School of Integrative and Global Majors (SIGMA)

Five-year Doctoral Program (Ph.D. Program in Humanics)

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7. Announcement of Acceptance and Enrollment Procedure

(1) Announcement of Acceptance

  • August Selection Process： September 12, 2024 (10 a.m. JST)
  • January to February Selection Process： February 14, 2025 (10 a.m. JST)

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

(2) Enrollment Procedure

  1. Enrollment Procedure Guidelines (which include documents to be submitted before entrance) will be sent out to successful applicants.
      Date of dispatch: for entrants in April 2025
      Sent out in two instalments.

    • October 31 (Thu) 2024
      (Successful applicants for the August Selection Process)
    • February 14 (Fri) 2025
      (Successful applicants for the January-February Selection Process)
      Date of dispatch: for entrants in October 2025

    • Late June 2025

    (Note)
    The successful applicants need to notify us in advance if they are moving permanently before the shipping date or going away when the documents are expected to be delivered.

  2. The deadline of Enrollment Procedure
    The documents should be posted by registered mail using a designated envelop (which will be sent to you together with the Enrollment Procedure Guidelines) by early March 2025 for entrants in April 2025, by late August for entrants in October 2025. The deadline will be shown in Enrollment Procedure Guidelines.
  3. Necessary Expenses
    1. (1)Admission Fees: 282,000 yen ※In case that the amount of Admission Fees would be revised at the time of your enrollment, the revised amount has to be paid.
    2. (2)Tuition Fees: 535,800 yen
  4. All applicants with a full-time job (except part-time) need a document or a letter (ex; an order for a training course, a letter of leave of absence or an approval letter) from the employer to prove that you are available to complete the program.
  5. 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 enrollment procedures. Those who wish to enter this program as an international student must acquire Status of Residence as a “Student.”
    The documents to apply a Status of Residence suitable for entrance will be sent later by SIGMA.