University of Tsukuba Graduate Admissions

Course	Program	Number of Students to be Admitted	Remarks
Doctoral Programs	Biology	2	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign students.
Agricultural Sciences	28	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign students.
Life and Agricultural Sciences	10	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign students.
Bioindustrial Sciences	10	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign students.
Geosciences	9	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign students.
Environmental Studies	6	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign students.

Course	Program	Number of Students to be Admitted	Remarks
Doctoral Programs	Biology*	14	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign students.
Agricultural Sciences	16	Additional Recruitment The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign students.
Life and Agricultural Sciences	4	Additional Recruitment The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign students.
Bioindustrial Sciences	10	Additional Recruitment The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign students.
Geosciences*	15	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign students.
Environmental Studies	2	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign students.

Course	Program	Number of Students to be Admitted	Remarks
Doctoral Programs	Biology	4	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign students.
Agricultural Sciences	6	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign students. (Excludes Subprogram in Advanced Agricultural Technology and Science cooperated with NARO)
Life and Agricultural Sciences	5	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign students.
Bioindustrial Sciences	2	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign students.
Geosciences	A few	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign students.
Environmental Studies	2	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign students.

Course	Program	Number of Students to be Admitted	Remarks
Doctoral Programs	Biology	3	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign students.
Agricultural Sciences	A few	Additional Recruitment The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign students. (Excludes Subprogram in Advanced Agricultural Technology and Science cooperated with NARO)
Life and Agricultural Sciences	A few	Additional Recruitment The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign students.
Bioindustrial Sciences	A few	Additional Recruitment The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign students.
Geosciences	A few	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign students.
Environmental Studies	3	The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System and foreign students.

3. Web Entry and Documents to be Submitted

With our Web Entry system, you can submit the application online. Read this section carefully before applying online.

Information You Need for Web Entry

Information		Required for	Remarks
1. Program of Your Choice / Applicant’s Information		All applicants	Follow the instructions on the Web Entry system. You are requested to upload a photograph for your Reference Card in JPEG format. The photograph must be taken within the last three months and must not include hats or other head adornments.
2. Professors of Your Choice		All applicants	Follow the instructions on the Web Entry system.
	TOEIC Listening & Reading Test Official Score Certificate, TOEFL Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report (TOEFL iBT® Special Home Edition Score Report) 【Validity Period of Test Score】 October：test taken after August 2018 February： test taken after February 2019	October/February : [General Admission] Applicants for Doctoral Program in Biology	Read the following and check the box on the Web Entry system. You are required to submit an original copy of the TOEIC Listening & Reading Test Official Score Certificate, TOEFL Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report or TOEFL iBT® Special Home Edition Score Report which is sent to the TOEFL examinee from ETS by postal mail, to meet the requirements for the ‘English’ subject. If the score is not submitted properly, you will be excluded from the further selection. We will not accept the TOEIC Institutional Program Score Report, the TOEFL Institutional Test Score Record, or a photocopy of the Official Score Certificate or the Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report. ~~But, if you can not submit the original one by the deadline, refer to《 this 》and follow the instruction.~~ Refer to notes of Doctoral Program in Biology in “ 6. Screening Criteria” for details. ※Regarding submitting TOEFL iBT score reports, Please check ≪here≫
3. Eligibility		All applicants	Follow the instructions on the Web Entry system.
	Research Plan	October/February: [General Admission] Applicants for Doctoral Program in Biology / Agricultural Sciences(Subprogram in Agricultural Technology and Sciences cooperated with NARO) / Bioindustrial Sciences / Environmental Studies October/February： [Special Selection of Working Individuals] All applicants for Doctoral Program	Summarize your research plan in English (about 1,000 words) or Japanese (about 2,000 words) following the instructions on the Web Entry system.	You may use the prescribed form downloadable from the Web Entry system only if it is essential for you to use mathematical formulae, Greek letters, special symbols, or diagrams which cannot be entered into the system. Fill it out and submit it together with the other required documents by mail or in person. The format of the form must not be changed. Any texts may not be written outside the box.
	Summary of Thesis	Applicants who submit a thesis written in a language other than Japanese or English	Enter the summary written in English (about 1,500 words) or Japanese ( about 4,000 words ) in the Web Entry system.
	Research Outline	October/February: [General Admission] Applicants who expect to complete a master’s program or a program equivalent to or higher than a master’s program	Enter the outline of the ongoing research with its expected results in English (about 1,500 words) or Japanese (about 4,000 words) in the Web Entry system.
	Activity/ Research Achievement Record	October/February: [Special Selection of Working Individuals] Doctoral Program in Environmental Studies	Enter list and details of previous activities and research achievements in the specified column in the Web Entry system.
4. Educational Background		All applicants	Follow the instructions on the Web Entry system.
	Research Activities	All applicants who have research history
	Employment Records	All applicants who have employment history
Examination Fees		All applicants except for those who are the Government-Sponsored foreign students (*Refer to “4.Examination Fee.”)	Follow the instructions given on the last page of the Web Entry system and pay your fees. The following payment methods are available. Credit Card (for all applicants): Pay your fees online. After the payment, enter the receipt number into the box on the Web Entry system. Convenience Store (for domestic applicants only): Pay your fees at a convenience store in Japan. After the payment, enter the name of the convenience store, the date of payment, and the number given by the store into the box on the Web Entry system.

