Graduate School of Library, Information and Media Studies
Doctoral Programs
3. Web Entry and Documents to be Submitted
With our Web Entry system, you must submit the application online. Read this section carefully and apply online.
Information You Need for Web Entry
| Information | Required for | Remarks | ||
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| 1. Applicant’s Information / Program of Your Choice | All applicants | You are requested to upload a photograph for your Reference Card in JPEG format. The photograph must be taken within the last three months and must not include hats or other head adornments. | ||
| 2. Supervisor of Your Choice | All applicants | |||
| 3. Eligibility | All applicants | Follow the instructions on the Web Entry system. | ||
| Research Plan | All applicants | Summarize plans in English in 600 words or less. | (You may use the prescribed form downloadable from the Web Entry system only if it is essential for you to use mathematical formulae, Greek letters, or special symbols, which cannot be entered into the system. Fill it out and send it together with the other required documents by mail or in person. The format of the form must not be changed. Any texts may not be written outside the box.) | |
| Research and Practice Overview | All applicants | Summarize your research overview in English in 600 words or less. Applicants of Special Selection of Working Individuals need to refer to a practical performance. All applicants can refer to both the researches and the practical performances. |
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| List of Research Results | Applicants who have research history | Fill in your research results to the Web Entry form. Add the charge of your work when you refer to the joint program. Research Results are:
etc. |
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| 4. Educational Background | All applicants | Follow the instructions on the Web Entry system. | ||
| Research Activities | Applicants who have research history | |||
| Employment Records | Applicants who have employment history | |||
| Examination Fee | All applicants (*Refer to “4.Examination Fee.”) |
Follow the instructions given on the last page of the Web Entry system and pay your fee. The following payment methods are available. By Credit Card (for all applicants): Pay your fee online. After the payment, enter the receipt number into the box on the Web Entry system. At Convenience Store (for domestic applicants only): Pay your fee at a convenience store in Japan. After the payment, enter the information below into the box on the Web Entry system. ・Name of the convenience store ・Date of payment ・Number given by the store |
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Documents Needed to Send
(The original copies of the following documents need to be submitted to us by registered mail or in person.)
| Documents | Who must submit | Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| (Expected) Graduation Certificate* | All applicants | Submit a graduation certificate (or an attested document certifying that you will graduate) issued by a university or another educational institution that meets the application requirements for the Doctoral Programs of this Graduate School. |
| Degree Certificate* | Those who graduated from a graduate school outside Japan | If you graduated from a graduate school outside Japan, submit a graduation certificate for your master’s degree. All documents must be in English or in Japanese. |
| Academic Transcript* | All applicants | Submit an academic transcript (the official transcript of your programs history) issued by a university or another educational institution that meets the application requirements for the Doctoral Programs of this Graduate School. If any credits were transferred from another school, submit an academic transcript from that school. (All documents must be in English or in Japanese.) |
| Research Result | Applicants who have research history | Submit 5 or less copies of your major research result. You need to prepare 5 handouts of each research result. |
| Research Result Title Sheet | Applicants who have research history | Fill out this forms for each copies and put them in front of every research results. |
| Research Plan | Only applicants whose “Research Plan”, “Research Outlines” or “Other Papers and Publications” includes mathematical formulae, Greek letters, or special symbols that cannot be entered in the Web Entry system | If applicable, check the box in the Web Entry system to download the form from the last page. Fill out and submit it. (The fixed format of the form must not be changed. Any texts may not be written outside the box.) |
| Research and Practice Overview | ||
| Copy of “Application Completed” Page of Examination Fee Payment by Credit Card | Applicants who made a credit card payment (*Refer to “4.Examination Fee.”) |
After the payment, print out the “Application Completed” page, and send it to us by mail or in person. |
| Receipt Portion (Certificate of Payment) of Examination Fee Statement | Applicants who made a convenience store payment (*Refer to “4.Examination Fee.”) |
After the payment, detach the Receipt Portion (Certificate of Payment) from the Examination Fee Statement given at the convenience store and submit it to us by mail or in person. The Receipt Portion needs to be attached to the form that can be created online and printed out after you complete the Web Entry procedure. Print and attach Receipt Portion that is generated after completing the Web Entry procedure. |
| Letter of approval for entrance examination | If applicable | The letter must be submitted by mail or in person.
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| Certificate of Government-Sponsored (Japanese Government Monbukagakusho Scholarship) Foreign Student | If applicable | If you are enrolled in another university at the time of application, submit the certificate of the government-sponsored (Japanese Government Monbukagakusho Scholarship) foreign student issued by the university. |
*In case your current name is different from that on the documents you submit (e.g., because of marriage), submit with the proof (e.g., copy of your marriage license).
PDF to Be Generated After Completing Web Entry
| Documents | Created for | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Reference Card | All applicants | The Web Entry system instructs you to supply a photograph for your Reference Card in JPEG format. The photograph must be taken within the last three months and must not include hats or other head adornments. Bring a copy of the card at the examination. |
| Address Sheet | All applicants | Attach the address sheet to your envelope when you submit the required documents to us by mail or in person.
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| Research Result Title Sheet | Applicants who have research history | Fill out this forms for each copies and put them in front of every research results. |
| Research Plan | Only applicants whose “Research Plan”, “Research Outlines” or “Other Papers and Publications” includes mathematical formulae, Greek letters, or special symbols that cannot be entered in the Web Entry system | Fill out and submit it to us by mail or in person. (The form must not be changed. Any texts may not be written outside the box.) |
| Research and Practice Overview | ||
| Form for Submission of the Certificate of Payment of Application Fee | Applicants who made a convenience store payment | Attach the Receipt Portion (Certificate of Payment) of the Examination Fee Statement to the form and submit it to us by mail or in person. |
Results from the entrance examination, as well as personal information obtained by the University of Tsukuba from the application documents, will be used not only for affairs concerning admission and screening, but also research and study aimed at improvement of the admission procedure and the university education. We will carefully take care of the data not to be disclosed as a specific person. Also, we will use the data to screen students for scholarships from the Japan Student Services Organization, which are offered to individuals who have completed the enrollment procedures.
