Part-time Students system

overview

Part-time Students are allowed to take (total of up to 12 Credit) specific subjects (Lecture subjects of the relevant research school) offered at Graduate School.
However, it is not permitted to take courses for which there are no regular Graduate School students.
In addition, if you pass the exam for Lecture you have taken, Credit will be recognized and a certificate will be issued.

Please download and use the application guidelines and prescribed forms from the links below.

• Application guidelines and prescribed form download

Eligibility

A person who falls under any of the following.

1. A person who has graduated or is expected to graduate from a university stipulated in the School Education Law
2. Those who have been awarded Bachelor of Arts 's degree from the National Institution for Academic Degrees and Support for University Reforms, or those who are expected to be awarded Bachelor of Arts 's degree
3. Those who have completed or are expected to complete a 16-year curriculum at a foreign school
4. Those designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Ministry of Education Notification No. 5, 1953)
5. Those who have been conferred an advanced diploma degree or are expected to be conferred an advanced diploma degree at a vocational school designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for a minimum of four years of study.
6. Those who have reached the age of 22 and have been recognized by the relevant research school committee as having academic ability equal to or higher than that of university graduates through individual screening of eligibility for application.

*Foreign applicants must meet the above application requirements and have a period of stay of at least one year from the date of application.

Selection method

Document review and interview

Selection schedule

Application period	Wednesday, February 21, 2024 – Tuesday, February 27, 2024
test day	Reiwa 6 (2024) March 5th (Tuesday)
result publication	Friday, March 8, 2024 *Notification of acceptance/failure sent
Procedural period	Mid-April 2024

Selection fee

10,000円

Audit fee

*FY2020 results
Full-year and half-year intensive subjects 1 subject: 50,000 yen
Half-term subject 1 subject: 25,000 yen