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Only the Japanese version is final.

2025 Application Guide: Doctoral Program
School of Health Sciences and Nursing Graduate School of Medicine,
The University of TokyoThis

application

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.
Purpose of Education for Research
The purpose of research training in the Graduate School of Medicine is to promote advanced researchthat will contribute to breakthroughs in the understanding of the mechanisms of life, to improve health,to contribute to the struggle against disease, and to foster international leaders in all fields of medicine
who are outstanding scholars and highly creative researchers.
Admission Policy
1. Consistent with the aims described above, for its PhD programs in the Graduate School of Medicine,the University of Tokyo seeks students who have the potential to become international leaders in all
fields of medicine through outstanding scholarship and advanced and highly creative research. We
seek those who will, as described above, contribute to the understanding of the mechanisms of life,
to preventing, curing, and recovering from disease, and to promoting and supporting healthy
human development.
2. Successful applicants will meet the following criteria.
- Successful applicants will, having a strong foundation of basic knowledge in medicine, nursing,and health sciences, be able to do creative research aimed at solving problems in health sciences
and nursing for the purposes of advancing our understanding of the mechanisms of life; preventing,curing, and recovering from disease; and promoting and supporting healthy human development.
- Successful applicants will be able to clear a path into the future of medicine, nursing, and healthsciences through clear, logical analysis and original thinking, unfettered by conventional concepts.
- Successful applicants will be able and motivated to become active international leaders in theirchosen field, on the basis of advanced knowledge and research skills acquired in graduate school.
- Successful applicants will have basic knowledge in medicine and health sciences and related
fields, and the ability to communicate in English as needed in lectures and seminars.
Each program in the Graduate School of Medicine seeks applicants who have the backgroundneeded for that purpose to be fulfilled.

1. Application Qualifications(1) Persons who have obtained or are expected or complete a master's or professional degree at theGraduate School of Japanese University by 31 March 2025 (Note 1) (Note 5).
(2) Persons who have been awarded or are expected to be awarded by 31 March 2025 (Note 5) a master's
degree from the National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher
Education (NIAD).
(3) Persons who have been awarded or are expected to be awarded by 31 March 2025 (Note 5) an
academic degree in a foreign country which is equivalent to a master's or professional degree (Note 2).
(4) Persons who have been awarded or are expected to award an academic degree equivalent to amaster's or professional degree after completing a foreign country's postgraduate course at an
educational institution in Japan which is designated in the said foreign country's education system and1

specifically designated in Japan by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology,
by 31 March 2025 (Note 4).
(5) Persons who have completed a program and received or are expected to receive a degree equivalent toa master’s degree by March 31, 2025 (Note 5), from the United Nations University.
(6) Persons who have completed a course of study at a school overseas, an educational institution
designated above in Part (4) of the requirements for eligibility or the United Nations University, and havepassed or will have by March 31, 2025 (Note 5) examinations and screenings equivalent to thosespecified in Article 16-2 of the Standards for Establishment of Graduate Schools (1974 Ministry of
Education, Science and Culture Ordinance No. 28), shall be recognized by this graduate school as
having abilities at least equivalent to those who have a Master's degree. (Note 3)(7) Persons who have graduated from a Japanese university or have completed at least 16 years ofacademic education overseas, and have undertaken or are expected to have undertaken by 31 March2025 (Note 5) two or more years of research at a university or research institute in Japan or overseas,
and who are deemed by the Graduate School of Medicine based on the results of the said research tohave academic ability equivalent or superior to that of a person with a master's or professional degree.
(Note 1) (Note 2) (Note 3)(8) Persons who have been deemed by the Graduate School of Medicine on the basis of an individual
eligibility review as having academic ability equivalent or superior to that of a person with a master's or
professional degree, and who are aged 24 years or older on 31 March 2025 (Note 4).
Note 1: Japanese universities mentioned in Eligibilities (1) and (7) above are universities within the boundaries of Japan andas prescribed in Article 83 of the School Education Law.
Note 2: Eligibilities (3) and (7) above includes the case of having completed a correspondence program provided by a foreignschool of said country while residing in Japan.
Note 3: Persons who intend to apply for admission under eligibility criteria (6) or (7) above must first undergo an eligibility
review, and must therefore contact the Graduate School of Medicine’s Admission Office (refer to 6(3) below) andsubmit designated documents required for the review by Monday, 11 November, 2024.
Eligibility review result will be notified by Email around Friday, 22 November, 2024.
Note 4: ① Eligibility criterion (8) above is intended for those who do not fall under eligibility criteria (1) - (7) but who havebeen deemed by the Graduate School of Medicine on the basis of an individual eligibility review to have academic
ability equivalent or superior to that of a person who has obtained a master's or professional degree.
② Persons who intend to apply for admission under eligibility criterion (8) above must first undergo an individual
eligibility review, and must therefore contact the Graduate School of Medicine's Administration Office (see 6(3)below) and submit the following documents required for the review by Monday, 11 November, 2024.
Eligibility review result will be notified by Email around Friday, 22 November, 2024.
③ Persons who are deemed by the Graduate School of Medicine on the basis of an eligibility review to haveacademic ability equivalent or superior to that of a person who has completed a master’s or professional degree
program shall be permitted to take the entrance exam upon application.
Note 5: Those who wish for October 2025 entry, consider “30 September, 2025” instead of “March 31, 2025.”

