13

List of Required
Documents (this form)

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

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

A request for returning
original document※No Prescribed Form

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

□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 haveany 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
DegreePh.D.

Admission
TypeGeneral
Applicants

ResidenceJapan
AbroadStudentStatus

Selection ProcessRegular

The selection of applicants for the Medical Life Systems major is madebased on a comprehensive consideration of the application documents
and the results of written examination and interview (including oralexamination).
The selection of applicants for the Biomedical Engineering andInformatics major is made based on a comprehensive consideration of
the application documents and interview (including oral examination).

SpecialThe selection is made by documentary screening.

■Examination Admission Card
Numbered examination admission card will be sent out around January 24 (Fri), 2025 to the applicant after confirmationthat the applicant is qualified to apply. If you do not receive the examination admission card by February 3 (Mon), contactthe Office of the Graduate School of Life and Medical Sciences.
※Applicants will be notified of the place and time of the examinations after their application forms are received by the University.
※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 the Graduate School of Life and Medical Sciences.
※To take the examination, applicants residing abroad must obtain short-stay visa, etc. for entering Japan; however, theUniversity will not be a guarantor for short-stay visa applications. Applicants will be responsible for their own visa applications.
※For those residing abroad and applying for the Biomedical Engineering and Informatics major, the examination admission
card will be sent by e-mail. Inquiries after receiving the examination admission card may be sent to the Office of theGraduate School of Life and Medical Sciences.

Ⅶ．Examination Date / Subjects / Venue

BiomedicalEngineeringand Informatics
Medical Life
Systems

CourseDate ofExamination

10:00-11:30 13:00

Examination
Venue

BiomedicalEngineering
BiomedicalSciences andInformatics
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Major

神－February 15 (Sat),2025Interview(including oralexamination)

Life andMedicalSciences

KyotanabeCampusEssay* Essay must be written either in Japanese or in English.
* Interview (including oral examination) will be conducted either in Japanese or in English.
* For applicants for the Biomedical Engineering and Informatics major residing abroad, interview (including oralexamination) will be conducted remotely using the Internet etc.
(1) The date and time of the examination will be arranged separately.
(2) Details will be sent by e-mail along with the examination admission card. Provide your e-mail address in the designatedfield on the Application for Admission to Doshisha University form.
(3) If you do not receive an e-mail containing the examination admission card and the detail of the interview (includingoral examination) by February 3 (Mon), 2025, contact the Office of the Graduate School of Life and MedicalSciences.

Ⅷ．Notification of Result
February 28 (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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