This document is a translation from the authoritative Japanese version
and is for reference purpose only.

Department of Animal Resource Sciences
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences
The University of Tokyo
Admissions Guide— Doctoral Course(General Admissions / Special Admissions for Working Adults)
Academic Year 2025
The following is a supplement to the Application Guideline for the 2025 for theDoctoral Course, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University ofTokyo.
Only Schedule B will be conducted for the General Admissions and the Special
Admissions for Working Adults for the Doctoral Program in Animal Resource Sciences.

<Schedule B＞
1. Application Period
From Thursday, November 21, 2024 (10:00 a.m.) to Wednesday, November 27, 2024
(5:00 p.m.)
Please read the Application Guideline carefully before applying.
2. Written Examinations(1) Foreign Language (English)
Submit official TOEFL-iBT or TOEFL-iBT Home Edition scores.
For details, please refer to "7. Written Examination (Foreign Language)" in theApplication Guideline.
(2) Specialized Subject
Animal Resource Sciences is required.
The examination will be conducted in a written format online (questions will be written
in English and to be answered in either Japanese or English).

※Select the required foreign language and Specialized Subjects based on the following table.

【General Admissions】
Other graduate
schools of UTokyo

This Graduate School
Examination
Subjects(Regular Course)
Currently enrolled(Regular Course)

Completed

Graduateschools ofotheruniversities,etc.

Currently
enrolled

Completed

Exempted

Exempted

Exempted

Implemented

Exempted

Exempted

Exempted

Implemented

Thisdepartment

Otherdepartment

Thisdepartment

Other
Department

Foreign
Language(English)

Exempted

Exempted

ExemptedSpecialized
Subjects

Exempted

Exempted

Exempted【Special Admissions for Working Adults】
Other graduate
schools of UTokyoThis Graduate School
Examination
Subjects(Regular Course)
Currently enrolled(Regular Course)

Completed

Graduateschools ofotheruniversities,etc.

Currentlyenrolled

Completed

Exempted

Exempted

Exempted

Implemented

Exempted

Exempted

Exempted

Implemented

This
department

Other
department

This
department

Other
Department

Foreign
Language(English)

Exempted

Exempted

ExemptedSpecialized
Subjectsq

Exempted

Exempted

3. Oral Examination
Conducted online.
4. Examination Dates
The examination will be held from Thursday, January 30 to Friday, February 7, 2025.
Notification on the date, time, and other details of the examination will be provided in
the “Guidelines for Examinees” to be sent to examinees by e-mail in early January2025.

5. Documents to be submitted
Documents to be submitted should be submitted (a) through (n) according to "10.
Application Documents " in the Application Guideline.
「(n) Documents required to be submitted by the department」must be submitted at
the time of application in the table below.
・To be requested f rom a person who is f amiliar with the applicant's
research lif e and research content.
Recommendations
・The applicant's name must be written on the f ront of the envelope.
(1 paper or more)・The application must be submitted by postal mail (see "4. Application
Procedures and Application Period " in the Application Guideline).

6. October Admission
Those who meet the application qualifications specified in the Application Guideline
may apply for admission in October 2025. Applicants must upload the "(m) Application
for admission in October" from "10. Application Documents " in the Application
Guideline to the Web Entry System during the application period.
7. Other matters(1) Notes on inputting information into the Web Entry Systema. All designated fields must be filled in. If any field is not filled in, the application it willbe treated as incomplete.
b. Enter the name of the applicant's preferred field of specialization and the name of
the applicant's preferred faculty advisor(s) up to the third choice, referring to the"List of faculty members and their fields of specialization.
lf there are any changes in the names of faculty members, etc., please check thelatest version of the "List of faculty members and their field of specialization" in theApplication Guideline before applying.
c. Be sure to enter the name of the subject you will take in the "Examination Subject"column.
d. Please enter your history up to the date of completion of your master's degree(expected). Applicants for the Special Admissions for Working Adults must also
enter their employment history.
e. If you have jumped years or have been educated outside Japan, please contact theGraduate Student Section, Academic Affairs Division, Graduate School of
Agricultural and Life Sciences (see "14. Inquiries and Contacts" in the Application
Guideline) for information on how to enter your educational background.
(2) Contact your prospective supervisor well in advance of application in order toconfirm the matching of research themes, etc.
(3) Previous years' questions can be viewed at the Student Service Center, Graduate
School of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
(4) If you have any questions about the entrance examination for this department,
please contact the Department of Animal Resource Sciences (see "Contact
Information for Each Department" in the application guideline).

(5) Please read the Application Guideline and this Admission Guide for the Graduate
School Admission Examination carefully. If you have any questions about theapplication process, please contact the Graduate Student Section, Academic Affairs
Division, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences (see "14. Inquiries andContacts" in the Application Guideline) well in advance.