Chikuro Hiroike School of Graduate Studies
Reitaku University
Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration
Master’s and Doctoral Programs

Entrance Examination
Guidelines and Information
࠙April 2025 Enrollmentࠚ࠙Instructions for Applicationࠚ
*Please confirm qualifications for application well before you apply.
*In case that you do not fulfill qualifications for application, your documents areincomplete, your application will be rejected. Even if that is the case, entrance
examination fee nor application documents will not be returned to you.
*We may change the contents of Guidelines and Information depending on spreadof COVID-19 hereafter or the policy of Japanese government. If that is thecase, we will announce on our website immediately. Please be sure to confirm thelatest information on our website upon your application.

Admission Policy
࠙Graduate School of Economics and Business Administrationࠚ
㸯.Persons who understand and are interested in this university’s founding principles, which
concern the importance of cultivating morality and ethics
㸰.Persons who possess fundamental rational and logical thinking skills
㸱.Persons who possess a fundamental knowledge of business administration and basic
methodology skills
㸲.Persons who understand real-world corporate management and organizational phenomena
and can identify and solve social problems
㸳.Persons who possess the ability to discuss business administration issues from a global
perspective
㸴.Persons who possess the language abilities and communication skills necessary to conduct
master’s level study and research
Applicants will be admitted to the graduate school after demonstrating the above qualities through acomprehensive testing and screening process.

1ࠓMaster’s Programࠔ
1. Major and Enrollment Quota
Major

Quota

Business Administration

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2. Screening of Classification and Enrollment Quotas
Classification
First Term
Second Term

Quota

General*1 *3

7Special Recommendation*2 *3
General*13Special Recommendation*2*1 All of the examination will be conducted in English.
*2 Qualification for Screening of Special Recommendation
An applicant must fulfill the following two qualifications:(1) Applicants are determined to apply for the Master’s Program of Economics and Business
Administration in the Reitaku Graduate School as their first choice.
(2) An applicant should have at least one of the following qualifications:ձ An applicant who receives a public or a private scholarship to do research and obtains
permission of acceptance from a professor who is an academic advisor to the applicant.
ղ An applicant who is enrolled in the fourth grade, undergraduate course of Reitaku
University and receives a recommendation from the faculty after obtaining various
qualifications.
ճ An applicant who is enrolled in the fourth grade, undergraduate course of Reitaku
University, has a 2.5 or higher GPA at the time of application, and receives a
recommendation from the faculty.
*3 Applicants residing outside Japan can only apply for the First Term.

3. Admission Exam Date
ࠝScreenings for the General and Special Recommendation categoriesࠞ
First Term

October 5 (SSat),, 2024
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Second Term

February 22 (SSat)), 2025
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4. Qualifications for Application
࠙General ScreeningࠚAn applicant must fulfill the below qualifications (1). An international student must also fulfill (2):(1) An applicant will be considered based on any of the following qualifications:ձ Graduated or will graduate from a university established by the School Education Act orreceived a bachelor’s degree by March, 2025.
ղ Completed or will complete, in a foreign country, sixteen-years of verifiable school
education by March, 2025.
ճ Completed or will complete a sixteen-year correspondence program offered by a foreign
institution by March, 2025.
մ Completed or will complete a foreign university program in Japan (the person must berecognized in the foreign country as completing a sixteen-year educational program) at an
institution accredited by the foreign country and designated by the Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (hereinafter referred to as MEXT) by March,2025.
յ Persons who conferred a degree equivalent to a bachelor’s degree through the completionof a course of study of at least 3 years at a foreign university or other foreign school (thegeneral circumstances of those educational and research activities, etc. shall be restricted
to facilities evaluated by entities certified by said foreign government or relevant facility,or equivalent facility separately designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology) (including the completion of said course through the completionof class subjects in Japan by correspondence education conducted by said foreign school,
and completion of a course at an educational facility positioned under said foreigncountry’s school education system that has received the designation set forth in theprevious item).
ն Completed or will complete a special training school (which meets the conditions set forth
by the minister of MEXT, such as having a duration period of 4 years or longer, and has
been designated by the minister of MEXT) by March, 2025.
շ Designated by the minister of MEXT.
ո Those who have attended university for more than three years, completed in a foreigncountry, fifteen-years of verifiable school education, a fifteen-year correspondence
program offered by foreign institution, a foreign university program in Japan (the person
must be recognized in the foreign country as completing a fifteen-year educational
program) at an institution accredited by the foreign country and designated by theminister of MEXT.
չ Those who are 22 years of age or older and recognized as having equivalent academic
competence to a university graduate through an independent admission process.*3պ Those who are expected to graduate early from a Japanese university in three years andhave been informally accepted by a faculty member of Graduate School of Economics andBusiness Administration to be in charge of special research.
(2) Applicants of foreign nationality will be able to take out or renew their status of residenceby the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act as a postgraduate in Reitaku
Graduate School.
࠙Screening of Special Recommendationࠚ
An applicant must fulfill the below qualifications (1), (2) and (3):(1) Applicants are determined to apply for the Master’s Program of Economics and Business
Administration in Reitaku Graduate School as their first choice.
(2) An applicant has qualification for the General Screening.
(3) An applicant will be considered based on any of the following qualifications:ձ An applicant who receives a public or a private scholarship to do research and obtains
permission of acceptance from a professor who is an academic advisor to the applicant.
ղ An applicant who is enrolled in the fourth grade, undergraduate course of Reitaku
University and receives a recommendation from the faculty after obtaining various
qualifications..
ճ An applicant who is enrolled in the fourth grade, undergraduate course of Reitaku
University, has a 2.5 or higher GPA at the time of application, and receives a
recommendation from the faculty..

