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2025 Application Guide: Master's Program
Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo(Health Sciences and Nursing; International Health;
Medical Science)Thisapplication

guide

may

change.

The

University

of

Tokyo

website(https://www.m.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/daigakuin/apply/appguidemain.html) will continuously
announce if there is any change, so please check the newest information constantly.
Aims of Education and Research in Graduate School of Medicine
The aims of the Graduate School of Medicine are to promote advanced research that will contributeto breakthroughs in our understanding of the mechanisms of life processes, which will help to cureand prevent disease and will improve health. We aim for our alumni to become excellent scholars
who can do highly creative research and who will be international leaders in all fields of medicine.

1. Application Qualifications(1) Persons who have graduated or are expected to graduate from a Japanese university by 31 March
2025. (Note 1)(2) Persons who have completed, or are expected to complete sixteen years of school education
abroad by 31 March 2025. (Note 2)(3) Persons who have been conferred a degree equivalent to that of a bachelor's degree or are
expected to be conferred on or before March 31, 2025 from a foreign university or other foreign
institution (limited to those whose comprehensive status of education and research activities havebeen assessed by the government of the said foreign country or a related organization), having
completed a program with a completion period of 3 years or more. (Note 2)(4) Persons who are designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
or persons who have graduated or are expected to graduate by March 31, 2025 from an educational
institution designated by the Minister. (Note 3)(5) Persons who have been conferred a bachelor's degree or are expected to have conferred on or
before March 31, 2025 by the National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancementof Higher Education (NIAD).
(6) Persons who are 22 years or older on March 31, 2025, whom this graduate school has recognizedthrough individual screening of entrance qualifications, as having abilities that are at least equivalent
to those who have graduated from a Japanese university. (Note 1) (Note 4)(Note 1)
Japanese universities mentioned in Eligibilities (1) and (6) above are universities within the boundaries of Japan and asprescribed in Article 83 of the School Education Law.
(Note 2)
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school of said country while residing in Japan.
(Note 3)Those as mentioned in Eligibility (4) above referred to any who have graduated from the following schools or educational
institutions.
- The Japan branch of a foreign school as designated by the Minster of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology.
- Specialized training college designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (limited
to programs where the program duration is at least 4 years and which satisfies standards determined by the Minister)- Universities under the old university ordinances, or higher educational institutions (daigakko) under thenational/provincial/independent administrative agency ordinances(Note 4)
1) Those mentioned in Eligibility (6) above refers to those who do not fall into any of the Eligibilities (1) through (5) above
but have graduated from an educational institution equivalent to a 4-year university, and whom this graduate school
has recognized, through individual screening of entrance qualifications, as having abilities that are at least equivalent
to those who have graduated from a Japanese university.
2) Those who wish to apply based on Eligibility (6) above must submit all the documents specified by the administrative
department of this graduate school by Friday, 31 May, 2024 as the eligibility for application is confirmed individually inadvance by document screening. Please inquire the administrative department of the graduate school in advanceabout the eligibility for application and the documents to be submitted. Eligibility review result will be notified by Emailaround Thursday, 13 June, 2024.
3) Those who are recognized as having abilities that are at least equivalent to those who have graduated from aJapanese university through screening of entrance qualification will be permitted to apply and take the entrance
examination.

2. Selection
Admission shall be determined based on a comprehensive judgment of the academic performance ofthe school they came from, the results of other documents screening, written examination and oral
exam and so on.

3. Content of Examination and Expected Capacity
SchoolContents of Written Examination
LanguageSpecialized Subject

Health Sciences English
Following two questions :and Nursing:TOEFL/IELTS (1)Health Science
score is to be (2)Specialized subject
used.
*Online exam(*1)
See the attachment A for details. (*2)

Oral Examination

Expected
Capacity

An oral examination
will be given to those
who pass the Written
Exam.
* Online interviews

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See the attachment
A for details. (*2)
International
Health (*2)

English:TOEFL/IELTS
score is to be
used.
(*1)

Following two questions
Subject test(1)Specialized
subjectof
yourchoice(two questions)(2) Specialized subject out of yourchoice(two questions)*Online exam(*3)