Documents Needed for Application

(The original copies need to be submitted to us by postal mail.)

Documents	Who must submit	Instructions
(Expected) Graduation Certificate*	All applicants	Submit a graduation certificate (or an attested document certifying that you will graduate) issued by a university or another educational institution that meets the application requirements for the Doctoral Programs of this Graduate School.
Degree Certificate*	Those who graduated from a graduate school outside Japan	If you graduated from a graduate school outside Japan, submit a graduation certificate for your master’s degree. All documents must be in English or in Japanese. ※Please submit the JPEG image of your certificate to the Web Entry system to check your eligibility.
Academic Transcript*	All applicants	Submit an academic transcript (the official transcript of your programs history) issued by a university or another educational institution that meets the application requirements for the Doctoral Programs of this Graduate School. If any credits were transferred from another school, submit an academic transcript from that school. (All documents must be in English or in Japanese.)
Thesis	All applicants (Except those who expect to complete a master’s program or a program equivalent to or higher than a master’s program, and who expect to earn a degree equivalent to a master’s degree)	Submit one of the following to the office of each program (Refer to “8. Thesis Submission and Inquiry”) by the end of the application period. Attach a Thesis Title Sheet to the front page of your thesis. The envelope (prepared by the applicant) for submitting the thesis must have an Address Sheet for Thesis Submission attached. To submit by mail, make sure to send it by registered mail from a post office in Japan or by Express Mail Service from overseas. (Do not send your thesis in the same envelope with your application documents.) Master’s thesis (Photocopies are acceptable.) Applicants who completed a program in the previous year or earlier may submit a more recent paper (photocopies are acceptable) instead of their master’s thesis. Applicants who have not been required to write a master’s thesis may submit an equivalent paper instead.
Research Plan	Only applicants whose “Research Plan” needs mathematical formulae, Greek letters, special symbols, or diagrams which cannot be entered in the Web Entry system	If applicable, check the box in the Web Entry system to download the form from the last page. Fill it out on one page and submit it to us by airmail or in person. (The format of the form may not be changed. Any texts may not be written outside the box.)
Summary of Thesis		Write in a format of your choice (with your desired program, your reference number and your name mentioned) and submit to us.
Research Outline
TOEIC Listening & Reading Test Official Score Certificate or TOEFL Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report (TOEFL iBT® Special Home Edition Score Report)*	October/February: [General Admission] Applicants for Doctoral Program in Biology	You are required to submit an original copy of the TOEIC Listening & Reading Test Official Score Certificate, TOEFL Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report which is sent to the TOEFL examinee from ETS by postal mail. We will not accept the photocopy of the Official Score Certificate or the Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report. ~~But, if you can not submit the original one by the deadline, refer to《 this 》and follow the instruction.~~ See 6. Screening Criteria. ※Regarding submitting TOEFL iBT score reports, Please check ≪here≫
Copy of “Application Completed” Page of Examination Fee Payment by Credit Card	Applicants who made a credit card payment (*Refer to “4.Examination Fee.”)	After the payment, print out the “Application Completed” page, and submit it to us by airmail or in person.
Receipt Portion (Certificate of Payment) of Examination Fee Statement	Applicants who made a convenience store payment (*Refer to “4.Examination Fee.”)	After the payment, detach the Receipt Portion (Certificate of Payment) from the Examination Fee Statement given at the convenience store and submit it to us by airmail or in person. The Receipt Portion needs to be attached to the form that can be created online and printed out after you complete the Web Entry procedure.
Letter of approval for entrance examination	If applicable	The letter must be submitted by airmail or in person. Individuals who currently attend a university or graduate school (except those who are expected to graduate by March 2021) need to submit a letter of approval allowing them to take the entrance examination, issued by the head of their university or graduate school (or the head of their department). Any format is acceptable. Individuals who currently work for a government agency, school, or company (except for part-time workers) need to submit a letter of approval allowing them to take the entrance examination, issued by their superior. Any format is acceptable.
Certificate of Government-Sponsored (Japanese Government Monbukagakusho Scholarship) Foreign Student	If applicable	The certificate must be submitted by airmail or in person. If you are enrolled in another university at the time of application, submit the certificate of the government-sponsored (Japanese Government Monbukagakusho Scholarship) foreign student issued by the university.

*In case your current name is different from that on the documents you submit (e.g., because of marriage), submit with the proof (e.g., copy of your marriage license).

PDF to Be Created After Completing Web Entry

Documents	Created for	Remarks
Reference Card	All applicants	The Web Entry system instructs you to supply a photograph for your Reference Card in JPEG format. The photograph must be taken within the last three months and must not include hats or other head adornments. Print out the Reference Card with your photograph and bring a copy of the card to the venue with you on the examination day.
Address Sheet	All applicants	Attach the address sheet to your envelope when you submit the required documents to us by postal mail. 【Submission Periods】 October： September 1 – 18, 2020(by 3 p.m. JST) February： December 1 – 18, 2020 (by 3 p.m. JST)
Address Sheet for Thesis Submission	If applicable	Fill in the required items on this sheet and attach it to an envelope for submitting your thesis or paper.
Thesis Title Sheet	If applicable	Fill in the required items on this sheet and attach it to the front page of each thesis or paper to be submitted. (This sheet may be photocopied.)
Form for Submission of TOEIC Listening & Reading Test Official Score Certificate or TOEFL Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report which is sent to the TOEFL examinee from ETS by postal mail	If applicable	Attach an original copy of the Official Score Certificate or Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report which is sent to the TOEFL examinee from ETS by postal mail, of the test you took within two years.
Form for Submission of the Certificate of Payment of Application Fee	Applicants who made a convenience store payment	Attach the Receipt Portion (Certificate of Payment) of the Examination Fee Statement to the form and submit it to us by postal mail.

