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Admissions for Graduate Schools

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Admissions for Graduate Schools

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AO Admission to English-based Graduate Program (Including Research Student Program) for Entering in September 2026 and April 2027

We offer “AO Admission” for both April and September enrollment in our English-based graduate program. This admission process does not include a written examination. Instead, applicants will be evaluated primarily based on a comprehensive review of the documents submitted. Prospective applicants are advised to carefully read the application guidelines first provided below and ensure that all required procedures are completed by the specified deadline. Please note that applications submitted after the deadline will not be accepted under any circumstances.

【Application Guidelines for September 2026 and April 2027 Entrance】
*Published on November 14, 2025 (Newly Updated)
*Starting with admissions for the AY2026 academic year, the screening fee has been revised

Please also note that applicants are strongly encouraged to contact their prospective supervisor prior to submitting their application. A list of departments and faculty members, including their contact information, is available in the section titled “Graduate Schools, Programs, Departments, Research Guidance, and Supervisors (English-based Program)” located in the lower part of this webpage. Applicants are advised to identify a department and supervisor whose research interests align with their own.

Application Step 1: Paying your screening fee

The files below are additional information that you may need when proceeding with the payment. Please refer to “6. Screening Fee” and “7. Method of Screening Fee Payment” in the application guidelines for detailed explanation.

<For Applicants Residing IN Japan>
Method of Screening Fee Payment for residents IN Japan by Convenience Store Payment
Convenience Store Easy-Pay Systems for Entrance Exam Fees

<For Applicants Residing OUTSIDE Japan>
Method of Screening Fee Payment for resident OUTSIDE Japan by online credit card system
Examination Fee Payment by Credit Card and Union Pay

Application Step2: Registering your information online

【Online Application Form】
*The link will only become available from 10:00am (JST) on the starting date of the application. An automatic confirmation mail will be sent to your registered email address after you have completed the online application, including the information that you have registered. Please check whether all of the information provided is correct or not. If you do not receive this confirmation mail, please check your spam mail folder as well, and contact us if you cannot find it.

Application Step3: Posting your application documents *MUST be delivered by the deadline

Follow the instructions of the application guidelines and send all necessary documents to our office via postal mail. Please note that email submission is NOT accepted, and your application will not be accepted if we do not receive your documents by the specified deadline. Relevant prescribed forms mentioned in the application guidelines as well as information for reference are available from the links below.

Application Form (September 2026 and April 2027 Entrance) -Must be within TWO pages.
-Do not make any changes or add new pages to the prescribed format.
Application Form for COE
Application Form for COE [Sample]		 -Check the sample before filling in the form
-Typewriting ONLY! Handwriting NOT accepted
-Print single sided! Double sided not accepted
-Please print and submit all the 5 sheets
Written Oath for Defraying Expenses 
Written Oath for Defraying Expenses [Sample]		 Check the sample before filling in the form
Application Form for Screening Fee Waiver Only applicable for those who satisfy the conditions. See application guidelines for details
Checklist Use this checklist to confirm whether you have enclosed all necessary documents before posting
Individual Review of Eligibility Form Only for applicants who will NOT satisfy the applicant qualifications and need to check your eligibility
Registration Guidelines for Japanese Language Courses Reference only for Research Students who want to take Japanese language courses
Course List
Syllabus Search		 Reference only for those who are applying to be Master’s research students

[Notice] 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.

Graduate Schools, Programs, Departments, Research Guidance, and Supervisors (English-based Program)

Contacting your prospective supervisor at least one month before application is strongly recommended. Confirm the details about supervisors through the Researcher Database and the list of Research Guidance and Supervisors below. When contacting a faculty member, please be sure to include a detailed research plan, your CV and a brief summary of your academic background in the mail. Also, while applicants are advised to contact the prospective supervisor in advance, it is NOT necessary to obtain any letter or document from the supervisor and include it in your application package.