2. Admission criteria(1) Admission shall be determined based on the results of a primary exam and a secondary exam.
(2) The primary exam is conducted by foreign-language assessment based on the submission of a TOEFL
and document screening.
(3) The secondary exam is only taken by applicants who pass the primary exam, and shall be determinedbased on a comprehensive judgment of a review of the applicant's master's degree thesis or asuitable alternative, the academic performance of the school they came from, the results of otherdocuments screening and oral exam and so on.
(4) Applicants who have obtained or expect to complete a master’s or professional degree at theGraduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2025
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(NOTE)are exempted from Foreign-Language assessment of the primary exam.

Note: Those who wish for October 2025 entry, consider “1 October 2022 and 30 September 2025” instead of “1April 2022 and 31 March 2025.

3. Exam subjects and quotas
Primary Exam
Major

Research Fields

Foreign Language

Document

Assessment

Screening

Secondary
Exam

Quota

Epidemiology andPreventive Health Sciences
Health Learning andPedagogy
Biostatistics
HealthSciences
Course(Public
Healthprogram)

Biomedical Ethics
Social and Preventive
Epidemiology

10

Health Informatics
Health Communication
Public Mental Health PolicyAnoral
No written exam
exam will bewill be held. Exam given
toMental Health
Englishwill be replaced by those who
Advanced Clinical Nursing(assessment documentpassthe
Nursing Administration based on TOEFL screening.
primary
Institutional
exam
Gerontological, Home
Score
Report)See
theCare, and Long-term Care
attachment B for See
the
Nursing (GHLN)
attachment
details.
Palliative Care Nursing
B for details.
Health Sociology

Health Sciences
and Nursing

Family Nursing

Nursing
CourseCommunity Health Nursing/ Public Health Nursing

15

Psychiatric Nursing
Gerontological Nursing
Midwifery and Women's
HealthPublic Health Nursing
Wound Care Management
Radiation Health Sciences

Notes:(1) Depending on the exam results, the number of admitted students may be less than the quota.
(2) Applicants seeking admission to each major should refer to the description of notice of ‘Foreign Language(English) Examinations for Entrance in 2025 to the Doctoral Program in Health Sciences and Nursing’ in‘Entrance Examination Guideline’ for details on how to submit the TOEFL Official Score Report.
(3) Combined quota for students enrolled in April 2025 and October 2025. Quota for October 2025 entry islimited to only applicants with specific reasons. Applicants who wish for October 2025 entry are requested tocontact the Graduate School of Medicine’s Admission Office (refer to 6(4) below) by Friday, 8 November,
2024 and follow the guidance.

34. Exam dates & venues
Major

Health Sciences andNursingPrimary Exam

Announcement of Primary Exam

Secondary Exam

Results

Mon, 27 Jan, 2025

Foreign Language
Assessment, Docu

12:00 p.m. Fri, 17 Jan, 2025

ment Screening*Back up day : Tue, 28
Jan, 2025
・Held online

Notes:(1) Details of the exam schedules and venues will be given in the 'Examinee Guideline' which will be sent by
Email around the middle of January, 2025.
(2) Secondary exam may be held Tuesday, 28 January 2025. For details, see the ‘Examinee Guideline’.
(3) A list of successful primary applicants will be posted on the website (http://www.m.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index.html).

