Graduate School of Engineering, Nagasaki University Master’s Degree
Water and Environmental Engineering Program
Urgent Notice for amendments of entrance examination requirements forOctober 2020 Entrance［Notice］[Notice] Due to the current situation caused by the outbreak of Covid-19, it ispresumed that some applicants have been unable to take the TOEIC orTOEFL examinations.
Thus, the following three amendments have been made to the October 2020
entrance examination for the Water and Environmental Engineering
Program.
Please note that there are no amendments other than these three items.
1) On application procedures
Current requirements
The official score certificate is only valid if obtained within the past 3
years from the examination date (Applicants without any of those
The score sheet of“TOEIC®
Listening &Reading Test”, or“TOEFL iBT®

official score certificates are not eligible for taking the entrance
examination.) The official score certificate will be returned enclosed
along with the admission exam ticket.
If any of the certificates listed on the left are not available in time, or if
you are able to submit recently obtained certificates other than thosesubmitted at time of application, please submit it to the Student Affairs
Section by noon of the day before the examination.

After amendment
Applicants who have already obtained an official score certificate of either TOEIC®
Listening & Reading Test (public test) or TOEFL iBT® must submit it. However, theofficial score certificate is only valid if obtained within the past 3 years from theexamination date. The official score certificate will be returned enclosed along with theadmission exam ticket.
For applicants who cannot obtain the TOEIC® Listening & Reading Test (public test) orTOEFL iBT®, there is no need to submit it.

2) Amendment on evaluation method
Current evaluation method for English proficiency
English proficiency will be evaluated based on the official score of any one of “TOEIC®
Listening & Reading Test”, or “TOEFL iBT®” (allocation of 20 points).

After amendment
For English proficiency, one of the two following methods with the highest score will be usedfor the evaluation.
1) English proficiency will be evaluated based on the official score of any one of “TOEIC®
2)

Listening & Reading Test”, or “TOEFL iBT®” (allocation of 20 points). *Notice 1
English proficiency will be evaluated based on the interview and the essay (allocationof 20 points). *Notice 2

Notice 1)
Evaluation method 2) will be applied for those who are unable to submit “TOEIC® Listening& Reading Test” or “TOEFL iBT®” scores.
Notice 2)
English proficiency for listening and speaking will be evaluated based on the scores of theinterview examination. English composition and grammar will be evaluated based on thescore of the English essay writing.

3) Amendment on the schedule of the entrance examination
Current schedule
Date of Examination (Designated by the Graduate School of Engineering during the followingperiod)
Between Thursday, June 18, 2020 to Thursday, June 25, 2020

After amendment
Date of Examination (The date designated by the Graduate School of Engineering duringfollowing period)
Between Wednesday, July 1, 2020 to Friday, July 3, 2020

※Prescribed Application Form is available for downloading from the home page “The Graduate Schoolof Engineering, Nagasaki University”. (URL：http://www.eng.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/english/contents/05.html)