Application Guidelines for

Medical Science Program for International Students(Transfer admissions)

For September 2025

Table of Contents
I.

Program Overview

2

II.

Entrance Examination Schedule

3

III.

Application Requirements

4

IV.

Selection Method

5

V.

Application Procedures

5

VI.

Application Documents

7

VII.

Announcement of the Screening Results

10

VIII.

Admissions Procedures

10

IX.

Disclosure of Information about Entrance Examinations

10

X.

Handling of Personal Information

11

XI.

Contact Desk

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Tsukuba Scholarship

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App.

July 2024
University of TSUKUBA

I. Program Overview
Undergraduate Medical Science Program for International Students
The objective of this program is to provide education forstudents to become research scientists in Medical Science andclinical laboratory professionals. We seek students who have astrong motivation to study medical science. Students are
Academic Objectives

expected to work in an international setting and learn
laboratory techniques in the field of medicine and medicalcare. We aim to train our students in basic knowledge,
technical skills, and professional perspective that are essential
to succeed in medical sciences.
1. General Qualifications
Given the rapid change in the medical care system, students
are expected to have a broad perspective, knowledge, andinitiative in solving global medical problems and lifestylediseases affecting human lives.

Admissions Policy

2. Student Evaluation and Selection
The university will make a comprehensive evaluation of
applicants based on submitted documents and individualinterviews, proficiency in English, basic academic capability
to acquire knowledge in their major fields of study, and theirunique perspectives on various problems in the medical
sciences.

Schools and Colleges

School of Medicine and Health Sciences
College of Medical Sciences

Students Accepted

From the third year

Number of Students

Several students

DegreeBachelor of International Medical Sciences

Inquiries about Application

E-mail Address: ac.intl@un.tsukuba.ac.jp

Inquiries about Programand Curriculum

E-mail Address: igaku-kyoumu@un.tsukuba.ac.jp2

II. Entrance Examination Schedule (Japan Standard Time (JST))

Online Application and Payment of the Examination Fee
October 23, 2024 to February 5 (5:00 pm), 2025▼
Notification of Examinee Number
February 10, 2025▼
Individual Interviews
February 12 to March 10, 2025▼
Announcement of Successful Applicants
10:00 am, March 27, 2025▼
Admissions Procedures
April 7 to 21, 2025▼
Enrollment Date
September 1, 2025▼
Entrance Ceremony and Orientation
Late September, 20253

III. Application Requirements
A. Applicant Eligibility
Persons who fall under any one of the categories 1 through 3 are eligible for this program.
1. Persons who have completed or are expected to complete a four-year degree at a nonJapanese university in life sciences by August 31, 2025.
2. Persons who have completed or are expected to complete a three-year degree at a nonJapanese university or college in life sciences by August 31, 2025.
3. Persons who are currently enrolled at a non-Japanese four-year university in life sciences
and have completed or are expected to complete at least two years and 62 credits byAugust 31, 2025.
* Applicants are required to have completed at least 14 years of school education by thetime of admission.
* One credit equals 15 hours of coursework, 30 hours of practicum, or 45 hours oflaboratory, training, or practice.

B. Conditions for Application
Conditions for application include a recommendation by the school principal or similar person,
and an English test score such as TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS, or an equivalent test.
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Recommendation (Reference Letter)
Please see “VI. Application Documents” for details.

English test
- TOEFL (iBT): 61 or higher- TOEIC (Listening & Reading): 600 or higher- IELTS (Academic): 5.0 or higher*Applicants whose language of instruction at the high school (upper secondary) or
higher levels was English for recent three years are not required to submit TOEFL,
TOEIC, or IELTS scores.

C. Application Fees
JPY30,000l
You need to pay it via online application website when applying.

4IV. Selection Method-

All documents submitted will be evaluated and interview (conducted by Zoom or otherteleconferencing) will be conducted for the selection. The interview will be used to evaluate
the applicantʼs English abilities, basic knowledge in the field of specialization, andeagerness/motivation toward medical sciences.

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Information on the dates, times, and interview method will be arranged with applicants byemail.