Results from the entrance examination, as well as personal information obtained by the University of Tsukuba from the applicants’ documents, will be used for affairs concerning admission and screening, or may be used to improve the way of admission and university education keeping each identity confidential. Also, they will be used as part of the materials for screening students for tuition exemption or scholarships from the Japan Student Services Organization, which are offered to individuals who have completed the enrollment procedures.

List of Programs Web Entry System

6. Screening Criteria

We will determine the students to be admitted by evaluating the submitted documents and their academic skills as a whole.

Examination Schedule and the Subjects

Refer to the schedule below:

Doctoral Program in BiologyDoctoral

October (General Admission)

October		Friday, October 16
Subject		Foreign Language (100 points)	Oral Examination (100 points)
Program	Time		13:00 – 17:00
Doctoral Program in Biology		English Evaluate the score on the TOEIC, TOEFL or TOEFL iBT® Special Home Edition. See (Note) 1 – 4.	Individual Interview Presentation on the applicant’s master’s thesis (or other previous research) and research plans after enrollment (15 minutes), followed by an interview (15 minutes). The interview can be conducted in English. No materials or computer can be brought in. An LCD projector is available for use on site. See (Note) 5.

February (General Admission)

(a) General Admission

February		Wednesday, February 3
Subject		Foreign Language (100 points)	Oral Examination (100 points)
Program	Time		10:00 – 17:00
Doctoral Program in Biology		English Evaluate the score on the TOEIC or TOEFL. See (Note) 1 – 4.	Individual Interview Presentation on the applicant’s master’s thesis (or other previous research) and research plans after enrollment (15 minutes), followed by an interview (15 minutes). The interview can be conducted in English. No materials or computer can be brought in. An LCD projector is available for use on site. See (Note) 5.

* Contact the faculty member of your desired research area in advance of the application. (Refer to http://www.mbs.life.tsukuba.ac.jp/e/index.html.)

The schedule we have officially announced is assuming you have entrance examination in Tsukuba Campus. There is a possibility that we have entrance examination by different way, such as on-line, depending on the situation caused by the spread of COVID-19. If that is the case, we might postpone the date. If we have decided to change the schedule we had already announced, we will post these informations promptly.
Please keep checking our website for the latest news.
https://eng.ap-graduate.tsukuba.ac.jp/#info

Submit the original of TOEIC Official Score Certificate (with your photo on), TOEFL Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report (with your photo on) or TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition Score Report (with your photo on) when you apply for the entrance examination. Submit only the score of the test in August 2018 afterwards if you apply for examination in October, or February 2019 afterwards if you apply for the examination in February.
*If you can not submit the original one by the deadline, refer to《 this 》and follow the instruction.
Foreign students who cannot submit the TOEIC Official Score Certificate (with photo attached) or the TOEFL Examinee Score Record (with photo attached) at the time of application must take a foreign language (English) examination conducted separately. The details will be sent by e-mail.
Regarding your English Score Certificate, if you can not submit this, because you live in China or Iran and are not able to take TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition, not because of your fault, contact to Academic affairs (Graduate), Academic Service Office for the Life and Environmental Sciences Area.
Scores of TOEIC and TOEFL are evaluated based on the reference scores shown below. A score equal to or over the reference score is evaluated as perfect, and a lower score is proportionately reduced.

TOEIC L&R	TOEFL (PBT)	TOEFL-iBT
879	600	100

If you wish to use the LCD projector, bring your material data saved as PDF files to a USB memory stick on the day of the examination. Copy the files to the computer in the examination site and check its operation within the designated time below.
- October : 12:15 – 12:45 (strictly observed)
- February : 9:00 – 9:30 (strictly observed)
For your inquiries regarding the surroundings about the examination or testing the equipments beforehand for on-line entrance examination, contact to office of Master’s or Doctoral Program in Biology.
For information on the examination contact:
Office of Doctoral Program in Biology
Phone +81-29-853-6600 (Office hours: 9:00 – 12:15, 13:15 – 16:30)
E-mail seibutsu-senkou-jimu#@#un.tsukuba.ac.jp (*Replace “#@#” with “@.”)

(b) Applicants who wish to proceed from Master’s Program in Biological Sciences to Doctoral Program in Biology at the University of Tsukuba (Students who are continuing from the Master’s Program)

Details of the entrance examination will be announced separately.

Applicants must submit their applications via the Web Entry System. However, the applicants do not need to submit their application documents by hand or mail.

