Degree Programs in Humanities and Social Sciences

Master’s Programs

7. Testing Location, Announcement of Acceptance, and Enrollment Procedure

Testing Location

University of Tsukuba (1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki)
Refer to “10. Information and Instructions for Examinees” for details.

Announcement of Acceptance

  • July Selection Process： July 18, 2024
  • October Selection Process： October 31, 2024
  • January to February Selection Process： February 14, 2025

The examinee’s numbers of successful applicants will be posted on this website.
Letter of Acceptance will be issued online.
An email will be sent to the email address registered for the application from 10:00 a.m. on the day of acceptance announcement sequentially.
Please follow the instructions in that email to download Letter of Acceptance.

Enrollment Procedure

  1. An enrollment packet (which contain documents to be submitted before entrance) will be sent to successful applicants.
      【Date of dispatch: for entrants in October 2024】

    • The notification will be sent on the day of the Acceptance Announcement (18 July).
      【Date of dispatch: for entrants in April 2025】
      Sent out in two instalments.

    • October 31, 2024
      (Successful applicants for the July, August and October Selection Process)
    • February 14, 2025
      (Successful applicants for the January-February Selection Process)

    Note: Successful applicants should notify us in advance if they are moving to a new permanent address before the date above or if they will be away for an extended period around the time the Guidelines are expected to be delivered.

  2. Estimated expenses at the time of entrance
    1. (a)Entrance fees are 282,000 Japanese Yen (non-refundable).
    2. (b)Tuition: Tuition for the first semester of the 2025 academic year (April-September) is 267,900 Japanese Yen. Tuition for the second semester (October-March) is 267,900 Japanese Yen. (Yearly Amount: 535,800 Japanese Yen)
        (Notes)

      1. (1)If fees are revised before entrance or while the student is enrolled, the revised fees will be applied starting from the time of revision.
      2. (2)The Government-Sponsored (Japanese Government MEXT scholarship) foreign students, are exempted from paying the entrance fees.
  3. All applicants with a full-time job need a document or a letter (e.g., an order for a training course, a letter for a leave of absence, or an approval letter) from the employer to prove that they are available to complete the program.
  4. International applicants must acquire a Status of Residence suitable for entrance to a graduate school, in accordance with the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Cabinet Order No. 319 of 1951), before beginning the enrollment procedures. Those who wish to enter this Graduate School as an international student must acquire Status of Residence as a “Student.”