Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Undergraduate
Application
Handbook
April/September2025Enrollment

C o m pre he ns i v e Se l e ctio n・Admissions by Activity Evaluation
・Admissions for Returnee Students
・Admissions for International Baccalaureate（IB）Diploma Students

Trans fe r Enro l l m e nt s

Unavoidable circumstances may
result in changes in the University's
policies and guidelines.
Please note that in cases where anychanges are made, the latest
information are to be updated on the
APUmate admissions
website (https://www.apumate.net/).

Admission Policy
Undergraduate Admissions
Ritsumeikan Asia Paciﬁc University (APU) welcomes students who will uphold theuniversity' s basic ideals of Freedom, Peace, and Humanity, International Mutual
Understanding, and the Future Shape of the Asia Paciﬁc Region. These should also, while
using both English and Japanese, be ready to acknowledge and understand diﬀerences incultures and values, engage actively in an international campus community, andcontribute to mutual learning. New undergraduate students must possess the following
attributes and abilities in order to engage in this kind of learning:

1.Knowledge and Skills

・Basic knowledge required for studying at university
・English or Japanese language proﬁciency required to pursue university level studies

2.Reasoning, Judgement, and Expression

・Critical thinking, analytical ability, and creativity needed to identify problems and proactively work towards their resolution
・Ability to interpret information accurately, as well as express one' s own ideas clearlyand logically using facts and data

3.Initiative and Capacity to Collaborate with Individuals from Diverse Backgrounds

・Ability to pursue goals and follow them through・Readiness to engage with and support others on the basis of mutual understanding・Desire to make full use of a multicultural learning environment and participate in multicultural collaborative learning

College of Asia Pacific Studies（1）Interest in one of the ﬁelds of "C ulture, Society and Media", "International Relations", and "Global
Economy" in global society with a focus on the Asia Paciﬁc region（2）Basic ability to study the ﬁeld social sciences with a focus on society, politics, and economics（3）Ability to read and write basic texts that will lead to reading and writing specialized texts at Collegeof Asia Paciﬁc Studies（4）Ability to pursue one's own interests and to express them clearly（5）Ability to integrate large amounts of information and think from multiple angles when framing
opinions

College of International Management（1）Interest in global management and business ﬁelds including Strategic Management andLeadership, Marketing, Accounting and Finance, Entrepreneurship and Operations
Management（2）Ability and desire to develop creativity, leadership skills and problem solving skills（3）Desire to make positive change through business and take action toward inclusion andsustainability in the Asia Paciﬁc region and the world

College of Sustainabilit y and Tourism（1）Interest in tourism, hospitality and sustainable society（2）Interest in various regions both within Japan and abroad, as well as willingness to work
toward solving problems for region sustainability（3）Willingness to learn across disciplines in collaboration with various social actors on andoﬀ campus

In order to admit undergraduate students compatible with APU ' s learning environment, applicants
will be evaluated through a comprehensive assessment of the aforementioned knowledge, skills,
reasoning, judgement, expression, initiative, and capacity to collaborate with individuals fromdiverse backgrounds using variety of methods.

Admissions Categor y
Who this Application Handbook is forJapanese/Domestic Applicants
Admission selection for Japanese nationals and permanent residents
Possess Japanesenationality, including
Japanese dual
nationality

Possess permanent
resident status in
Japan at the time of
application.

or

If you are a Japanese/domestic applicant, use the information in this handbook

If you are in the process of renouncing your Japanese nationality, please contact theAdmissions Oﬃce (International) before applying. If one of your parents has Japanese nationality, you may also have Japanese nationality. Please be sure to check in advance.

Other applicant categories

International Admissions
1.International Applicants Residing in Japan・You currently reside in Japan with a Student status of residence or another status ofresidence (excluding short-term or permanent residency) and will continue to reside in Japan
during your application period until your prospective enrollment date.*¹
・You currently reside in Japan with a Student status of residence, and will be able to renew
your student status of residence before your prospective enrollment date.*²*1 Spring: April 1, 2025. Fall: September 21, 2025.
*2 If you currently posses a status of residence (visa status) other than Student but intend on changing to Student
before enrolling at APU, you must complete the necessary procedures to change your status of residence by yourself.
Consult the Japanese Immigration Bureau directly for details regarding how to change your current status ofresidence to Student. In addition, submit the Letter of Intent to Change to Student Residence Status with yourapplication.

2.International Applicants Residing Outside Japan・You are currently living outside of Japan and will continue to live outside Japan during theentire of the application process.
・If you are an international applicant residing outside Japan, do not use the information in thishandbook. Instead, refer to our Undergraduate Application Handbook for International Applicants Residing Outside Japan, available to download on the APU Admissions website(https://admissions.apu.ac.jp/material̲download/)/Note: If you are a US armed forces personnel, family member or civilian under the US-Japan Status of Forces
Agreement (SOFA), this application handbook is not for you and you should instead use the Undergraduate
Application Handbook mentioned in 1.
※ If you are admitted as an international applicant even though you possess Japanese nationality, your APU Tuition
Reduction Scholarship award will be withdrawn and your acceptance to APU may be revoked.

Contact

Admissions for Japanese/
Domestic ApplicantsOﬃce of Domestic Admissions

International Admissions
Oﬃce of International Admissions
Contact us using the inquiry form on the page linked below:

https://admissions.apu.ac.jp/contact̲us
T E L ： +81-977-78-1120
H o u r s ： Monday-Friday 9:00-17:30 (Japan Time) T E L ： +81-977-78-1200
H o u r s ： Monday-Friday 9:00-17:30 (Japan Time)E m a i l ： apumate@apu.ac.jp
U R L ： https://admissions.apu.ac.jp/
U R L ： https://www.apumate.net/
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C o n t e n t s

Admissions Quota

P3

The process from application toannouncement of results

P26

Procedures from application toannouncement of results

P4

1. Application Procedures

P27

2 . Application process（ details）

P28

3. Application Documents

P30

Comprehensive Selection
2025 April /September
Enrollment）

P7

Tr ansfer Enrollment
2025 April /September
Enrollment

）

P20

（

List of Application Documents
for each application t ype[1st]List of Application Documents
for each application t ype[ Tr ansfer]

・Admissions by activit y evaluation
・Admissions for Returnee Students
・Admissions for International
Baccalaureate(IB) Diploma Students（

・Credit Tr ansfer approval af ter admission
for Tr ansfer Students
・Tr ansfer Enrollment
from higher professional school or
junior college［］

・Tr ansfer Enrollment [from univer sit y]

4.To those requiring
special accomodation when
taking domestic student
entr ance examinations

P38

5. Application Tickets andInter view Procedures

P38

6. Announcement of the Result

P41

7.Enrollment Procedures

P42

8.Student Fees and Dormitor y feesand Miscellaneous Charges
P44
9. APU’s Scholar ship System

ーTerms related to Educational Testing Service (ETS) used in these Guidelinesー※TOEIC ® and TOEFL ® are registered trademarks of Educational Testing
Service (ETS).This publication (Guidelines) has not been reviewed or
authorized by ETS.
※L & R is an abbreviation for Listening and Reading.
※S & W is an abbreviation for Speaking and Writing.
※EIKEN ® is a registered trademark of the Eiken Foundation of Japan.

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P46

Admissions Quota

Comprehensive Selection

Faculty

Admissions
by activity
evaluation

Admissions
for Returnee
Students

Admissions forInternational
Baccalaureate（IB）
Diploma Students

Total

College of
Asia Paciﬁc
Studies（ APS）

51

15

7

73

College ofInternational
Management
（APM）

48

13

7

68

College of
Sustainability andTourism（ST）

48

13

7

68

※The above numbers are the total number of students to be enrolled in April and September.

Transfer Enrollment

FacultyTransfer/from higher professional
school or junior college/
2nd year
student

3rd year
student

Transfer/from university
2nd year
student

3rd year
student

College of
Asia Paciﬁc
Studies（ APS）

5［※］

5［※］

College ofInternational
Management
（APM）

5［※］

5［※］

※This number includes other types of entrance examinations.
※Depending on the applications and selection status, the number of enrollees might be lower than the number of applicants.
※The College of Sustainability and Tourism does not accept applications for transfer enrollment.
※The above numbers are the total number of students to be enrolled in April and September.

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Procedures fromapplication toannouncement of results
This is a basic procedure showing the steps from application to the announcement ofﬁnal results, and some parts may diﬀer depending on the application type. If theapplication procedure is not completed within the deadline, your application will not
be accepted.
Step 1

Apply online through the applicant website "APUmate" and register your basic information.
ht tps://w w w.apumate.net /admissions̲ guide/examination/apply/①The application types

Please check in advance whether you qualify to apply.

②Decide your preferred college Select one college per application③Enrollment period④Language basis

Choose either April or September enrollment
Admissions taking place after April 2025 will be for September enrollment.

Please select "Japanese-basis" or "English-basis".
For details, see P.8

ht tps://w w w.apumate.net /pdf/admissions̲ guide/examination/download/latest2025/application̲ guide.pdf⑤AP House Residence Application

All applicants can live in the dormitory.
However, you cannot apply for a dormitory
after you have been accepted.
For more information, please see below. (Japanese only)

ht tps://w w w.apumate.net /exploring/campuslife/aphouse/⑥Select your preference for theDomestic Students Academic Excellence Scholarship Please see ●P for details.

Step 2

Payment of application fee

Please pay by credit card, convenience store, ﬁnancial institution ATM（Pay-easy or online banking.

Step 3

Upload required documents

Registration is available from 1:00 PM (Japan time) on the ﬁrst day of each application period until 11:59 PM(Japan time) on the last day.

Step 4

Send original documents that need to be submitted.

Submission is not required after the second time.

Inside Japan：By post〈Express mail/Registered mail〉
Living abroad：By e-mail ＊or post the original documents directly from your school to APU）
〈Using registered mail, EMS, FedEx or other service that keep a record of sending and delivery.〉Step 5

Take the exam on the speciﬁed date and time.

（

Excluding Admissions for Returnee Students andAdmissions for International Baccalaureate (IB)
Diploma Students

Admissions for Returnee Students,Admissions for International
Baccalaureate（IB）Diploma Students）

Recorded interview

Please submit the recorded interview by the deadline statedin the email you will receive after the end of application deadline.

※The selection method and number of times vary depending on the application type.

Step 6Check the results of the admissions and Domestic Students Academic Excellence Scholarship(only for those who have applied).

4Comprehensive
Selection Application
Document Checklist
Application forms can be downloaded from the APUmate website. For details on the
documents to be submitted, please see page 29 for [First-year students] and page 37 for[Transfer Students].
※If you are applying from outside Japan, we will only accept documents sent
directly from your educational institution to the university via email.
【All applicants must submit】（For multiple applications, you do not need to resubmit original documents issued by your educational institution.）
Reside inDocuments
Live in Abroad
Japan

Senior High School Transcript
Application Conﬁrmation Slip（

For the second and subsequent applications, if there are
no documents to be submitted, the applicant is not
required to submit this form.

