Admissions Policy
Shizuoka University's Admissions Policy: The Students We Seek
The individuals we cultivate
Based on a foundation of "Freedom and Enlightenment," the faculty and studentsof Shizuoka University strive for the "Creation of the Future," a future that ispeaceful and abundant. In line with this vision, we develop individuals who canassume responsibility for the future of the planet, equipped with an international
outlook toward the nations of Asia and the rest of the world, possessing advanced
specialty expertise and a strong willingness to face challenges without fear offailure. These individuals will be the learned minds equipped with abundant
humanity who will lead society in a wide range of fields and continue to pursue
solutions to the problems of the 21st century.
Educational goals
To cultivate wisdom and abundant sensibility, we provide students with
opportunities for field work, manufacturing experience, local community
development, and contact with schools and regional facilities where they cangrow alongside children. The human potential stimulated by these opportunities
will be reflected in students' study and research in basic and applied fields.
The students we seek
We seek students who are not afraid to fail; who possess a youthful capacity toface challenges; who listen to the opinions of others, learn from them, and seek
compromise; and who have a rich capacity for self-assertion.
Admissions Policy by Faculty: The Students We Seek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
The individuals we cultivate
We cultivate citizens and members of society who will serve the advancement of
humanity with an international outlook and well-rounded education as well as thespecialized knowledge and capacities required to address the diverse problems ofthe 21st century (including environmental problems, population explosion andpoverty, underdevelopment and inequality, medical/welfare/educational/culturaldevelopment, ethnic problems, sustainable economic and social growth, andpopulation decline due to lower birth rates and aging populations) in such areas associety, culture, politics, and economics.
Educational goals
In addition to specialized education in the various subjects offered by the Faculty ofHumanities and Social Sciences, students carry out fieldwork to cultivate theircapacity to identify and solve problems by putting to work their specialized
knowledge.
The students we seek
We seek students with an interest in the challenges facing humanity and a drive tostudy the humanities and social sciences, along with the necessary fundamental
academic ability.
Required basic skills before entry▶Department of Social and Human Studies
The Department of Human and Social Studies, offering studies in fivespecialized fields, emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to study. A greatinterest in human beings and society, basic knowledge of secondary school
subjects, critical and logical thinking ability, precise reading comprehension,and basic writing and presentation skills are requirements for specialized andcross-disciplinary studies in this department.
▶Department of Language and Literature
Prospective students are required to have acquired basic abilities in logicalthinking, reading comprehension, and communication. Basic knowledge andlanguage abilities acquired in primary and secondary education are especially
important preparation for studying in the department.
▶Department of Law
Prospective students should be able to think logically, read with clarity, andcommunicate effectively with others. They should possess a wide-ranging andkeen interest in the dynamics of contemporary society and the problems it isfacing.

▶Department of Economics
As preparation for study in the Department of Economics, it is necessary for
applicants to study Japanese language, foreign language, mathematics, science,and social studies in junior and senior high school. Additionally, becoming
knowledgeable of current issues, especially those involving economics, throughnewspapers or news programs, is strongly recommended.
Faculty of Education
The individuals we cultivate
The Teacher Training Course cultivates instructors with a thorough understandingof children, who are capable of helping children achieve full and balanced growthand of teaching in a manner that is easy for students to grasp.
The Lifelong Education Course, Integrated Sciences and Technology Education
Course, and Art and Culture Course cultivate individuals equipped with a broad
perspective and diverse techniques and expertise, who can shoulder a wide range ofeducational responsibilities within society.
Educational goals
To achieve its goals, the Teacher Training Course carries out education in close
coordination with actual teaching sites that enables students to acquire poise,scholarly achievement, and practical instructional capacity as a teacher.
The Lifelong Education Course, Integrated Sciences and Technology Education
Course, and Art and Culture Course provide education in a diverse range ofspecialties unrestricted by established subject boundaries.
The students we seek
The Teacher Training Course seeks students who have an affinity with children,excellent communication skills, and fundamental academic ability.
The Lifelong Education Course, Integrated Sciences and Technology Education
Course, and Arts and Culture Course seek students with broad receptiveness todifferent viewpoints and the ability to take the initiative in pursuing their studies.

Faculty of Informatics
The individuals we cultivate
We cultivate students who are ready to join society, equipped with strong
backgrounds in information science and the information society, with aninternational outlook, a solid sense of information ethics, advanced information
technology expertise, and data management experience.
Educational goals
Along with a firm grounding in informatics that integrates and unifies information
science and information sociology, we provide systematic, specialized education in
the fields of computer science, information systems, and information society design.
The students we seek
We seek students with a strong interest in the new academic field of informatics; adesire to assist local communities in diversifying in line with the networked
information society; and the fundamental academic ability and grounding in theory
required to study informatics.
Faculty of Science
The individuals we cultivate
We cultivate students possessing both advanced specialist knowledge and a broad
educational background, abundant humanity and an international outlook, capableof rendering service to society.
Educational goals
Our program encompasses investigation into the laws of nature and contribution to
the well-being of the human species through the advancement of science and its
applications.
The students we seek
We seek students possessing strong intellectual curiosity and inquiring minds, witha passion for exploring the unknown.

Faculty of Engineering
The individuals we cultivate
We cultivate students who can make an impact on the world by acting as leaders inlocal communities and industrial fields, who honor the spirit of "Freedom andEnlightenment based on a philanthropic heart," whose ideal is service in the creationof an abundant human future, and who possess fundamental ability and practicalcapabilities in manufacturing.
Educational goals
We provide a firm practical grounding that enables students to make an impact astechnical specialists with an abundant educational background and sensibility,
possessing an international outlook, capable of flexibly responding independently toa diversifying society, and of creating highly original scientific technology.
The students we seek
We seek students with an interest in manufacturing, with an eagerness to attack
challenges flexibly; high ethical standards and a desire to render service to society;and the fundamental academic ability required for the study of engineering.
Faculty of Agriculture
The individuals we cultivate
We cultivate students who seek to build a recycling-oriented society in whichpeople and nature can coexist, and who possess the multidisciplinary capacity torespond to the needs of global society.
Educational goals
Based on a foundation in field sciences directly linked to society, we provide broadbased education encompassing both biological science and environmental science,centering on bioproduction.
The students we seek
We seek students possessing the aptitude and fundamental academic ability
necessary for the study of natural science and life science, and a desire to solve
environmental problems relating to the survival of humanity, to develop sustainablebioproduction technologies, and to explore biochemical science.