Degree Programs in Humanities and Social Sciences

Doctoral 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, 2025
  • October Selection Process： October 31, 2025
  • January to February Selection Process： February 13, 2026

The examinee’s numbers of successful applicants will be posted on this website.
An acceptance letter will be sent to successful applicants on the same day by registered mail.
Note: If you are not at home on the day of delivery, an ‘absentee delivery notice’ will be left in your post box. Please make sure you receive it within a week, for example by requesting re-delivery from the post office.

Enrollment Procedure

  1. 1. The information on Admission Procedures will be sent to successful applicants to the email address registered for the application.
    Please follow the instructions in that email to conduct the admission procedures.

      【Date to send email: For entrants in October 2025】

    • The notification will be sent on the day of the Acceptance Announcement (18 July).
      【Date to send email: For entrants in April 2026】
      Sent out in two instalments.

    • Mid-January to Mid-February 2026 (scheduled)
      (Successful applicants for except January-February Selection Process)
    • February 13, 2026
      (Successful applicants for the January-February Selection Process)
      【Date to send email: For entrants in October 2026】

    • Late June 2026
  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)However, the Entrance fees are exempted for those who are.
        1) The Government-Sponsored (Japanese Government MEXT scholarship).
        2) Who have completed the University of Tsukuba Master’s Program and will continue on to the University Doctoral Program within one year of the completion date.
  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.”