Application Essay Form A）

By postBy e-mail or post

By postBy e-mail or post
UploadID Photo

Upload【Only for speciﬁed applicants】

Reside inJapan

Documents

Live in Abroad

External English language proﬁciency certiﬁcate

Upload and provide our reference number

Documents required for speciﬁc countries and regions

By postExtracurricular Activities Report

By e-mail or post
UploadForm B

Certiﬁcate of English Proﬁciency Form G

By postBy e-mail or post

Certiﬁcate of Enrollment or Proof of Overseas Education Period Form E

By postBy e-mail or post

IB Predicted Grades Report

By postBy e-mail or post

Reside inJapan

Live in Abroad

should be sealed Form I

The following application types also require the following:【Admissions by Activity Evaluation】
Documents
Extracurricular Activities Repor t

UploadForm B

Essay Sheet Form C or Form D

Upload【Admissions for Returnee Students】

Reside inJapan

Documents

Live in Abroad
UploadEssay Sheet Form C or Form D
Certiﬁcate of Enrollment or Proof of Overseas Education Period Form E

By postBy e-mail or post

【Admissions for International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Students】
Documents
International Baccalaureate(IB) Diploma or
IB Predicted Grades Repor t should be sealed Form I

Reside inJapan

Live in Abroad

By postBy e-mail or post

Essay Sheet Form C or Form D

Upload

EE:Extended Essay

Upload5

Personal
Information Policy
P er so n al in format ion collect ed from i nd i vi d ua ls d ur i ng t he a d m i s s i ons pr oce s s
w il l b e han dled in accordance wit h t he f ollow i ng:（1）Purpose of Use of Personal Information① To carry out the entrance examinations(applications processing, examination tickets sending and conducting an examinations) and screening② To notify results③ To send various surveys after the entrance examination④ Provision of personal information to third parties
・Provide the results of the examination to the applicant's home school and preparatory school.
(If the applicant agrees to provide personal information to a third party in the "Permission on Provision of personal information" section of the online application system (refer "III. "Provision of personal information to home schools, cram schools, and preparatory schools")).
⑤ To send documents for enrollment procedures to successful applicants⑥ To send information on after enrollment living matters (accommodation services, personal injury insurance,university coop etc.)⑦ To conduct preentrance English placement test for successful applicants⑧ Preparation of documents related to acquisition or renewal of status of residence⑨ Use for the following items related to academic support and student's life support after enrollment(only for students who have completed the second enrollment procedures)・Support for students' academic training, including student registration management, course management,
grade management, and tuition fee information management
・Student life support such as student life counseling, extracurricular activity support, scholarship management,
health and hygiene management, etc.
・Support for students' career paths and employment, including career guidance, support for job hunting activities,
and management of information on career paths and employment
・Counseling with parents on course completion, grades, and career paths, including notiﬁcation of grades to parents, etc.
・Admission examination and enrollment procedures
・Sending of various information materials for each school established by Ritsumeikan University
・Management of use and security of oncampus facilities and equipment
・Issuance of various certiﬁcates
・Providing necessary information to partner schools in Japan and abroad through academic exchange, etc.
［List of partner universities and Institutions of Ritsumeikan Asia Paciﬁc University］
https://www.apu.ac.jp/abroad/searchuniversity/
・Providing necessary information to organizations that oﬀer scholarship programs
・Provide necessary information to Alumni organizations (Alumni Association)
・Providing necessary information to organizations created by parents of students
・Provision of necessary information to organizations approved by the Ritsumeikan Personal Information Protection
Committee
・Education, research, and Faculty Development activities
・Other purposes related to or accompanied to the above（2）Management of Personal Information

Personal information of applicants will be managed safely to prevent leakage, loss, or damage inaccordance with laws and regulations.

（3）Outsourcing Services Associated with the Provision of Personal Data

Ritsumeikan Asia Paciﬁc University may outsource certain work that includes the handling of personal data to a third party entity having executed an agreement on the proper handling of personal
information.

（4）Statistical Use of Personal Information

Ritsumeikan Asia Paciﬁc University may use data extracted from applicants' personal information to
conduct various statistical analysis to be used for surveys and research related to the admissions
process. This data may also be provided to students interested in applying to Ritsumeikan Asia Paciﬁc University. However, the university shall ensure that any information made public can not be
used to identify speciﬁc individuals.
6Comprehensive
Selection（ 2025 A p ril /Se pte mbe r Enrollme nt）

Admissions by activity evaluation

Japanese-basis

English-basis

P12

Admissions for Returnee Students

Japanese-basis

English-basis

P16

Admissions for International
Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Students

Japanese-basis

English-basis

P18

If you are residing in Japan on a College Student visa, please take the entrance examination
for international students.
If you are eligible to obtain a College Student visa and wish to take the domestic students entrance examination,please contact the Admissions Oﬃce in advance.

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April Enrollment/September Enrollment

Admissions by activity evaluation Japanese-basis English-basis
1.Purpose of this Entrance Examination
The purpose of this entrance examination is to accept applicants who are highly interested in theacademic ﬁelds of each college, highly motivated to study and have great potential for growth after entering the university.
・Those who are conﬁdent on their achievement of signiﬁcant growth through activities they
have been passionately involved in since graduating from junior high school.
・Those who have accomplished a high level of achievement or outstanding activities in avariety of ﬁelds since graduating from junior high school, such as study abroad or otherinternational experience, language, inquiry-based learning activities, academics, culture, art,sports, volunteer work, etc.
・Those who wish to use the abilities and experience they have developed through their own
eﬀorts to enhance academic and extra-curricular activities after entering the university.

2.Number of Students to be Accepted into Each College
The number of students enrolled is the total number of students enrolled in April and September.
College

Number of Students
Accepted

College of Asia Paciﬁc Studies（APS）

51

College of International Management(APM)

48

College of Sustainability and Tourism(ST)48※Depending on application numbers and screening
results, the number of acceptances actually issued
may be less than the number of students listed above.
In that case, the remaining spaces will be ﬁlled byaccepted applicants from other application types.

3.Application Qualifications
Applicants must fulﬁll all of the conditions (1), (2) and (3) below. English-basis applicantsmust satisfy condition (4) below in addition to (1) to (3).
※Applicants may apply concurrently with other entrance examinations that meet the application qualiﬁcations(including those conducted on the same day).

（1）Have an interest and eagerness to study at the preferred College.
（2）Applicants must fulfill at least one of the following conditions.
Among those who have applied and been admitted with the expectation of graduating/completinghigh school or passing the ﬁnal exam, those who could not graduate/complete high school or pass
the graduation exam by March 31, 2025 for spring enrollment or by September 20, 2025 for fall enrollment will not be able to enroll.
①High school (including secondary education school) graduates or those who are expected to graduate②Completed (or scheduled to complete) the senior curriculum of a special needs school or the third year of ahigher college of technology③Completed (or scheduled to complete) an International Baccalaureate, Baccalaureate, or Abitur qualiﬁcation
between④Completed (or scheduled to complete) a 12-year curriculum at an educational institution accredited by aninternational accreditation body (WASC, CIS, ACSI,NEASC,Cognia,NCA CASI,NWAC,SACS CASI)⑤In addition to the above received (or expecting to receive) recognition as possessing academic abilities
equivalent to a Japanese senior high school graduate pursuant to Article 150 of the School Education Act
Enforcement Regulations
If you are unsure whether or not you are qualiﬁed to apply, please undergo a Pre-Screening of Eligibility for
Application. See the admissions website for details:
https://www.apumate.net /admissions̲guide/english/pre-screening.html

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（3）Applicants must have been involved in one or more of the following
outstanding activities since graduating from junior high school.
（However, up to three activity records will be evaluated）
The level of activity achievements and achievements that the university expects of enrollees (reference)ﬁeld

・At least 3 months of study abroad or academic experience in a foreign country
International
・At least 3 months of total study experience at an international school or other high1 experience such as
school equivalent in a foreign country, based on the formal education systemstudying abroad
・Possess International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma or expected to obtain IB Diploma

The following criteria must be fulﬁlled

2※

Language study

TOEFL iBT®

IELTSTOEIC ®
(L&R/S&W）

EIKEN ®

TEAP

42

4.5

1150

1980

225

TEAP CBTGTEC

Cambridge
EnglishPTE
Academic

420
960
140
42
【Chinese】Test of Chinese Proﬁciency Grade 4, Test in Practical Chinese Proﬁciency
Grade 4, HSK Level 2【Korean】Test of Proﬁciency in Korean Level 2, Hangul Proﬁciency Test Level 4【Spanish】Spanish Proﬁciency Test Level 4【Other Languages】Obtaining qualiﬁcations such as certiﬁcation exams orparticipating in speech contests, etc.
Inquiry-based
3 learning activities/
Research

The applicant must have conducted independent research at a school or other institution or
independently, compiled the results of the research and presented them at a contest or research group.

4

Academics※Application for the UNITE Program must be made separately within the designatedtime period. For details, please refer to the APUmate website.
https://www.apumate.net/info/2025uniteprogram.html

5

Culture, Arts &SportsHave been enthusiastically engaged in cultural, artistic, or sports activities, regardless of theﬁeld or type, and have demonstrated their achievements in games, competitions, contests, etc.

6

Student council

Activities of the student council (president, vice president, and other executive board member)Completion of the UNITE Program course units designated by APU within the time frame.

・Other social activities（ volunteer work, etc.）that have received social
Volunteering,recognition（published in newspapers, etc.）
independent
7 activities,
・Participation in various contests for high school students, including debates,
speeches, business plans, and assignments etc.
external contests,
etc.
・Proven record of activity in entrepreneurial experience.

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Variousqualiﬁcations,etc.

・Passed Fundamental Information Technology Engineer Examination, Possess Oﬃcial
Busi-ness Skill Test in Bookkeeping Level 2 or above, Nissho Soroban Proﬁciency Test
Level 1, and The NKEN Test Grade 1 in News Proﬁciency.
・Have a minimum of two years of Kumon study history and have passed at least two
subjects, including English, on the Kumon-accredited senior high school basic
curriculum test (or ﬁnal material completion test)※Examination results related to language proﬁciency will be valid only if the examination date on the certiﬁcate is on orafter October 1, 2022.
※The TOEFL iBT® Test（TOEFL iBT® Home Edition also possible）. In addition to Test Date Scores, you may also apply
using MyBestTM Scores.
※For IELTS, "IELTS One Skill Retake" will also be used.＊For TOEIC®（L&R/S&W）, the combined score is the TOEIC®
S&W score multiplied by 2.5.
※Eiken Test also includes Eiken CBT, Eiken S-CBT, and Eiken S-Interview. In addition, students will be evaluated basedon their Eiken CSE 2.0 score regardless of whether they pass or fail the examination.
※GTEC must be an oﬃcial score only.
※Cambridge English Qualiﬁcations includes Linguaskill.
【Evidence of Activities】
There are four essential conditions for the proof of activity to be recognized. For details, please see "Conditions for
activity achievements to be recognized" on page 34.

9（4）English-basis applicants only: must fulﬁll at least one of ① to ③ below.
①Achieved one of the following scores in a test of English language proﬁciency.
TOEFL
iBT ®

(

IELTS
Academic
Module75）

TOEIC ®
EIKEN ®
(L&R/S&W）

6.0

1600

2304

TEAP

TEAP
CBT

GTEC

318

630

1215

PTE
Cambridge
AcademicEnglish169

50※Examination results related to language proﬁciency will be valid only if the examination date on thecertiﬁcate is on or after October 1, 2022.
※The TOEFL iBT® Test（TOEFL iBT® Home Edition also possible）. In addition to Test Date Scores, you
may also apply using MyBestTM Scores.
※For IELTS, "IELTS One Skill Retake" will also be used.＊For TOEIC®（L&R/S&W）, the combined score is
the TOEIC® S&W score multiplied by 2.5. It also includes IELTS One Skill Retake.
※Eiken Test also includes Eiken CBT, Eiken S-CBT, and Eiken S-Interview. In addition, students will be
evaluated based on their Eiken CSE 2.0 score regardless of whether they pass or fail the examination.
※GTEC must be an oﬃcial score only.
※Cambridge English Qualiﬁcations includes Linguaskill.