2Online interviews will
be held for all
applicants. (*3)

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Medical Science

EnglishFollowing two questions :Oral Examinaition will
:TOEFL/IELTS
be
held
for
all
score is to be (1) Subject Test (I) (*4)
applicantsused.
・Basic Question(*1)(Choose one question from Biology, P
hysics and Chemistry)・ Field-specific Question (Choose twoquestions from six questions in four fields)

20(2) Subject Test (II)・A short essay

Notes:(*1) For details, see the 'Notice Regarding Foreign Language (English) Examinations for Entrance to the Master’s Programin attached documents.
(*2) For details of Specialized Subject in the examination and Departments in the School of Health Sciences and Nursing,see the ‘Entrance Examination Guideline’ of the School and the attachment A.
Programs in Public Health Nursing / Midwifery have been provided since 2014 academic year.
Programs in Public Health Nursing / Midwifery are open to only those who have a Japanese nurses’ license. For
details, see the Japanese version of the ‘Entrance Examination Guideline’ document.
(*3) For more details as well as details of the examination, see the ‘Entrance Examination Guideline’ of the School ofInternational Health.
(*4) For more details of the Subject Test(I) of Medical Science, see the ‘Entrance Examination Guideline’ of the School.
(*5) Depending on the results of the examinations, the number of students admitted may not reach the expected capacity.

4. Dates and Places of Examinations
SchoolWritten examination

Announcement of result ofWritten Examination

Oral examination
Friday, 23 August 2024

Health Sciences

Monday, 19 August 2024

5:00 p.m., Wednesday,

・Held online for those who

and Nursing

・Held online

21 August 2024

passed Written Exam.

Between Monday, 5International HealthAugust 2024 andWednesday, 21 August 2024

Wednesday 7 August 2024

・Held online for all applicants

・Held online
Medical Science

Monday, 19 August 2024

Tuesday, 20 August 2024

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Notes:(1) Each applicant will be notified around the beginning of August, 2024 by Email about the time and place ofthe examination.
(2) (School of Health Sciences and Nursing) Information regarding those who pass the written examination will
be posted on the website (http://www.m.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index.html) .
(3) (School of Health Sciences and Nursing) The notes on the examination etc. will be sent by Email on thefollowing schedule.
At the time of announcement of successful applicants for document screening on Wednesday, 21 August,2024* If you cannot receive the notes on the examination, etc. even after Wednesday 21 August 2024, contact
Academic Affairs Team (6. Application (4) Send your application to).
(4) (School of International Health) For information on the online written test for the School of International Health,see the department-specific 'Entrance Examination Guide'.

5. Announcement of Results, and Admission Procedures(1) Information regarding applicants who are accepted will be posted on the website(http://www.m.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index.html) at noon, on Friday, 6 September, 2024. Information regarding
successful applicants to the Programs in Public Health Nursing / Midwifery will be made available atthe same time.
(2) Those who pass the examinations will receive an admission certificate by postal mail on early
September 2024.
(3) Those who receive an admission certificate are required to complete the necessary admission
procedures (i.e., payment of admission fees and submission of admission forms) in accordance with
the Admissions Procedure Guidethat will be sent to the Email address indicated in the application formin late February in designated period on early March. Failure to complete the admission procedures
shall be regarded as refusal of admission.
(4) Fees: These fees are tentative for Academic year 2025. Students who receive a Monbukagakusho
scholarship are exempted from payment.
[1] Admission fee: ¥282,000 (projected amount)[2] Tuition for the 1st semester: ¥267,900 (annual tuition ¥535,800) (projected amount)
This amount is subject to change. All students must pay the amount in accordance with any
changes.

