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Those who wishes the University for four years and graduate will be awarded a bachelor's degree in each faculty.
There are two ways to enter the regular course.

(1) Regular Selection (2) Special Selection (3) More Information

A person who wishes to enter the University must choose one of these ways.
The time of entry is at the beginning of the school year (April).

(1)Regular Selection (Taking regular entrance examinations)
Admission Requirements of the Applicant
A person with any of the following credentials may apply for admission:

(1)Graduation or expected graduation from a senior high school or junior high school
(2)Completion or expected completion of twelve years of regular curricular studies abroad
(3)Equivalents recognized as (1) or (2)


An applicant needs to take these following tests:

Faculty of Nursing the School entrance examinations
certain subjects of the National Center for University Entrance Examination test
Faculty of Social Welfare the School entrance examinations
certain subjects of the National Center for University Entrance Examination test
Faculty of
Software and Information Science
the School entrance examinations
Faculty of Policy Studies the School entrance examinations
certain subjects of the National Center for University Entrance Examination test


The National Center for University Entrance Examination test( http://www.dnc.ac.jp/index.htm)
To take the School entrance examinations an applicant should apply from the end of January to the beginning of February.
Tests will be held in February and March.

(2)Special selection for self-supported foreign students

Admission Requirements of the Applicant
A person with any foreign citizenship, with all of the following credentials may apply for admission:

(1)A person with any of the following credentials Completion or expected completion of twelve years of regular curricular studies abroad. Or equivalents recognized by the Minister of Education,Culture,Sports and Technology.
A person with any of following credentials; who is also over 18 years old on March 31 in the year they wish to enter the University.
・ The qualification given by the International Baccalaureate Organization.
・ The qualification of Abitur recognized as an admission to University in the Federal Republic of Germany.
・ The qualification of Baccalaureate recognized as an admission to University in The French Republic
(2)A person who has or will have student status after acquiring admissionto the University which is authorized by the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act
(3)A person who has taken any of the following tests according to the faculty’s requirement. *An applicant to the faculty of Policy Studies who is from a non-English speaking nationneeds to takes TOEFL besides these tests @ Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU)
(http://www.aiej.or.jp/examination/index_e.html)
*Held by Association of International Education (For applicants to all faculties)

ALevel 1 of Japanese Language Proficiency Test held by Association of International Education
(http://www.aiej.or.jp/examination/index_e.html)
*Only for the applicants whose country or region is unavailable for EJU
Selection The applicants are selected by the school entrance examination and the score of EJU and application documents instead of the Test of the National Center for University Entrance Examination.
The time of apply From the end of January to the beginning of February.
*The test will be held in March.


(3) More Information is Available at the Following

The National Center for University
Entrance Examination test
The National Center for University Entrance Examination test
http://www.dnc.ac.jp/index.htm
2-19-23, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan
153-8501
Telephone: +81-3-3465-8600
EJU and Japanese Language Proficiency Test
Association of International Education
http://www.aiej.or.jp/examination/index_e.html
4-5-29, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan
153-8503
Telephone:+81-3-5454-5215
TOEFL Council on International Educational Exchange 5-53-67, Jinguumae, Shibuy-ku, Tokyo, Japan
150-0001
Telephone:+81-3-5467-5520


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