1. Number of Students to be Admitted
Master’s Programs
| Program | Enrollment in April 2026 |
| July Selection Process | August Selection Process | October Selection Process | January to February Selection Process |
| Special Selection Process for Self-Recommended Applicants | Special Selection Process for Recommended Applicants (General) | Special Selection Process for Recommended Applicants (for Working Individuals) | General Selection Process | General Selection Process | Special Selection Process for Working Individuals | General Selection Process | Special Selection for Overseas Residents |
| Neuroscience | － | － | － | 8
＊1 | － | － | 2
＊1 | － |
Physical Education,
Health and
Sport Sciences | － | 30 | 5 | － | 75 | 10 | － | － |
| Art | － | － | － | － | 45
＊2＊3 | － | － |
| Design | 8
＊1＊3 | － | － | － | 10
＊1 | － | － | A few
＊1 |
| Heritage Studies | － | － | － | 15 | － | － | － | － |
| Sport and Olympic Studies | Enrollment in October 2026 |
| － | － | － | － | － | － | 8 | － |
＊1 The number of applicants for Neuroscience and Design includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System. For more information on the Cooperative Graduate School System, click here.
＊2 The number of applicants for the Art includes a few students who apply for the Special Selection Process for Working Individuals.
＊3 Design (July Selection Process) and Art (October Selection Process) are conducted in a two-stage selection process.
2. Eligibility for Admission and Recommendation Requirements
2-1 Eligibility for Admission
(A) No Eligibility Screening is required for the following individuals.
Applicants will be deemed eligible if they meet one of the following requirements, except for those applying under the Special Selection Process for Working Individuals who are only expected to meet the following eligibility criteria.
| Entry in April 2026 | - Individuals who have graduated from a Japanese 4-year university or are expected to graduate by the end of March 2026
- Individuals who have been granted a bachelor’s degree or are expected it by the end of March 2026
- Individuals who have completed a 16-year program of school education in a foreign country or who are expected to complete by the end of March 2026
- Others（Please refer here for the details of eligibility.）
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| Entry in October 2026 | - Individuals who have graduated from a Japanese 4-year university or are expected to graduate by the end of September 2026
- Individuals who have been granted a bachelor’s degree or are expected it by the end of September 2026
- Individuals who have completed a 16-year program of school education in a foreign country or who are expected to complete by the end of September 2026
- Others（Please refer here for the details of eligibility. However, please replace “March 2026” with “September 2026.”）
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(B) Eligibility Screening is required for the following individuals.
Applicants that fall under one of the following conditions are required to go through the eligibility screening, except for those applying under the Special Selection Process for Working Individuals who are only expected to meet the following eligibility criteria.
| Entry in April 2026 | - Individuals who have reached 22 years of age or will reach 22 years of age by March 2026, who have been admitted to the graduate school of the University with academic ability equivalent or superior to that of a university graduate through an individual admission eligibility screening conducted by the graduate school of the University
- Others（Please refer here for the details of eligibility.）
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| Entry in October 2026 | - Individuals who have reached 22 years of age or will reach 22 years of age by September 2026, who have been admitted to the graduate school of the University with academic ability equivalent or superior to that of a university graduate through an individual admission eligibility screening conducted by the graduate school of the University
- Others（Please refer here for the details of eligibility. However, please replace “March 2026” with “September 2026.”）
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【 Application for Eligibility Screening 】
- (1) Individuals who are expected to undergo the Eligibility Screening should contact Academic Service Office for the Art and Sport Sciences Area, University of Tsukuba (taigeiin.admission@un.tsukuba.ac.jp) by e-mail regarding the following in advance. The subject of e-mail must indicate the following, “Request for the Eligibility Screening”.
- Contact Address
- Name
- Phone number
- Email Address
- Name of degree program to which you plan to apply
- Your last academic history
- Description about the situation of Eligibility Screening
- (2) We will reply with the prescribed forms, such as the applicant’s record, which are necessary for the screening of application eligibility.
- (3) When you receive the prescribed form, please submit it together with the certificates and other documents required for the application eligibility screening.
- (4) If you are deemed eligible for admission, you will be given a passcode required for the “Educational Background” page of the Web Entry system.
＊If you have any questions about your eligibility, send us an e-mail.
【Documents required for eligibility screening】
All documents will be sent by e-mail.
(A) Application Form
(B) CV for Eligibility Screening
(C) Documents Needed for Application
(D) Certificate of Research Experience (＊1)
(E) Other documents specially required by graduate this school
＊1 (D) Certificate of Research Experience
This document needs to be submitted only by those who meet the following condition:
Foreign applicants who have completed their university education in a country with less than 16 years of schooling up to the university education, and who have been engaged in research or are expected to be engaged in research as a research student, researcher, etc. for a considerable period of time (generally one year or more) at a university, Inter-University Research Institute or other equivalent research institute by the end of March 2026.
“(D) Certificate of Research Experience” must be certified by the head of the said university or research institute.
However, International students enrolled at the University of Tsukuba as a non-degree research student may submit the Certificate of Enrollment (for scholarship application) (“在籍証明書（奨学金申請用）”) which can be obtained from Automatic Certificate Issuing Machines on campus, instead of submitting the Certificate of Research Experience.
【Due Dates for eligibility screening documents】 - July Selection Process： May 22, 2025
- August Selection Process： July 2, 2025
- October Selection Process： August 28, 2025
- January to February Selection Process： November 25, 2025
2-2 Recommendation Requirements
In addition to the “2-1 Eligibility for Admission”, applicants must satisfy the following requirements.
Master’s Program in Design
【July Special Selection Process for Self-recommended Applicants】
Master’s Program in Design | Individuals who are eligible to apply and meet either of the following self-recommendation requirements (a) or (b) may apply for this selection process. Applicants for this selection process promise that they enroll in the University of Tsukuba if they are accepted. (a) Individuals who have earned 70% or more of their credits with A grade or higher (equivalent to 80-100 points on a 100-point scale) out of all the credits they earned by the time of application. This calculation excludes credits graded on a pass/fail basis. (＊1) (b) Individuals who excel in research and/or works related to design studies. (＊2) |
＊1 Recommendation Requirement Selection Form is required.
＊2 Recommendation Requirement Selection Form and materials for proof of excellence are required.
2-3 Applicants for the Special Selection Process for Overseas Residents of Master’s Program in Design (January to February Selection Process)
In addition to the “2-1 Eligibility for Admission”, applicants must satisfy both of the following requirements.
- Individuals who must have lived abroad within one year from the month of the examination. This includes Japanese nationals residing abroad.
- Individuals whose native language is English, or individuals whose native language is not English must score C1 or higher on the CEFR in the prescribed English proficiency test.
NOTE: Certificate that you are currently residing abroad, or have resided abroad within one year from the month of the examination (Japanese visa and entry record in your passport, or a copy of family register, or certificate of residence, etc.) may be required.