V. Application Procedures
A. Application Procedures
1. Online Application
 Access “The Admissions Office” (thereafter called just as TAO), an online application
website, and select “University of Tsukuba” on the top page.
*You need to create an account as an applicant to apply.
 Select the “Department/Course”, “Program/Major” and “Admission Scheme” that you want
to apply for and click “Start my application”.
“The Admissions Office” (https://admissions-office.net/en/portal)
2. Submitting the “documents prepared by applicant”
 Submit the necessary documents along the guidance on the left sidebar.
 Some documents require you to type the necessary information into TAO, and others
require to submit the documents by uploading PDF files. Please see “VI. Application
Documents” for details.
3. Submitting the “documents prepared by person other than applicant”* “Documents prepared by person other than applicant” are those submitted by a third
person based on a request by applicant through TAO.
 An applicant needs to send the PDF forms to the person in advance and ask them toprepare the documents. Please see “VI. Application Documents” for details about the forms.
 Please type the email address of the person and other necessary information, and click“Request”.
4. Payment of examination fee
 Make a payment for the examination fee (JPY 30,000) via TAO. Payments can be made bycredit card only. *An administrative fee will be charged at the time of payment.

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(Important Notes)
 Please click “Complete my application” to finish the submission process. Note that you
cannot change the contents of the application after you submit it.
 You donʼt need to send anything via postal mail at this stage. When you pass the final exam,
you will be requested to submit the original copies of “Qualification Certificate” and “Official
Transcript” by August 31, 2025.

B. Application Period and Due Dates (JST)The online application website is available from October 23, 2024 to February 5 (5:00 pm),
2025. It is necessary to complete the online registration, submit the required documents, andpay the examination fee via TAO by the end of this period.

C. Notes
1. You can apply for only one among the following programs:- Undergraduate Program of International Social Studies- Interdisciplinary Program of Life and Environmental Sciences (first year/transfer)- Undergraduate Medical Science Program for International Students (only for transfer
students)- Bachelorʼs Program in Interdisciplinary Engineering- Bachelorʼs Program in Global Issues*You cannot change the program nor college once you apply.
2. Incorrect entries and incomplete applications can void your application.
3. If you need any special consideration for study due to disabilities or other issues, pleasecontact us before application period.
4. Application documents and examination fee that has been paid will not be returned.
5. If any falsification, fabrication, or factual discrepancy is found in the application
documents after admission to the university, admission may be revoked.
6. If you are not able to meet applicant eligibility by August 31, 2025 (JST), your admission
will be revoked.
7. For all of the documents uploaded to the online application website, the university may ask
the applicant to send the original documents if needed. Please keep the originals with you.

6VI. Application Documents
A. “Documents prepared by applicant”
Documents
Entry Form

Notes
- Type the necessary information into the form on TAO.
- Describe your study plan at the university on form 1 and upload it inStudy Plan

PDF format.

(form 1)- The study plan should be written in 800 to 1,200 words.
- See the attached “How to write your study plan” for details.

Financial Plan
(form 2)- Describe in detail your financial plan for study and living expenses after
your enrollment on form 2 and upload it in PDF format.
- See the attached “How to write your financial plan” for reference.
- Scan and upload the certification of your Applicant Eligibility in PDF

Certification offormat.

Applicant* The required documents differ depending on your educational status,

Eligibility

such as being currently enrolled in university/college or having
graduated from university/college. Please see the table 1 on page 9.

Official Transcript- Scan and upload the official transcripts of the last university/college
that you attended.
- Scan and upload a copy of the ID page of your passport in PDF format.

Copy of Passport* If you do not have a passport, please submit a copy of a certificate ofyour name and the date of birth.
- Scan and upload a copy of the English test score (TOEFL iBT, TOEIC
Listening & Reading, or IELTS Academic) in PDF format or make a

English test scorerequest test organization to send your score directly to the university.
* In the case of sending directly, the score should be received by the
final date of the application period.
* For TOEFL iBT, the institution code of University of Tsukuba is “C238”.
- Submit a course catalogue describing the curricula, graduation“Syllabi”

requirements, or etc.
- It should describe all the courses content you are taking or have taken
listed on your transcript.

