Degree Program in Comprehensive Human Sciences

Master’s Programs (Informatics)

3. Web Entry and Documents to be Submitted

You must submit the application online via our Web Entry system. Read this section carefully before applying.
Please print the PDF files that are generated after completing your application. Please paste original copies of the documents listed below on to the printed form and submit by registered mail.

Required information for Web Entry

Information		Required for	Remarks
1. Applicant’s Information / Program of Your Choice		All applicants	You are required to upload the JPEG file (500KB or smaller) of your photo for the Reference Card. The photo must be taken within three months with no hats, masks or other head adornments.
2. Supervisor of Your Choice		All applicants	Applicant of Special Selection Process for Recommended Applicants, Special Selection Process for Working Individuals and Special Selection Process of Global Individuals in English needs to contact and obtain the consent from your prospective academic advisor.
	English Score	Applicants of General Selection Process and Special Selection Process of Global Individuals in English (Excluding exempt applicants)	Enter one of the following English examinations taken within 2 years from the time of application. TOEIC Listening & Reading: Official Score Certificate TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT Home Edition, TOEFL iBT Paper Edition: Official Score Report or Test Taker Score Report Test Report Form of IELTS Academic If you have yet to receive your score at the time of application, fill in “Taken on (Year/Month): 2023 12; Your score: 0” on the Web Entry system. If you have been exempted, you should select “Exemption”. Exemption requirements are written in Section 6. Screening Criteria.
3. Eligibility		All applicants
	Research Plan	All applicants	Summarize your research plans after enrollment (topic, content, etc.) in Japanese in 1000 characters or less, in English in 500 words or less. For applicants of Special Selection Process for Recommended Applicants, Special Selection Process for Working Individuals and Special Selection Process of Global Individuals in English, please discuss the research plan (topic, content, etc.) after enrollment with your prospective academic advisor who give you his/her consent to be your academic advisor. You may use the designated 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. The format of the form must not be changed. Any texts may not be written outside the box.
4. Educational Background		All applicants	If you have graduated from a foreign university, please upload your degree certificate in JPEG format (3MB or smaller, and 2000×2000 pixels or smaller).
	Research Activities	Applicants who have research history
	Employment Records	Applicants who have employment history
5. Examination Fee		All applicants (Excluding Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho:MEXT) Scholarship student	Examination Fee is 30,000 JPY. 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 (recommended): Pay your fee online. After the payment, enter the receipt number into the box on the Web Entry system. At Convenience Store (only for domestic applicants): Pay your fee at a convenience store in Japan. After the payment, enter the information below into the box on the Web Entry system: ・Number given by the store ・Date of payment ・Name of the convenience store

Documents to be sent

Please print-out in A4 or Letter size the PDF files generated after completing your application.
Please note that PDF files cannot be printed after the Web Entry System Application Period.
The original copies of the following documents need to be submitted to us by registered mail. All documents must be in English or in Japanese.
When submitting a translation of the original documents as a certificate, the translation must be certified by an embassy or a notary public office.
Submit the original copies issued by a university or another official institution. We will not accept photocopies as the application documents.
In principle, the submitted certificates will not be returned. If the original copies cannot be reissued, enclose the request memo that you want us to return the original copies and the way of returning. Applicants are responsible for the cost of returning. We will return after the examination day (except TOEIC Official Score Certificate, TOEFL iBT Test Taker Report and IELT Test Report Form)