Doctoral Program in BiologyDoctoral

October (Special Selection of Working Individuals)

October		Friday, October 16
Subject		Oral Examination (100 points)
Program	Time	13:00 – 17:00
Doctoral Program in Biology		Individual Interview Presentation on the applicant’s master’s thesis (or other previous research) and research plans after enrollment (15 minutes), followed by an interview (15 minutes). The interview can be conducted in English. No materials or computer can be brought in. An LCD projector will be available for use on site. See (Note) 1

February (Special Selection of Working Individuals)

February		Wednesday, February 3
Subject		Oral Examination (100 points)
Program	Time	10:00 – 17:00
Doctoral Program in Biology		Individual Interview Presentation on the applicant’s master’s thesis (or other previous research) and research plans after enrollment (15 minutes), followed by an interview (15 minutes). The interview can be conducted in English. No materials or computer can be brought in. An LCD projector will be available for use on site. See (Note) 1

* Contact the faculty member of your desired research area in advance of the application. (Refer to http://www.mbs.life.tsukuba.ac.jp/e/index.html.)

If you wish to use the LCD projector, bring your material data saved as PDF files to a USB memory stick on the day of the examination. Copy the files to the computer in the examination site and check its operation within the designated time below.
- October : 12:15 – 12:45 (strictly observed)
- February : 9:00 – 9:30 (strictly observed)
For your inquiries regarding the surroundings about the examination or testing the equipments beforehand for on-line entrance examination, contact to office of Master’s or Doctoral Program in Biology.
For information on the examination contact:
Office of Doctoral Program in Biology
Phone +81-29-853-6600 (Office hours: 9:00 – 12:15, 13:15 – 16:30)
E-mail seibutsu-senkou-jimu#@#un.tsukuba.ac.jp (*Replace “#@#” with “@.”)

Doctoral Program in Agricultural SciencesDoctoral

October (General Admission)

October		Thursday, October 15
Subject		Oral Examination (100 points)
Program	Time	10:00 – 17:00
Doctoral Program in Agricultural Sciences		Conducted individually, approximately 15 minutes for each applicant. You may conduct the interview in English. * Approximately 10 minutes of presentation using presentation software on the previous research, motivation for the application, and research plans after enrollment, followed by about 5 minutes of interview.

February (General Admission)

February		Tuesday, February 2
Subject		Oral Examination (100 points)
Program	Time	10:00 – 17:00
Doctoral Program in Agricultural Sciences		Conducted individually, approximately 15 minutes for each applicant. You may conduct the interview in English. * Approximately 10 minutes of presentation using presentation software on the previous research, motivation for the application, and research plans after enrollment, followed by about 5 minutes of interview.

* Contact the faculty member of your desired research area in advance of the application.

Agricultural Sciences:
https://www.bres.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/ph-d-programs/agricultural-sciences-en/
Subprogram in Advanced Agricultural Technology and Science cooperated with NARO
https://www.bres.tsukuba.ac.jp/gakui-program/agricultural-sciences/naro-subprogram/

Presentation will be performed on the Laptop brought in by the applicants. The VGA Adapter for the projector is 15 Pin Mini D Sub Connector. If your Laptop does not support this type of adapter, bring your own adapter to the examination site. Applicants must perform preview beforehand accordingly to the instruction by staffs [Time for preview: 9:20～9:40 (time is strictly observed)].
In preparation for trouble, applicants must bring their presentation documents saved as PDF files to a virus-free USB memory stick.
For your inquiries regarding the surroundings about the examination or testing the equipments beforehand for on-line entrance examination, contact to office of Doctoral Program in Agricultural Sciences.
For information on the examination contact (*Replace “#@#” with “@.”):
- Toshiharu ENOMAE, Chair of the Doctoral Program in Agricultural Sciences
  (Phone +81-29-853-4646, E-mail enomae.toshiharu.fw#@#u.tsukuba.ac.jp)
- Chikako OTOBE, Chair of the Subprogram in Advanced Agricultural Technology and Science cooperated with NARO
  (Phone +81-29-838-7497, E-mail ochiko#@#affrc.go.jp)

Doctoral Program in Agricultural SciencesDoctoral

October (Special Selection of Working Individuals)

October		Thursday, October 15
Subject		Oral Examination (100 points)
Program	Time	10:00 – 15:00
Doctoral Program in Agricultural Sciences （Excludes Subprogram in Advanced Agricultural Technology and Science cooperated with NARO）		Conducted individually, approximately 20 minutes for each applicant. Approximately 10 minutes of presentation using presentation software on the previous research, experience, motivation for the application, and research plans after enrollment, followed by about 10 minutes of interview. You may conduct the interview in English.

February (Special Selection of Working Individuals)

February		Tuesday, February 2
Subject		Oral Examination (100 points)
Program	Time	10:00 – 15:00
Doctoral Program in Agricultural Sciences （Excludes Subprogram in Advanced Agricultural Technology and Science cooperated with NARO）		Conducted individually, approximately 20 minutes for each applicant. Approximately 10 minutes of presentation using presentation software on the previous research, experience, motivation for the application, and research plans after enrollment, followed by about 10 minutes of interview. You may conduct the interview in English.

* Contact the faculty member of your desired research area in advance of the application.

