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Changes Made to the Contemporary Japanese Studies Program AO Admission Application Guidelines
2011-01-18【Important】Please note that the following revisions (additions of the highlighted sentences below in red) have been made to the Contemporary Japanese Studies Program AO Admission Application Guidelines (for entrance in September 2011) of the School of Social Sciences.
(1) Section regarding the interview method (p.11)
• Interview method: The interview will be conducted in English via a teleconference system or in person.
*You may be required to take a writing test (e.g. an essay in English) on the day of the interview depending on the document review result. If it is necessary for you to take the test, you will be notified of the details in advance.
(2) "6) Certificate related to your English ability" section (p.23)
6) Certificate related to your English ability 1 copy
• Submit the original score card of one of the following tests or its copy authenticated with the original.
• Scores must be from within two years of the first day of the application period (February 21, 2011).
• Scores must be submitted by the deadline.(Even if the score cards are being sent directly from the organization that administered the examination, only those that arrive during the application period are considered valid.)
•TOEFL/iBT or PBT (TOEFL-ITP is not accepted)
(Waseda University code is 9342 when sent directly from ETS.)
• TOEIC (TOEIC-IP is not accepted)
• IELTS (Academic)
• GEPT (General English Proficiency Test)
*If you cannot submit any of the above documents, please make sure to explain the reason by filling in and submitting the "Letter to Explain the Reason Why You Are Unable to Submit the English Proficiency Test Score" in English.
*If you submit a certificate of university entrance qualification examination/standardized test administered for an educational system in which the first language is English (such as SAT, ACT, GCE etc.), you are not required to submit a certificate related to your English proficiency.