Documents	Who must submit	Instructions
(Expected) Graduation Certificate Note1, Note2	All applicants	Submit a graduation certificate (or an attested document certifying that you will graduate) issued by a university or another educational institution. Even if you have already earned a master’s or a doctoral degree, you need to submit a graduation certificate issued by the university from which you have earned a bachelor’s degree. If the certificate (original) is issued online by the university outside Japan, a “copy of the page and the URL” of the official website of the issuing institution (university) must be attached to the certificate to confirm that the online certificate is recognized as original by the institution (university).
(Expected) Degree Certificate Note1, Note3	Applicants who are eligible to apply from the National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education	Submit all certificates related to the degree, such as degree award certificates (certificate of acceptance of degree award application or certificate of expected degree award application) and transcripts.
(Expected) Degree Certificate Note1, Note3	Applicants who have graduated from a university or another educational institution outside Japan	Submit the degree certificate for your bachelor’s degree. Even if you have already earned a master’s or a doctoral degree, you need to submit a degree certificate issued by the university from which you have earned a bachelor’s degree. If the certificate (original) is issued online by the university, a “copy of the page and the URL” of the official website of the issuing institution (university) must be attached to the certificate to confirm that the online certificate is recognized as original by the institution (university).
Academic Transcript Note1, Note2, Note3	All applicants	Submit an academic transcript (the official transcript) issued by a university or another educational institution. Even if you have already earned a master’s or a doctoral degree, you need to submit an academic transcript issued by the university from which you have earned a bachelor’s degree. If any credits were transferred from another school, submit an original academic transcript from the former school. If the certificate (original) is issued online by the university outside Japan, a “copy of the page and the URL” of the official website of the issuing institution (university) must be attached to the certificate to confirm that the online certificate is recognized as original by the institution (university).
Letter of Recommendation	Applicants of Special Selection Process for Recommended Applicants and Special Selection Process of Global Individuals in English	（Special Selection Process for Recommended Applicants） A Letter of Recommendation written by the head of the applicant’s organization with tightly sealed is required. ＜Click here for a designated application form (Japanese) ＞ (Special Selection Process of Global Individuals in English） A Letter of Recommendation from your academic advisor is required. There is no designated format for the recommendation. Please use A4/letter size. It must be signed.
The original score of English test	Applicants of General Selection Process and Special Selection Process of Global Individuals in English (Excluding exempt applicants)	Submit one of the following English examinations taken within 2 years from the time of application pasted on the designated form as the English score. TOEIC Listening & Reading Test: Official Score Certificate TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT Home Edition, TOEFL iBT Paper Edition: Test taker Score Report (print out of the downloaded pdf file is NOT accepted) Test Report Form of IELTS Academic If you plan to submit the Official Score Report of TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT Home Edition, TOEFL iBT Paper Edition, please carry out the procedure for the official score reports to be sent directly from ETS to University of Tsukuba (DI code : 9995, Department code : 99). The Official score report of TOEFL iBT must be received by the university no later than 3 days before the examination date. If you cannot mail the original score with other documents, send the scanned score report as a PDF file to the following address: tosyoss-daigakuin@un.tsukuba.ac.jp no later than 1 week before the examination. An original score report pasted on the designated form must be sent by traceable mail and be received no later than 3 days before the examination date. If your score is not received by 3 days before the examination date, you will be disqualified.
Research Plan	Only applicants whose “Research Plan” includes mathematical formulae, Greek letters, or special symbols that cannot be entered in the Web Entry system	Fill out your research plan on the designated format in one page and submit it. The fixed format must not be changed. Any texts may not be written outside the box.
Receipt Portion (Certificate of Payment) of Examination Fee Statement	Applicants who made a convenience store payment	Detach the Receipt Portion (Certificate of Payment) from the Examination Fee Statement given at the convenience store and paste it onto the “Form for Submission of the Certificate of Payment of Application Fee”.
Copy of “Application Completed” Page of Examination Fee Payment by Credit Card	Applicants who made a credit card payment	Include a copy of the “Application Completed” page.
Letter of Approval for Entrance Examination	Applicable applicants Applicants who currently attend a university or graduate school as a full-time student (except those who are expected to graduate by March, 2024, for Special Selection Process of Global Individuals in English applicants, September, 2024) Applicants who currently work full-time	Need to submit a letter of approval issued by the head of their university or graduate school (or the head of their department) allowing them to take the entrance examination, or submit a letter of application stating that the applicant will withdraw from the university before enrolment. Any format is acceptable, but the letter must be printed on A4 or letter size paper. Need to submit a letter of approval issued by a superior allowing them to take the entrance examination or a written self-declaration stating that attending the entrance examination will not adversely affect their duties. Any format is acceptable, but the letter must be printed on A4 or letter size paper.
Certificate of Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho:MEXT) Scholarship student	Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho:MEXT) Scholarship student who are enrolled in another university in Japan	Submit a “Certificate of Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho:MEXT) Scholarship student” issued by the university that you are currently enrolled in.
Address Sheet	All applicants	Attach the address sheet to your envelope when you submit the required documents to us by registered mail.
Official document from your university that English is the language of instruction	Applicants who meet the exemption (B) for English examination	Applicants who have received or will receive a degree from a university where English is the language of instruction must submit an official document from your university that certifies that English is the language of instruction.

Note1: In case your current name is different from that on the documents you submit (e.g., because of marriage), submit the proof (e.g., copy of your marriage license).
If the student wishes to register under his/her maiden name, he/she can apply for the use of his/her maiden name during the enrolment procedure.

Note2: For graduates of Chinese universities, substitution of the original English version of the Academic Credentials verification report issued by the “China Higher education Information and Student Information (CHSI (Japan))” is acceptable.

Note3: For those who have completed the 「自学考試(本科)」and obtained a degree, the original transcript and degree certificate issued by the institution conducting the 「自学考試」must be submitted. Applications from applicants who have not yet completed the 「自学考試」are not accepted.

Document you need to submit to be received no later than 3 days before the examination

Documents	Who must submit	Remarks
The original score of English test	Applicants who are required to submit their score but could not send it by the submission date	Send the PDF file which is a scan of official score report of TOEIC, TOEFL iBT, or IELTS to the following address, no later than ONE WEEK before the examination date: tosyoss-daigakuin@un.tsukuba.ac.jp An original score report pasted on the designated form must be sent by traceable mail and be received no later than 3 days before the examination date.

Bring on the day of the Examination

Documents	Who must prepare	Remarks
Reference Card	All applicants	Please print it out and bring it with you at the oral examination.

Results from the entrance examination, as well as personal information obtained by the University of Tsukuba from the application documents, will be used for affairs concerning admission and screening, and may also be used for research and study to improve the admission procedure and university education after generating non-personally identifiable data. 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.