6. Application(1) Applicants for Health Sciences and Nursing, and International Health must contact faculty member
before applying.
Those who apply for Medical Science who determine his/her supervisor in advance of application
also must contact that faculty member before applying.
All application documents must be sent by postal mail.
All of necessary (5)Application Documents must be enclosed in our specified envelope and must be
sent by registered mail.
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Graduate School of Medicine’s Admission Office does not respond to inquiries on about individual
delivery status. Each delivery status must be confirmed by tracking number on applicants’ side.
(2) Application periodYour application must reach us during the period from Wednesday 19 June, 2024 through Friday 28
June, 2024.
*Envelopes must be postmarked no later than Friday 28 June 2024 and must arrive on or before
Tuesday 2 July 2024.
(3) In case you live abroad and having a difficulty in submitting the application documents by post, you
may submit them online.
Submission period would be Wednesday 19 June, 2024 through Friday 28 June, 2024 JPT 23:59.
However, when the postal mail becomes available, please submit the original application documents
via postal mail immediately. Also, if you submit documents by both postal mail and online, we will
presume the documents sent by postal mail as the final version.
Format of application documents for online submission
・All documents in section “a” to “h”, excepting b. Self-addressed envelopes, must be submitted by the
PDF format or image files and uploaded to the following address for each major.
Applicants for School of Health Sciences and Nursing: https://x.gd/o1wOR
Applicants for International Health: https://x.gd/yTNSe
Applicants for Medical Science: https://x.gd/NQQAe・The name of the each file have to be [Name of School]“the application document’s name“ /“applicant’s name”
e.g.: [Health Sciences and Nursing]application form/Hanako Igaku.pdf. NOTE some of the documents described in section “h” ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE in PDF format,
and must be in MS WORD or another text-based file format. Please check carefully theattachments provided by each school for advice.
(4) Send your application to:
Academic Affairs Team (for graduate students)
Administrative Office
Graduate School of Medicine
The University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
Email: in.m@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp(5) Application documents (asterisk [*] indicates that a specified form must be used)
Document
a.* Application Form

(When you fill in
the application
form, please check

Who should submit

Description
Attach three identical passport photos taken
within the last three months of the application
date to the space provided on the: 1) Application
Form; 2) Photo ID Card; and 3) Exam Card.

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the ‘Entrance
Examination
Guideline’. )b.* Self-addressed

Submit two self-addressed envelopes and affix¥84 worth of postage stamps to the envelope
marked 'Exam Card Enclosed' (jukenhyo zaichu;
受験票在中).
If your sending address is outside Japan, please
enclose sufficient IRC(International Reply
Coupons, 1 piece of IRC=130 yen). The costdepends on the area where you receive.

All applicants

envelopes

c.* Exam fee(¥30,000)

The exam fee must be paid at a bank branch orconvenience store, or by credit card. The(except students fromapplicant is responsible for any fees or charges
outside Japan who have a associated with the payment.
All applicants

Monbukagakusho
scholarship)* Scholarship students
currently enrolled at adifferent university must
submit their official
scholarship certificate.

Bank transfer:
Fill out the designated Transfer Request Formand submit it together with the exam fee at yournearest bank branch. The payment cannot bemade at a Japan Post Bank (Yucho Ginko), post
office, ATM, or via the Internet.
The bank will give you a Transfer Receipt('Furikomikin Uketorisho'; Form B), which you
should retain for your own records, and theCertificate of Transfer Receipt (‘Furikomikin
Uketsuke Shomeisho’; Form C), which you
should submit.
Convenience store & credit card payments:
Refer to the attachment 'How to Pay the
Graduate School of Medicine Exam Fee at a
Convenience Store or by Credit Card' for details
on how to make the payment.

d.

Academic

All applicantsMust certify bachelor’s results (including liberalarts courses); original certificates only.
In the case of students graduating fromuniversities outside Japan, please submit
transcripts in English. If documents cannot be
submitted in English, you must submit English
translation of transcripts provided by official
agencies. Photocopies are not acceptable.
If the applicant has changed the applicant’s
university or participated in exchange programs
and if the applicant’s home university does notreport grades earned, name of courses anddates of attendance, he/she must include officialtranscripts from all the former universities
or colleges.

All applicants

In the case of students graduating fromuniversities outside Japan, please submit
certificate in English. If documents cannot be
submitted in English, you must submit English
translation of transcripts provided by officialtranscriptse.