②Obtained or expecting to obtain an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma in English.
③Recognized by APU as having suﬃcient English language proﬁciency. Such recognition
may be granted, for example, if English is the applicantʼs ﬁrst language, or if theapplicant has under t aken a curriculum equivalent to Japanese junior and senior highschool in which, in principle, all subjects were taught in an English medium (excluding
language education subjects).

4．Screening Method（1）First screening: Evaluation of submitted application documents
Contents

Main evaluation points

Application essay,
Essays,Other documents
to be submitted

Based on your application documents, we will evaluate the level of the activities you have undertaken and whether or not you have grown or achieved
results through these activities, as well as your interest in the college you are
applying to, your motivation and enthusiasm for your studies after enrollment, your language ability, and the logic and persuasiveness of your writing.

※ Please prepare your Application Essay and Essay in the basis language (English or Japanese) you select at the time of application.
※ Please see page 30 for other documents to be submitted（2）Second screening(Final): Live interview/Online
Contents

Main evaluation points

Time

Question and answer session based on theapplication documents (including appeal regarding activities you have been involved in so far)

"The potential to demonstrate achievements after enrollment, the desire to learn,
and the potential for growth at APU"

20 minutes※ The live interview will be conducted in Japanese for Japanese-basis applicants and in English for English-basis applicants.
※ The date, time, and method of interview will be announced at the time of notiﬁcation of result of the ﬁrst selection.

（3）Determination of Final Results

Applicants will be judged comprehensively based on the results of both the ﬁrst andsecond screening.

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5．Screening Schedule（1）First Screening

Application
Round

Application Period

First Screening Results
Notiﬁcation

April/
September
2025

1

Sep 2, 2024（Mon）‒ Sep 17, 2024（Tue)Oct 4, 2024（Fri）

2

Oct 18, 2024（Fri）‒ Nov 5, 2024（Tue）

Nov 22, 2024（Fri）

3

Dec 2, 2024（Mon）‒ Dec 16, 2024（Mon）

Jan 17, 2025（Fri）

September 2025

4

Mar 7, 2025（Fri）‒ Mar 21, 2025（Fri）

Apr 18, 2025（Fri）

Enrollment period

・The time for application and screening is as follows.[Japan time]【Start of application】1:00 PM on the above-mentioned application start date.
【Application deadline】11:59 PM on the above-mentioned application closing date.
【Notiﬁcation of Results】1:00 p.m. on the above date of notiﬁcation of results.
・Application ticket for the ﬁrst screening will not be issued. You can conﬁrm your
Application number on online application system from 1:00pm on the ﬁrst screening result
notiﬁcation date.
・You can apply and take the examination more than once by choosing another application
round.
・If you wish to apply for more than one entrance examination, please register each application.
・There is no need to resubmit school-issued documents once submitted.

（2）Second [Final] Screening
Enrollment period

Application
Application Period for Second Screening
Round
1

April/
September
2025

2
3

September
2025

4

Oct 4, 2024（Fri）‒ Oct 10, 2024（Thu）

Date

Final Result
Notiﬁcation

Oct 12,2024（Sat）orOct 13,2024（Sun）

Nov 1,
2024（Fri）

Nov 30,
Nov 22, 2024（Fri）‒ Nov 28, 2024（Thu） 2024（Sat）or Dec 1,2024（Sun）
Jan 25,
Jan 17, 2025（Fri）‒ Jan 23, 2025（Thu） 2025（Sat）or Jan 26,2025（Sun）
Apr 18, 2025（Fri）‒ Apr 24, 2024（Thu） Apr 26, 2025（Sat）

Dec 12,2024（Thu）
Feb 6,
2025（Thu）
May 8,
2025（Thu）

・In order to take the second screening, you must complete the registration of the second
screening and payment of the application fee for second screening by 23:59[Japan time] pmof the application deadline. If you do not register your application within the application
period, it will be considered as withdrawal of selection process.
・You will be able to conﬁrm and print out the application ticket from the online application
system during the application period for second screening Please be sure to check the details
regarding the examination dates for the second round of selection.Please note that the date
and time of the test cannot be changed for any reason.
・Notiﬁcation of results will be made via online pass/fail inquiry from 1:00 p.m[Japan time]. on
the above-mentioned result notiﬁcation date.

Activities after Admission※If you wish to continue your activities in any of the Universityʼs clubs or circles after admission, pleasebe sure to conﬁrm with the Outreach Research Oﬃce (TEL:0977-78-1121) the activities, practice andfacility conditions, etc. of each club or circle before submitting your application.
For information on application procedures, etc., please refer to "General Guidelines" (P27〜P36).

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April Enrollment/September Enrollment

Admissions for Returnee Students Japanese-basis English-basis
1.Purpose of this Entrance Examination
The purpose of this entrance examination is to accept applicants who are highly interested in theacademic ﬁelds of each college, highly motivated to study and have great potential for growth after
entering the university.
・Those who are conﬁdent that they have achieved signiﬁcant growth through their study andliving experience in a country or region with a diﬀerent language and culture from that of Japan.
・Those who have completed at least two years of education outside of Japan at a school basedon the formal education system.
・Those who wish to make use of their study and living experience in a country or region with adiﬀerent language and culture from that of Japan to enhance their studies and extra-curricular
activities after entering the university.

2.Number of Students to be Accepted into Each College
The number of students enrolled is the total number of students enrolled in April and September.
College

Number of Students
Accepted

College of Asia Paciﬁc Studies（APS）

15

College of International Management(APM)

13

College of Sustainability and Tourism(ST)13※Depending on application numbers and screening
results, the number of acceptances actually issued
may be less than the number of students listed above.
In that case, the remaining spaces will be ﬁlled byaccepted applicants from other application types.

3.Application Qualifications
Applicants must fulﬁll all of the conditions (1), (2) and (3) below.
English-basis applicants must satisfy condition (4) below in addition to (1) to (3).
※Applicants may apply concurrently with other entrance examinations that meet the application qualiﬁcations(including those conducted on the same day).

（1）Have an interest and eagerness to study at the preferred College.
（2）Applicants must fulfill at least one of the following conditions.

Among those who have applied and been admitted with the expectation of graduating/completinghigh school or passing the ﬁnal exam, those who do not expect to graduate/complete high school orpass the graduation exam by March 31, 2025 for spring enrollment or by September 20, 2025 for fall
enrollment will not be able to enroll.

①High school (including secondary education school) graduates or those who are expected to graduate②Completed (or scheduled to complete) the senior curriculum of a special needs school or the third year of ahigher college of technology③Completed (or scheduled to complete) an International Baccalaureate, Baccalaureate, or Abitur qualiﬁcation
between④Completed (or scheduled to complete) a 12-year curriculum at an educational institution accredited by aninternational accreditation body (WASC, CIS, ACSI,NEASC,Cognia,NCA CASI,NWAC,SACS CASI)⑤In addition to the above received (or expecting to receive) recognition as possessing academic abilities
equivalent to a Japanese senior high school graduate pursuant to Article 150 of the School Education Act
Enforcement Regulations

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（3）Must have undergone a cumulative total of at least 2 years of education (or is expected to do so )outside Japan in a curriculum which forms part of a formal education system at a level equivalent
to junior high school/senior high school in Japan (Grade 7 and above).
If you are unsure whether or not you are qualiﬁed to apply, please undergo a Pre-Screening of Eligibility for
Application. See the admissions website for details:
https://www.apumate.net /admissions̲guide/english/pre-screening.html（4）English-basis applicants only: Must have achieved at least one of the following conditions.
①Achieved one of the following scores in a test of English language proﬁciency.
TOEFL
iBT ®
75

(

IELTS
Academic
Module
6.0）

TOEIC ®
EIKEN ®
(L&R/S&W）
1600

2304

TEAP

TEAP
CBT

GTEC

318

630

1215

PTE
Cambridge
AcademicEnglish169

50※Examination results related to language proﬁciency will be valid only if the examination date on thecertiﬁcate is on or after October 1, 2022.
※The TOEFL iBT® Test（TOEFL iBT® Home Edition also possible）. In addition to Test Date Scores, you
may also apply using MyBestTM Scores.
※For IELTS, "IELTS One Skill Retake" will also be used.＊For TOEIC®（L&R/S&W）, the combined score is
the TOEIC® S&W score multiplied by 2.5. It also includes IELTS One Skill Retake.
※Eiken Test also includes Eiken CBT, Eiken S-CBT, and Eiken S-Interview. In addition, students will be
evaluated based on their Eiken CSE 2.0 score regardless of whether they pass or fail the examination.
※GTEC must be an oﬃcial score only.
※Cambridge English Qualiﬁcations includes Linguaskill.

② Obtained or expecting to obtain an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma in English.
③ Recognized by APU as having suﬃcient English language proﬁciency. Such recognition may
be granted, for example, if English is the applicantʼs ﬁrst language, or if the applicant has
undertaken a curriculum equivalent to Japanese junior and senior high school in which, in principle, all subjects were taught in an English medium (excluding language education subjects).

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4．Screening Method［One-step selection］（1）Submit within the application period【Screening based on application documents】
Contents

Main evaluation points

Application essay,
Essays,Other documents to besubmitted

In addition to the richness and growth of your experiences abroad
and the results you have achieved, we will also evaluate your interestin the faculty you are applying to, your motivation and enthusiasm
for your studies after enrollment, your level of language proﬁciency,
and the logic and persuasiveness of your writing.

※Please prepare your Application Essay and Essay in the basis language (English or Japanese) you select at the time of application.
※Please see page 30 for other documents to be submitted. Letter of recommendation is not required.

（2）Submit within the period specified by the university, after the application period ends
（within 10 days.）【Recorded interviews】
Contents

Main evaluation points

Digital interview system
will be used

Potential to demonstrate results of activities after enrollment, willingness
to study, and potential for growth at APU※The Video interviews will be conducted in Japanese for Japanese-basis and in English for English-basis.
※The day after the application period ends (excluding weekends and holidays), we will send you an email with
Information about the video interview to the email address registered in the application system. Please see page.......

（3）Determination of Final Results

Applicants will be judged comprehensively based on the results of both the ﬁrst screening andsecond screening.

5．Screening Schedule（1）First Screening[Final]
Enrollment period Application round

Application Period

Final Result Notiﬁcation

April/September
20251

Sep 17, 2024（Tue）− Oct 1, 2024

Nov 1, 2024（Fri）

2

Dec12, 2024（Thu）− Dec 23, 2024（Mon）

Jan 30, 2025（Thu）

September 2025

3

Mar 7, 2025（Fri）− Mar 21, 2025（Fri）

May 8, 2025（Thu）

・The time for application and screening is as follows.[Japan time]【Start of application】1:00 PM on the above-mentioned application start date.
【Application deadline】11:59 PM on the above-mentioned application closing date.
【Notiﬁcation of Results】1:00 p.m. on the above date of notiﬁcation of results.）
・Application ticket will not be issued. You can conﬁrm your Application number on
online application system from 1:00pm on the result notiﬁcation date.
・Y o u c a n a p p l y a n d t a k e t h e e x a m i n a t i o n m o r e t h a n o n c e b y c h o o s i n g a n o t h e rapplication round.
・If you wish to apply for more than one entrance examination, please register eachapplication.
・There is no need to resubmit school-issued documents once submitted.

For information on application procedures, etc., please refer to "General Guidelines" (P27〜P36).