5. Announcement of successful applicants & admission procedures(1) Announcement of successful applicants
A list of successful applicants will be posted on the website (http://www.m.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index.html) on
12:00 p.m. Fri, 7 Feb 2025.
(2) An Admission Certificate will be posted to each successful applicant in early February 2025.
(3) Admission Certificate recipients are required to complete the necessary admission procedures (i.e.,
payment of admission fees and submission of admission forms) in accordance with the Admission
Procedure Guide which will be sent to the Email address indicated in the application form as follows.
applicants for April 2025 entry: within designated period on early-March, 2025
applicants for October 2025 entry: within designated period on late September, 2025
Failure to complete the admission procedures shall be regarded as refusal of admission.
(4) Estimated costs of admission in 2025
(International students with a Japanese Government [Monbukagakusho] Scholarship are exempt fromthese fees)
Admission fee: ¥282,000 (estimated)
Tuition fee: ¥260,400 (annual tuition fee of ¥520,800; estimated)
Note: The amounts indicated above are tentative. If amounts are amended at the time of admission orwhile the individual is registered as a student, the new amounts shall apply from the time of theamendment in question.

6. Application procedure(1) Applicants must contact faculty member before applying.
Applications must be sent by postal mail.
Place all of the necessary application documents in a single envelope designated by the Graduate
School of Medicine, and send by registered mail.
If the application documents cannot fit inside the designated envelope, place the documents together
with the envelope in a suitably sized package and send by registered mail.
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.
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(2) Submission period
Applications must arrive between Monday, 6 January and Wednesday, 8 January 2025. The envelope
must be postmarked no later than Wednesday 8 January 2025, and must arrive no later than Friday 10
January 2025.
(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 Monday, 6 January and Wednesday, 8 January 2025 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 thedocuments sent by postal mail as the final version.
Format on submission of application documents via online
・All documents in section “a” to “l, excepting b. Self-addressed envelopes, must be submitted in the
PDF format or as image files and upload to the following address.
Applicants for Health Sciences and Nursing: https://x.gd/qTPqR・The name of the each file have to be [SHNS]“the application document’s name“ / “applicant’s name”
e.g.: [SHNS]Application Form/Hanako Igaku.pdf. NOTE 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 carefully check the attachments provided foradvice.
(4) Address
Graduate Student Affairs Sections, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 113-0033
in.m@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp(5) Application documents (asterisk [*] indicates that a specified form must be used)
Document

Who shoulda.* ApplicationForm

All applicants

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

b.* Self-addressed All applicants
envelopes

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 cost depends on the area where you receive.

c.* Exam fee(¥30,000)

The exam fee must be paid at a bank branch or convenience
store, or by credit card. The applicant is responsible for any feesor charges associated with the payment.

All applicants
except thefollowing:
Persons
expected tocomplete a
master's or

Description

Bank transfer:
Fill out the designated Transfer Request Form and submit ittogether with the exam fee at your nearest bank branch. The
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professional
payment cannot be made at a Japan Post Bank (Yucho Ginko),
degree course post office, ATM, or via the internet.
at theThe bank will give you the Transfer Receipt ('Furikomikin
University of
Uketorisho'; Form B) which you should retain for your own
Tokyo inrecords, and the Certificate of Transfer Receipt (‘Furikomikin
March 2025.
Uketsuke Shomeisho’; Form C) which you should submit.
International
students on a Convenience store & credit card payments:
Monbukagaku Refer to the attachment 'How to Pay the Graduate School ofshoMedicine Exam Fee at a Convenience Store or by Credit Card'
Scholarshipfor details on how to make the payment.
※Students
currently
enrolled at adifferent
university must
submit theirofficial
scholarshipcertificate
d. Academictranscripts

All applicantse. (Anticipated)
Certificate ofgraduation

All applicants
In the case of students graduating from universities outside[NOT required for Japan, please submit certificate in English. If documents cannot
those expect tobe submitted in English, you must submit English translation ofcomplete atranscripts provided by official agencies. Photocopies are notmaster's degree acceptable. The degree acquired must be indicated. If the nameor a professional and the date of the degree awarded are contained in the Official
degree inTranscript, applicants do not have to submit the Official Proof of
Graduate School Graduation.
of Medicine of the Submit a certificate of the degree conferred, created by the
University of
National Institution for Academic Degrees and University
Tokyo in March
Evaluation if you have been awarded a degree from the National
2025]
Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation.

f.

