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Early Completion Program of the Three-year
Doctoral Program for Working People
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in a Minimum of One Year

The “Early Completion Program” is aimed at working people who have certain
research achievements and abilities. The three-year doctoral program, which
normally takes three years to complete, can be completed in as little as one year
in this program. The University of Tsukuba supports highly-driven working
people. In this program, students complete a doctoral dissertation based on theirprevious research achievements. Students will receive guidance from theiracademic advisor for the preparation of the dissertation.
In addition, the University of Tsukuba has adopted an “Achievement Assessment”
system. Under this system, students are periodically evaluated on the items theyneed to achieve by the end of the three-year doctoral program. This is to ensurethat students are able to confirm their own level of achievement. Along with
this, the program is evaluated in the program review conducted by the Office ofManagement for Teaching and Learning to ensure the quality of the degree
awarded.

https://www.souki.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/

To Register for the Early Completion Program
The “Early Completion Program” is aimed at working people who have certain researchachievements and abilities. After passing the entrance examination, students are required
to submit the documents set by the degree program or doctoral program to be reviewed
for applicability to the Early Completion Program.
The documents required for review for applicability to the Early Completion Program are:Outline of applicant (CV, specialized area at the school last attended, relationshipbetween current job and desired research area, etc.)
List of achievements (related to Early Completion Program Selection Requirements)
Self-evaluation of achievement
Plan of doctoral dissertation
among others
Based on these documents, we will judge whether or not the applicant has “certain
research achievements”. An interview may be given if necessary. Details of the selection
method and required documents will be sent with the notification of passing the entrance
examination.
If students fail the selection, they will be admitted to the regular three-year doctoral
program and will need three years of study to complete the program. However, even in
the case of regular enrollment, if the student is recognized as having made outstanding
research achievements while enrolled in the program, the Early Completion System can beapplied. In this case, it is possible to complete the program in less than three years (fromone year and a few months to two years and a few months).
In the event that a student enrolled in the Early Completion Program is unable tocomplete the program in one year due to work commitments or other reasons, thestudent will be required to continue enrolling in the program to complete it. In this case, it
is still possible to complete the program in less than three years. It is also possible to take aleave of absence for reasons such as current employment.

Eligible ApplicantsThis program is aimed at working people who have certain research achievements andabilities. Specifically, those who meet the “Early Completion Program Selection
Requirements” set by each doctoral program are eligible to take the Early Completion
Program admission review, which is held after passing the Graduate Entrance
Examination.
Please refer to the following website or appendix for the Early Completion Program
Selection Requirements set by each doctoral program.

Early Completion Program Selection Requirements
https://www.souki.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/sinsa/

How to Enroll
Students are eligible to be reviewed for this program after passing the Graduate
Entrance Examination.

In the Case of April Admission

What is Achievement Assessment?
The University of Tsukuba regularly assesses student achievement based on theachievement assessment method set by each doctoral program. The purpose of this is
to ensure that students acquire Generic Competences and Degree Program’sCompetences from the time they enter the university to the time they complete theirprogram. In this way, we provide meticulous academic support.
In the Early Completion Program, students are judged to already have certain
research achievements and abilities at the admission period, and the degree ofachievement in each competence set by each doctoral program is confirmed. As aresult, students can complete the program in a shorter period of time (minimum oneyear) than regular students.
In the case of one doctoral program, the student is assessed at various review stages,
including admission, midterm review (within four months of admission), andpreliminary review (within eight months of admission), to determine whether the
student is at a level appropriate for the doctoral degree. This review will be
conducted at least three times. This evaluation will be based on the student’s
self-assessment and evaluation by faculty members for each competence set by thedoctoral program.