Agricultural Sciences:
https://www.bres.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/ph-d-programs/agricultural-sciences-en/

Presentation will be performed on the Laptop brought in by the applicants. The VGA Adapter for the projector is 15 Pin Mini D Sub Connector. If your Laptop does not support this type of adapter, bring your own adapter to the examination site. Applicants must perform preview beforehand accordingly to the instruction by staffs [Time for preview: 9:20～9:40 (time is strictly observed)].
In preparation for trouble, applicants must bring their presentation documents saved as PDF files to a virus-free USB memory stick.
For your inquiries regarding the surroundings about the examination or testing the equipments beforehand for on-line entrance examination, contact to office of Doctoral Program in Agricultural Sciences.
For information on the examination contact (*Replace “#@#” with “@.”):
- Toshiharu ENOMAE, Chair of the Doctoral Program in Agricultural Sciences
  (Phone +81-29-853-4646, E-mail enomae.toshiharu.fw#@#u.tsukuba.ac.jp)

Doctoral Program in Life and Agricultural SciencesDoctoral

October (General Admission)

October		Thursday, October 15
Subject		Oral Examination (100 points)
Program	Time	10:00 – 17:00
Doctoral Program in Life and Agricultural Sciences		Conducted individually, approximately 15 minutes for each applicant. You may conduct the interview in English. * Approximately 10 minutes of presentation using presentation software on the previous research, motivation for the application, and research plans after enrollment, followed by about 5 minutes of interview.

February (General Admission)

February		Tuesday, February 2
Subject		Oral Examination (100 points)
Program	Time	10:00 – 17:00
Doctoral Program in Life and Agricultural Sciences		Conducted individually, approximately 15 minutes for each applicant. You may conduct the interview in English. * Approximately 10 minutes of presentation using presentation software on the previous research, motivation for the application, and research plans after enrollment, followed by about 5 minutes of interview.

* Contact the faculty member of your desired research area in advance of the application.

Life and Agricultural Sciences:
https://www.bres.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/ph-d-programs/life-and-agricultural-sciences-en/

Presentation will be performed on the Laptop brought in by the applicants. The VGA Adapter for the projector is 15 Pin Mini D Sub Connector. If your Laptop does not support this type of adapter, bring your own adapter to the examination site. Applicants must perform preview beforehand accordingly to the instruction by staffs [Time for preview: 9:20～9:40 (time is strictly observed)].
In preparation for trouble, applicants must bring their presentation documents saved as PDF files to a virus-free USB memory stick.
For your inquiries regarding the surroundings about the examination or testing the equipments beforehand for on-line entrance examination, contact the chair of Doctoral Program in Life and Agricultural Sciences.
For information on the examination contact (*Replace “#@#” with “@.”):
- Keiji TANIMOTO, Chair of the Doctoral Program in Life and Agricultural Sciences
  (Phone +81-29-853-4560/7300, E-mail keiji#@#tara.tsukuba.ac.jp)

Doctoral Program in Life and Agricultural SciencesDoctoral

October (Special Selection of Working Individuals)

October		Thursday, October 15
Subject		Oral Examination (100 points)
Program	Time	10:00 – 15:00
Doctoral Program in Life and Agricultural Sciences		Conducted individually, approximately 20 minutes for each applicant. Approximately 10 minutes of presentation using presentation software on the previous research, experience, motivation for the application, and research plans after enrollment, followed by about 10 minutes of interview. You may conduct the interview in English.

February (Special Selection of Working Individuals)

February		Tuesday, February 2
Subject		Oral Examination (100 points)
Program	Time	10:00 – 15:00
Doctoral Program in Life and Agricultural Sciences		Conducted individually, approximately 20 minutes for each applicant. Approximately 10 minutes of presentation using presentation software on the previous research, experience, motivation for the application, and research plans after enrollment, followed by about 10 minutes of interview. You may conduct the interview in English.

* Contact the faculty member of your desired research area in advance of the application.

Life and Agricultural Sciences:
https://www.bres.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/ph-d-programs/life-and-agricultural-sciences-en/

Presentation will be performed on the Laptop brought in by the applicants. The VGA Adapter for the projector is 15 Pin Mini D Sub Connector. If your Laptop does not support this type of adapter, bring your own adapter to the examination site. Applicants must perform preview beforehand accordingly to the instruction by staffs [Time for preview: 9:20～9:40 (time is strictly observed)].
In preparation for trouble, applicants must bring their presentation documents saved as PDF files to a virus-free USB memory stick.
For your inquiries regarding the surroundings about the examination or testing the equipments beforehand for on-line entrance examination, contact the chair of Doctoral Program in Life and Agricultural Sciences.
For information on the examination contact (*Replace “#@#” with “@.”):
- Keiji TANIMOTO, Chair of the Doctoral Program in Life and Agricultural Sciences
  (Phone +81-29-853-4560/7300, E-mail keiji#@#tara.tsukuba.ac.jp)

Doctoral Program in Bioindustrial SciencesDoctoral

October (General Admission / Special Selection of Working Individuals)

October		Thursday, October 15
Subject		Oral Examination (200 points)
Program	Time	10:00 – 17:00
Doctoral Program in Bioindustrial Sciences		Language and interview on details and plans of research * Language: Evaluation of communication skills in English or Japanese Details and plans of research: 15 minutes of presentation on the applicant’s master’s thesis, research experience, and research plans after enrollment (using PowerPoint), followed by 15 minutes of interview

February (General Admission / Special Selection of Working Individuals)

February		Tuesday, February 2
Subject		Oral Examination (200 points)
Program	Time	10:00 – 17:00
Doctoral Program in Bioindustrial Sciences		Language and interview on details and plans of research * Language: Evaluation of communication skills in English or Japanese Details and plans of research: 15 minutes of presentation on the applicant’s master’s thesis, research experience, and research plans after enrollment (using PowerPoint), followed by 15 minutes of interview

* Contact the faculty member of your desired research area in advance of the application.
Refer to the website http://nc-bsys.tsukuba.ac.jp/member/ for the phone number and e-mail address of the faculty member of your desired research area.