Graduate Schools Departments Research Guidance
and Supervisors
(Contact Information)		 Master’s
Program		 Doctoral
Program
Graduate School
of Fundamental Science
and Engineering		 Department of Pure and Applied Mathematics List ○ ○
Department of Applied Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering List ○ ○
Department of Electronic and Physical Systems List ○ ○
Department of Intermedia Studies List ○ ○
Department of Computer Science and Communications Engineering List ○ ○
Department of Materials Science List × ○
Graduate School
of Creative Science
and Engineering		 Department of Architecture List ○ ○
Department of Modern Mechanical Engineering List ○ ○
Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering List × ○
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering List ○ ○
Department of Earth Sciences, Resources and Environmental Engineering List ○ ○
Department of Business Design & Management List × ○
Graduate School
of Advanced Science
and Engineering		 Department of Pure and Applied Physics List ○ ○
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry List ○ ○
Department of Applied Chemistry List ○ ○
Department of Life Science and Medical Bioscience List ○ ○
Department of Electrical Engineering and Bioscience List ○ ○
Department of Integrative Bioscience and Biomedical Engineering List ○ ○
Department of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering List ○ ○
Cooperative Major in Advanced Biomedical Sciences – × ×
Cooperative Major in Advanced Health Science – × ×
Cooperative Major in Nuclear Energy List × ○

 

Admission Fee, Tuition, and Miscellaneous Fees

Exchange Programs by Departmental Agreement for Master’s and Doctoral Program

 

APPLICATION GUIDELINES

Application Guidelines

The applicant and his/her home institution (university) need to complete the following procedures by the deadline.

STEP1: First, the applicant’s home institution needs to send us an official Nomination List by email to: in-sci-exchange#list.waseda.jp
(When you send us an email, please replace # with @) Please download the Excel file to fill out.

Applicant’s desired supervisor:
Please refer to “Graduate Schools, Programs, Research Guidance and Supervisors” on the upper part of this website and select one supervisor.
Note that the nominations from applicants themselves are not acceptable.

The deadline of nomination from the applicant’s home institution
April Enrollment:  by the end of October
September Enrollment:  by the end of April

STEP2: After we receive the nomination email from the applicant’s home institution, we will ask the professor whom the applicant wishes to be supervised whether the applicant may apply for the exchange program or not.

Later, we will email the response from the supervisor to the applicant’s home institution.

STEP3: For those who are permitted to apply for the exchange student program, please POST the following application documents to us by the deadline. Track your shipment with the international couriers such as DHL and FedEx.

The deadline of submission documents
April Enrollment: from October to the end of November
September Enrollment: from April to the end of May

STEP4: The results will be announced by email to the applicant by the following date.

April Enrollment:  by the end of January
September Enrollment:  by the end of July

APPLICATION DOCUMENTS

Applicants must submit the following Application Documents

(Please complete A, and post B. to H. to us)

A. Online Application ※Open from October 1st
This online application is only for our EXCHANGE PROGRAM applicants. It is not for the privately-financed applicants of our English-based Graduate Program.

B. Application Form, Statement of Financial Resources and Agreement for Defraying Expenses  all available here ⇒Application Form ※Download this Word file to type in. Do not hand-write. 

C. Checklist

D. 3 colored ID photos (W 3 cm x H 4 cm/ Paste one of them on the upper part of the A. Application Form and enclose other 2 photos with your application documents)

E. Original Academic Transcript
(If the academic transcripts are not issued in English or Japanese, attach an official translation or original notarizations with seals in English or Japanese)

F. Passport copy (photocopy the face page with your information)

G. Original Certificate of Deposit Balance in English issued by a financial institution (The name of the person who will support you financially must be shown in the Certificate).

The Certificate of Deposit Balance is an official certificate which proves the amount of the bank account. This is normally one piece of paper which includes the name of account holder, account number, deposit amount, bank name and bank signature or official seal, issued by the bank.

If you are set to receive any scholarships during your stay in Japan, please submit an official scholarship award letter. Your name and the scholarship amount must be specified in the letter. If you are planning to cover your expenses on your own, please submit your Certificate of Deposit Balance.

H. Application for COE (Certificate of Eligibility)
Download the COE Application form and TYPE your information using your PC. Handwriting forms are NOT accepted by Japan Immigration Bureau.
Please see COE Sample while you fill out the application form. Note that only BLACK ink is acceptable, although the sample uses red to emphasize. One side printing please.

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Japanese-based Program

  • Application guidelines and documents for Japanese-based program are available here.

Links

Enrollment Documents for English program

#ONLY FOR THE APPLICANTS WHO PASS OUR ADMISSIONS
#This website is to be updated continuously. Thus, please make sure to visit the website regularly and keep yourself updated.

