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

Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences
The University of Tokyo
Admission 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 the Doctoral
Course, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo.
For the General Admissions and the Special Admissions for Working Adults for theDoctoral Program of the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, only
Schedule B will be conducted.
<Schedule B＞
1. Application Period
From Thursday, November 21, 2024 (10:00 a.m.) to Wednesday, November 27, 2024
(5:00 p.m.)
Read the Application Guideline carefully before applying.
Guidance for Schedule B entrance examinations is scheduled to be provided online
around October 2024.
2. Written Examinations(1) Foreign Language (English)
Applicants must submit official TOEFL-iBT or TOEFL-iBT Home Edition scores. Referto "7. Written Examination (Foreign Languages)" in the Application Guideline for thesubmission method. The method of submitting TOEFL scores for Schedule B can beeither "(1) If the score to be submitted at the time of application is fixed" or "(2) If you
do not have a specific score to submit at the time of application" as described in "7.
Written Examination (Foreign Languages)" of the Application Guideline. Also, makesure to complete the process of sending the official score reports to the Graduate
School. Note that if your score cannot be verified online, your score will not be valid.
(2) Special Subjects
Essay(s) on Agricultural and Environmental Biology will be required.
The examination will be conducted online in a written format (both in English andJapanese). Details will be notified in the “Guidelines for Examinees" or in an e-mailcommunication from the department.
*Examinations in foreign languages and special subjects will be implemented orexempted based on the following table.

【General Admissions】
Other graduate
schools of UTokyo

This Graduate School(Regular Course)
Examination
Subjects

Currently enrolled(Regular Course)

Completed

Graduateschools ofotheruniversities,etc.

Currentlyenrolled

Completed

Exempted

Implemented

Implemented

Implemented

Implemented

Implemented

Implemented

Implemented

Thisdepartment

Other
department
sThis
department

Other
Departmen
tsForeign
Language(English)

Exempted

Exempted

ExemptedSpecialSubjects

Exempted

Implemen
ted

Exempted【Special Admissions for Working Adults】
Other graduate
schools of UTokyo

This Graduate School(Regular Course)
Examination
Subjects

Currently enrolled(Regular Course)

Completed

Graduateschools ofotheruniversities,etc.

Currentlyenrolled

Completed

Exempted

Implemented

Implemented

Implemented

Implemented

Implemented

Implemented

ImplementedThisdepartment

Other
department
sThis
department

Other
Departments

Foreign
Language(English)

Exempted

Exempted

ExemptedSpecialSubjects

Exempted

Implemen
ted

Exempted

3. Oral Examination
Conducted online.
4. Examination Dates
The written and oral examinations will be held from Thursday, January 30 to Friday,
February 7, 2025.
The date, time, and other details of the examination will be notified at the guidance
for Schedule B entrance examinations and in the “Guidelines for Examinees’” to besent by e-mail in early January 2025.

5. Documents to be submitted
Documents to be submitted should be (a) through (n) in accordance with "10.
Application Documents" in the Application Guideline.
The documents "(n) Documents required to be submitted by the department” should
be submitted as shown in the table below.
・Submission optional
・Request up to three researchers who are f amiliar with the applicant's
research to make the recommendations.
Recommendations ・The envelope must be sealed tightly, and the applicant's name must
(1 or more)
be written on the f ront of the envelope.
・Ref er to "4. Application Procedures and Application Period " in theApplication Guideline on how to send the recommendations by postalmail.

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 form "(m)Application for admission in October" from "10. Application Documents" in theApplication Guideline to the Web Entry System during the application period.
7. Other matters(1) Notes on inputting information into the Web Entry System①All designated fields must be filled in. If any field is not filled in, the application
will be treated as incomplete.
②Enter the applicant’s preferred field of specialization and the name of theapplicant’s preferred faculty supervisor(s) by referring to the "List of faculty
members and their fields of specialization".
If there are any changes in the names of faculty members, etc., the "List of faculty
members and their field of specialization" in the Application Guideline will beupdated. So check the latest version of it before applying.
③Enter the name of the subject you will take in the "Examination Subject" column.
④Enter your history up to the date of (expected) completion of your Master's degree.

Applicants for the Special Admissions for Working Adults must also enter theiremployment history.
⑤If you have jumped years or have been educated outside Japan, contact theGraduate Student Section, Academic Affairs Division, Graduate School ofAgricultural and Life Sciences (see "14. Inquiries and Contacts" in the Application
Guideline) for information on how to enter your educational background.
(2) Be sure to contact your preferred faculty supervisor before submitting yourapplication in order to confirm 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,contact the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology (see "Contact
Information for Each Department" in the Application Guideline).
(5) Read the Application Guideline and this Admission Guide for the Graduate
School Admission Examination carefully. If you have any questions about theapplication process, contact the Graduate Student Section, Academic Affairs
Division, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences (see "14. Inquiriesand Contacts" in the Application Guideline) well in advance.