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Graduate Credited Auditors and Auditing Students

We accept students who are interested in taking graduate classes at our university.
Credited Auditors can earn credits for the courses they have studied.
Auditing students cannot earn credits.
Applicants should refer to the application guidelines below.
*For foreign nationals with a status of residence other than “College Student”, please click here.

Application Guidelines

qualifications of candidacy

Those who wish to take classes in the Master’s Course (Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Graduate School of Education, Graduate School of Medicine, Master’s Course in Nursing, Graduate School of Agriculture, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Master’s Course, Graduate School of Integrated Medical and Agricultural School of Public Health and Interfaculty Graduate School of Regional Resilience)

  1. University graduates (including those who are expected to graduate by the time of admission)
  2. Persons who have been conferred a bachelor’s degree in accordance with the School Education Law.
  3. Those who have completed 16 years of school education in a foreign country.
  4. Other students who have reached 22 years of age and who are recognized by the university as having academic ability equivalent or superior to 1 to 3.

For those who wish to take classes at the Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Medicine

  1. Graduates (including those who are expected to graduate by the time of admission) of university courses in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, or veterinary medicine with a duration of 6 years.
  2. Persons who have completed 18 years of school education in a foreign country and whose final course of study was medicine, dentistry, pharmacy or veterinary science.
  3. Other students who are recognized by the university as having academic ability equivalent or superior to 1 or 2, and have reached the age of 24.

Those who wish to en roll in the Doctoral Course in Nursing at the Graduate School of Medicine, the Doctoral Course at the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, and the Doctoral Course at the United Graduate School of Agricultural Science.

  1. Persons with a master’s or professional degree
  2. Persons who have been conferred a master’s degree or a degree equivalent to a professional degree in a foreign country.
  3. Other students who are recognized by the university as having academic ability equivalent or superior to 1 or 2, and have reached the age of 24.

Application Documents Acceptance Period

First semester: Early March each year
Second semester: Early September each year

*Applicants who meet the above eligibility criteria 4 for the master’s program, and who meet the eligibility requirements 3 for the doctoral program of the Graduate School of Medicine, the Doctoral Program in Nursing, the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, and the United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences. Applicants will be screened for admission qualifications at our university, so please contact the team in charge of each graduate school before submitting your application documents.

List of Required Documents for Application Procedures

1. Application form for admission Prescribed form (photo attached)
2. Resume Prescribed form (photo attached)
3. Graduation certificate Certificate from the headmaster of the last school attended
4. Photographs (2) (Attach the photo to the designated space on the application form and résumé.)
5. Copy of certificate of residence or document confirming status of residence and period of stay Foreign nationals only
6. Examination fee Credited Auditors] 9,800 yen [Auditing Students] Free

matriculation fee

non-degree student 28,200 yen (free of charge for those who have graduated or completed their studies at the University)
auditing student free

tuition fee

non-degree student 1 credit: 14,400 yen (7,200 yen for those who have graduated or completed their studies at the University)
auditing student 1 unit: 5,000 yen

selection process

Selection will be made by the faculty committee of the graduate school to which the applicant has applied, based on the documents submitted at the time of application.

Teams in charge of each graduate school

Applicants to the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Graduate School of Education, Graduate School of Science and Engineering (Master’s and Doctoral Programs), and Interfaculty Graduate School of Regional Resilience

Team in Charge TEL FAX Location
Faculty of Law and Letter Desk
(Department of Law and Letters, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences)
089-927-9221 089-927-9267 Educational Support Section
(in the Student Service Station)
Faculty of Collaborative Regional Innovation Desk
(Department of Industrial Systems Creation, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences)
089-927-9019 089-927-8176
Education Faculty Desk (Graduate School of Education) 089-927-9377 089-927-8304
Graduate School of Science and Engineering Team
(Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Master’s Degree Program, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Doctoral Degree Program)
089-927-8926 089-927-9657
Graduate and Undergraduate Affairs
(Interfaculty Graduate School of Regional Resilience)

089-927-9177

089-927-9161

Applicants to the Graduate School of Medicine

Team in Charge TEL FAX Location
Graduate School Team, Academic Affairs Division 089-960-5868 089-960-5133 School of Medicine

Applicants to the Graduate School of Agricultural Science

Team in Charge TEL FAX Location
Administration Division Academic Affairs 089-946-9806 089-941-4175 Faculty of Agriculture

Applicants to the United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences

Team in Charge TEL FAX Location
Administrative Office of the United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences 089-946-9910 089-943-5242 United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences

Applicants to the Graduate School of Integrated Medical and Agricultural School of Public Health

Team in Charge TEL FAX Location
Graduate School Team, Academic Affairs Division 089-960-5868 089-960-5133 School of Medicine