* Forms 1, 2, and 4 are available on the website.
(https://ac.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/examinations/application-guidelines/#global)

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- Submit a profile/brochure of the last university/college that you
SchoolProfile/Brochureattended.
- It should state an overview and educational contents of theuniversity/college.
- A website link of the profile page can be accepted.

Other documents- You can upload other documents that show your strengths as ato support yourcandidate (SAT, EJU, awards, etc.) in PDF format.

application- If you have multiple documents, please combine them into a single(optional)

file to be uploaded.

B. “Documents prepared by person other than applicant”
Documents

Notes- Send the form 4 to a professor or teacher who knows you and yourReference Letter

academic skills well to ask to write a reference letter for you, and then(form 4)

make a request to submit it via TAO.
- Please follow the guidance by TAO about the submitting process.

* Forms 1, 2, and 4 are available on the website.
(https://ac.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/examinations/application-guidelines/#global)(IMPORTANT)You donʼt need to send anything via postal mail at the stage of applying. Only those who
passed the final exam will be required to submit the original copies of “Qualification Certificate”
and “Official Transcript” by August 31, 2025.
Notes:
The Forms 1, 2, and 4 are available on the website below.
(https://ac.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/examinations/application-guidelines/#global)*For transfer admissions, form 3 is not required to submit.

All the documents uploaded on TAO should be in PDF format.

 All the documents must be written in English. If any documents issued by your school are ina language other than English, translate these documents into English, have your school
certify the translation, and attach it to the original. Documents supporting your application(optional) can be translated by the applicants.

 For all of the documents uploaded to TAO, the university may ask the applicant to send
the original documents if needed. It is recommended to keep the originals with you.

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Table 1: Certification of Applicant Eligibility(Choose 1 or 2 and A to C to check your necessary document!)
A: a four-year degree at a non-Japanese university or college in life
sciences
B: a three-year degree at a non-Japanese university or college in life
sciences
C: at least two years education and 62 credits at a non-Japanesefour-year university in life science that you are currently enrolled

1: I have

2: I am expectedcompletedto complete

1-A

2-A

1-B

2-B

1-C

2-C

1-A or 1-B: Certificate of the degree you obtained
1-C: Official transcript and/or certificate which shows that you have been currently enrolled at the university for two years
or more and have obtained 62 or more credits.
2-A or 2-B: Certificate which proves your expected completion of the degree issued by the university/college.
2-C: Official transcript and/or certificate which shows that you are expected to have been currently enrolled at theuniversity for two years or more and to obtain 62 or more credits.

9VII. Announcement of the Screening Results

Examinee numbers of the successful applicants will be announced on March 27, 2025,
10:00 am (JST) on the University of Tsukuba English Programs website below:(https://ac.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/)The “Letter of Acceptance” and the other documents necessary for admission procedures will
be sent to the successful applicants.

VIII. Admission Procedures
A. Period for Admission Procedures
1.

The period for the procedures is from April 7 to 21, 2025 (JST).

2.

You need to complete the admission procedures within the above period.
*There are some documents to be sent via postal mail while the other items need to beregistered on the online admission procedures website. More details will be sent alongwith the Letter of Acceptance.

B. Admission Fee and Tuition Fee
1.

The admission fee is JPY282,000.

2.

The tuition fee for the Fall Semester (JPY267,900) together with the tuition fee for the
Spring Semester (JPY267,900) amount to a total annual tuition fee of JPY535,800.
*In addition to the above, tuition fee for September (JPY44,650) is necessary to be paid
along with the fee for the first Fall Semester.

3.

If any fees are revised at the time of admission or during enrollment, the new amounts will
be applied from the time of revision.

4.

Tuition should be paid by bank transfer through a Japanese financial institution in May (first
period) and November (second period) from the Spring Semester in the following year after
your enrollment.

5.

The university offers a full or partial tuition fee waiver for those students who are deemed
to find it difficult to pay the tuition for financial reasons or who are in the other unavoidable
circumstances.