Implementing Degree Programs
Tsukuba Campus【Application Guidelines】https://eng.ap-graduate.tsukuba.ac.jp/
Degree Program

Doctoral Program

Pure and Applied
Sciences

Mathematics / Physics / Chemistry /Engineering Sciences (Subprogram in Applied Physics / Subprogram inMaterials Science / Subprogram in Materials Science and Engineering)

Systems andInformation
Engineering

Policy and Planning Sciences / Risk and Resilience Engineering
Computer Science / Intelligent and Mechanical Interaction Systems
Engineering Mechanics and EnergyLife and Earth
Sciences

Biology / Agricultural Sciences / Life and Agricultural Sciences
Bioindustrial Sciences / Geosciences / Environmental Studies

Doctoral Program in Life Science Innovation(Cross-disciplinary degree programs in which each course belongs to its own degree program)Disease Mechanism (Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering)
Drug Discovery (Degree Programs in Life and Earth Sciences)
Food Innovation (Degree Programs in Life and Earth Sciences)Environmental Management (Degree Programs in Life and Earth Sciences)
Bioinformatics (Degree Programs in Comprehensive Human Sciences)
Biomolecular Engineering (Degree Programs in Comprehensive Human Sciences)

Tokyo Campus（Bunkyo School Building）【Application Guidelines】https://www.office.otsuka.tsukuba.ac.jp/examinee/
Degree Program

Business Sciences

Doctoral Program

Law / Business Administration

Features of Educational and Research Supervision
We offer students the Dual Campus of Tsukuba Campus and Tokyo Campus by using
communication systems including e-learning, video conferencing systems in groupsupervision such as seminars, and communication tools in individualized supervision
between academic advisors and students.

Number of students enrolled and completed the program (AY2022)
DegreePrograms

Business

Pure andAppliedEnrolled

0

3

12

22

3（1）

40（1）

Completed

0

3

9

21

3（1）

36（1）

Systems andLife Science
Life and Earth
Information
Innovation※The number of students who enrolled in October is shown in parentheses.

Total

FAQ
[Q1] What is the difference between a three-year doctoral program and a doctoral
program? Can I earn a doctoral degree in a master’s program?
[ A ] A graduate school typically includes master’s programs and doctoral programs. A
student who completed a master’s program can be enrolled in a doctoral program.
Since the Early Completion Program of the Three-Year Doctoral Program in the
University of Tsukuba is a doctoral program, it only accepts students who completed amaster’s program. You cannot earn a doctoral degree in a master’s program.
[Q2] If I register for the Early Completion Program, how often should I visit the TsukubaCampus?
[ A ] It will be enough for you to go to the Tsukuba Campus about once a week. Discuss
details with your prospective academic advisor.
However, for the Degree Programs in Business Sciences, direct contact with theprospective academic advisor is not available so consult the Academic Service Officefor the Business Sciences.
[Q3] I am worried that a doctoral degree earned in one year will be evaluated as poor in
quality.
[ A ] The degree awarded by the Program is equivalent to a degree awarded by regular
doctoral programs.
Our university periodically verifies the achievement of the level appropriate for adoctoral degree in the “Achievement Evaluation” to evaluate each student and thedoctoral program itself ensures the quality of the doctoral degree and social
evaluation by undergoing an evaluation in the program review administered by the
Office of Management for Teaching and Learning. It is regarded to have earned areputation of equal or superior quality (level).
[Q4] Can I apply for the program even if I don’t have a master’s degree or if I completed a
program equivalent to a master’s in a year?
[ A ] If you do not have a master’s degree, please take the eligibility screening of thedegree program before applying. If you are confirmed to have the abilities
equivalent to a master’ s or specialized degree holder by the screening, you can apply
for the entrance examination as a master’s holder. When you pass the examination,
you will be eligible to apply for the Program.
Please note that we cannot accept you as a student of the Program in case you
completed your master’s program in a year.

For other questions, please refer to the Early Completion Program Website.

Frequently Asked Questions
https://www.souki.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/questions/Admission Fee and Tuition (as of AY2023)
Examination Fee: 30,000yen
Admission Fee: 282,000yen (Payment with payment receipt at the time of enrollment procedure)
Tuition (Student Fees): 535,800 yen (per year)
Note: If the price is revised, the new payment amount will be applied from the time of revision.