(NB) In any of these cases that an applicant has not completed a sixteen--year
educational program after completing a junior college, a higher professional
school, a special training school, another educational establishment, graduatedschool in the miscellaneous category, a three-year university in a foreign country,
an academy or others, as well as an applicant who is 22 years of age or older andrecognized as having equivalent academic competency to a university graduate
through an individual screening, will be accepted to apply for admission.
Concerned applicants must be screened for considerations of eligibility foradmission. Please check the details (refer to page 20).

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5. Screening Procedure (1) General Screening
Screening

Notes

Procedure
Application

Application form, Transcript, Research proposal and so on.

Materials*1
WrittenExamination*2

Applicants are required to explain in about 100 English words related to
topics of business administration (about 3 questions). The list below is
examples of topics of business administration.
Branding and brand equity
Break-even point
Corporate governanceCorporate social responsibility
Deming cycle
Distribution channel
Efficient market hypothesis
Function-based organization
General meeting of shareholders
Holding company as a form of organization
Just-in-time
M & A (Merger and Acquisition)
Market segmentation
Porter's five forces
POS system
Resource-based view of the firm and core competence
ROI and ROE as a performance measurement
SWOT analysis
Theory of AIDMATransaction costs approach

Oral
Examination

The content will be related to application document (focus especially on
research proposal) and written examination.

*1: Research proposal should be written in English.
*2: The written examination will be given in English. Answers should be in English.
Applicants

may bring theirown

language dictionaries. Dictionaries

may beEnglish-English, English-Japanese, English-Chinese, English-Korean, Japanese-English,
etc. Although any size, type, and number of dictionaries are acceptable, electronic devises
are not allowed. Dictionaries related to specialized fields are not allowed. Dictionaries
with writing on them will not be accepted.
*3: Oral Examination will be done in English.

5 (2) Screening of Special Recommendation
Screening

Notes

Procedure
Application

Application form, Research proposal*1, Letter of recommendation, Transcript

Materials

and so on.

Oral
Examination*2

The content will be related to application document (focus especially on
research proposal).

*1: Research proposal should be written in English or Japanese.

*2: Oral Examination will be done in English or Japanese, accordingly to applicants’ preference.

6. Schedule for Entrance Examination
9:30 AM ̽ 9:40 AM

9:40 AM ̽ 11:10 AM

1:00 PM -Orientation for Applicants

Written Examination

Oral Exanimation*1*㸯: Schedule for each applicant will be announced at the venue on the examination day.
Note: Oral Examination for applicants of Special Recommendation will be started at 1:00 PM.
Please complete registration by 12:30 PM.

7. OtherStudents in their fourth year of undergraduate study at Reitaku University who are expected to earn
the 14 credits required for completion of the Graduate School of Economics and Business
Administration as a credit-earning auditor during their undergraduate studies and who have been
informally approved by the faculty of the Graduate School of Economics and Business
Administration for special research may complete the Master's program at the Graduate School of
Economics and Business Administration in one year.

6ࠓDoctoral Programࠔ
1. Major and Enrollment Quota
Major

Quota

Economics and Business Administration

3

2. Screening of Classification and Enrollment Quotas
Category

Quota

General*1
Special Recommendation*1 *2

3

1* Applicants residing outside Japan can only apply for the First Term.
2* An applicant must fulfill the below qualifications (1) and (2):(1) Applicants are determined to apply for the Doctoral Program of Economics and Business
Administration in Reitaku Graduate School as their first choice.
(2) An applicant who receives a public or a private scholarship to do research and obtains
permission of acceptance from a professor who is an academic advisor to the applicant.

3. Admission Exam Date
ࠝScreenings for the General and Special Recommendation categoriesࠞ
First Term

October 5 (SSat),, 2024

Second Term

February 22 (SSat),, 2025

4. Conditions for Application
࠙General ScreeningࠚAn applicant must fulfill the below qualifications (1). An international student must also fulfill (2):(1) An applicant will be considered based on any of the following qualifications:ձ Completed or will complete from a graduate school established by the School Education
Act or received a master’s degree or professional degreeby March, 2025.
ղ Completed or will complete, in a foreign country, received a master’s degree orprofessional degreeby March, 2025.
ճ Completed or will complete a correspondence program offered by a foreign institution andreceived a master’s degree or professional degreeby March, 2025.
մ Completed or will complete a foreign graduate school program in Japan (the person must
be recognized in the foreign country as completing a master’s program or professional
degree program) at an institution accredited by the foreign country and designated by the7Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (hereinafter referred to as
MEXT) by March, 2025.
յ Completed or will complete from United Nations University and received a master’s
degree or professional degreeby March, 2025.
ն Persons who have conferred a degree equivalent to a master’s degree through thecompletion of a course of study at a foreign university, educational facility described in մ
above and are approved to have academic abilities that are at least equivalent to those
who hold a master’s degree as verified by the examination or screening regulated by
Article 16.2 in the Standards for the Establishment of Graduate Schools.
շ Designated by the minister of MEXT.
ո Those who are 24 years of age or older and recognized as having equivalent academic
competence to a graduate school graduate or holders of professional degree through an
independent admission process.*
(2) Applicants of foreign nationality will be able to take out or renew their status of residenceby the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act as a postgraduate in Reitaku
Graduate School.
࠙Screening of Special Recommendationࠚ
An applicant must fulfill the below qualifications (1), (2) and (3):(1) An applicant has qualification for the General Screening.
(2) Applicants are determined to apply for the Doctoral Program of Economics and Business
Administration in Reitaku Graduate School as their first choice.
(3) An applicant who receives a public or a private scholarship to do research and obtains
permission of acceptance from a professor who is an academic advisor to the applicant.
(NB) In any of these cases that an applicant does not have a master’s degree,, as well as
an applicant who is 24 years of age or older and recognized as having equivalentacademic competency to a graduate school graduate through an individual
screening, will be accepted to apply for admission. Concerned applicants must be
screened for considerations of eligibility for admission. Please check the details(refer to page 20).

