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

Department of Aquatic Bioscience
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.
For the General Admissions and the Special Admissions for Working Adults for theDoctoral Program of the Department of Aquatic Bioscience, 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.)
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
An essay on Aquatic Bioscience is required.
The examination will be an online written examination (questions will be given in both
English and Japanese).
3. Oral ExaminationThe exam will be 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 (a) through (l) in accordance with the "10. Application
Documents" in the Application Guideline.

6. October Admission
This department does not offer October admission.

7. Other matters(1) Select the required foreign language and specialized subjects based on thefollowing table. Common to both General Admissions and Special Admissions for
Working Adults. In addition, all applicants for the Special Admissions for WorkingAdults must submit a research plan (A4 size, 3,000-4,000 characters), which will be
used as reference in determining whether the applicant is admitted or not.
First round of examinations
Eligible Applicant

ForeignLanguage(English)

Second round of examinations

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Oral examination

Subjects

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review board may
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(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.
In addition, If there are any changes in the names of faculty members, etc., pleasecheck the latest version of the "List of faculty members and their field of specialties"
in the Application 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 Aquatic Bioscience (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.