ADMISSION POLICY
Admission Policy - the principles for acceptance of enrollment at the Faculty of Education
The academic qualities and abilities required for incoming students
Incoming students are expected to have gained the following:
1. Knowledge and skills
Knowledge and skills backed up by learning on a wide variety of subjects acquired in highschool
2. The ability to form opinions, make decision and express oneself clearly
the ability to think logically and make decisions about teaching based on scientific thinking andcritical thought
the ability to think about things from a variety of perspectives and then convey your ideas toothers in a manner that is easy to understand3. Individuality, flexibility, and the ability to work together
the communicative ability and flexibilty to be able to deal with a wide range of people,
respecting their opinions and values, and reach a mutual understanding
4. Interest in and passion towards society and social issues
Those with a great interest in teaching and a strong desire to be a teacher, and those able totackle issues ambitiously and sustainedly
the ability to tackle various challenges assertively and to strive to build a vision for the future
through the accumulation of experience
5. A sense of ethics and responsibility as a member of society
the abilty to have an awareness and responsibilty on oneself as an educator and as a memberof society, to understand the role that educators play, and the ability to understand ethics andsocial responsibility

Incoming students must also be aware of the following.
Please have a willingness to engage with the education of and understanding of children
through a number of volunteer work activities and other activites related to education bothwithin and outside the university.
As an educator, it is essential to respect the opinions and values of others. You will need todevelop a wide range of perspectives, as well as the ability to act independently as well as
collaboratively. It is also essential to have the ability to express yourself clearly.

Admission
General Admissions Test
In order to ensure the candidate's level of achievement in the required high school courses, it isnecessary for candidates to have taken the subjects designated by the university in the nationalcenter test for university admissions.
Phase 1 Dates (Zenki Nittei )For the Early Childhood Teacher Training Education Course and the Elementary School
Teacher Training Education Course, candidates will select one academic subject (Japanese,English, mathematics, or science) or a practical examination (music, art, or health and physicaleducation) and their degree of accomplishment (knowledge, ability, and ability to makejudgements and clarity of expression) will be evaluated.

For the Junior High School Teacher Training Education Course, three subjects from each of thefollowing groups: the A group (Japanese or English), B group (mathematics or science), or Cgroup (music, art, or health and physical education) are evaluated with an emphasis on
knowledge and skills, thinking ability, ability to make judgements and clarity of expression.

Phase 2 Dates (Kōki Nittei )For all the courses, candidates are required to write an essay to ascertain the candidate's
ability to perform well as a university student in written tasks. The candidate's overall
knowledge, thinking ability, ability to make judgements, and clarity of expression are evaluated.

Special Admission (Tokubetsu Senbatsu )Candidates exempt from the national center test for university admissions Recommended
Entrance (Suisen I )A candidate's scores from the national centre test for university admissions will not be counted.
Candidates will write an essay and there will also be an interview. There will also be an oral
examination or a practical demonstration of ability for the candidate's proposed area of study.
The essay assesses the candidate's ability to perform well as a university student. The
candidate's overall knowledge, thinking ability, ability to make judgements, and clarity ofexpression are evaluated. The interview and evaulation of their documents will assess thecandidate's ability to perform well as a university student - their willingness to study and theirsense of inquiry, their sense of ethics and social responsibility. Their suitability as a teachingprofessional (their willingness to learn from cooperation with diverse range of people, with self‐
direction, etc) will aso be evaluated.

Transfering to the Faculty of Education from another course or instituteFor candidates wishing to transfer to the Faculty of Education, there will be a written
examination, as well as an interview and an evaluation of their documents. In the written
examination, candidates will be examined on an issue or issues related to their proposedcourse of study, and their knowledge, skills, ability to think about the issue(s) and made ajudgement, etc, will be evaluated. In the interview and documents submitted, the candidate'sprofessionalism, sense of ethics and sociability, etc, will be evaluated as well as theirwillingness to learn from cooperation with diverse range of people, with self‐direction, etc.
These are are essential qualities for those considering a career in teaching.