Enrollment in FY2013 (October)
Enrollment in FY2014 (April)

Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences(Master’s Degree Program: Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences)(Doctoral Degree Program: Medicinal Sciences)
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Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences（Ｍａｓｔｅｒ’s Ｄｅｇｒｅｅ Program）（Doctoral Degree Program）

１．Courses and the number of students accepted○Master’s Degree Program in Drug Development & Medical Sciences: Graduate
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
CourseDrug
Delivery

Biopharma

MedicinalChemistry

LifeScienceDepartment

CodeBiopharmaceutics
Physical Pharmaceutics
Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences
Metabolism-based drug design and deliverry
Pharmacology and therapeutics
Clinical chemistry and Informatics
Clinical Pharmacology

０１０２０３０４０５０６０７Bio Pharmaceutics

０８Molecular Medicine
Chemico-Pharmacological Science
Pharmaceutical Microbiology
Environmental and Molecular Health Sciences
Pharmaceutical Biochemistry
Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Pharmaceutical Molecular Design
Bioorganic Medical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Analytical and Biophysical Chemistry
Structural Biology
Structural BioImaging
Natural Medicines
Medical Botany

０９１０１１１２１３１４１５１６１７１８１９２０２１２２Molecular Embryology
Developmental Genetics
Microbiology and Genetics
Cell Fate Control

２３２４２５２６※We do not accept students for Department of Biopharmaceutics in the Drug
Delivery Course, for Environmental and Molecular Health Sciences andEnvironmental Analytical Chemistry in the Biopharma Course this year.

○Doctoral Degree Program in Medicinal Sciences of the Graduate School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences
CourseClinicalPharmacy

Medicinal
Science

Outline and Policy
The aim of this course is to nurture students tobecome one of the various types of specified
pharmacists, certified specialists ofpharmacological therapy for specific diseases, aswell as pharmacists who can lead and instruct thework of other pharmacists in general at hospitals,clinics and pharmacies.
The aim of this course is to nurture students tobecome researchers in basic pharmaceuticalsciences who understand pharmacists’ work ofclinical practice in the fields of R & D ofpharmaceutical companies, CRO, SMO, CMO,universities & research institutes (including medicalICT), researchers and developers at
pharmaceutical companies, clinical researchcoordinators, as well as faculty members ofuniversities and researchers

Code３１３２※To apply for the Clinical Pharmacy Course, a license to practice pharmacy isrequired.
Number of Students accepted:

A few

2. Qualification for Applicants【HIGO Program Basic Doctoral Course】
1) Educational Background:
All applicants should have completed 16 years of educational and researchexperience. The applicants must satisfy at least one of the following eighteducational backgrounds and research experience:① Applicants must be graduated from a four-year medical, dental,
pharmaceutical or veterinary school outside of Japan, or expected tograduate from such a school by September 2013, to be eligible to enroll inOctober 2013, or by April 2014 to be eligible to enroll in April 2014.
② Applicants must have finished 16 years of school education by taking

correspondence courses provided by the school outside of Japan, while
residing in Japan, or expected to finish such process by September 2013, tobe eligible to enroll in October 2013, or by April 2014 to be eligible to enroll inApril 2014.
③ Applicants must have completed at least 16 years of education(recognized by the Japanese Minister of Education and Culture, SportsScience and Technology) in their home countries. Welcome to apply arethose who are prospective graduates by September 2013 for October 2013enrolment, or those expecting to graduate by April 2014 are eligible to enroll
for April 2014.
④ Applicants from a specified course of vocational schools (limited to those
who must have studied over 4 years and those who have fulfilled therequirements authorized by the Minister of Education and Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology) must have completed the course designated bysuch authority on the day after the designated day (those who areprospective graduate by September 2013 are eligible to enroll in October
2013, or by April 2014 are eligible to enroll in April 2014 are included).
⑤ Applicants must be approved by the Minister of Education, Culture,Sports, Science and Technology based on the No.5 Announcement of theMinistry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture in 1953.
⑥ Applicants must be recognized as having attainment of equal or a greater
academic ability than other graduates of our university in the qualification
examination provided by Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Kumamoto University and reach 22 years old by September, 2013, to beenrolled in October 2013, or reach 22 years old by March 2014, to beenrolled in April 2014.
⑦ Applicants must have studied in our university more than three years,
and be recognized to have achieved excellent academic ability in the credits
provided by the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, KumamotoUniversity.
⑧ Applicants must have completed a 15-year education outside of Japan,
or must have finished 15 years of education through correspondence
education provided by the school outside of Japan while residing in Japan,
and must be recognized to have achieved excellent academic standing by
the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University.