14April Enrollment/September Enrollment

Admissions for International Baccalaureate（IB）
Diploma Students Japanese-basis English-basis
1.Purpose of this Entrance Examination
The purpose of this entrance examination is to accept applicants who are highly interested in theacademic ﬁelds of each college, highly motivated to study and have great potential for growth
after entering the university.
・Those who are conﬁdent that they have achieved signiﬁcant growth through their activities in
the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program.
・Those who have obtained or expect to obtain an IB Diploma by the time of enrollment.
・Those who wish to use the skills and experience gained through the (IB) Diploma program toenhance their academic and extra-curricular activities after enrollment.

2.Number of Students to be Accepted into Each College
The number of students enrolled is the total number of students enrolled in April and September.
College

Number of Students
Accepted

College of Asia Paciﬁc Studies（APS）

7

College of International Management(APM)

7

College of Sustainability and Tourism(ST)7※Depending on application numbers and screening
results, the number of acceptances actually issued
may be less than the number of students listed above.
In that case, the remaining spaces will be ﬁlled byaccepted applicants from other application types.

3.Application Qualifications
Applicants must fulﬁll all of the conditions (1), (2).English-basis applicants must satisfy condition (1) to (3)※Applicants may apply concurrently with other entrance examinations that meet the application qualiﬁcations(including those conducted on the same day).

（1）Have an interest and eagerness to study at the preferred College.
（2）
Must have obtained or expecting to obtain an International Baccalaureate Diploma .

Among those who have applied and been admitted with the expectation of graduating/completing high school or
passing the ﬁnal exam, those who do not expect to graduate/complete high school or pass the graduation examby March 31, 2025 for spring enrollment or by September 20, 2025 for fall enrollment will not be able to enroll.
If you are unsure whether or not you are qualiﬁed to apply, please undergo a Pre-Screening of Eligibility for
Application. See the admissions website for details:
https://www.apumate.net /admissions̲guide/english/pre-screening.html（3）English-basis applicants only: Must have achieved at least one of the following conditions.
①Achieved one of the following scores in a test of English language proﬁciency
TOEFL
iBT ®
75

(

IELTS
Academic
Module
6.0

TOEIC ®

） (L&R/S&W） EIKEN
1600

2304

®

TEAP

TEAP
CBT

GTEC

318

630

1215

PTE
Cambridge
AcademicEnglish169

50※English language proﬁciency test scores are valid if the test date shown on the score certiﬁcate is October
1, 2022 or later.
※For the TOEFL iBT® Test, TOEFL iBT® Home Edition is also accepted. In addition to Test Date Scores,
MyBest TM Scores will also be accepted.
※The TOEIC® (L&R/S&W) represents a combined score in which the TOEIC® S&W score is multiplied by 2.5.
※For IELTS, a score of 5.5 or above must be achieved in each section of the test.It also includes IELTS One
Skill Retake.
※EIKEN® includes EIKEN CBT, EIKEN S-CBT, and EIKEN S-Interview. In addition, students will be evaluatedbased on their Eiken CSE 2.0 score regardless of whether they pass or fail the examination.
※Only oﬃcial test scores are accepted for GTEC.
※Cambridge English Qualiﬁcations includes Linguaskill.

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②Obtained or expecting to obtain an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma in English.
③Recognized by APU as having suﬃcient English language proﬁciency. Such recognition may be
granted,for example, if English is the applicantʼs ﬁrst language, or if the applicant has undertaken acurriculum equivalent to Japanese junior and senior high school in which, in principle, all subjects
were taught in an English medium (excluding language education subjects).
Those who have not obtained the International Baccalaureate Diploma by March 31, 2025 for April enrollment
and September 20, 2025 for September enrollment will not be allowed to enroll, even if they are accepted.

4．Screening Method［One-step selection］（1）Submit within the application period【Screening based on application documents】
Contents

Main evaluation points

Application essay,
Essay
EE: Extended essay,
Other documents to besubmitted

Documents will be evaluated based on the acquisition level of the “Theory ofKnowledge” (T.O.K) in the International Baccalaureate program, as well as the interest in the college of choice, motivation and enthusiasm on studies after entering theuniversity, the level of language ability, and the logic and persuasiveness of writing.

※Please prepare your “Application Essay” and “Essay” in the basis language (English or Japanese) you select at the time of application. You may write your Extended Essay (EE) in either Japanese or English, regardless of the language basis of your application.
If you have written your Extended Essay in a language other than Japanese or English, Please make sure to attach a summary of it
in English or Japanese.
※Please see page 30 for other documents to be submitted. Letter of recommendation is not required.

（2）Submit within the period specified by the university, after the application period ends（within 10 days.）【Recorded interview】
Contents

Main evaluation points

Digital interview system
will be used

Students will be evaluated on their ability to actively utilize APU's multicultural education, living
environment and resources to learn and grow, as well as their ability on inquiry-based learning.

※Video Interviews are conducted in Japanese for Japanese-basis applicants and English for English-basis applicants.
※The day after the application period ends (excluding weekends and holidays), we will send you an email with information about therecorded interview to the email address registered in the application system. Please see ●P for details.

（3）
Determination of Final Results

A comprehensive assessment will be made based on document review and a Video interview todetermine whether or not the applicant has been accepted.

5．Screening Schedule（1）First Screening［FINAL］
Enrollment period Application Round
April/
September
2025
September
2025

Application Period

Final Result Notiﬁcation1

Dec 12, 2024（Thu）-Dec 23, 2024(Mon)Jan 30, 2025（Thu）

2

Mar 7, 2025（Fri）-Mar 21, 2025（Fri）

May 8, 2025（Thu）

・The time for application and screening is as follows.[Japan time]【Start of application】1:00 PM on the above-mentioned application start date.
【Application deadline】11:59 PM on the above-mentioned application closing date.
【Notiﬁcation of Results】1:00 p.m. on the above date of notiﬁcation of results.
・Application ticket will not be issued. You can conﬁrm your Application number on online
application system from 1:00pm on the result notiﬁcation date.
・You can apply and take the examination more than once by choosing another application round.
・If you wish to apply for more than one entrance examination, please register each application.
・There is no need to resubmit school-issued documents once submitted.
For information on application procedures, etc., please refer to "General Guidelines" (P27〜P36).

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Transfer
Enrollment（ 2025 A p ril /Se pte mbe r Enrollme nt）

Credit Transfer approval after admission for Transfer Students

P21

Transfer Enrollment
from higher professional schoolor junior college（）

Japanese-basis

English-basis

P22

Transfer Enrollment（from university）

Japanese-basis

English-basis

P24〈About transfer enrollments from higher professional school or
junior college and from university〉
Transfer Enrollment (from higher professional school or junior college)(編入) means thata person is a school graduate who omits part of his or her educational program and enrollsin another type of school in the middle of the program (mid-year enrollment).
Transfer Enrollment (from university)（ 転入）means that a person omits a part of theeducational program of the school he/she is currently attending and enrolls in the same
type of school in the middle of the program. If a student who has completed or is currently
enrolled in a bachelor's program enrolls in the middle of the program at APU, he/she will
belongs to this enrollment.

If you are residing in Japan on a College Student visa, please take theentrance examination for international students.
If you are eligible to obtain Student visa in Japan and wish to take the domestic students entrance
examination, please contact the Admissions Oﬃce in advance.

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Credit Transfer approval after admission for Transfer Students■Credit Transfer

Second year transfer students may transfer up to 30 credits and third year transfer students may transfer up
to 62 credits depending on the credit transfer carried out at the time of enrollment. For successful applicants,
the number of transfer credits approved will be determined after a review of academic transcript and syllabi of
higher education institution. You will be notiﬁed of the number of transfer credits approved when you receive
your enrollment procedure documents. Please note that we can not notify you beforehand.
If you are still taking courses at the time of application, please make sure to submit the ﬁnal results (oﬃcial
transcript) of these courses to the Oﬃce of Domestic Admissions once they have been acquired before enrollment. Your eligibility to enroll at APU may be revoked if you do not submit the ﬁnal academic transcript.
Please note that students must complete a total of 124 credits to graduate from APU.

■Application to transfer Major Credits (Applicable to Third Year Transfer Students Only)

Please submit the Application to Transfer Credits as APU Major Subjects, along with the academic transcriptand syllabus of the courses you wish to have approved for credit transfer.
Syllabus is a document that outlines the goals and content students will be studying in a speciﬁc course. It
includes information such as course name, course overview, evaluation criteria, goals, length and number ofclasses, textbooks used for the course, etc. If these information are not included on the syllabus, pleasesubmit other documents which have these information.
If the syllabus is written in a language other than English or Japanese, you must submit an English or Japanese translation together with the original syllabus. Only translations from organization issuing the syllabus, atranslation company, or a qualiﬁed individual translator will be accepted. Please make sure that the oﬃcial sealof the translation company or the individual translatorʼs name, address, contact information, and signature (orstamp) are clearly stated in the translation document before submitting.
If you are transferring to the College of International Management (APM) from an institution accredited by
AACSB,EQUIS, AMBA or EPAS, you do not need to submit a syllabus. Instead, please submit a document stating that the institution has received an accreditation (a copy of the relevant section of the institutionʼshomepage is suﬃcient).
In order to request an approval of credit transfer, please refer to the “Major Education Subjects” section on
the “Curriculum Outline” on our APUmate admissions websiteʼs “Second/ Third Year Transfer Enrollment”
page. https://www.apumate.net/en/admissions̲guide/examination/h̲t/■Points which need to be considered when transferring as a Third Year Student
Considering the unique education and job hunting system in Japan, there are cases when second year
transfer is more desirable although a student has completed two years of study at a higher education institution
before enrolling at APU. Please make sure that you plan thoroughly about your study and job hunting before
you apply, taking into consideration the following points.
In general, it is desirable for third year transfer students to have at least ten credits approved as major
education subjects. However, even under this condition, considering the limited time available to spend on
clubs, part time jobs, job hunting and other non study activities, it may still be diﬃcult for students to acquire
the necessary credits for graduation within two years.
Usually, job hunting starts from the second half of the third year and may continue until the fourth year. If you
wish to do job hunting in Japan, you will need to devote a certain amount of time to job hunting and may
therefore be unable to take classes and earn credits necessary to graduate in two years. Considering thesepoints, we strongly recommend that you apply as second year transfer student if you wish to seek employment
in Japan.
Although it is not mandatory for third year transfer students to take Japanese (for English basis students) or
English (for Japanese basis students), you can register for these courses if you wish. However, as language
subjects require a considerable amount of study time, taking these subjects alongside your major courses may
make it diﬃcult for you to graduate within two years. Considering this point, we strongly recommend that you
apply as second year transfer student if you would like to take language subjects.
For details regarding credit transfer, please take a look at the “Second/ Third Year Transfer Enrollment” pageon APUmate admissions website (https://www.apumate.net/en/admissions̲guide/examination/h̲t/).
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April Enrollment/September Enrollment

Transfer Enrollment Japanese-basis English-basis(from higher professional school or junior college)
1.Purpose of this Entrance Examination
The purpose of this entrance examination is to accept applicants who are highly interested in theacademic ﬁelds of each college, highly motivated to study and have great potential for growth after
entering the university.
・Those who have achieved growth through their studies in their previous or current
educational programs in which they enrolled.
・Students who are ready to make appropriate plans and be motivated to enhancetheir academic and extra-curricular activities after enrollment, based on their past
activities and learning in the educational programs.