(Anticipated)
Certificate ofgraduation

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agencies. Photocopies are not acceptable. The
degree acquired must be indicated. If the nameand the date of the degree awarded arecontained in the Official Transcript, applicants do
not have to submit the Official Proof of
Graduation.
Submit a certificate of the degree conferred,created by the National Institution for Academic
Degrees and University Evaluation if you havebeen awarded a degree from the National
Institution for Academic Degrees and University
Evaluation.
f.

Score report ofAll applicants

TOEFL or IELTS(except applicants who

For details, see the 'Notice Regarding Foreign
Language (English) for Entrance to the Master’s
Program in attached documents.

admitted to be exemptedfrom submission.)g.

Those who have changed their name and willsubmit supporting documents that were issued
under their former name are required to enclose
an ORIGINAL document that proves change in
name.
(e.g. Certificate of Individual Records, Certificateof Acceptance of Marriage Report). Photocopy
cannot be acceptable.

Proof of change in if applicable
name

h.

Other documents〇School of Health Sciences and Nursing
Personal essay, Declaration of authenticity,
Statement of Reasons for Desired Course (Required
only for applicants to the Program(s) in Public
Health Nursing / Midwifery), Certificate ofJapanese language ability(Non-Japaneseapplicants only),
For details, see the ‘Entrance Examination
Guideline’.
〇School of International Health
Motivation Letter, Research Plan
For details, see the ‘Entrance Examination
Guideline’.
○School of Medical Science
Statement of Reasons for Desired Major,
Certificate of Japanese language
ability(Non-Japanese applicants only)
For details, see the ‘Entrance Examination
Guideline’.
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7. Other important points(1) We will send you the examination card by post and notes on the examination by Email in the
beginning of August, 2024. If this has not reached you 4 days before the examination, contact
our office (indicated in section 6.(4)) and ask for instructions.
(2) If you take a written examination other than for the field specified by the division to which you
apply, then the examination you have taken will be invalid.
(3) After an application is submitted, the content of the document cannot be changed for any reason,and examination fees will not be refunded for any reason. Once application documents arereceived, they are not returnable.
(4) You are allowed to attach comments regarding your professional achievement(s) written by thehead of your institution (any format is acceptable) or copies of your publications such as papers,
reports, etc., or both.
(5) (Health Sciences and Nursing, International Health) Those who wish to maintain theiremployment at a government office, school, hospital, or private company during enrollment are
required to submit a consent form (format optional). Specified that their manager consenting to thefact that they will enter our school maintaining the employment.
(Medical Science) Those who wish to maintain their employment at a government office, school,
hospital, or private company during enrollment are required to submit a consent form (format
optional). Specified that their manager consenting to the fact that they will be committed to theirstudies while enrolled.
(6) For admission to our Graduate School, students from outside Japan must have an appropriate
visa.
(7) After admission, the admission fee will not be refunded for any reason.
(8) Handicapped applicants should report to the administrative office indicated in section 6.(4),because special consideration or support might be necessary when the examination isadministered or after enrollment as a student.
(9) Names, addresses, and other personal information obtained through the application procedure
will be used for the following purposes: [1] selection of students (the processing of applications,selection); [2] announcement of results, and [3] completing of admission procedures.
Furthermore, for successful applicants only, personal information will also be used for thefollowing purposes: [1] academic-related matters (registration, study, etc); [2] student support
matters (health management, job-hunting support, fee waivers, scholarship applications, libraryuse, etc); [3] tuition fee collection procedures.
(10) If any false statement or forgery in the application documents have found, or if there is clear
evidence that there was any fraudulent activity during the examination, the student’s admittance
may be canceled even after passing the examination or the enrollment.
(11) The examination results used in the selection of entrants may be used in future studies for the
improvement of both the entrance examination and the education at the University of Tokyo.
(12) The University of Tokyo has established the “The University of Tokyo Security Export Control
Regulations” in accordance with Japan’s “Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act”, andrigorously implements security export control for potential students before and after theirenrollment on the basis of these regulations. In particular, pre-enrollment screenings aremandatory for all international students and also for Japanese students in certain circumstances.
Please be aware that applicants who fall under any of the conditions set out in the Act may notreceive permission to enroll at the university or may have their research activities restricted after
their enrollment even if they have passed the entrance examinations.
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