Note: Applicants who would like to apply with educational backgrounds⑥～⑧should contact the Student Affair Section, Graduate School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences(Tel: +81-96-371-4635, E-mail: sky-kyomu@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp)【HIGO Program, Four year Doctoral Course 】
1) Educational Background:
All applicants should have more than 18 years of educational background andresearch experience, and should satisfy at least one of the following six
requirements:① Applicants must have graduated from a six-year medical, dental,
pharmaceutical or veterinary school outside of Japan, or be expected tograduate from such a school by September 2013 to be eligible to enroll inOctober 2013, or by April 2014, to be eligible to enroll in April 2014.
② Applicants must have graduated from a five-year medical, dental,
pharmaceutical or veterinary school outside of Japan, and must haveconducted research for more than 1 year in a university or a research
institute outside of Japan, after completion of formal education, or beexpected to finish such a process by September 2013 to be eligible toenroll in October 2013, or by March 2014 to be eligible to enroll in April2014.
③ Applicants must be graduated from a four-year medical, dental,
pharmaceutical or veterinary school outside of Japan, and must haveconducted research for more than two years in a university or a research
institute outside of Japan, after completion of formal education, or beexpected to finish such a process by September 2013 to be eligible toenroll in October 2013, or by March 2014 to be eligible to enroll in April
2014.
④ Applicants must hold a Master’s degree from an institution which has a
two-year education program outside of Japan, after completion of 16years of formal education outside of Japan, or be expected to meet thisrequirement by September 2013 to be eligible to enroll in October 2013,or by March 2014, to be eligible to enroll in April 2014.
⑤ Applicants must have conducted research for at least two years in auniversity or a research institute outside of Japan, after completion of 16

years of formal education outside of Japan, and be recognized as having
an education that is equivalent to a Master’s degree.
⑥ Applicants must be recognized by the Graduate School of
Pharmaceutical Science, Kumamoto University as having attainments
equal to or greater than a Master’s degree.
2) Health: Applicants must be in good physical and mental health.
3) Language Ability: Applicants must have earned the minimum required scorein any one of the following.
① TOEFL-iBT ②TOEFL-CBT ③TOEFL-PBT ④TOEIC ⑤IELTS
3) Visa: Applicants must have a student visa when coming to Japan.
Term of Education
・ HIGO Program Basic Course: from October 2013 to September 2015
(two years)
HIGO Program Specialized Course: from October 2015 to September
2018 (three years)
Or HIGO Program Basic Course: from April 2014 to March 2016 (two years)
HIGO Program Specialized Course: from April 2016 to March 2019
(three years)
・ HIGO Program Four-year Course: from October 2013 to September
2017 (four years)
Or Four-year Course: from April 2014 to March 2018 (four years)
Scholarship Benefits
Successful applicants are eligible to receive a stipend while in school (140,000yen/ month for basic course students, and 200,000 yen/ month for 4-year course
students in the 2013 academic year). Note that the amount of scholarship issubject to change each academic year. Also note that the qualification for thisprivilege may be reassessed by mid-term evaluations.
Date of Enrollment:
October 1, 2013 or April 1, 2014
(Those who wish to enroll in October 1 must complete their admission

procedures by September 12 following the examination results on July 26).
Academic Degree:
Doctor of Philosophy degree (Ph.D.) is conferred to students who successfully
fulfill all the requirements of the basic and the specialist courses, or the 4-year
course of the HIGO program.
Application Deadline
The research leaders or prospective supervisors of the international students
should collect and submit all the required documents, shown below, forapplication to the Student Affair Section, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences by June 18 (Tuesday), 2013. .
Examination Date:

July 6 (Saturday), 2013

Required documents
Applicants should submit the following documents:
1) Application form for admission (Form 1)2) Photo ID card, examination card, certificate of residence (Form 2)3) One photograph (paste photograph of the applicant taken within the last threemonths on the Photo ID card. It must be a 4 cm×3 cm headshot with no hats orother headgear).
4) A certificate of graduation or the certificate of prospective graduation
5) Academic record issued by the university attended
6) Written statement of reasons for the application (Form 3)7) Examination Fee (30,000 yen)
8) A copy of the applicant’s English examination score (either of the following:
TOEFL iBT score 50 or higher, TOEFL CBT score 143 or higher, TOEFL PBT
score 463 or higher, TOEIC score 480 or higher, or IELTS score 4.5 or higher)
9) A letter of agreement from the applicant’s employer, if the applicant is anemployee.
10) Letter of recommendation (Form 4)
Additional Statements
1) Applicants are urged to discuss a research plan with their prospective
supervisors of the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto

University in advance.
2) All documents should be typewritten on A4-sized paper.
3) Applications with incomplete information, or those submitted after thedeadline will not be accepted.
4) No application materials will be returned to the applicants.
5. Payment of Examination Fee:
(1) Examination fee: 30,000 yen(2) Period for payment: Applicants must pay by June 18 (Tuesday), 2013
※Those who wish to send the examination fee from their own country should
contact the Student Affair Section, Graduate School of PharmaceuticalSciences, Kumamoto University. The staff will inform applicants where totransfer the fee.
6. Screening process:The applicants are screened by overall points of an academic achievement test,
an interview, academic record issued by the university attended, written
statements of the reason for the application, and a letter of recommendation.
7. Announcement of Results: July 26 (Friday), 2013
8. Admission Procedure
The details of admission procedures will be described in the letter of acceptance.
1) When and How to Pursue Admission Procedures
The details will be described in the letter of acceptance.
＊ The prospective instructors who will accept the students entering in
October should confirm the period for the admission procedures inadvance, and also confirm whether the students can complete theirprocedure before enrollment.
2) Important Point Regarding Admission Procedures
If a successful applicant does not complete the admission procedures
during the before-mentioned period, the applicant is considered to havedeclined his or her privilege to enter school.
3) Fee Required to Pay at the Time of Admission Procedures
Admission fee: 282,000 yen (under the schedule)
4) Main Documents Required for Admission Procedures

① Pledge ② Letter of Guarantee ③ Colored headshot (4 cm×3 cmphotograph)5) Tuition Fee: Tuition fee for the first semester of 267,900 yen (535,800yen/Year)
9. Application for the International Students House
Kumamoto University provides dormitory accommodation for international
students. Students who wish to reside here should make an application asfollows. Term of occupancy is one year, in general. Those who fail theexamination cannot reside here.
(1) How to apply the International Student House
Applicants can receive the Application Form at the InternationalAffair Division, Marketing Promotion Office at Kumamoto University,or can receive it by posting or by e-mail. When the applicants wish
to receive it through the post, they must send a letter to the following
address, writing “Application for the International Students House”
on the surface of the envelope in red, and must enclose areturn-mail envelope of 12 cm × 23.5 cm with a return address andstamped with one 80-yen stamp .
(2)Term to submit the application for the International StudentHouse
Application has to be sent by July 19 (Friday), 2013 for the students
who enroll in October 2013, and by February 7 (Friday) 2014 for thestudents who enroll in April 2014.

(3)Where to inquire, where to submit the application
Kumamoto University Marketing Promotion Office, InternationalAffairs Division
2-40-1, Kurokami, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto
Tel: +81-96-342-2103
Fax: +81-96-342-2130
E-mail: gji-ryugaku@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp

10. Attentions(1) After the reception of the application form by the university, statements on
the form cannot be changed, and all documents, as well as the examinationfee, cannot be returned to the applicants.
(2) Applicants with disabilities who need special care during hours ofexamination should contact the Student Affair Section, Graduate School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University by June 14, 2013.
Inquiries: Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Kumamoto University
5-1 Oe-honmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto
Tel: +81-96-371-4635
Fax: +81-96-371-3639
Email: sky-kyomu@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
Management of Individual Information
All individual information presented by the applicants is used for the screening
process and relevant procedure as follows.
(1) Name and address of successful applicants are used for the enrollment
procedures of the university.
(2) Name of the students who are under enrollment procedure are used for themanagement of the school register and the equivalent educational purposes
after the enrollment of the students.
(3) Name and address of the applicants who are under enrollment procedureand name and address of their guardians who are to cover the tuition of theapplicants are used when collecting tuition, and other equivalent payment
processes.
(4) Individual Information of the applicants acquired for screening, which
includes the results of examination is used to support their education, toprovide scholarship, or to exempt them from enrollment fees or tuition fees.
(5) Unidentifiably statistically processed Individual information is used to review
and research on the selection of students.

※Individual information acquired by Kumamoto University is not provided to any
third party for other utilization purposes, unless there is an agreement from theapplicants. However, it excludes the cases stipulated in Article 9 of the “Law
Concerning Protection of Individual Information that Independent Corporations
Possess”.