2.Number of Students to be Accepted into Each College
Transfer year
2nd year Transfer
3rd year Transfer

College

Number of Students Accepted

College of Asia Paciﬁc Studies（APS）
College of International Management(APM)
College of Asia Paciﬁc Studies（APS）
College of International Management(APM)

5［※］
5［※］

※The number of applicants includes those who apply through other entrance examinations. Depending on the number ofapplications and the results of the selection, the number of successful applicants may be lower than the number ofstudents to be accepted.
※College of Sustainability and Tourism（ST）does not accept students

3.Application Qualifications（1）2nd year Transfer
Applicants who meet both Application Qualiﬁcation 1(academic background) andApplication Qualiﬁcation 2(language ability)
1）Application Qualiﬁcation 1(academic background) Those who meet either ① or ② of the following criteria:①Those who have graduated from a junior college or higher technical college, or those whoare scheduled to graduate by March 31, 2025[April enrollment] or September 20, 2025
[September enrollment]②Those who have complet ed t he advanc ed cour se at a voc at ional schools t hat meet s t he
st andards set by t he Minist r y of Educ at ion, Cult ure, Spor t s, Science and Technolog y, or
those who are scheduled to complete by March 31, 2025 [April enrollment] or September
20, 2025 [September enrollment]. However, eligibilit y under this is condition is limited tothose who meet the qualiﬁcations for univer sit y admission stipulated in Ar ticle 9 0 of the
School Education Law.

2）Application Qualiﬁcation 2(language ability) Applicants must fulﬁll one of the following scores or grades at the time of application.
TOEFL
iBT ®

IELTS
（Academic Module)

TOEIC ®
(L&R/S&W）

EIKEN ®

Cambridge
EnglishPTE
Academic

Japanese-basis

55

5.0

1340

2304

149

42

English-basis

85

6.5

1730

2630

176

58

If you are unsure whether or not you are qualiﬁed to apply, please undergo a Pre-Screening of Eligibility for
Application. See the admissions website for details:
https://www.apumate.net /admissions̲guide/english/pre-screening.html

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（2）3rd year Transfer

Applicants who meet both Application Qualiﬁcation 1(academic background) and Application
Qualiﬁcation 2(language ability)

1）Application Qualiﬁcation 1(academic background) Those who meet either ① or ② of the following criteria:① Those who have graduated from a junior college or higher technical college, or those whoare scheduled to graduate by March 31, 2025[April enrollment] or September 20, 2025[September enrollment]② Those who have completed t he advanced cour se at a voc at ional schools t hat meet s t he
st andards set by t he Minist r y of Educ at ion, Cult ure, Spor t s, Science and Technolog y, or
those who are scheduled to complete by March 31, 2025 [April enrollment] or September
20, 2025 [September enrollment]. However, eligibilit y under this is condition is limited tothose who meet the qualiﬁcations for universit y admission stipulated in Ar ticle 9 0 of the
School Education Law.

2）Application Qualiﬁcation 2(language ability) Applicants must fulﬁll one of the following scores or grades at the time of application.
TOEFL
iBT ®

IELTS
（Academic Module)

TOEIC ®
(L&R/S&W）

EIKEN ®

Cambridge
EnglishPTE
Academic

Japanese-basis

61

5.5

1420

2304

153

45

English-basis

85

6.5

1730

2630

176

58

〈External English qualiﬁcation test scores〉※English language proﬁciency test scores are valid if the test date shown on the score certiﬁcate is October 1, 2022
or later.
※For the TOEFL iBT Test, TOEFL iBT Home Edition is also accepted. In addition to Test Date Scores,
MyBestTM Scores will also be accepted.
※For IELTS, English-basis applicants must achieve a score of 6.0 or above in each section of the test. EILTS one
skill retake is also accepted.
※The TOEIC (L&R/S&W) represents a combined score in which the TOEIC S&W score is multiplied by 2.5.
※EIKEN includes EIKEN CBT, EIKEN S-CBT, and EIKEN S-Interview. In addition, students will be evaluated basedon their Eiken CSE 2.0 score regardless of whether they pass or fail the examination.
※Cambridge English Qualiﬁcations includes Linguaskill.
※Those who have taken regular school education in English for the past six years, those whose native language isEnglish, or others who APU recognizes as having suﬃcient English proﬁciency may not need to submit a test result
certiﬁcate.

4．Screening Method（1）First Screening: Evaluation of submitted application documents
Contents

Main evaluation points

・Essay・Other documents

Motivation to study after enrollment, interest in the specialized ﬁeld, academic
performance at the higher education institution, level of language ability, etc.

※If you are applying in English-basis, please write the essay in English.
※Please see page 37 for other documents to be submitted.

（2）Second screening（Final）: Live interview/Online
Contents

Main evaluation points

Time

A live interview will be held, focusing on questions Motivation and accuracy of responses regarding student life
20 minutes
and answers based on the application documents. including studies after enrollment and extracurricular activities※The Video interviews will be conducted in Japanese for Japanese-basis and in English for English-basis.
※Details of the interview date, time and method will be provided when the ﬁrst screening results are announced.

（3）Determination of Final Results

Applicants will be judged comprehensively based on the results of both the ﬁrst screening andsecond screening.

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5．Application period, examination date, final result announcement date（1）First Screening
Enrollment period

Application RoundApplication period

First screening results notiﬁcation

April 2025
September 20251

Oct18, 2024 (Fri) - Nov 5, 2024 (Tue)Nov 22 , 2024 (Fri)2

Mar 7, 2025 (Fri) - Mar 21, 2025(Fri)Apr 18, 2025 (Fri)

September 2025

・The time for application and screening is as follows.[Japan time]【Start of application】1:00 PM on the above-mentioned application start date.
【Application deadline】11:59 PM on the above-mentioned application closing date.
【Notiﬁcation of Results】1:00 p.m. on the above date of notiﬁcation of results.）
・Application ticket will not be issued. You can conﬁrm your Application number on online application system from 1:00pm on the result notiﬁcation date.
・ You can apply and take the examination more than once by choosing another application round.
・If you wish to apply for more than one entrance examination, please register each application.
・There is no need to resubmit school-issued documents once submitted.

（2）Second(Final) Screening
Enrollment period Application RoundApplication period

Examination date

Final results notiﬁcation

April 2025
September 2025

1

Nov 22 2024 (Fri) - Nov 28, 2024 (Thu)Nov 30 , 2024 (Sat) or
Dec 1, 2024 (Sun)Dec 12 , 2024 (Thu)

September 20252

Apr 18, 2025 (Fri) - Apr 24, 2025(Thu)

Apr 26, 2025 (Sat)May 8, 2025 (Thu)・In order to take the second screening, you must complete the registration of the second screening
and payment of the application fee for second screening by 23:59[Japan time] pm of theapplication deadline. If you do not register your application within the application period, it will beconsidered as withdrawal of selection process.
・You will be able to conﬁrm and print out the application ticket from the online application system
during the application period for second screening Please be sure to check the details regarding theexamination dates for the second round of selection.Please note that the date and time of the test
cannot be changed for any reason.
・Notiﬁcation of results will be made via online pass/fail inquiry from 1:00 p.m[Japan time]. on theabove-mentioned result notiﬁcation date.
For information on application procedures, etc., please refer to "General Guidelines" (P●-P●).

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April Enrollment/September Enrollment

Transfer Enrollment (from university) Japanese-basis English-basis
1.Purpose of this Entrance Examination
The purpose of this entrance examination is to accept applicants who are highly interested in the academic ﬁelds of each college, highly motivated to study and have great potential for growth after entering
the university.
・Those who have achieved growth through their studies in their previous or current
educational programs in which they enrolled.
・Students who are ready to make appropriate plans and be motivated to enhancetheir academic and extra-curricular activities after enrollment, based on their past
activities and learning in the educational programs.

2.Number of Students to be Accepted into Each College
Transfer year
2nd year Transfer
3rd year Transfer

College

Number of Students Accepted

College of Asia Paciﬁc Studies（APS）
College of International Management(APM)
College of Asia Paciﬁc Studies（APS）
College of International Management(APM)

5［※］
5［※］

※The number of applicants includes those who apply through other entrance examinations. Depending on the number ofapplications and the results of the selection, the number of successful applicants may be lower than the number of students to be accepted.
※College of Sustainability and Tourism（ST）does not accept students

3.Application Qualifications（1）2nd year Transfer
Applicants who meet both Application Qualiﬁcation 1(academic background) andApplication Qualiﬁcation 2(language ability)
1）Application Qualiﬁcation 1(academic background)Those who have been enrolled at a university in Japan for at least one year and have acquired 30 ormore credits, or those who are expected to complete their ﬁrst year and acquire 30 or more creditsby March 31, 2025 [April enrollment] or September 20, 2025[September enrollment].
For those who enrolled at a university outside Japan, they must have been enrolled for at least one
year and have acquired 1/4 of the credits required for graduation, or be expected to acquire these
credits by March 31, 2025 [April enrollment] or September 20, 2025 [September enrollment].

2）Application Qualiﬁcation 2(language ability) Applicants must fulﬁll one of the following scores or grades at the time of application.
TOEFL
iBT ®

IELTS
（Academic Module)

TOEIC ®
(L&R/S&W）

EIKEN ®

Cambridge
EnglishPTE
Academic

Japanese-basis

55

5.0

1340

2304

149

42

English-basis

85

6.5

1730

2630

176

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If you are unsure whether or not you are qualiﬁed to apply, please undergo a Pre-Screening of Eligibility for
Application. See the admissions website for details:
https://www.apumate.net /admissions̲guide/english/pre-screening.html

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（2）3rd year Transfer

Applicants who meet both Application Qualiﬁcation 1(academic background) and Application
Qualiﬁcation 2(language ability)

1）Application Qualiﬁcation 1(academic background)Those who have been enrolled at a university in Japan for at least two years and have acquired 60
or more credits, or those who are expected to complete their second year and acquire 60 or morecredits by March 31, 2025 [April enrollment], or September 20, 2025[September enrollment] .
For those who enrolled at a university outside Japan, they must have been enrolled for at least two
years and have acquired 1/2 of the credits required for graduation, or be expected to acquire these
credits by March 31, 2025 [April enrollment] or September 20, 2025 [September enrollment].

2）Application Qualiﬁcation 2(language ability) Applicants must fulﬁll one of the following scores or grades at the time of application.
TOEFL
iBT ®

IELTS
（Academic Module)

TOEIC ®
(L&R/S&W）

EIKEN ®

Cambridge
EnglishPTE
Academic

Japanese-basis

61

5.5

1420

2304

153

45

English-basis

85

6.5

1730

2630

176

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〈External English qualiﬁcation test scores〉※English language proﬁciency test scores are valid if the test date shown on the score certiﬁcate is October 1, 2022
or later.
※For the TOEFL iBT Test, TOEFL iBT Home Edition is also accepted. In addition to Test Date Scores,
MyBestTM Scores will also be accepted.
※For IELTS, English-basis applicants must achieve a score of 6.0 or above in each section of the test. EILTS one
skill retake is also accepted.
※The TOEIC (L&R/S&W) represents a combined score in which the TOEIC S&W score is multiplied by 2.5.
※EIKEN includes EIKEN CBT, EIKEN S-CBT, and EIKEN S-Interview. In addition, students will be evaluated basedon their Eiken CSE 2.0 score regardless of whether they pass or fail the examination.
※Cambridge English Qualiﬁcations includes Linguaskill.
※Those who have taken regular school education in English for the past six years, those whose native language isEnglish, or others who APU recognizes as having suﬃcient English proﬁciency may not need to submit a test result
certiﬁcate.