Must certify master's course and bachelor’s results (including
liberal arts courses); original certificates only.
In the case of students graduating from universities outside
Japan, please submit transcripts in English. If documents cannot
be submitted in English, you must submit English translation oftranscripts provided by official agencies. Photocopies are notacceptable.
If the applicant has changed the applicant’s university or
participated in exchange programs
and if the applicant’s home university does not report grades
earned, name of courses anddates of attendance, he/she must include official transcripts fromall the former universities
or colleges.

Research Plan All applicants

Summarize your intended research plan in two A4 one side
pages, and write 'Research Plan' along with your name and page
number at the top left of each page.
Both Print submission and Online submission are required.
See the attachment B for details.

g. Master's thesis All applicants[NOT required
for those
expected tocomplete the
Health Sciences
and Nursing
major at theSubmit a summary of your master's thesis or suitable alternative
outlining your research in eight or less A4-sized one side pages
as per the attached ’ Master's Thesis Guidelines and Oral Exam
Detailsfor Applicants to the Doctoral Program’.
You may also attach surveys or other supplementary documents.
You may attach any additional relevant research papers to theapplication besides above documents
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Graduate School .
of Medicine in
Attach a Japanese or English translation for documents in other
March 2025]
languages.
Online submission are required.
See the attachment B for details.
h.* Essay

All applicants
Use the provided format.
[NOT required for Maximum length 700 words in English or 1,600 letters inthose expect toJapanese. About one A4 page.
complete a
Both Print submission and Online submission are required
master's degree See the attachment B for details.
or a professional
degree in
Graduate Schoolof Medicine of the
University ofTokyo in March2025]

i. * Declaration ofauthenticity

All applicants
Please sign and submit the provided format.
[NOT required for See the attachment B for details.
those expect tocomplete a
master's degree
or a professional
degree in
Graduate Schoolof Medicine of the
University ofTokyo in March
2025]

j.

TOEFL Official All applicants
Refer to the attachment entitled ' Notice Regarding Foreign
Score Report[NOT required
Language(English) for Entrance to the Doctoral Program forfor those who are details on how to submit the TOEFL Official Score Report.
exempted fromthe foreign
language exam(see 2(4)). ]k.* Certificate ofJapaneselanguageability

Non-Japanese
The certificate must be issued by a Japanese instructor orapplicants only
equivalent person who is able to objectively assess your
[NOT required for Japanese language ability.
those who have Alternatively, a certificate issued by a Japanese language school
graduated or are is also acceptable.
expected tograduate from aJapanese
university]l.

if applicable

Proof ofchange inname

Those who have changed their name and will submit 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, Certificate of Acceptanceof Marriage Report). Photocopy cannot be acceptable.
A photocopy of a certificate of successful completion of theJapanese Language Proficiency Test or similar is acceptable.

77. Other important points(1) We will send you the examination card by post and notes on the examination by Email around the

middle of January, 2025. If you have not received them by four days prior to the exam, contact theAdministration Office (see 6(4) above) for instructions.
(2) Following the submission of application documents, changes to the documents or the refund of exam
fees will not be allowed under any circumstances. Once application documents are received, they are
not returnable.
(3) Those who wish to maintain their employment at a government office, school, hospital, or privatecompany during enrollment are required to submit a consent form (format optional) from their employer
when completing the admission procedures(see 5(3)) above, to the effect that they will enter our school
maintaining the employment.
(4) International students are required to obtain the appropriate visa according to the Immigration Control
and Refugee Recognition Act (Cabinet Order No. 319 of 1951) prior to undertaking the admission
procedures.
(5) Admission fees shall not be refunded under any circumstances following the completion of admission
procedures.
(6) Applicants with a physical disability who require special consideration or assistance during the entrance
exam or after enrollment should contact the Administration Office (see 6(4) above) when submitting
their application.
(7) Names, addresses, or other personal information obtained from applications will only be used for:screening of applicants (application processing & screening);
the announcement of successful
applicants; andtasks related to admission procedures. This personal information will also be usedfor:academic affairs (enrollment records, learning etc.);
student support (health management,
employment assistance, applications for scholarships and exemption from tuition fees, use of libraries,etc.); and collection of tuition fees.
(8) If any false statement or forgery in the application documents, or if there is clear evidence that
there was any fraudulent activity during the examination, that student’s admittance may becanceled even after enrolling in or going on to a graduate school.
(9) 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.
(10) 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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