IX. Disclosure of Information about Entrance Examinations
The university discloses the information about entrance examinations for the 2025
Undergraduate English Programs to applicants upon their requests from September 1 to October
31, 2025. For detailed information, please contact the “XI. Contact Desk.”

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X. Handling of Personal Information
The University of Tsukuba is committed to the proper management of personal information inaccordance with the "Act on the Protection of Personal Information" and the University ofTsukuba's Personal Information Protection and Management Regulations.
The names, birth dates, genders, and other personal information of applicants and examinees at
the time of application and admission procedures will be handled strictly and used for thefollowing purposes.
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Selection, Announcement of Successful Candidates and Admission Procedures

Post-entrance services for successful applicants, including academic affairs (student
registration, academic guidance, etc.), student support (health management, scholarship
applications, etc.), and tuition fees.

Research, analysis and study for improvement of admission selection methods, etc. andpublic relations

Processing and use of statistical data in a form that does not allow individuals to be
identified

We will not provide personal information to any third party without the consent of theindividual, except as stipulated in each item of Article 27, Paragraph 1 of the "Act on theProtection of Personal Information".

The University's handling of personal information is as follows(https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/about/disclosure-ho-kisoku/s-01/pdf/2022hks17.pdf)

XI. Contact Desk
Admissions Center, University of Tsukuba
1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577 Japan
E-mail Address: ac.intl@un.tsukuba.ac.jp*Please refrain from making inquiries by phone.

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2025 University of Tsukuba Student Support Scholarship “Tsukuba Scholarship”
for Undergraduate Students in English Programs
The University of Tsukuba offers the following scholarships in faculties offering English Programs.
Only students who have applied for English Programs can apply for this scholarship.

1. University of Tsukuba Student Support Scholarship “Tsukuba Scholarship”
The scholarship is provided for students with outstanding academic records. Eligible students will beselected from applicants who have passed the entrance examination for each program and also fromuniversity students who are currently enrolled in the program. The details of the scholarship are as follows:

Application Qualifications and Conditions
Applicants for this scholarship must fulfill the following conditions:(1) Nationality: Applicants with non-Japanese nationalities.
Note: Applicants who have multiple citizenship with Japanese nationality and permanent
residents are also eligible.
(2) Applicants who, upon entering the University of Tsukuba, do not receive nor expect to receive ascholarship or scholarships from any other scholarship-granting organizations or bodies for the
purpose of studying abroad.
(3) As a general rule, applicants who are certain to obtain a “Student” visa before entering Japan.
(4) Applicants who fulfill the qualifications for entering the Degree Programs in English in any of thefollowing undergraduate schools:(Reference) Programs to be offered in 2025
-Undergraduate Program of International Social Studies, School of Social and International
Studies-Interdisciplinary Program of Life and Environmental Sciences, School of Life and Environmental
Sciences

Scholarship AmountA living allowance of ¥60,000 per month (From September 2025 to March 2026)

Selection Process for Scholarship Students
Year of Initial Admission: Selection is based on entrance examination scores, etc.
From successive years: Selection is based on the previous year’s grades during enrollment, etc.
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Number of Tsukuba Scholarship Students in 2024
(Undergraduate Program of International Social Studies)First-year Students: 2, Second-year Students: 2 Third-year Students: 2, Fourth-year Students: 2,
Fifth-year Students:2(Interdisciplinary Program of Life and Environmental Sciences)
First-year Students: 3, Second-year Students: 3, Third-year Students: 4, Fourth-year Students: 3,
Fifth-year Students:2

2. [Important] How to Apply for the Tsukuba Scholarship
The University of Tsukuba will send a Tsukuba Scholarship application guide and an application form by email
between 10th February 2025 and 14th February 2025 (JST) to all those who pass the first stage screening.
Please use the application form if you plan to apply for the scholarship. In case if you don’t receive theapplication guide and the application form by 14th February 2025(JST), please inform us by email
immediately. The deadline for applications is 28th February 2025 (JST).

3. Inquiries about Scholarships
If you have any further inquiries about the Tsukuba Scholarship qualifications, please e-mail the following
address.
E-mail Address: isc-shien@un.tsukuba.ac.jp13