4．Screening Method（1）First Screening: Evaluation of submitted application documents※ If you are applying in English-basis, please write the essay in English.

Contents

Main evaluation points

・Essay・Other documents

Motivation to study after enrollment, interest in the specialized ﬁeld, academic
performance at the higher education institution, level of language ability, etc.

※Please see page 37 for other documents to be submitted.

（2）Second screening（Final）: Live interview/Online
Contents

Main evaluation points

Time

A live interview will be held, focusing on questions Motivation and accuracy of responses regarding student life
20 minutes
and answers based on the application documents. including studies after enrollment and extracurricular activities※The Video interviews will be conducted in Japanese for Japanese-basis and in English for English-basis.
※Details of the interview date, time and method will be provided when the ﬁrst screening results are announced.

（3）Determination of Final Results

Applicants will be judged comprehensively based on the results of both the ﬁrst screening andsecond screening.

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5．Application period, examination date, final result announcement date（1）First Screening
Enrollment period

Application RoundApplication period

First screening results notiﬁcation

April 2025
September 20251

Oct18, 2024 (Fri) - Nov 5, 2024 (Tue)Nov 22 , 2024 (Fri)2

Mar 7, 2025 (Fri) - Mar 21, 2025(Fri)Apr 18, 2025 (Fri)

September 2025

・The time for application and screening is as follows.[Japan time]【Start of application】1:00 PM on the above-mentioned application start date.
【Application deadline】11:59 PM on the above-mentioned application closing date.
【Notiﬁcation of Results】1:00 p.m. on the above date of notiﬁcation of results.）
・Application ticket will not be issued. You can conﬁrm your Application number on online application system from 1:00pm on the result notiﬁcation date.
・ You can apply and take the examination more than once by choosing another application round.
・If you wish to apply for more than one entrance examination, please register each application.
・There is no need to resubmit school-issued documents once submitted.

（2）Second(Final) Screening
Enrollment period Application RoundApplication period

Examination date

Final results notiﬁcation

April 2025
September 2025

1

Nov 22 2024 (Fri) - Nov 28, 2024 (Thu)Nov 30 , 2024 (Sat) or
Dec 1, 2024 (Sun)Dec 12 , 2024 (Thu)

September 20252

Apr 18, 2025 (Fri) - Apr 24, 2025(Thu)

Apr 26, 2025 (Sat)May 8, 2025 (Thu)・In order to take the second screening, you must complete the registration of the second screening
and payment of the application fee for second screening by 23:59[Japan time] pm of theapplication deadline. If you do not register your application within the application period, it will beconsidered as withdrawal of selection process.
・You will be able to conﬁrm and print out the application ticket from the online application system
during the application period for second screening Please be sure to check the details regarding theexamination dates for the second round of selection.Please note that the date and time of the test
cannot be changed for any reason.
・Notiﬁcation of results will be made via online pass/fail inquiry from 1:00 p.m[Japan time]. on theabove-mentioned result notiﬁcation date.
For information on application procedures, etc., please refer to "General Guidelines" (P●-P●).

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The process fromapplication toannouncement of results

1．Application Procedures

P27

Application Fee
Correction of application registration
Multiple application system・Regarding diversion of documents
Pre-Screening of Eligibility for Application

2．Application process（details）

P28

3．Application Documents

P30

List of Application Documents for each application type[1st]List of Application Documents for each application type[Transfer]

P31
P37

4．To those requiring special accomodation when
taking domestic student entrance examinations
5．Application Tickets and Interview Procedures
6．Announcement of the Result
7．Enrollment Procedures
8．Student Fees and Dormitory fees and Miscellaneous Charges
9．APUʼs Scholarship System

P38

Inquiries regarding application system operation

P38
P41
P42
P44
P46

Inquiries regarding application documents and contents

Internet Application Support Center

Admissions Oﬃce（Domestic）

TEL：0120-752-257（9:00〜20:00 weekdays）
Piriod：Monday, September 2, 2024 Monday, March 31, 2025

TEL：0977-78-1120（9:00〜17:30 weekdays）
Mail:apumate@apu.ac.jp
Frequently asked questions are posted in the FAQ.
https://www.apumate.net/admissions̲guide/faq/※Closed: New Year's holiday(December 30th(Monday) - January 3rd (Friday))※Closed: August 9th (Friday) to August
19th (Monday) and December 26th
(Thursday) to Januar y 5th (Sunday)25

1.Application Procedures（1）Application Fee
Application Type

Application fee per application
First Screening: 15,000 yen
Second Screening: 20,000 yen

Admissions by activity Transfer Enrollment
Admissions for Returnee Students
Admissions for International Baccalaureate(IB)Diploma Students

35,000 yen

・The deadline for payment is 11:59 pm on the payment due date for each application type.
・Once paid, the Application Fee cannot be refunded under any circumstances.
However, there are certain cases in which they can be refunded. Please refer to the APUmate admissions
website for details (Japanese only). ht tps://w w w.apumate.net /admissions̲guide/examination/reduction/・Instructions for payment of the Application Fee for the second screening will be provided via the online
application system to applicants successful in the ﬁrst screening.
・Special arrangements for the Application Fee may be available for students aﬀected by disasters in eligible
areas under the Disaster Relief Act. Please refer to the APUmate admissions website for details.
ht tps://w w w.apumate.net /admissions̲guide/examination/special̲measures/※Payment is required via the online application system. For details, please see page 28.

（2）Correction of applicant information

After you have completed your application, you cannot change the application type, desired
college, scholarship/AP House application, photo, etc. However, you can make corrections in
the following cases.
〈Before payment of entrance examination fee〉

1）Misregistration during application ▶Please register again.
〈After payment of entrance examination fee〉

2）If you need to correct your personal information▶Please send email to Entrance Examinations Oﬃce
（domestic@apu.ac.jp）

In the e-mail, please state: your application number, name, changes, and details of changes（3）
Multiple application system・Regarding diversion of documents
If you meet the application requirements, you can apply for multiple applications in diﬀerent
application types at the same time.
ht tps://w w w.apumate.net /pdf/admissions̲guide/examination/download/latest2025/application̲guide.pdf【Second and subsequent applications】Regarding diversion of documents
If you select "Yes" in the "Diversion of documents to other applications" section of Online
application, you do not need to resubmit the school-issued documents which you already submitted at the time of your ﬁrst application. For the second and subsequent applications, if you
need to send additional documents, please send only those documents. However, the documents can only be diverted among the Comprehensive Selection applications, and cannot bediverted between the Comprehensive Selection and the General Selection.
The documents that can be diverted for subsequent applications are:• Senior High School Transcript of Grades• Certiﬁcate of English Proﬁciency• Proof of Overseas Education Period• Certiﬁcate of Graduation.

（4）Pre-Screening of Eligibility for Application

If you would like to undergo a pre-screening of eligibility for application, please follow the instructions
given below and request your pre-screening 10 days before the oﬃcial application period begins.
ht tps://w w w.apumate.net /en/admissions̲guide/examination/pre̲exam/

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2.Application process（ details）
Preparation
Check your eligibility and required documents in the Undergraduate Application Handbook

D ocum ent s

Senior High School
Transcript※Must be in a sealed
envelope.

（ high school ）Request to

Certiﬁcation of English
Proﬁciency（Exam date is on orafter October 1, 2022)

ID Photo

Photographs taken within
3 months prior to application.
Upper body (from the shoulders up),no hat, frontal view, (no background/clothing free) Data size should be within
100KB - 3MB. File extension: jpg/png

Application Essay or Essay Sheet（Download and create the designated form)
Click here to download:

https://www.apumate.net/admissions̲guide/download/（Switch to the APUmate screen）

国内 send by post
海 外 Send e-mail directly by your school orother educational institution to university or
send by post.

System requirements for the application system

device1【Recommended browsers】
Windows：Google Chrome、Microsoft Edge
Macintosh：Safari、Google Chrome※We advise you to use the latest version of the browser.
【Recommended Mobile Devices】
Android（10.X.X or later）、Android Chrome
iOS（iOS 14.X.X or later）、Safari
Some functions may not operate properly on mobile devices. If such case happens, please use a computer instead

Online application

Upload required documents in the system

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC（Free software）
https://get.adobe.com/jp/reader/
You will need this when writing your application essay
a n d e s s a y. B r o w s e r - o n l y P D F V i e w e r i s n o t
recommended.
If you use software other than the PDF viewing software"Adobe Acrobat Reader", or if you view or input text on
an Internet browser, you may experience problems such as "textcannot be input" or "input characters are not printed when printing".
Before submitting your application, please make sure that theapplication will display properly on your computer environment.

ht tps://w w w.apumate.net[Application registration period] From 1:00 p.m. on the application start date to 11:59 p.m. on the ﬁnal day. ※Japan time.

Select Screening Method

Select preferred College

Applicant Information※「preferred enrollment period」「Language Basis」「whether you would like to live in the dormitory, "AP House"」「your preference for the Domestic Students Academic Excellence Scholarship」
can only be entered here.
Please make a note of the application number and security code issued by the system: thesewill be essential to conﬁrm the details of your application and documents submitted later on.
You should also make a note of the payment code required for payment of your application fee

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2

Payment of the Application Fee.

[Application registration period] From 13:00 on the application start date to 23:59 on the ﬁnal day *Times are Japan time・Please pay the application fee by choosing one of the methods shown below from the online
application system.
・Once you have chosen your payment method, you will not be able to change it.
・You will be asked to pay processing charges in addition to the Application Fee.
・Once you have paid the Application Fee, you will not be able to alter or withdraw your application.
①Credit Card ・VISA・Master Card・JCB・AMERICAN EXPRESS・Diners Club
②Convenience Store・7-Eleven・Daily Yamazaki ・Lawson ・Mini Stop・Family Mar t・Seicomar t
How to make a payment at the Convenience Store.
Payment Process

https://www.paygent.co.jp/payment̲service/way̲to̲pay/cvs/③Financial Institution ATM “Pay-easy”

Japan Post Bank・Sumitomo Mitsui Bank ・MUFG Bank・Resona Bank・Mizuho Bank・Bank of Yokohama etc.
You can also make a payment at other ﬁnancial institution that handles Pay-easy. How to make a payment by “Pay-easy
Payment Process

https://www.paygent.co.jp/payment̲service/way̲to̲pay/atm̲pay-easy/④Internet Banking

You can use internet banking oﬀered by more than 1,000 banks in Japan.

※You will need to sign up in advance to use internet banking through your bank.
※For regional banks that accept internet banking, please refer to the list of ATMs shown on the following page.

How to make a payment by internet banking

Payment Process

3
4

https://www.paygent.co.jp/payment̲service/way̲to̲pay/Internet̲banking/Upload necessary documents for the preferred application type.
Upload to ID Photo、Application Essay、Essay Sheet、Certiﬁcate of English Proﬁciency etc.

Print of Application Conﬁrmation Slip・Address label

This can be downloaded after completing the application registration and payment of application fee. Please print in color on A4 size paper.

Reside in Japan

Send application documents（originals）by mail〈Express mail/Registered mail〉
Aﬃx the address label to a regularenvelope containing the documents
Mail the Application Conﬁrmation Slipand Senior High School Transcript.

＋

Not required
if applying
for multiple※There is no need to send by post the uploaded
copies of your application essay, essay, or external
English qualiﬁcation test scores.

in①Application
Conﬁrmation Slip

②SeniorHigh School
Transcript.etc.