Contact
Inquiries on the Early Completion Program system

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Division of Educational Reform Support
Department of Educational Promotion☎ 029-853-7631

souki@un.tsukuba.ac.jp
Tsukuba Campus

Tokyo Campus

Inquiries on Research Field and Early Completion Program Selection Requirements
Degree Programs

Contact Information

Hours

Degree Programs in
Business Sciences

Academic Service Office for theBusiness Sciences☎ 03-3942-6918
business-kyomu1@un.tsukuba.ac.jp

Monday: 10:00-18:30
Tuesday-Friday: 10:00-21:10
Saturday: 10:00-20:00
Sunday and Holidays: Closed

Degree Programs inPure and Applied
Sciences

Academic Service Office for thePure and Applied Sciences Area
☎ 029-853-4030
jimu-pas@un.tsukuba.ac.jp

Weekdays:
9:00-12:15 and 13:15-17:00
Weekends and Holidays:
ClosedDegree Programs in
Systems andInformation
Engineering

Academic Service Office for the Systems
and Information Engineering Area
☎ 029-853-4979
sysinfo.admission@un.tsukuba.ac.jp

Degree Programs in
Life and
Earth Sciences

Academic Service Office for theLife and Earth Sciences Area
☎ 029-853-7808
seimeiin@un.tsukuba.ac.jp

Doctoral Program inLife Science Innovation

Tsukuba Life Science Innovation Office☎ 029-853-3998
life-innov@un.tsukuba.ac.jp■ Published by
Division of Educational Reform Support
Department of Educational Promotion■ Address
1-1-1, Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8577, Japan■ Date of Issue
May 2023

【Appendix】
Early Completion Program Selection Requirements-Number of papers and oral presentations required to apply for this program(As of April 2023)

Degree Programs in Business Sciences
Doctoral Program

Number of peer-reviewed academic papers

Number of oralpresentations

Law
Business Administration

At least 2 peer-reviewed academic papers equivalent.

However, one of the editions should be about over 100,000

letters.

At least 2 peer-reviewed papers published in academic jour-nals.

Degree Programs in Pure and Applied Sciences
Doctoral Program

Number of peer-reviewed academic papers

Number of oralpresentations

Mathematics

At least 2 papers.

(The manuscript must have been published or accepted for
publication in an international journal. One of the papers
must be a single author.)

The number of oralpresentations does
not matter.

Physics

At least 3 papers.

The number of oral

Chemistry

At least 3 papers.

The number of oral

Engineering Sciences-Subprogram in Applied
Physics

Engineering Sciences- Subprogram in Materials Science

Engineering Sciences- Subprogram in Materi-als Science and Engineering(Already published or accepted for publication in an international journal.)(The paper must have been published or accepted for publication in an international journal. Must be first author orcontributing author)

At least 3 papers.

(The manuscript must have been published or accepted for
publication in an international journal. Must be first author.)

At least 3 papers.

(The manuscript must have been published or accepted for
publication in an international journal. Must be first author.)

At least 3 papers.

(The manuscript must have been published or accepted for
publication in an international journal. Must be first author.)presentations does
not matter.

presentations does
not matter.

The number of oralpresentations does
not matter.

The number of oralpresentations does
not matter.

The number of oralpresentations does
not matter.

Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering
Doctoral Program

Number of peer-reviewed

Number of oral presentations

academic papers
Policy and Planning Sci-

At least 2 peer-reviewed academic pa-

The number of oral presentations does

Risk and Resilience Engineering

At least 1 peer-reviewed academic pa-

per.

At least 2 oral presentation materials.

Computer Science

At least 1 peer-reviewed journal article.

The number of oral presentations does

encesIntelligent and Mechanical Interaction Systems

pers.

(First authorship is preferred.)(First authorship is preferred.)(You must be the primary author. Peer-reviewed international conference papers may be accepted.)

not matter.

(Refereed international conference pa-

pers are preferred.)
not matter.

At least 2 peer-reviewed academic pa-

At least 1 oral presentation at an inter-a peer-reviewed international confer-

thor and the oral/poster presenter ofpers.

(One of the papers may be accepted asnational conference.

(As a rule, you must be the first au-ence paper. As a rule, you must be theEngineering Mechanics
and Energy

first author.)

At least 2 peer-reviewed academic papers.

(First authorship is preferred.)

the paper.)At least 2 oral presentation materials.

Degree Programs in Life and Earth Sciences
Doctoral Program

Number of peer-reviewed academic papers

Number of oralpresentations

Biology

At least 2 original papers by the first author.