85. Screening Procedure
Category

GeneralSpecialRecommendation

Screening

Notes

Application
Materials

Submitted master’s thesis or other scholarly paper, Transcript, and so
on will be screened totally.

WrittenExamination

English (allowed to use language dictionaries)*

Oral
Examination

The content will be related to the submitted master’s thesis or other
scholarly paper and research proposal.

Application
Materials

Submitted master’s thesis or other scholarly paper, Transcript, and so
on will be screened totally.

Oral
Examination

The content will be related to the submitted master’s thesis or other
scholarly paper and research proposal.

*The written examination (English) should be answered in either Japanese or English. The size,
type,

and

numberofdictionaries(English-English,

English-Japanese,

English-Chinese,

English-Korean, Japanese-English, Chinese-Japanese, etc.) that can be brought to the written
examination are not limited. However, electronic devices or dictionaries related to specialized fields
will not be accepted. Dictionaries with writing on them will not be accepted. Borrowing or lending
dictionaries among applicants is not allowed.
In case an applicant fulfills one of the language qualification below, the University exempts written
examination (English) from the applicant:
TOEFL (ITP) 550 or higher, iBT 80 or higher, TOEIC 730 or higher (including IP)*Only scores of English proficiency tests taken in or after 2022 are valid.

6. Schedule for Entrance Examination
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM

9:40 AM - 10:40 AM

Orientation for Applicants Written Examination (English)

11:00 AM -
Oral Exanimation*

*Schedule for each applicant will be announced at the venue on the examination day.
Notes:-Oral Examination for applicants of General Screening who are exempted written examination(English) and Special Recommendation will be started at 11:00 AM.
- Please complete the registration by 10:30 AM.

9ࠓApplicationࠔ
1. Conditions for Application(1) Periods of Application
Master’s Program (First Term)
Doctoral Program (First Term)

September 4 (Wed) through September 13 (Fri), 2024

Master’s Program (Second Term)
Doctoral Program (Second Term)

January 14 (Tue) through January 24 (Fri), 2025

*P
Postmarked by the deadline is acceptable.
(2) Documents to be submitted:
Address: ࠛ277-8686 2-1-1 Hikarigaoka, Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture
Chikuro Hiroike School of Graduate Studies, Reitaku University
1st Floor, Shogai Kyoiku Plaza in Reitaku University
Office of Reitaku Graduate School(3) Application Procedures
All application documents must be submitted by mail during the above application period.
Please use an arbitrary envelope and enclose all application documents into it. Paste thedesignated form, which must be written necessary information, on the envelope. Be sure to
Postmarked by the deadline is acceptable.) The
send the documents by registered mail. (PExamination Admission Card will be delivered as soon as all documents are confirmed.

*D
Do not use any pencils and erasable pens for the documents. The application form should be
filled out in black ballpoint pen (oil-based ink), and any corrections should be double lined
and stamped with a correction mark.
࣭Make sure all the application documents should be submitted as original documents. You canreceive your transcript, diploma and certificate after confirming the documents if you wantthose certificates back. Applicants who wish us to return your transcript, diploma andcertificate surely check off boxes, “‫ڧ‬Return Transcript” or “‫ڧ‬Return Certificate of
Graduation” on the “Application Form”. Other documents submitted will not be returned.
㺃 The University does not accept Notarized Document, which certifies your academic
background in China, as valid certificates.
㺃Applicants of foreign nationality should use the Application Form for International Student.
(4) NB
࣭For any inquiries about application qualifications, application documents, and so on, or if you
need special consideration for application due to illness, disability, etc., be sure to ask theoffice of Reitaku Graduate School as soon as possible before applying for admission. (E-maildaigakuin-ka@reitaku-u.ac.jp)
࣭Once application documents are submitted, the University will not allow applicants to change
10screening categories or majors.
࣭If application documents are incomplete, the University will not accept your application. Please
make sure that they are complete.
࣭Once the documents and the entrance examination fee are submitted, they will not be returned.
࣭Even if you apply for Second Term after applying for First Term, please prepare all required
documents and submit them again.
(5) Personal Information in Application Documents
Personal information which is used for the selection of students for admission, notices ofresults and anonymous surveys will be kept strictly confidential.
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ࠓDocuments to Submitࠔ‫۔‬designated documents at the end of this booklet
Documents

Master’s
Program

Doctoral
ProgramNB࣭If you are a non-Japanese national, use‫۔‬Application Form‫ۑ‬“Application Form <International Student>”.