Documents necessary for your entrance procedures are available on this page. Personal documents such as Online Entrance Registration System User ID information will be sent to you individually, so please wait until it reaches to you.  Please make sure that you complete all necessary entrance procedures by the prescribed deadline. No procedures can be done after the deadline under any circumstances.

Information on Entrance Procedures

List of the Documents Note Updated date
[For 2025 September Enrollment]
Guide to Payment Procedures for Tuition and Fees		 #Please download the Guide and read it carefully.

#Only for Successful applicants of IPS, Waseda university and have paid the tuition fee to IPS→入学研究科変更届（原本）

 2025/5/22
[For 2025 September Enrollment] Guide to Entrance Procedures #Please download this Guide and read it carefully. 2025/7/25
UCARO Guide for Entrance Procedures #Please download this Guide and read it carefully. 2024/7/26
【Post Graduate】The submission form for a photocopy of the overeseas remittance form (New students) For the applicants who paid fee by overseas remittance –
入学研究科変更届 –

 

<Notes for Master’s Non-Degree (Research Student) Program:>

If you become a Master’s degree student, up to 10 credits (excluding research guidance) earned in the Master’s non-degree (research student) program can be converted to the credits required for completion of the Master’s Degree Program. After the enrollment in the regular degree-seeking program, please refer to the website in the below link and submit the application documents by due date. 

Application for Credit Substitution for Courses Taken as Non-degree Graduate School Student

 

Guidance for freshmen

・Guidance for new students (English-based Undergraduate/Graduate Program

 

 This website is to contain important preparatory information (e.g. how to obtain Waseda ID / schedule for course registration, guidance / student VISA etc.) and you will be required to follow the instruction ahead of your enrollment. Besides, this website is to be updated continuously. Thus, please make sure to visit the website regularly and keep yourself updated.

 

 

Various guidance materials

Degree Research Exchange  File Name Note Updated date
〇 △ △  Information on the use of individually-owned laptop computers in the classroom For those who graduated from Other university –
〇 × × Payment of Tuition and Fees after enrollment (from the second term onward)  Please refer to the instructions on how to pay tuition and other fees after enrollment. –
〇 △ △ Waseda University Student Dormitories

 

 

 

 # If you have questions, please contact each dormitory office through their website directly. The Graduate Admission Office cannot answer to the questions regarding the dormitory or the accommodation matters. –
× × 〇 Finding Accomodation for Exchange Students
〇 × × Scholarships for International Students For privately financed international students who have a college student visa. In principle, applications for scholarships are “after enrollment”. For some scholarships, scholarship candidates will be contacted after selection regardless of whether or not they have applied for the scholarship. –
〇 × × Scholarships for Japanese Students If you are a foreign national with visa status such as “permanent resident”, “long-term resident”, “spouse or child of Japanese national”, “spouse or child of permanent resident”, you will apply for scholarships for Japanese students.

In this case, you need to obtain “Scholarship Application Login Information” from the Web system UCARO and register for scholarships within the prescribed period(for details, refer to the  booklet “Challenge”).

 –
〇 × × ・Japanese Language Course Registration for International Students

・Hiragana & Katakana Pre-Study for Beginners in Japanese

 #If you want to take Japanese language courses by Center for Japanese language, please check the introduction.

*Research Students (Non degree students) MUST apply for the Center for Japanese lanuguage courses before registration, please check the 【For Non-degree Students in Undergraduate or Graduate Schools at WASEDA】Notification of Application Period for Japanese Language Courses

#If you have any questions about Japanese language courses, please contact Center for Japanese language office directly.

 7/3
× 〇 × ・【For Non-degree Students in Undergraduate or Graduate Schools at WASEDA】Notification of Application Period for Japanese Language Courses #If RESEARCH STUDENTS (NON DEGREE STUDENTS) want to take Japanese language courses, you MUST apply for the Center for Japanse language’s admission. After passing their admission, you can take Japanse language Courses by CJL.

#The Graduate Admission Office CANNOT answer the questions regarding the Center for Japanese language’s admission, please contact their office directly.

 7/3
〇 〇 〇 ・Academic Calendar –
〇 △ △ ・Health Checkup for Students ・The non-degree students who would like to take a Health Checkup may take it for a fee.

・Exchange Students who have received notification of Student Regular Health Checkup through MyWaseda can take Regular Health Checkup

 3/24
〇 △ 〇 【CIE】Orientation Documents for New International Students 3/6
〇 × × ・Membership of Univ. Co-op 7/8