Overseas residents are allowed to take an oral examination using remote communication System if there is probable cause.
For your inquiries regarding the surroundings about the examination or testing the equipments beforehand for on-line entrance examination, contact to office of Doctoral Program in Bioindustrial Sciences.
For information on the examination contact:
Admission office of the Doctoral Program in Bioindustrial Sciences
(bioindustrial-adm#@#un.tsukuba.ac.jp) (*Replace “#@#” with “@.”)

Doctoral Program in GeosciencesDoctoral

October (General Admission)

October	Thursday, October 15
Doctoral Program in Geosciences	Individual Interview Presentation on the master’s thesis (or other previous research) and research plan after enrollment (15 minutes) using an LCD projector, followed by an interview (10 minutes). The interview can be conducted in English.

October

Thursday, October 15

Subject

Oral Examination (100 points)

Program

Time

10:00 – 17:00

Doctoral Program in Geosciences

Individual Interview

Presentation on the master’s thesis (or other previous research) and research plan after enrollment (15 minutes) using an LCD projector, followed by an interview (10 minutes). The interview can be conducted in English.

February (General Admission)

February	Wednesday, February 3
Doctoral Program in Geosciences	Individual Interview Presentation on the master’s thesis (or other previous research) and research plan after enrollment (15 minutes) using an LCD projector, followed by an interview (10 minutes). The interview can be conducted in English.

February

Wednesday, February 3

Subject

Oral Examination (100 points)

Program

Time

10:00 – 17:00

Doctoral Program in Geosciences

Individual Interview

* Contact the faculty member of your desired research area in advance of the application.

An LCD projector is available for use on site. A PC is installed in the room, however, bringing your own laptop computer is highly recommended (with the presentation file saved).
For the presentation, summarize your master thesis in about 10 slides and future research plan in about 2 slides.
Students from Master’s Program in Geosciences (Geoenvironmental Science Field) at the University of Tsukuba, presentation of the master thesis is omitted. 5- minutes presentation for research plan (about 2 slides) should be included in the total 15-minutes presentation.
Contact information of faculty members and their research interests are shown below.
- Geoenvironmental Science Field Website:
  http://www.geoenv.tsukuba.ac.jp/e_about.html
- Earth Evolution Science Field Website:
  http://www.geol.tsukuba.ac.jp/index-e.html
For your inquiries regarding the surroundings about the examination or testing the equipments beforehand for on-line entrance examination, contact to office of Program in Geosciences.
Further enquiries:
- Geoenvironmental Science Field
  Masaaki KUREHA, Chair of Doctoral Program in Geosciences (Phone +81-29-853-4401, E-mail mkureha#@#geoenv.tsukuba.ac.jp) (*Replace “#@#” with “@.”)
- Earth Evolution Science Field
  Yuji YAGI, contact person for the field (Phone +81-29-853-8491, E-mail yagi-y#@#geol.tsukuba.ac.jp) (*Replace “#@#” with “@.”)

Doctoral Program in GeosciencesDoctoral

October (Special Selection of Working Individuals)

October		Thursday, October 15
Subject		Oral Examination (100 points)
Program	Time	10:00 – 17:00
Doctoral Program in Geosciences		Individual Interview Presentation on the master’s thesis (or other previous research) and research plan after enrollment (15 minutes) using an LCD projector, followed by an interview (15 minutes). The interview can be conducted in English.

February (Special Selection of Working Individuals)

February		Wednesday, February 3
Subject		Oral Examination (100 points)
Program	Time	10:00 – 17:00
Doctoral Program in Geosciences		Individual Interview Presentation on the master’s thesis (or other previous research) and research plan after enrollment (15 minutes) using an LCD projector, followed by an interview (15 minutes). The interview can be conducted in English.

* Contact the faculty member of your desired research area in advance of the application.

An LCD projector is available for use on site. A PC is installed in the room, however, bringing your own laptop computer is highly recommended (with the presentation file saved).
For the presentation, summarize your own research ever in about 10 slides and future research plan in about 2 slides.
Contact information of faculty members and their research interests are shown below.
- Geoenvironmental Science Field Website:
  http://www.geoenv.tsukuba.ac.jp/e_about.html
- Earth Evolution Science Field Website:
  http://www.geol.tsukuba.ac.jp/index-e.html
For your inquiries regarding the surroundings about the examination or testing the equipments beforehand for on-line entrance examination, contact to office of Doctoral Program in Geosciences.
Further enquiries:
- Geoenvironmental Science Field
  Masaaki KUREHA, Chair of Master’s Program in Geosciences (Phone +81-29-853-4401, E-mail mkureha#@#geoenv.tsukuba.ac.jp) (*Replace “#@#” with “@.”)
- Earth Evolution Science Field
  Yuji YAGI, contact person for the field (Phone +81-29-853-8491, E-mail yagi-y#@#geol.tsukuba.ac.jp) (*Replace “#@#” with “@.”)