‫ۑ‬ʀEnclose the certificate of bank transfer.
‫۔‬Examination

Admission Card

‫ۑ‬

‫ۑ‬

࣭Fill out the form (surrounded by a thick line) andaffix your photo. (Photo must be taken within
three months of applying and the photo will be‫۔‬Photo Card‫ۑ‬

color or black and white.)‫ۑ‬࣭Be sure to elect a desired major and course.
‫۔‬Research Proposal

࣭Applicants for Master’s Program of General
Screening should use the application form ofEnglish version.
࣭Applicants for Master’s Program of Special
Recommendation Screening should use theapplication form of English or Japanese
‫ۑ‬

‫ۑ‬

version.
࣭Applicants for Doctoral Program should use theapplication form for Doctoral Program.
࣭If made the research proposal in Word or
another type of software, please write “refer tothe attached form” clearly on a designatedpaper and attach it. In that case, please print
the attachment single-side printing.
a. 5 copies of master’s thesis and its abstract.
(Abstract should be about 5,000 words.)
b. If an applicant does not have master’s thesis, 5Master’s Thesis-

copies of a thesis equivalent to a master’s thesis‫ۑ‬or other scholarly paper.
c. Send the data for a. or b. by e-mail toTranscript(Original)

‫ۑ‬

‫ۑ‬

daigakuin-ka@reitaku-u.ac.jp.
<Master’s Program>࣭Undergraduate transcript from graduating
school.
࣭Please also submit a transcript if you completed
or will complete a graduate school.
<Doctoral Program>
࣭Graduate transcript from graduating school.
12Graduation Certificate<Master’s Program>(expected)࣭Completion

࣭Graduation certificate (expected) ofundergraduate from graduating school.

Certificate (expected)

࣭If you have completed or will complete a(Original)‫ۑ‬

graduate school, please submit a certificate of‫ۑ‬the graduate school.
<Doctoral Program>
࣭Graduation certificate (expected) of graduate
from graduating school.
Certificate of
Language
Qualification (eligible-

Eligible
applicantapplicant only)
Residence Record“Juminhyo (ఫẸ⚊)”

࣭TOEIC®*1 730 or higher (including IP)
࣭TOEFL®*2 ITP 550 or higher, iBT 80 or higher*Make sure to check off a box, “‫ڧ‬Exempt English
Test”.
Applicants of foreign nationality or a short stay

International student

who reside outside of Japan must submit a copy ofthe passport.

Certification of

࣭An applicant who is recognized as having

Admission for

eligibility for entrance by screening for

Eligibility

eligibility consideration must submit

Consideration (eligible

Eligible applicant

certification sent by Reitaku Graduate School.
࣭If an applicant has applied and submitted theapplicant)above certificate in the past, please apply forreissuing a certificate to the office.
‫۔‬Letter ofRecommendation

Applicant for Special
Recommendation

Please request your recommendation well before
the period of application.
࣭Certificate issued by the scholarship

Document certifyingthat the applicant will

Applicant for Specialorganization. Submit a document that confirms

receive a scholarship,

Recommendation

the recipient organization, recipient, period ofreceipt, amount received, etc.

etc.
‫۔‬Application for
Extending the Period
of Registration‫۔‬Research Proposal
for Extending the
Period of Registration

Eligible
applicantEligible
applicantDocument certifies

Eligible

employment

applicant---*1 Test of English for International Communication13

*2 Test of English as a Foreign Language*The University does not accept Notarized Document, which certifies your academic background in
China, as valid certificates.

2. System for Extending the Period of Registration
The Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration provides the system that caters forthe needs of particular student (ex. students who are in employment) allowing them to extend theformally stated period of study (M.A.: 2 years of Master’s Program to 3 or 4 years) to facilitate
systematic course planning and effecting learning. An applicant who passed the examination and got
permission to enter the University and he/she must fulfill the below qualifications (1), (2) or (3):
(1) An Dpplicant who is employed, including self-employment or part-time job, etc. at thetime entering the University.
(2) An applicant who is caring for a child, nursing, etc. or other circumstances.
(3) An applicant who is recognized by Graduate School of Economics and Business
Administration that he/she has other equivalent circumstances.
-Please refer to the tuition using this system on page 19.
-An applicant who wishes to use this system must submitձ, ղ, and ճ or մ below by thelast day of application periods:
ձApplication for Extending the Period of Registration designated form ղResearch Proposal for Extending the Period of Registration designated form ճDocument certifies employment (in case applying the system due to employment)
մ Other documents explaining the circumstances the applicant needs extending the periodof registration (caring for a child, nursing, etc.).
-In case of caring for a child: Residence Record “Juminhyo (ఫẸ⚊ ”, copy of maternity
passbook, etc.
-In case of nursing: Residence Record “Juminhyo (ఫẸ⚊ ”, copy of certificate of need forlong-term care, etc.
-These documents must be submitted by the last day of application periods. -The result of approval or rejection of this system will be screened at the same time ofentrance examination and will be announced approved applicants at the time ofannouncement of successful applicants.
*The applicant will choose extension period of registration from 3 or 4 years when he/she
applies.
*The Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration does not provide applicantsfor Doctoral Program with the system.

3. Application along with Research Student
In the case of not being able to succeed in as a regular Master’s or Doctoral student, theapplicant may still be eligible to apply as a research student if he/she wants. Applicants who
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apply for admission as a regular student and a research student at the same time surely checkoff a box, ´Ō$SSO\µRQWKH´$SSOLFDWLRQ)RUPµ*For more information on a research student, please see page 23.