Attach the address label to
240 x 332mm sizedenvelope (size2)

Send by email* or post the application documents（originals）
by〈Express mail/Registered mail〉
Live in Ab ro a d■When sending email
Please send it to the email address below.
domestic@apu.ac.jp［Information required for email text］
application number, applicantʼs name, application type, contact information(telephone number and email address [country of residence, interview date,
date on which the documents were sent.
If sending by email, please send the "Application Conﬁrmation Slip" digitally.

■Sending application documents from outside Japan
If you are sending your application documents directly to APU from anywhere outside Japan, please dispatch them so thatthey will arrive by the application deadline of the relevant application period, using registered mail, DHL,EMS, FedEx orother service that keep a record of sending and delivery.Also, when sending the documents, please inform the Oﬃce ofDomestic Admissions by e-mail (domestic@apu.ac.jp) of the following details
If you are unable to send your application documents by the deadline, please send them as attachments to email ﬁrst andinform us of the estimated arrival date of the sent documents.Please note that APU cannot respond to inquiries concerning
the arrival of documents sent.

（ Nyugakushiken Jimushitu）
Mailing Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Office of Domestic Admissions〈 address〉1-1 Jumonjibaru,Beppu, Oita,874-8577 Japan

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3.Application Documents
Download the application form
Please download it from APUmate,
our university's website for applicants.

ADMISSIONS ▶ Digital brochurehttps://www.apumate.net/en/admissions̲guide/download/

Application Document Submission Rules

1

Documents issued
by your school

It must have been issued within
three months prior to the application start date.
If you have already graduated,
please submit your ﬁnal documents after graduation.

2※

original※A document from the educational institution certifying thatthe copy is a correct reproduction of the original (stampedwith the institution's seal).
Example: We hereby certify that the (attached) copy isidentical to the original certiﬁcate.
Date..../Year/month/day, Name of institution, Stamp(Transcripts or other documents that conﬁrm the dates ofenrollment and graduation (completion) are also acceptable.)

Original documents (paper) cannot be issued

Your educational institution must email
it directly to university.

3orCertiﬁed
True Copy▶APU submission email address
domestic@apu.ac.jp

Certiﬁcate or document in a language other than Japanese or English

It must be accompanied by a translation into either Japanese or English by someone otherthan the applicant. The name, address, and signature (or seal imprint) of the translator must
appear on the translation. APU only accepts translations by the institution issuing thecertiﬁcate or document, a translation company, or a qualiﬁed translator.

4

Documents to be submitted

Original documents will not be returned once they have been submitted.
If you wish to keep the documents, please submit a "Certiﬁed True Copy".

5

Deadline for submitting application docum

Uploaded documents can be modiﬁed up until 23:59 (Japan time) on theapplication deadline for each application type. Documents sent by mailmust have a postmark of the date of application deadline.

6

The name on the certiﬁcates and the name on theapplication are diﬀerent.

If the applicant has a middle name or the English spelling of their name is not the same
as how it is pronounced in Japanese and is therefore diﬀerent from what is stated on thecertiﬁcates, please submit an oﬃcial document to prove that they are the same person.

About the application
・Submission of incomplete application documents will result in rejection. If any information
contained in the application documents or application details recorded online are judged to
be false, improper, or fraudulent, eligibility for applicationand admission will be revoked.
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For 1st year
English Basis Applicants

List of Application Documents for each application type

Documents marked ◎ must be submitted by all applicants.
Those marked △ are required for speciﬁed applicants only.
The application types
Application documents

Admissions for
Admissions by Admissions forInternational
activity
Returnee
Baccalaureate (IB)evaluation
Students
Diploma Students

Submission
Methood ※1

1

Application ※2
Conﬁrmation Slip

◎

◎

◎

By post２

ID Photo◎◎◎

Upload onto
the system.

3

Form A
Application Essay

◎

◎

◎

Upload onto
the system.

◎

◎

◎

By post△△△Upload onto
the system.

◎

△

△

Upload onto
the system.

◎

◎

◎

Upload onto
the system.

△

◎

4

Senior High School
Transcript ※2

5English external
examination certiﬁcate

6

7Must be in a sealed envelope

Please submit if you have

Form B
Extracurricular
Activities Report andCertiﬁcate ofactivity achievements
Form D
Essay Sheet（English-basis）
Form E

8

Certiﬁcate ofEnrollment or
Proof of Overseas
Education ※2

By post◎Upload onto
the system.

△◎

By post or
send directly
to APU△△△

By post△△◎By post9

EE:Extended Essay

10

Documents
required for speciﬁccountries andregions ※2△

11Form G
English Proﬁciency
Evaluation ※2
Form I12IB Predicted Grades
ReportMust be in a sealed envelope※1 If you are submitting from overseas, you can submit the application by mail or have your educational
institution send it to the university by email.

Please see the next page fornotes on each document.

〈Regarding second and subsequent applications〉
Regarding document ※2, if you are reusing the document you submitted for the ﬁrst application, you do not need to submit it again.

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Notes for each application document

1. Application

Conﬁrmation Slip
You can print out this slip via theonline application system once you
have lodged your application,
uploaded your ID photograph,and
paid the Application Fee.(if you are
reusing the document you submitted the ﬁrst time, you do not needto submit it again.）

3 . Form A

2 . ID Photo
Upload the photo Photographs taken within
3 months prior to application.
Upper body (from the shouldersup), no hat, frontal view, (nobackground/clothing free) Data
size should be within 100KB 3MB. File extension: jpg/png

Application
Essay

Follow the directions on the Application Essay
form tocomplete your essay in the language basis
you selected when applying.
Then upload the Application Essay to the online
application system. If you are unable to write
directly on the speciﬁed PDF, you may use freeformatting. In that case, please make sure tofollow the speciﬁed character limit.

4 . Senior High School Transcript［Must be in a sealed envelope.］
Required
information

Submit only once
for the multiple
applications

Proof that you have completed three years of study, including
the period of enrollment and the date of graduation (including scheduled date)
A three-year transcript of grades.
Originals should be issued within three months prior to the start of application period.

（If you have already graduated, the most recent transcript must be submitted）

Graduated(or scheduled to graduate)from a senior high school in Japan
Required

Academic transcripts

Q（invalid if seal is broken）

Graduated (or expect to graduate) from senior high school /secondary school under the Japanese educational system
Completed (or expect to complete) a third-year curriculum in ahigher college of technology
Qualiﬁed
personIn addition to the above transcript,
submit transcripts or academic progress term
reports for the period spent abroad.

If you have studied at a senior high school outside Japan※Not required for elementary or junior high school31

If the school is unable to issue anacademic transcript
Submit your graduation certiﬁcate

A anc third-year curriculum completion certiﬁcate
Q

If I am applying to multiple application,is it okay to submit only one transcript?

A If you checked the box about the diversion oftranscript of records" in the application system,
you can use one of the documents for anotherapplication. However, you cannot use the documents for the General Selection.

Graduated(or scheduled to graduate)from a senior high school outside Japan
Required

Required

Academic transcripts＋

for year 10, 11 and 12

Materials that
help you understandthe stages ofreport cards

Completed (or expected to complete) 12 years of formal
education in a country other than Japan.
※If enrolled in a school outside Japan at time of completion＋

not issued due to customary practicesof the school, national or local educational system, etc.

A. please submit the following two items:

Required

Certiﬁcate of（expected）graduation/completion of senior high school-including year/
month of enrollment and year/
month of graduation / completion

Completed (or expected to complete) 12 years of formal
education in a country other than Japan.
※If enrolled in a school outside Japan at time of completion
Qualiﬁed
personQ. Cases in which such certiﬁcates are

Academic transcripts（chosasho or other record of grades;
invalid if seal is broken）
for your time enrolled at a seniorhigh school under the Japanese system.

（1）Term reports on academic progress（2）A copy of your diploma
If you have not yet graduated/completed, you
may submit a letter signed by a school oﬃcial(teacher in charge,etc.)that shows theyear/month of entrance and prospective
year/month of graduation/completion.

Q. If you submit a copy of a certiﬁcate
A. Copies must in all caces be certiﬁed by youreducational institution to be accurate
duplicates of a Certiﬁed True Copy(original)

If you attended senior high schools in both Japan and anothercountry

Other Certiﬁcate for Students Achieving
the Proﬁciency Level of Upper Secondary School(including scheduled to take the certiﬁcate)
Qualiﬁed
personRequired

Certiﬁcate of Passing Grade（（gokaku seiseki shomeisho）

Academic transcripts）※（invalid if seal is broken）

Successfully completed the Certiﬁcate forStudents Achieving the Proﬁciency Level ofUpper Secondary School Graduates or the
University Entrance Qualiﬁcation Examination

Expecting to complete theCertiﬁcate for Students
Achieving the Proﬁciency
Level of Upper Secondary
School Graduatesissued by Ministry of Education, Culture,
If you have been exempted from any
Sports, Science and Technology
subjects, please also submit※Only those who can furnish proof of successful
completion by the selection date32

※If you do not have an academictranscript, please submit:①Certiﬁcate of (prospective completion)②Statement of grades③notiﬁcation of outcome ofpre-screening of application
qualiﬁcations.
※Item③, notiﬁcation of outcome ofpre-screening of application
qualiﬁcations, is issued only to those
who have requested pre-screening andbeen judged following a screening by
APU to be individually eligible to apply.

5 . Certification of English Proficiency
This document will be evaluated for all entrance examination methods. If you hold this document, pleasesubmit it. It will also be evaluated for the selection of the Domestic Students Academic Excellence
Scholarship.
The application types

・All application types(only for those with Certiﬁcation of English Proﬁciency)
・English-basis applicantsApplicable period

English language proﬁciency test scores are valid if the test date shown on thecertiﬁcate is October 1, 2022 or later.

How to submit①In the language score input ﬁeld of the application system, enter the results orscores of oﬃcial English proﬁciency tests, or a number that can verify the test
results.
② Upload a copy in the language proﬁciency certiﬁcate attachment ﬁeld.
The document you upload must have the number you entered in ① listed.
Submission Method

English Proﬁciency Test

TOEFL iBT® Test/
TOEFL iBT® Home Edition（MyBest scores will also be accepted.）P l e a s e e n t e r t h e A p p o i n t m e n t N o . (16 - d ig i t n u m b e r) a n d
upload the copy of the score report.

IELTS (Academic Module)

Please enter the Test Repor t Form number (18-digit number)and upload the Test Report Form.

TOEIC L&R /S&W Test

A request must be done by you in advance to the TOEIC organization tosend your scores directly to the university or company. APU's organization
code is 00036601. Upload a copy of the original Oﬃcial Score Certiﬁcate.

®

EIKEN ® Test(

including the EIKEN CBT,EIKEN S-CBT,and EIKEN S-Inter-view

TEAP
TEAP CBT
GTEC

SCORE
( OFFICIAL）CERTIFICATE

Cambridge English
Qualiﬁcations（including Linguaskill）

PTE Academic）

Please enter necessary information such as your personal number(7-digit number), proﬁciency level that you passed, score and test
date and upload the Certiﬁcate or EIKEN CSE Score Certiﬁcate.In addition, students will be evaluated based on their Eiken CSE 2.0 scoreregardless of whether they pass or fail the examination
Please enter your 11-digit TEAP Registration ID with no spaces.
In the Score ﬁeld,enter your overall TEAP CBT score and upload
your score report.
For "Advanced": Enter the score number (9 digits) obtained fromthe GTEC score linking system, For "CBT": Enter the Test ID(9 digits) from your score report to upgrade your oﬃcial score.
※Please select "Cambridge English Language Proﬁciency Test"even if you are entering Linguaskill scores.
Enter your Veriﬁcation Number. Upload your result statement.
Please check the PEARSON website (https://pearsonpte.com/)and request to have your score report to be sent directly to APU.