Doctoral Program in Environmental StudiesDoctoral

October (General Admission)

October	Thursday, October 15
Doctoral Program in Environmental Studies	Individual Interview 10 minutes of presentation, referring to the applicant’s master’s thesis and Research Plan, on the details of the master’s thesis, doctoral thesis topic, and research plans. Use of laptop is allowed (a projector is available for use on site.) The presentation is followed by a comprehensive interview (15 minutes).

October

Thursday, October 15

Subject

Oral Examination (100 points)

Program

Time

9:15 – 13:00

Doctoral Program in Environmental Studies

Individual Interview

10 minutes of presentation, referring to the applicant’s master’s thesis and Research Plan, on the details of the master’s thesis, doctoral thesis topic, and research plans. Use of laptop is allowed (a projector is available for use on site.) The presentation is followed by a comprehensive interview (15 minutes).

February (General Admission)

February	Tuesday, February 2
Doctoral Program in Environmental Studies	Individual Interview 10 minutes of presentation, referring to the applicant’s master’s thesis and Research Plan, on the details of the master’s thesis, doctoral thesis topic, and research plans. ~~Use of laptop is allowed (a projector is available for use on site.)~~ The presentation is followed by a comprehensive interview (15 minutes). ※It is conducted by using Zoom. We will contact you individually how to do it.

February

Tuesday, February 2

Subject

Oral Examination (100 points)

Program

Time

~~9:15 – 13:00~~
To be announced

Doctoral Program in Environmental Studies

Individual Interview
10 minutes of presentation, referring to the applicant’s master’s thesis and Research Plan, on the details of the master’s thesis, doctoral thesis topic, and research plans. ~~Use of laptop is allowed (a projector is available for use on site.)~~ The presentation is followed by a comprehensive interview (15 minutes).

※It is conducted by using Zoom. We will contact you individually how to do it.

* Contact the faculty member of your desired research area in advance of the application.

Refer to the Doctoral Program in Environmental Studies website (http://www2.envr.tsukuba.ac.jp/eng/) for e-mail address of the faculty member of your desired research area.
~~In principle, applicants are required to bring in and operate their own laptop.~~
Precautions regarding the examination will be released on the website of Doctoral Program in Environmental Studies (http://www2.envr.tsukuba.ac.jp/eng/) around one week before the examination day, so please make sure to check the notes.
We will inform you in advance you individually, how to take examination by using Zoom and connection test for PC.
For your inquiries regarding the surroundings ~~about the examination or testing the equipments beforehand~~ for on-line entrance examination, contact to office of Doctoral Program in Environmental Studies.
For information on the examination contact:
Admission office of the Doctoral Program in Environmental Studies (admission#@#envr.tsukuba.ac.jp) (*Replace “#@#” with “@.”)

Doctoral Program in Environmental StudiesDoctoral

October (Special Selection of Working Individuals)

October		Thursday, October 15
Subject		Oral Examination (100 points)
Program	Time	9:15 – 13:00
Doctoral Program in Environmental Studies		Individual Interview 10 minutes of presentation, referring to the applicant’s master’s thesis, Research Plan, and Activity/ Research Achievement Record, on the jobs, civil activities, and other experience gained after graduation, thoughts on the environment through the research and the experience, motivation for applying for the program, and research plans after enrollment. Use of laptops is allowed (a projector is available for use on site.) The presentation is followed by a comprehensive interview (15 minutes).

February (Special Selection of Working Individuals)

February	Tuesday, February 2
Doctoral Program in Environmental Studies	Individual Interview 10 minutes of presentation, referring to the applicant’s master’s thesis, Research Plan, and Activity/ Research Achievement Record, on the jobs, civil activities, and other experience gained after graduation, thoughts on the environment through the research and the experience, motivation for applying for the program, and research plans after enrollment. ~~Use of laptops is allowed (a projector is available for use on site.)~~ The presentation is followed by a comprehensive interview (15 minutes). ※It is conducted by using Zoom. We will contact you individually how to do it.

February

Tuesday, February 2

Subject

Oral Examination (100 points)

Program

Time

~~9:15 – 13:00~~
To be announced

Doctoral Program in Environmental Studies

Individual Interview

10 minutes of presentation, referring to the applicant’s master’s thesis, Research Plan, and Activity/ Research Achievement Record, on the jobs, civil activities, and other experience gained after graduation, thoughts on the environment through the research and the experience, motivation for applying for the program, and research plans after enrollment. ~~Use of laptops is allowed (a projector is available for use on site.)~~ The presentation is followed by a comprehensive interview (15 minutes).

※It is conducted by using Zoom. We will contact you individually how to do it.

* Contact the faculty member of your desired research area in advance of the application.