4. Entrance Examination Fee(1) Entrance Examination Fee: ¥35,000(2) Payment for Entrance Examination Fee at a Bank in Japan-Please pay the fee above into the designated bank account below directly from a nearby
financial institution. You cannot pay from post offices.
-Please input “41” before applicant’s name in katakana, referring to the example below.
-If you pay at a financial institution counter, please write the designated form accordingly tothe rule above and inform the clerk this number is necessary.
-After the transfer, submit the bank transfer certificate showing the date of transfer together
with the application materials. Photocopies of the certificate are acceptable.
-You are required to pay remittance fee.
-If the entrance examination fee from you arrives less than 35,000 yen to the University, you
may not allowed to take the entrance examination. Please be careful when you make payment.
࠙Bank Transfer Informationࠚ
Bank: MUFG Bank, Ltd

Address of the Bank:

Branch: Matsudo-Nishiguchi Branch

1307-1 Matsudo, Matsudo shi, Chiba

Account Number: 4727444

Prefecture, 271-0092, Japan

Name of the Recipient: Hiroike Gakuen
Tel: 047-362-2115

Swift Code: BOTKJPJTࠓHow the name of applicant should be writtenࠔ

Ex. The case an applicant named Reitaku Taro applies for Graduate School of Economics andBusiness Administration: 41 ࣞ࢖ࢱࢡࢱࣟ࢘
࠙Payment for Entrance Examination Fee from Outside Japanࠚ-In order to pay from outside Japan, pay into the bank account (see below) in Japanese yen. (We do not accept cash payments.)-If you transfer money from a bank in a foreign country, the amount of remittance will be

37,500 yen, including an additional remittance charge of 2,500 yen per transfer.
-Please attach a copy of Application for Bank Transfer.
-The fee is not refundable.
࠙Bank Transfer Informationࠚ
Bank: MUFG Bank, Ltd
Branch: Matsudo-Nishiguchi Branch
Address: 1307-1 Matsudo, Matsudo shi , Chiba Prefecture, 271-0092, Japan
Account Number: 4727444
Name of the Recipient: Hiroike Gakuen
Swift Code: BOTKJPJT

15ࠓExam Location and Announcements of Successful Applicantsࠔ
1. Exam Location
Campus of Reitaku University
ࠛ277-8686 2-1-1Hikarigaoka, Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture
Shogai Kyoiku Plaza in Reitaku University(NB)(1) Please come to the location by public transportations.
(2) You can only check where the venue is from outside of the building. The University does
not allow applicants to come into the venue before the day of entrance examination.

2. Instructions for Taking Exam
(1) Applicants will be allowed to enter the location from 9:00 AM on the examination day.
(2) If an applicant comes late, the University allows him/her to enter the location until 30
minutes after the examination started.
(3) The Examination Admission Card must be kept with you and presented on the desk
during the examination.

3. Announcements of Successful Applicants
Master’s ProgramࠑFirst Termࠒ

10:00 AM, October 15 (Tue), 2024

 Doctoral ProgramࠑFirst Termࠒ
Master’s ProgramࠑSecond Termࠒ

10:00 AM, February 28 (Fri), 2025

Doctoral ProgramࠑSecond Termࠒ*A list of successful examinee numbers will be posted on the website below for seven days.
(Chikuro Hiroike School of Graduate Studies, Reitaku University: https://gs.reitaku-u.ac.jp/)
The notice of acceptance and documents of admission procedure will be sent to each successful
applicant by special delivery mail. Note that no inquiries about the results of the entrance
examination by phone or by any other means are accepted.

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ࠓEntrance Formalitiesࠔ
1. Entrance Formalities(1) Documents Required for Admission
All the details about the documents required for admission will be enclosed with the letter of
acceptance. (Refer to “Enrollment Information”)(2) Period of Entrance Formalities

 Master’s ProgramࠑFirst Termmࠒ

October 25 (Fri), 2024

Doctoral ProgramࠑFirst Termࠒ
Master’s ProgramࠑSecond Termࠒ

March 7 (Fri), 2025

Doctoral ProgramࠑSecond Termࠒ*Postmarked by the deadline is acceptable.

*Qualification for admission will be lost when entrance procedures are not completed by thelast day of the period.
(3) Procedures for Entrance
Successful applicants must complete the following procedures:࣭ The payments (tuition and so on) must be transferred to the predetermined bank by thedesignated day.
࣭ All documents include a “Certificate of Receipt for Transfer” which is issued from the bankand must be submitted to the office of Reitaku Graduate School by mail.
࣭ Please consult the graduate school office when a successful applicant has difficulty inpaying for certain reasons. Only for the successful applicants of the first-term entrance
examination, the due date of tuition payments can be postponed until March 7 (Fri), 2025,
except applicants residing outside Japan. (The due date of the entrance fee will not be
postponed, so be sure to pay by the deadline.)࣭ For details, please check out the documents entitled “Enrollment Information” which aredelivered to successful applicants.
*Submitted documents and paid entrance fee will not be returned to the applicant for any
reason.

2. Enrollment Declination and Refunding Payments(1) In the case of applicants declining after making tuition payments, a designated document,“Notice of Enrollment Declination”, must be submitted in an arbitrary envelope by mail by
the deadline for enrollment declination. Be sure to send the document by registered delivery
or EMS (from abroad). Only if the document is postmarked by the deadline of enrollment
declination, tuition, facility expenses and account matters will be refunded to the applicant
later (remittance charge will not be refunded). The admission fee is not refundable.
17*When a nearby post office is closed for a holiday, please go to another post office which is open
for the holidays.
(2) The Deadline of Declination for Admission
March 31 (Mon),, 2025 (Postmarked by the deadline is acceptable)

3. NB(1) Even after the entrance formalities have been completed, if misconduct is discovered priorto admission and the Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration determinesthat the applicant is not suitable for special recommendation, the passing of the entrance
examination may be revoked.

