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

Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering
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.
<Schedule A＞
1. Application Period
From Wednesday, June 19, 2024 (10:00 a.m.) to Tuesday, June 25, 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 Languages)" in theapplication guidelines.
(2) Specialized Subjects
At the time of application, one subject must be selected from both Group 1 and Group2.
(Group 1) Select one subject from 1) Rural Land and Environmental Engineering, 2)
Water Environmental Engineering, 3) Soil Physics and Soil Hydrology, 4)
Bioenvironmental Engineering, 5) Biological and Mechanical Engineering,6) Bioprocess Engineering, 7) Biological and Environmental Information
Engineering, 8) Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Engineering, 9) Ecological
Safety Studies.
(Group 2) Basic questions will be asked in specialized subjects.
Select one subject from 1) Mathematics, 2) Physics, 3) Chemistry, or 4)
Biology.
The examination will be conducted in a face-to-face written format (questions will begiven in Japanese).

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

【General Admissions】
Other graduate
schools of UTokyo

This Graduate School
ExaminationSubjects(Regular Course)
Currently enrolled(Regular Course)

Completed

Graduateschools ofotheruniversities,etc.

Currentlyenrolled

Completed

Exempted

Exempted

Exempted

Implemen
ted

Exempted

Implemented＊2

Implemented＊2

Implemented

Thisdepartment

Other
department

Thisdepartment

Other
Department

Foreign
Language(English)

Exempted

Exempted

ExemptedSpecialized
Subjects

Exempted

Exempted

Exempted*2 Depending on the graduate school in which you are enrolled in or have completed, you
may be exempted from the written examination (you will be notified after application).
【Special Admissions for Working Adults】

Examination
Subjects

This Graduate SchoolOther graduate
schools of UTokyo(Regular Course)(Regular Course)

Currently enrolled

Completed

Graduateschools ofotheruniversities,etc.

Currentlyenrolled

Completed

Exempted

Exempted

Exempted

Implemen
ted

Exempted

Implemented＊2

Implemented＊2

Implemented

Thisdepartment

Otherdepartment

This
department

Other
Department

Foreign
Language(English)

Exempted

Exempted

ExemptedSpecialized
Subjects

Exempted

Exempted

Exempted*2 Depending on the graduate school in which you are enrolled in or have completed, you
may be exempted from the written examination (you will be notified after application).

3. Oral Examination
An oral examination will be administered either in-person or online. The date, time,and other details will be provided in the "Guidelines for Examinees".

4. Examination Dates
Examination Subjects

WrittenExamination

Foreign Language(TOEFL-ITP)
Specialized
Subjects

Oral Examination

Date and TimeThursday, August 8, 2024
9:15～11:45
Thursday, August 8, 2024
13:30～15:30
One day designated between
Friday, August 9 and Monday,
August 19, 2024
※Details will be announced in

Examination
Venue

Notif ication will bemade in the“Guidelines f orExaminees’ ”

the “ Guidelines f or Examinees’ ”.

5. Documents to be submitted
Documents to be submitted should be (a) through (k) in accordance with "10.
Application Documents" in the Application Guideline.
6. October Admission
This department does not offer October admission.
7. Other matters(1) Students enrolled in the Graduate School who are scheduled to graduate in March2025 are not eligible to apply for Schedule A.
(2) 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), referring to the "List of faculty members
and their fields of specialization".
If 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 completion of your master's degree (expected).
Applicants for the Special Admissions for Working Adults must also enter theiremployment 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.
(3) Contact your prospective supervisor well in advance of application in order toconfirm the matching of research themes, etc.
(4) Previous years' questions can be viewed at the Student Service Center, Graduate
School of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

(5) If you have any questions about the entrance examination for this department,
please contact the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering (see"Contact Information for Each Department" in the Application Guideline).
(6) 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.

<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 Languages)" in theApplication Guideline.
(2) Specialized Subjects
At the time of application, one subject must be selected from both Group 1 and Group2.
(Group 1) Select one subject from 1) Rural Land and Environmental Engineering, 2)
Water Environmental Engineering, 3) Soil Physics and Soil Hydrology, 4)
Bioenvironmental Engineering, 5) Biological and Mechanical Engineering,6) Bioprocess Engineering, 7) Biological and Environmental Information
Engineering, 8) Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Engineering, 9) Ecological
Safety Studies.
(Group 2) Basic questions will be asked in specialized subjects.
Select one subject from 1) Mathematics, 2) Physics, 3) Chemistry, or 4)
Biology.
The examination will be conducted in a face-to-face written format (questions will begiven in Japanese and 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

ForeignLanguage(English)
Specialized
Subjects(Regular Course)
Currently enrolled(Regular Course)

CompletedThis
department

Other
department

This
department

Other
Department

Exempted

Exempted

Exempted

Exempted

Exempted

Exempted

Exempted

Exempted

Graduateschools ofotheruniversities,etc.

Currently
enrolled

Completed

Exempted

Exempted

Implemented

Implemented＊2

Implemented

Implemented＊2*2 Depending on the graduate school in which you are enrolled in or have completed, you
may be exempted from the written examination (you will be notified after application).

【Special Admissions for Working Adults】

Examination
Subjects

This Graduate School

Other graduate
schools of UTokyo(Regular Course)(Regular Course)

Currently enrolled

Completed

Graduateschools ofotheruniversities,etc.

Currentlyenrolled

Completed

Exempted

Exempted

Exempted

Implemen
ted

Exempted

Implemented＊2

Implemented＊2

ImplementedThisdepartment

Other
department

Thisdepartment

Other
Department

Foreign
Language(English)

Exempted

Exempted

ExemptedSpecialized
Subjects

Exempted

Exempted

Exempted*2 Depending on the graduate school in which you are enrolled in or have completed, you
may be exempted from the written examination (you will be notified after application).

3. Oral Examination
An oral examination will be administered either in-person or online. The date, time,and other details will be provided in the "Guidelines for Examinees".

4. Examination Dates
The examination will be conducted over two days from Thursday, January 30 to Friday,
February 7, 2025. The date, time, and other details of the examination will be provided
in the “Guidelines for Examinees’ “to be sent by e-mail in early January 2025.
5. Documents to be submitted
Documents to be submitted should be (a) through (k) in accordance with "10.
Application Documents" in the Application Guideline.
6. October Admission
This department does not offer October admission.
7. Other matters(1) Students enrolled in the Graduate School who plan to complete their studies inMarch 2025 should apply for Schedule B.
(2) 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), referring to the "List of faculty members
and their fields of specialization".
If 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 completion of your master's degree (expected).
Applicants for the Special Admissions for Working Adults must also enter theiremployment 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.
(3) Contact your prospective supervisor well in advance of application in order toconfirm the matching of research themes, etc.
(4) Previous years' questions can be viewed at the Student Service Center, Graduate
School of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
(5) If you have any questions about the entrance examination for this department,
please contact the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering (see"Contact Information for Each Department" in the Application Guideline).
(6)
Please read the Application Guideline and this Admission Guide for theGraduate School Admission Examination carefully. If you have any questions about
the application process, please 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.