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General Admission Examination for Doctoral Program in Life Science Innovation
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Application guidelines of the programs carrying out recruitment in January will be posted on this website at a later date.

April, 2019
University of Tsukuba

Announcement of Organizational Restructuring of Graduate Schools and Programs at the University of Tsukuba (Scheduled in AY 2020)

The University of Tsukuba plans to implement organizational restructuring of graduate schools and programs in AY 2020.
Therefore, before making an application, please carefully read the following statements relative to AY 2020 graduate school admission.

  1. For the outline of the organizational restructuring plan, please visit the university’s website at:
    https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/education/degree-program.html
    Note: all the names of organizations and degree programs on the website remain tentative before they get chartered.
  2. The organizational restructuring plan of graduate schools and programs must pass through a chartering process overseen by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). The university is expected to file this chartering application in late April, and the application will be reviewed until late August. Therefore, entrance examinations scheduled between July and November, for which application guidelines are being published before completing the review process, will be delivered by present graduate schools and programs.
  3. If the university pass through the chartering process, successful applicants including those who take entrance examinations conducted before November will be admitted to new degree programs at the timing of admission (From April, 2020). Therefore, please carefully confirm which new degree programs succeed present graduate schools and programs before making an application.
  4. The university will release detailed information regarding to which degree programs successful applicants are being admitted in AY 2020 by publishing a comparison table on the university’s website, and strive to provide easy-to-understand information. After completing the chartering process, the university will inform successful applicants of names of degree programs to which they will belong and relevant procedures.

Application Process Overview Chart

Check your Eligibility!
(A) No eligibility screening is required for the following individuals:
  • Individuals who have earned or are expected to earn a master’s degree by March 2020
  • Individuals who have earned or are expected to earn a specialized degree by March 2020
  • Individuals who have earned or are expected to earn a master’s degree from a university outside Japan as of March 2020
  • Others(If you have any questions about your eligibility, send us an email.)
(B) Eligibility screening is required for the following individuals:
  • Individuals who have graduated from, or are expecting to graduate from, a junior college or upper secondary school
  • Individuals who have graduated from, or are expecting to graduate from, a vocational school or similar school
  • Individuals who have graduated from, or are expecting to graduate from, a four-year university
  • Others(If you have any questions about your eligibility, send us an email.)
Assessment of Eligibility for Application
Email us to obtain necessary documents by June 21, 2019. If you are deemed eligible for admission, you will be given a passcode needed on the Web Entry System.
Applicants Who Need Special Considerations
If you need special considerations due to disability, contact us by June 28, 2019.
Web Entry
You can apply to the University of Tsukuba online by our Web Entry system. Read guidelines carefully before applying.

【Application Period】
August： June 6 (from 10 a.m. JST) – July 8, 2019 (by 5 p.m. JST)

Sign Up
First, you will need your own account to login. Once you make an account, you may save the data you entered and log back in later to continue.
Activation
When you sign up, activation email will be sent to your email address registered. Click the activation URL on the email to activate your account.
Login
For the first time after the activation, you’re already logged in. Just click on “Login” button to begin. When you visit our Login page the second time or later, enter your email address and password to login.
My Page
At the “My Page”, you need to click on the “Application Form” button for the Doctoral Program.
On the page, you can edit your login information or reset password.
Application Form
There are four sections in the Application Form.

  1. Applicant’s Information
  2. Course Information/ Preferences
  3. Eligibility
  4. Educational Background

Each section will be saved when you click on “Proceed” button on each confirmation page. After saving, you can continue from where you left off when you login back.

On “1. Applicant’s Information,” upload your ID photo in JPEG format.

On “3. Eligibility,” describe your Study plan, Background and Future Career Plan, and Short Essay within 1,000 words each in English.

On “4. Educational Background,” applicants who have graduated from a university outside Japan are required to upload their degree certificate in JPEG format, which is one of the documents to be submitted. (Since each country has different education systems, we need to confirm their eligibility for application.)

Click here for details on information, certificates and supporting documents required for application.
Payment

You must pay the examination fee before submitting your application. The University can accept:

  1. –online credit card payment for both domestic and overseas applicants
  2. –convenience store payment for domestic applicants only

*The MEXT scholarship students are exempted from paying the fees.

Click here for details.
(Or For details, please see “4. Examination Fee” in the Admission Examination Guidelines)

Submission
You can submit your application by clicking “Submit to Apply” button. Once you click on the button, the information you have entered will be sent to the University, and you will not be able to go back to edit. Make sure to double-check before proceeding.
Print Generated PDF Documents
After clicking on the “Submit to Apply” button, “Reference Card” and “Address Sheet” will be generated in PDF for printing.

Web Entry
Submission of Certificates and Supporting Documents
Submit originals of all required certificates and supporting documents to the T-LSI Office by postal mail. Your documents need to be received by July 16, 2019.

Click here for details.
Information and Hints for Examinees
An instruction for the examination will be sent by email.
Examination Dates
August： August 21, 22, or 23, 2019
Announcement of Admission Results
August： September 13, 2019 (from 10 p.m. JST) – September 20, 2019 (by 5 p.m. JST)
The result of the screening will be published on the web site.
A notification of screening will be sent by e-mail on September 13, 2019


The result of the screening will be published on the web site.
A notification of screening will be sent by e-mail on February 13, 2020.
Documents for Enrollment
Enrollment related documents will be sent out from the admission office on the middle of February 2020.
Procedure for Enrollment
In the beginning of March 2020
Entrance
April 1 , 2020