4. School Fees
(1) Tuition
ձ Master’s Program
Deadline
Item

Cost (annual amount)Att the time

By the endof entranceof the firstsemester

Admission Fee
Educational¥200,000(only the first year)¥200,000-

Tuition Fee¥720,000¥360,000¥360,000

Facilities (maintenance)¥300,000¥150,000¥150,000

Subtotal¥1,220,000¥7710,000¥510,000

Supporter’s Assoc. Fee¥30,000¥30,000-

Other

Alumni Assoc. Admission¥20,000

expensesFee¥20,000-¥50,000¥50,000-¥1,270,000¥7760,000¥510,000

expenses(only the first year)

Subtotal
Total

18ղ Doctoral Program
Deadline
Item

Cost (annual amount)

At the time

By the endof entranceof the firstsemester

Admission Fee
Educational¥200,000(only the first year)¥200,000-

Tuition Fee¥710,000¥355,000¥355,000

Facilities (maintenance)¥300,000¥150,000¥150,000

Subtotal¥1,210,000¥7705,,000¥505,000

Supporter’s Assoc. Fee¥30,000¥30,000-

Other

Alumni Assoc. Admission¥20,000

expensesFee¥20,000-¥50,000¥50,000-¥1,260,000¥7755,,000¥505,000

expenses(only the first year)

Subtotal
Total*Consumption tax will not be imposed.

*An applicant who is already a member of Alumni Association doesn’t need to pay for the Alumni
Association entrance fee.
*The University will require a student who uses System for Extending the Period of Registration to
pay tuition and facilities (maintenance) fees for two years, divided by three or four, accordingly tothe student wishes to be registered every year.
*The admission fee and other fees remain the same.
࠙Affiliate OrganizationsࠚThe Support Group is organized mainly by the parents of students. This
Support Group

group takes close communication with the school and engages various
activities, aiming at promoting friendship among its members, supporting(Kouenkai)

activities related to education for the further development of the university
and enrich students’ campus life.
This association is organized by students and alumni of Reitaku University.

Alumni Association

Its activities include promoting friendship among the members, publishinga newsletter, holding alumni reunions and other contributions for thevariety of students’ activities, aiming at elevating the founding philosophy(Reitakukai)of the university and the further development of the alma mater.
Students in Reitaku University are exempted from the membership fee.

(2) Other
Reitaku University is raising voluntary contributions for the advancement of its education
and research. We would appreciate it if you could support and cooperate with us.
19ࠓApplication for Eligibility Considerationࠔ
An applicant who will apply for master’s program and meets the definition of “those who are 22 yearsof age or older and recognized as having equivalent academic competency to a university graduate
through an independent admission process”, or doctoral program and meets the definition of “those
who are 24 years of age or older and recognized as having equivalent academic competency to aholder of master’s degree through an independent admission process” will be screened for entrance
eligibility. The applicant must submit required documents by a designated deadline according to thefollowing information. An applicant will be permitted to take entrance exams if the above
qualifications are met.

1.

Application for Screening of Eligibility for Entrance(1) Deadline for Documents
Master’s ProgramࠑFirst Termࠒ Doctoral ProgramࠑFirst Termࠒ
Master’s ProgramࠑSecond TermࠒDoctoral ProgramࠑSecond Termࠒ

August 20 (Tue), 2024

December 6 (Fri), 2024

*T
The completed documents must arrive by the last day of the period.
(2) Submission Methods
Application documents (see the following section of “Required Documents”) must be
submitted by mail. Please write “Application Form for Reitaku Graduate School Eligibility
Consideration” on the face of envelope in red ball-point pen. Be sure to send the documents byregistered mail. Personal information which is used for the selection of students for screeningof eligibility for entrance, notices of results and anonymous surveys will be kept strictly
confidential.
*NB
Please check the application requirements and examination methods of the Graduate Schoolof Economics and Business Administration in advance before applying for the admission
eligibility screening.

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(3) Required Documents *Please submit them by registered mail.
Required Documents‫ ۔‬Application Form for
Eligibility Consideration
Transcript of the Last
Graduating School
Diploma of the Last
Graduating School

Master’s
Program

Doctoral
Program‫ۑ‬‫ۑ‬࣭Fill out the form (surrounded by a thick line).

‫ۑ‬

‫ۑ‬

࣭Original document only

‫ۑ‬

‫ۑ‬

࣭Original document only

Notes

࣭The essay should be written about the following
two types of content:*The content relating to the major you havestudied in the past.
*The content relating to the major you will study
in Reitaku Graduate School.
࣭The content should be more than 1,500 words in
English. (If an applicant has an article which has‫۔‬Short Essay‫ۑ‬-been published in an academic journal in thepast, its copy is acceptable.)*If the essay will be attached by Word documents,
please write “refer to the attached form” on adesignated form and write the total number ofwords at the end of the document.
*Applicants must show the list of references forresources of literature and information fromwebsites you used.
࣭The thesis and abstract should be written about
the following two types of content:*The content relating to the major you havestudied in the past.
*The content relating to the major you will study

Thesis and abstract-‫ۑ‬in Reitaku Graduate School.
࣭ The abstract should be about 1,200 words in
English. (If an applicant has an article which has
been published in an academic journal in thepast, its copy and about 1,200 words of its
abstract acceptable.)‫ ۔‬Designated documents at the end of this booklet

21(4) NB
ձ For any inquiries about application documents and screening of eligibility for entrance, besure to ask the office of Reitaku Graduate School as soon as possible before the documents
are submitted. (E-mail daigakuin-ka@reitaku-u.ac.jp)
ղ If there is any irregularity in the documents, the documents will not be accepted.
ճ Make sure all the application documents should be submitted as original documents. Upon
your request being received, your transcript and diploma will be returned. Other documents
submitted will not be returned to the applicant.
մ A transcript and diploma in the required documents for screening of eligibility for entrance
are able to be diverted for a part of the application documents for the admission exam after
an applicant gets certified for eligibility for entrance. Please contact the office of Reitaku
Graduate School when an applicant who needs to take those certificates back applies foradmission.
յ Make sure that the short essay is composed with the necessary number of words before
submission.
ն No fees are needed for screening of eligibility for entrance.