Agricultural Sciences

At least 2 papers in English or 4 papers in Japanese, or 1 pa-(Material that has been published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed international journal.)

per in English and 2 papers in Japanese. All authors must be
first authors.

(Material that has been published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed international journal.)

Doctoral Program

Number of peer-reviewed academic papers

Number of oralpresentations

Life and Agricultural Sci-

At least 2 original papers by the first author.

Bioindustrial Sciences

At least 2 papers in English or 4 papers in Japanese, or 1 pa-

ences(Material that has been published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed international journal.)

per in English and 2 papers in Japanese. All authors must be
first authors.

(Material that has been published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed international journal.)

Geosciences

At least 2 original papers by the first author.

Environmental Studies

At least 2 published, original papers directly related to the(Material that has been published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed international journal.)

dissertation. Must be the first author.

Doctoral Program in Life Science Innovation(Cross-disciplinary degree programs in which each course belongs to its own degree program)
CourseNumber of peer-reviewed academic

Number of oral presentations

papersBioinformatics(Degree Programs in Sys-

tems and Information Engineering)

At least 2 peer-reviewed first author

English language papers directly related
to the dissertation.

(One of the two papers may be peerreviewed proceedings. However, it

must be independent of the other

Food Innovation(Degree Programs in Lifeand Earth Sciences)Environmental Management(Degree Programs in Lifeand Earth Sciences)one.)

At least 2 peer-reviewed first author

English language papers directly related
to the dissertation.

At least 2 peer-reviewed first author

English language papers directly related
to the dissertation.

At least 1 presentation at an interna-

tional conference as the first presenter.
(Regardless of whether it is a poster
presentation or oral presentation.)

At least 1 presentation at an interna-

tional conference as the first presenter.
(Regardless of whether it is a poster
presentation or oral presentation.)

At least 1 presentation at an interna-

tional conference as the first presenter.
(Regardless of whether it is a poster
presentation or oral presentation.)

CourseNumber of peer-reviewed academic

Number of oral presentations

papers
Biomolecular Engineering(Degree Programs in Lifeand Earth Sciences)

Disease Mechanism(Degree Programs in Comprehensive Human Sciences)

Drug Discovery(Degree Programs in Comprehensive Human Sciences)

At least 2 peer-reviewed first author

English language papers directly related
to the dissertation.

At least 2 peer-reviewed first author

English language papers directly related
to the dissertation.

At least 2 peer-reviewed first author

English language papers directly related
to the dissertation.

At least 1 presentation at an interna-

tional conference as the first presenter.
(Regardless of whether it is a poster
presentation or oral presentation.)

At least 1 presentation at an interna-

tional conference as the first presenter.
(Regardless of whether it is a poster
presentation or oral presentation.)

At least 1 presentation at an interna-

tional conference as the first presenter.
(Regardless of whether it is a poster
presentation or oral presentation.)

How to Obtain the Application Guidelines
You can download it from the following website.

Please note that we cannot respond to requests made by mail, telephone or Email.

Tsukuba Campus

Degree Programs in Pure and Applied Sciences

Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering
Degree Programs in Life and Earth Sciences

Doctoral Program in Life Science Innovation▼ Application Guidelines

Graduate AdmissionsWebsite: https://eng.ap-graduate.tsukuba.ac.jp/▼ Inquiries on Entrance Examination for Graduate Admissions
Division of Admission, Department of Educational Promotion
Address

1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577 JapanEmaildai.daigakuinka@un.tsukuba.ac.jp

Tel

Hours

029-853-2230, 2231

Note: Please include an email title, your name, contact information, the degree program of yourchoice, and the nature of your inquiry when submitting your inquiry.

Weekdays: 9:00-12:15 and 13:15-17:00
Weekends and Holidays: Closed

Tokyo Campus
Degree Programs in Business Sciences▼ Application Guidelines

Tokyo Campus Website: https://www.office.otsuka.tsukuba.ac.jp/▼ Inquiries on Entrance Examination for Graduate Admissions of the Degree Programs in
Business Sciences
Academic Service Office for the Business Sciences
Address

3-29-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0012 Japan

Hours

Monday 10:00-18:30

Tel

03-3942-6918

Tuesday-Friday 10:00-21:10
Saturday 10:00-20:00

Sunday and Holidays: Closed