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Admissions
- Leaflet & Youtube Playlist
- Faculty Contacts and Research Fields
- Special Accommodation
- Admission Schedule
- Application Guildelines & Forms
- Japanese-based Graduate Programs【DEGREES : Master & Doctor】
Leaflet & Youtube Playlist
Leaflet
YouTube playlist about EDICS
Faculty Contacts and Research Fields
March 3, 2025 updated
In order to facilitate your application, before applying to the program we strongly recommend that you contact one of the faculty members to share the details of your intended research and to request that they agree to serve as your academic advisor (although your application maybe accepted without following this process).
To contact your prospective academic advisor, please refer to the “Research Guidance Information” below and email them at the address listed.
【EDICS (English-based Master’s Program)】:Research Guidance Information
【English-based Doctoral Program】: Research Guidance Information
Special Accommodation
March 3, 2025 updated
If you expect to require reasonable accommodation during the entrance examination or after entering the university owing to a disability or serious medical condition, etc., please refer to the application guide and contact the relevant school office before submitting your application.
Regardless of the type of entrance examination, answers to frequently asked questions can be found here. Please be sure to review them as well.
Admission Schedule
October 29, 2025 updated
2026 September Admission
The schedule is the same for EDICS (English-based Master’s Program) and English-based Doctoral Program.
| Application period | From March 6 to March 27, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Payment of screening fee | From March 6 to March 27, 2026 |
| Screening Method | First screening: Document screening of application materials Second screening: Interview via web conference system |
| Result of the Primary Screening informed to applicants |
May 8, 2026 |
| Second screening | May 16 / May 17, 2026 (Either) |
| Announcement of final decision | May 22, 2026 |
Application Guildelines & Forms
2025 September Admission Application
Appendix (common for English-based programs)
| Instruction of using The Admissions Office (TAO) | December 25, 2024 uploaded | |
|---|---|---|
| Examination Fee Payment by Credit Card, Union Pay | December 25, 2024 uploaded | |
| Method for payment of the screening fee at convenience stores in Japan | December 25, 2024 uploaded | |
| Acquisition of Status of Residence of “Student” | December 25, 2024 uploaded | |
| Form for Screening Fee Waiver | December 25, 2024 uploaded |
EDICS (English-based Master's Program)
【Important】
Change in Application Requirements for admission to the September 2024 intake and thereafter
Please click here for more information. (Published on Sept. 19th, 2023)
English-based Doctoral Program
【Important】
Students in the EDICS program can apply and proceed to the English-based doctoral program at the Graduate School of Human Sciences without taking English tests. Please refer to the information of English-based Doctoral Program.
Japanese-based Graduate Programs【DEGREES : Master & Doctor】
For information on the Japanese-based Graduate Programs, please refer to the links below (in Japanese only).