2.

Notices of Results and Method(1) Screening Method
Application Materials (Applicants are screened by submitted documents)(2) Notice of Results
The notice of the result will be informed to the applicant on the dates below or later to e-mailaddress he/she filled out Application form for Reitaku University Eligibility Consideration.
*”C
Certification of Admission for Eligibility Consideration” will be sent to the applicant after
the announcement. Since it will be during application period, please prepare application
documents and send them to the University as soon as receiving the announcement. In thatcase, please make sure to write “C
Certification of Admission for Eligibility Consideration has
been completed” on the application form of academic background.
Master’s ProgramࠑFirst Termࠒ

September 11 (Wed), 2024

Doctoral ProgramࠑFirst Termࠒ
Master’s ProgramࠑSecond Termࠒ

January 10 (Fri), 2025

Doctoral ProgramࠑSecond Termࠒ

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ࠓSystem for Research StudentࠔIn accordance with the “Chikuro Hiroike School of Graduate Studies Rules (Article 39),” theGraduate School of Business Administration will admit students who intend to conduct advanced
research on specific specialized matters as a research student after screening, as long as it does notinterfere with classes and research in the Graduate School.

1. Qualifications for Application
An applicant must fulfill the below qualifications (1) and (2):(1) Those who have qualification for Master’s or Doctoral Program, Graduate School of
Economics and Business Administration or are recognized as having eligibility for entrance
by screening for eligibility consideration.
(2) Those who have applied for the entrance examination for Master’s or Doctoral Program,
Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration.

2. Outline of the System for Research Students(1) Enrollment Period
One year (from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026)(2) Auditing Subjects
A research student will be permitted to audit undergraduate or graduate subjects under theguidance of his/her supervisor*Credits will not be approved.
*If you enroll as a graduate student at Reitaku University after completion of the research
student program, you may apply for credits for courses you took while a research student (up to
15 credits).
*International students (those on student visas) are required to attend at least 10 hours per
week (6 classes per week) in accordance with the Ministry of Justice Ordinance No. 16.
Students with insufficient Japanese language proficiency may be required to audit Japanese
language courses offered by the Center for Japanese Language Education, Reitaku University.
(3) Tuition
Deadline
Item

Cost

At the time of

By September 19,

entrance

2025

Admission Fee¥150,000¥150,000-

Tuition Fee¥180,000¥90,000¥90,000

Facilities Fee¥150,000¥75,000¥75,000

Total¥480,000¥315,000¥165,000

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*You are required to pay remittance fee.

3. Application(1) Application Guidelines
Applicants can apply for admission as a regular student as well as research students at thesame time. In the case of not being able to succeed in as a regular Master’s or Doctoral student,
the applicant may be eligible to screening for admission as a research student.
*No entrance examination will be conducted exclusively for research students.
(2) Admission Exam Date
*The schedule is the same as the date of the graduate school entrance examination in order tomake a pass/fail decision at the time of the graduate school entrance examination.
First Term

October 5 (SSat),, 2024

Second Term

February 22 (SSat), 2025

(3) Entrance Examination Fee
Entrance examination fee for a research student is exempted because the application is
concurrent with the graduate school entrance examination.
(4) Application
Be sure to check off a box, “‫ڧ‬Apply”, on the “Application Form”.
(5) Screening
Applicants will be screened comprehensively by submitted documents, written and oral
examinations.

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Chikuro Hiroike School of Graduate Studies
Reitaku University
ࠛ277-8686 2-1-1 Hikarigaoka, Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture
Office of Reitaku Graduate Schoolhttps://gs.reitaku-u.ac.jp/
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Examinee
NumberChikuro Hiroike School of Graduate Studies Reitaku University, Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration
Application for Master's and Doctoral Programs, Matriculation Exam Academic Year 2025 Application Form <International Student>‫ڧ‬Return Transcript‫ڧ‬Return Certificate of Graduation

Please do not fill in “ͤ” column.
Please fill the form in black ballpoint-pen (oil-based ink)㸬Do not use any pencils and erasable pens.

Major‫ڧ‬Master’s Program (Business
Administration)‫ڧ‬Doctoral Program (Economics andBusiness Administration㸧

Date of Birth

Katakana‫ڧ‬General‫ڧ‬Special

EnglishRecommendation *Kanji as well,
if anyGenderM࣭F

YYYY/MM/DD

Name of Applicant *As shown in passport. Print in capital letters.

CategoryAge:Nationality(Family Name)(First Name) *Middle names as well, if any

Classification*Master's Program䚷䚷with Special
Recommendation only‫ڧ‬First Term
‫ڧ‬Second Term

Oral ExamThis address is used for any information from University, including sending the form to transfer your schoolfees.

