Degree Programs in Pure and Applied Sciences

Master’s Programs

1. Number of Students to be Admitted

(1-1)February Exam (General Admission)

Course	Program		Number of Students to be Admitted	Remarks
Master’s Programs	Mathematics		6
	Physics		A few	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign exchange student.
	Chemistry		10	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System, and foreign exchange student.
	Engineering Sciences	Subprogram in Applied Physics	A few	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System, foreign exchange student, and Materials Science and Engineering Class.
	Engineering Sciences	Subprogram in Materials Science	A few	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System, foreign exchange student, and Materials Science and Engineering Class.
	Materials Innovation		9	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System.

Refer to “14. Cooperative Graduate School System” for details on the Cooperative Graduate School System.
Materials Science and Engineering Class is a course of master’s programs, where you can receive academic instruction from a faculty member of the doctoral program in Engineering Sciences : Subprogram in Materials Science and Engineering (founded on the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)).

Students enroll in April or October.

(1-2) February Exam (Special Selection of Working Individuals)

Course	Program		Number of Students to be Admitted	Remarks
Master’s Programs
	Mathematics		A few
	Physics		A few	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign exchange student.
	Chemistry		A few	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System, and foreign exchange student.
	Engineering Sciences	Subprogram in Applied Physics	A few	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System, foreign exchange student, and Materials Science and Engineering Class.
	Engineering Sciences	Subprogram in Materials Science	A few	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System, foreign exchange student, and Materials Science and Engineering Class.
	Materials Innovation		A few	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System.

Refer to “14. Cooperative Graduate School System” for details on the Cooperative Graduate School System.
Materials Science and Engineering Class is a course of master’s programs, where you can receive academic instruction from a faculty member of the doctoral program in Engineering Sciences : Subprogram in Materials Science and Engineering (founded on the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)).

Students enroll in April.

2. Eligibility for Admission

(1) Entry in April 2020

1) General Admission

Persons will be deemed eligible if they meet one of the following requirements:

Individuals who have graduated or who are expected to graduate from a four-year university by March 2020
Individuals who have earned or are expected to earn a bachelor’s degree by March 2020
Individuals who have graduated or are expected to graduate from a university outside Japan that implements 16 or more years of a school curriculum up to university graduation, and earned or are expected to earn a bachelor’s degree by March 2020
Individuals who have been designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Individuals who are 22 years of age or older as of March 2020, and whose qualification is recognized as equivalent to a bachelor’s degree as the result of the Eligibility Screening conducted by us
Others
(If you have any questions about your eligibility, send us an email.)

2) Special Selection of Working Individuals Examination

Persons will be deemed eligible if they meet one of the following requirements and also have worked or will have worked full-time or part-time at a company, a government office or an education related organization for at least one year by March 2020. (Housework experience is accepted.)

Individuals who have graduated from or who are expected to graduate from a four-year university by March 2020.
Individuals who have earned or are expected to earn a bachelor’s degree by March 2020.
Individuals who have graduated or will graduate from a university outside Japan that implements 16 or more years of a school curriculum up to university graduation, and earned or are expected to earn a bachelor’s degree by March 2020.
Individuals who have been designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Individuals who are 22 years of age or older as of March 2020, and whose qualification is recognized as equivalent to a bachelor’s degree as the result of the Eligibility Screening conducted by us
Others
(If you have any questions about your eligibility, send us an email.)

(2) Entry in October 2020

1) General Admission

Persons will be deemed eligible if they meet one of the following requirements:

Individuals who are expected to graduate from a four-year university between April and September 2020
Individuals who are expected to earn a bachelor’s degree between April and September 2020
Individuals who are expected to earn a bachelor’s degree between April and September 2020 from a university outside Japan that implements 16 or more years of a school curriculum up to university graduation
Individuals who have been designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Individuals who are 22 years of age or older as of September 2020, and whose qualification is recognized as equivalent to a bachelor’s degree as the result of the Eligibility Screening conducted by us
Others
(If you have any questions about your eligibility, send us an email.)