Refer to the Doctoral Program in Environmental Studies website (http://www2.envr.tsukuba.ac.jp/eng/) for e-mail address of the faculty member of your desired research area.
~~In principle, applicants are required to bring in and operate their own laptop.~~
Precautions regarding the examination will be released on the website of Doctoral Program in Environmental Studies (http://www2.envr.tsukuba.ac.jp/eng/) around one week before the examination day, so please make sure to check the notes.
We will inform you in advance you individually, how to take examination by using Zoom and connection test for PC.
For your inquiries regarding the surroundings ~~about the examination or testing the equipments beforehand~~ for on-line entrance examination, contact to office of Doctoral Program in Environmental Studies.
For information on the examination contact:
Admission office of the Doctoral Program in Environmental Studies (admission#@#envr.tsukuba.ac.jp) (*Replace “#@#” with “@.”)

Program	Address for Submission of Thesis	Contact	Direct Phone Number
Biology	1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba-city, Ibaraki-ken 305-8572 Japan	Office of Doctoral Program in Biology	+81-29-853-6600
Agricultural Sciences		Graduate Program Office for Agricultural Sciences (F306)	+81-29-853-7228
Agricultural Sciences		(Subprogram in Advanced Agricultural Technology and Science cooperated with NARO) Office of Doctoral Program in Advanced Agricultural Technology and Sciences, Office for the Life and Environmental Sciences Area	+81-29-853-2418
Life and Agricultural Sciences		Graduate Program Office for Agricultural Sciences (F306)	+81-29-853-7228
Bioindustrial Sciences		Office of Doctoral Program in Bioindustrial Sciences	+81-29-853-4846
Geosciences (Geo-environmental Science)		Office of Doctoral Program in Geo-environmental Science	+81-29-853-6884
Geosciences (Earth Evolution Science)		Office of Doctoral Program in Earth Evolution Sciences	+81-29-853-4510
Environmental Studies		Office of Doctoral Program in Environmental Studies	+81-29-853-4751

Program	Peer-Reviewed Paper
Doctoral Program in Biology	A minimum of 2 first author original papers (published or in press in international peer-reviewed journals)
Doctoral Program in Agricultural Sciences(Excludes Subprogram in Advanced Agricultural Technology and Science cooperated with NARO)	A minimum of 2 first author English papers, a minimum of 4 first author Japanese papers, or 1 first author English paper and a minimum of 2 first author Japanese papers (published or accepted in international peer-reviewed journals)
Doctoral Program in Life and Agricultural Sciences	A minimum of 2 first author original papers (published or in press in international peer-reviewed journals)
Doctoral Program in Bioindustrial Sciences	A minimum of 2 first author English papers, a minimum of 4 first author Japanese papers, or 1 first author English paper and a minimum of 2 first author Japanese papers (published or in press in international peer-reviewed journals)
Doctoral Program in Geosciences	A minimum of 2 first author original papers (published or in press in international peer-reviewed journals)
Doctoral Program in Environmental Studies	A minimum of 2 original papers including 1 first author original paper (published or in press in international peer-reviewed journals)

Doctoral Program	Master’s Program
Doctoral Program in Biology Degree Programs in Life and Earth Sciences	Master’s Program in Computer Science Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering
Doctoral Program in Geosciences Degree Programs in Life and Earth Sciences

Degree Programs in Life and Earth Sciences

Doctoral Programs

Biology / Geosciences

Agricultural Sciences / Life and Agricultural Sciences / Bioindustrial Sciences

Environmental Studies

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October (Special Selection of Working Individuals)

February (Special Selection of Working Individuals)

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Special Selection of Working Individuals

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Doctoral Program in BiologyDoctoral

October (General Admission)

February (General Admission)

(a) General Admission

(b) Applicants who wish to proceed from Master’s Program in Biological Sciences to Doctoral Program in Biology at the University of Tsukuba (Students who are continuing from the Master’s Program)

Doctoral Program in BiologyDoctoral

October (Special Selection of Working Individuals)

February (Special Selection of Working Individuals)

Doctoral Program in Agricultural SciencesDoctoral

October (General Admission)

February (General Admission)

Doctoral Program in Agricultural SciencesDoctoral

October (Special Selection of Working Individuals)

February (Special Selection of Working Individuals)

Doctoral Program in Life and Agricultural SciencesDoctoral

October (General Admission)

February (General Admission)

Doctoral Program in Life and Agricultural SciencesDoctoral

October (Special Selection of Working Individuals)

February (Special Selection of Working Individuals)

Doctoral Program in Bioindustrial SciencesDoctoral

October (General Admission / Special Selection of Working Individuals)

February (General Admission / Special Selection of Working Individuals)

Doctoral Program in GeosciencesDoctoral

October (General Admission)

February (General Admission)

Doctoral Program in GeosciencesDoctoral

October (Special Selection of Working Individuals)

February (Special Selection of Working Individuals)

Doctoral Program in Environmental StudiesDoctoral

October (General Admission)

February (General Admission)

Doctoral Program in Environmental StudiesDoctoral

October (Special Selection of Working Individuals)

February (Special Selection of Working Individuals)

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

Testing Location

Announcement of Acceptance

Enrollment Procedure

8. Thesis Submission and Inquiry

9. Applicants Who Need Special Assistance

10. Information and Hints for Examinees

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Doctoral Program in Agricultural Sciences (Excludes Subprogram in Advanced Agricultural Technology and Science cooperated with NARO)
Doctoral Program in Life and Agricultural Sciences

Dual Degree Programs at the Graduate School of Science and Technology,
Degree programs in Life and Earth Sciences