Contact
Addressࠛ‫ڧ‬Japanese‫ڧ‬English

Research Student‫ڧ‬Apply‫ڧ‬Not Apply‫ڧ‬Apply

Phone Home:
Number Mobile:
E-mailaddress

Last school
University / Graduate School:attended,
Faculty:excluding Japanese
Department / Major:
language schools
Research
Topic (tentative) /Title of Master's
thesisDoctoral Program,
Exempt English

Year andMonth ofCompletion‫ڧ‬Graduated / Completed‫ڧ‬Graduation (expected) /Completion (expected)

YYYY/MM/DD

Applicants for Master's Program should fill in research topic. Applicants for Doctoral Program should fill in the title of Master's thesis.

Applicants for the Master's Program should provide up to the third choice, and applicants for the Doctoral Program should provide only the first choice.

Name of Professor
you wish to be
your supervisor ࠙First Choiceࠚࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉ࠙Second Choiceࠚࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉ࠙Third Choiceࠚ*List all schools you have attended in order, from elementary school through university or graduate school, including academic background in Japan. If you have been a research student, auditing student, non-degree
student, or a student of Japanese language courses or schools, etc., fill in the period and detail. Also, write “Certification of Admission for Eligibility Consideration has been completed” on the application form ofacademic background if applicable.

Names of Institutions

Location
City / Country

Years and Months ofAttendance

Period of Attendance

Academic
Background

Y

/M

to Y

/M

Yearsࠉ Months

Y

/M

to Y

/M

Yearsࠉ Months

Y

/M

to Y

/M

Yearsࠉ Months

Y

/M

to Y

/M

Yearsࠉ Months

Y

/M

to Y

/M

Yearsࠉ Months

Y

/M

to Y

/M

Yearsࠉ Months

If you have work experience, including in your country, be sure to fill in the form. If you do not disclose your place of employment, please provide only your industry.

Work Experience,
excluding parttime jobs

Name of Company / Employer

Work Description

Location
City / Country

Period of Attendance
Y

/M

to

Y

/M

to

If you are currently employed, provide the name of the job and the place of employment.

Current Job
If your current name is different from the name on your graduation certificate or transcript due to a change in your family name, fill in this column.

Notes

Date of changing your surname:

YYYY/MM/DD (Former name:ࠉࠉ ࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉࠉ)

Note: Be sure to fill in “Academic Background”, even if you are expected to graduate or complete. If it is found after enrollment an applicant has provided false information or failed to provide
information that should naturally have been provided, the admission may be revoked.
‫ە‬The personal information on the application form will be used to conduct and notify the results of the graduate school entrance exam.

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Name of Applicant
in English

Do not write applicant's name in Kanji.

Name in
Passport No.
Englishon
passport Status of residence, etc.

Date ofexpiration

Residence card
numberAddress
in hometown
Telephone No.
Institution to havereceived Japanese
language education
Japaneselanguageeducation

Address
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Chikuro Hiroike School of Graduate Studies,
Reitaku University
Examination Admission Card
Matriculation Exam
 Academic Year 2025

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‫ڧ‬Master’s Program, Second Term

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Business
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 Program, Second Term
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2. Taken within 3 months.
3. Facing forward, without hat
4. Plain background, without
frame.
5. Write your name, major andcourse on the back of thephoto.
6. Glue on the entire surfaceof the photo.

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on the desk during the exam.
(3) Please pay attention to notices at 
the venue on the day of the exam.
(4) Keep this Examination Admission Card until you complete entrance
formalities.
*The oral exam for Special Recommendation begins at 1:00 PM for the for the Doctoral Program. Please
Master's Program and at 11:00 AM
complete registration at least 30 minutes before the exam.
Message from the Universityͤ‫ڧ‬Master’s Program, First Term
 Program, Second Term
‫ڧ‬Master’s

KatakanaFirst Term:
October 5 (Sat), 2024
SecondTerm:
February 22 (Sat), 2025
9:40 AM - 11:10 AM
1:00 PM  Exam
WrittenOral Exam
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
11:00 AM  Exam
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RESEARCH PROPOSAL(Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration Master's Program)
Chikuro Hiroike School of Graduate School, Reitaku University

Matriculation Exam Academic Year 2025

Name

Please complete the form below. (Focus especially on number 2)
1. Statement of purpose and personal statement

2. Proposed research topic‫ە‬Please use Page 2 if necessary.

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RESEARCH PROPOSAL(Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration, Doctoral Program)
Chikuro Hiroike School of Graduate School, Reitaku University
Matriculation Exam Academic Year 2025
Graduate
SchoolName

Graduate School, University, Major *Please clarify Master's or Doctoral Program.

Title ofMaster's
thesisResearch
topic after
admissionͤPurpose of application, research after admission (theme, awareness of problems, research plan). Please write in Japaneseor English.

‫ە‬Please use Page 2 if necessary.

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Examinee ͤ
NumberChikuro Hiroike School of Graduate Studies, Reitaku University
Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration
Master's / Doctoral Program Matriculation Exam Academic Year 2025
*Please circle either "Master's" or "Doctoral".

Letter of Recommendation

㸺Note to recommender㸼
Please make your recommendations directly and accurately.
After completing the form, please enclose it in an envelope, seal it and return to the applicant.

Date:

YYYY/MM/DD

To Dean of the Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration:
Recommender's Name:

Sign

Organization:

Position/Title:

Name of Applicant

Name of the person
filling in the form:

1. How long and in what capacity have you known the applicant?

2. How do you assess his or her performance, attitude, motivation and credentials?
Please write any information or remarks that, in your estimation, are relevant to evaluating the applicant's potential for
graduate study.

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