※ITP® Test, IELTS (General Training Module), and TOEIC® L&R TEST (IP) cannot be used when applying forthis scholarship.
※Except for PTE Academic, in principle, you do not need to submit original documents.
Please register the information shown above in the application system.

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6 . Form B Extracurricular Activities Report and Certificate of activity achievements
The application types

Admissions by activity evaluation〈Qualiﬁed person only〉Admissions for Returnee Students、Admissions forInternational Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Students

Applicable period

The extracurricular activities you have undertaken in the period between
your graduation from junior high school and the time of application to APU

L a n g u a g e

You may enter your information either in Japanese or English,
regardless of your language basis at the time of application.

How to submit①Fill in Form B "Activities Report"②Write the document number on a copy of the document certiﬁes
your activity achievements (A4 size)③Upload it to the application system as "Certiﬁcate of Activity Achievements"〈Evidence of Activities〉
Submission Form
A 4 s i ze , f r e e fo r m a t . I f yo u a r e
submit ting multiple evidence
documents,[r e c o m m e n d e d] c o m b i n e t h e minto one PDF ﬁle using Adobe
Acrobat Reader DC (free). Enter the document number you
entered in "Form B" in the upper
The ﬁle size isright corner.
compressed to less than
30MB.
Conditions forcertiﬁcation ofactivity results
The following four
conditions must be
met.

D-1

C-1

＋

CombineCombine into one PDF

A certiﬁcate issued by
the institution where
you worked or a certiﬁcate objectively certiﬁed by a third party

The applicantʼs namemust be stated clearly

proof of the activity
must include
activity details,

The date of activity
must be veriﬁed

Please note that there is no need to submit any certiﬁcates on the completion of the UNITE Program by ouruniversity. Additionally, there is no speciﬁcation of the format of the certiﬁcate. Regarding certiﬁcates for individual activities, even if you ask the university whether they qualify as achievements or certiﬁcations, wecannot answer. Applicants should submit the proofs on their own judgment.

How to digitize proof of activity
To ensure a fair judging process,please
follow the steps on the right to ensurethat all information is clearly displayed.

Screenshot

TakingScanning on
photography:
a printer
Prohibited

7. Form D Essay Sheet（English-basis）
Follow the instructions on the cover page of the Essay Sheet, complete it in the language basis
you selected at the time of application, and upload it to the online application system.
If you are unable to write directly on the speciﬁed PDF, you can use free format such as Word.
In that case, please make sure to strictly adhere to the speciﬁed character limit.

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8 . Form E Certificate of Enrollment or Proof of Overseas Education Period［The application types］Applicants who are required to provide proof of study abroad for purposes of eligibility for Admissions by activity evaluation, and those applying for Admissions for
Returnee Students
Please submit your Certiﬁcate of Enrollment (an academic transcript conﬁrming your date ofentrance and graduation/ completion is also acceptable) by post. The Certiﬁcate can be either
an original or a Certiﬁed True Copy (a copy certiﬁed by your educational institution as a true
copy of the original certiﬁcate). If the educational institution you attended does not have astandard form for this certiﬁcate, please use Form E, Certiﬁcate of Enrollment.

9. EE:Extended Essay［The application types］Admissions for International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Students
Please upload it onto the online application system.You can submit in either Japanese or
English regardless of the language basis choice at the time of application.

10. Documents required for specific countries and regions
If you have graduated (or is expected to graduate) from a school which forms part of the education
system of a country other than Japan, and have taken a university entrance qualiﬁcation examinationor common examination that is normally required for entrance to university in that country, pleasesubmit a certiﬁcate of results from that exam (original or certiﬁed copy by a public institution [ideallythe institution issuing the certiﬁcate] to be a true copy of the original).If you send directly, you canalso use the university email address (domestic@apu.ac.jp).
※Printouts of scores displayed on a web page will not be accepted.
※If you requested certiﬁcates to be sent directly to APU by the testing institution, such certiﬁcates will only be considered valid if they arrive at
APU by the application deadline.
※Certiﬁcates sent to APU directly by the testing organization will be considered to be originals.

Submission Method

Standardized Test

International
Baccalaureate(IB)DiplomaⒶIf applying using a Transcript of Grades for an IB Diploma Please arrange foryour International Baccalaureate organization to send the Transcript ofGrades for your ﬁnal six subjects directly to APU in digital form. (Select“Ritsumeikan Asia Paciﬁc University”)ⒷIf applying on the basis of IB Predicted Grade Please send your IB Predicted
Grades report (sealed) to APU by post. If you apply on the basis of IB Predicted Grades and are accepted, you must submit your Transcript of Gradesfor your ﬁnal six subjects before you enroll.

SAT

Please request to have your score report sent directly to APU using theinstitution code 2791.

ACT

Please request to have your score report sent directly to APU
using the institution code 5475.

NCE A Level 1、2、3（NZ）

Please send your Transcript of Grades by post.

GCE A Level（Other GCE A Level）

If you have completed A level, please send your exam results for at least two or more
subjects and if you have completed AS level, please send your exam results from at least
four subjects by post.

GCE A Level（Singapore）

Please send your exam results for three subjects by post.

GCE A Level（Sri Lanka）

Please upload three or more test results and enter your Reference Number.

AbiturPlease send your ﬁnal result sheet (Abiturzeugnis) by post.

Baccalauréat

Please send your transcript by post.

Other Standardized Tests

Please send your transcript by post.

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11. Form G English Proficiency Evaluation
If you are an English-basis applicant but do not intend to submit the results of an oﬃcial
test of English proﬁciency because you were educated in an English medium or yournative language is English, instead of English proﬁciency test results you must submit an
English Proﬁciency Evaluation in the format prescribed by APU by post.

12 . Form I IB Predicted Grades Report Form Must be in a sealed envelope［The application types］Admissions for International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Students
If you are expecting to obtain an IB diploma, please download the "IB Predicted Grades
Report" provided by our university from the APUmate website, complete it at yourhome/school, and submit in the sealed envelope.
F r e q u e n t l y a s k e d q u e s t i o n s a b o u t a p p l i c a t i o n d o c u m e n t s a r e p u b l i s h e d i n t h e FA Q s e c t i o n .
https://www.apumate.net /en/admissions̲guide/faq/examination/

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Transfer Applicants

List of Application Documents for each application typesubject

Application
Conﬁrmation SlipAll
applicants

You can print out this slip via the online application system once you have lodged
your online application, upload your ID photograph and paid the Application Fee.

By postID PhotoAllapplicants

Photographs taken within 3 months prior to application. Upper body (from the shoulders up), no hat, frontal view, (no background/clothing free) Data size should bewithin 100KB - 3MB. File extension: jpg/png

Upload on
to thesystemForm D Essay Sheet(English-basis)Allapplicants

Follow the instructions on the cover page of the Essay Sheet and complete it in thelanguage basis you selected at the time of application.

Upload on
to thesystemCertiﬁcation ofEnglish Proﬁciency

Allapplicants

test date shown on the certiﬁcate is October 1, 2022 or later.
For submission details, please refer to “Notes regarding Documents for Submission”
on p.36.

Upload on
to thesystemAll
applicants

Please arrange for the Letter of Recommendation to be completed by a person suchas an instructor from the last school/institute you attended (including language
schools, etc.) or an adult third-party personnel (excluding relatives). This must be a
person who has known you for at least half a year or more

By postAll
applicants

Please submit academic transcripts (originals) issued by the head of the educational
institution(s) covering all the year levels and subjects you have taken. f you are stilltaking classes at the time of application, the ﬁnal results (oﬃcial transcript) for theseclasses must be submitted once they have been acquired before enrollment.
Your eligibility to enroll at APU may be revoked if you do not submit the ﬁnal results.

By postIf you are currently enrolled at a university, please submit a certiﬁcate of (prospective)
graduation (original only). In the event that such certiﬁcate cannot be issued, pleasesubmit proof of period of enrollment.
If you are attending or have attended an institution outside Japan and the date ofgraduation (or prospective graduation) and period of enrollment is speciﬁed on youracademic transcript, there is no need to submit a separate certiﬁcate.
※ Applicants for transfer enrollment must submit documentation certifying the dateof graduation (or prospective graduation).

By postForm F Letter ofRecommendation
Must be in a sealed envelope

Academic transcripts fromhigher education
institutions (university, etc.)

A certiﬁcate of (prospective)
graduation or certiﬁcate ofenrollment from higher
education institution(university, etc.)Allapplicants

Notes

Submission
MethodApplication documents

・Please submit a document or documents verifying requirements for graduation specifying the conditions

All applicants for conferral of the academic degree at the higher education institution in which you are (were) enrolled.
Documentation verifying
requirements for graduation （Transfer Applicants） Conditions may include information such as credits needed for graduation, compulsory subjects or

By postIn principle, you must submit original documents that have been issued within three months of theapplication start date.
If you have attended two or more senior high schools, you will need to submit academic transcripts
from each school n order to evidence your studies over the full three years of senior high school.
Your application will not be accepted unless the year and month of graduation is shown on at least
one of the documents submitted.

By postminimum GPA, etc. Acceptable documents include brochures and web pages published by the institution.

Senior High School
Transcript
Must be in a sealed envelopeAllapplicants

Only forDocuments required forspeciﬁed
speciﬁc countries and regions applicants・For submission details, please refer to“Notes regarding Documents for Submission” on P35 10.

By post・
send directly
to APU

Form H Transfer
Student Academic
Status Form

Only forspeciﬁed
applicants

・If you are currently enrolled at an institution of higher education (university Bachelorʼs degree program, junior college, higher vocational college, polytechnic,etc.),please complete and submit the prescribed form.

By postCourse/subject
registration record

Only forspeciﬁed
applicants

・If you are expected to graduate, please submit a certiﬁcate or a statement ofcourse registration specifying the subjects you are undertaking and the credits of
those courses. Copies are acceptable.

By postApplication toTransfer Major
Credits

Only forThird Year
Transfer
Applicants

Please download the prescribed form from the APUmate admissions website and input the required
information(https://www.apumate.net/admissions̲guide/examination/h̲t/index.html) .
Contact the institution you are transferring from if you are unsure of any of the required information.

By postSyllabus

Only forThird Year
Transfer
Applicants

Please submit a syllabus for each course you have taken or are currently undertaking
that you wish to have approved for credit transfer as an APU major subject equivalent. A course will not be eligible for transfer without a syllabus.A syllabus is not
required if you wish to transfer to the College of International Management (APM)from an institution accredited by AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA, or EPAS.
Instead, provide a document showing that the institution has received an accreditation (a screenshot of the relevant section of the institutionʼs website is suﬃcient.)

By postDocumentation verifying
the overall number ofclass hours or credits earned(from a vocational school)

Only forspeciﬁed
applicants

If you have graduated or are expected to graduate from a vocational school, pleasesubmit a document (original only) issued by the school that certiﬁes that the course
you undertook or are undertaking was at least two years in duration, and included atleast 1,700 hours of in-class instruction or amounted to at least 62 credits.

By postForm G English
Proﬁciency Evaluation

Only forspeciﬁed
applicants

・If you are an English-basis applicant but do not intend to submit the results of an oﬃcial
test of English proﬁciency because you were educated in an English medium or your native
language is English, you must submit this form instead of English proﬁciency test results.

By post※If you are submitting from outside Japan, you may submit the application by post or by email directly from your educational institution to the university.

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