Admissions for Graduate Schools

Important Notice for the applicants applying for AO Admission to English-based Graduate Program entering in September 2020

 Thu, 27 Feb 2020

쀣: Admissions for Graduate Schools

Application Guidelines of AO Admission to English-based Graduate Program (Including Research Student Program) Entering in September 2020 and April 2021 is uploaded

 Thu, 05 Dec 2019

쀣: Admissions for Graduate Schools

 Graduate Schools, Programs, Departments, Research Guidance, and Supervisors (English-based Program)
 Admission Fee, Tuition, and Miscellaneous Fees
 General Information and Application Documents for All Admissions
 AO Admission to English-based Graduate Program (Including Research Student Program)
 Exchange Programs by Departmental Agreement for Master’s and Doctoral Program
 Japanese-based Program
 Links

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	×	○

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 above.

Print the application guidelines and documents, because the applicable documents are not distributed at the Graduate Admissions Office, Center for Science and Engineering.

Screening Fee (Only for Residents in Japan)	Payment Form The payment form is only in Japanse. If your Japanese skill is not enough, please refer the instructions for the payment form)
Statement of Source of Funds (Only for Foreign Nationals)	Word/PDF
Application for Certificate of Eligibility (Only for Foreign Nationals Residing outside Japan)	Excel/Sample Fill out the first 3 sheets, and fill out only your name for the last 2 sheets.
Agreement for Defraying Expenses (Only for Foreign Nationals Residing outside Japan)	Word/PDF
Application Form for Screening Fee Waiver	Word/PDF
Request Form for Return of Submitted Materials	Word/PDF

Application Guidelines	Application Guidelines (for Entering in September 2020 and April 2021) (2019.12.05 Update) Online Application (Open durning the application period) Course List (Syllabus Search) (Only for Master’s Degree Program Students) Course List (for Entering in September 2020 and April 2021) (Only for Master’s Research Students) (2019.12.06 Up※There is possibility that the courses will be changed)
Application Documents	Application Form (for Entering in September 2020 and April 2021) (Word/PDF) Postal Mail Label and Checklist (for Entering in September 2020 and April 2021) (Word/PDF) Other Documents
Registration Guidelines for Japanese Language Courses (Only for Research Students)	Registration Guidelines for Japanese Language Courses (Only for Master’s Research Students)

Application Guidelines

Before your application, your university staff need to send an official nomination email to our office ( in-sci-exchange”#”list.waseda.jp (When you send an email, please replace “#” with “@”)). After the email, we will check the capacity of department. If you apply for the exchange program without your university’s official nomination email, there is possibility that it affects your application.
Send the following application documents by the end of November for April entrance or by the end of May for September entrance.
Send the following application documents via post using the address label which can be found on the last page of the application forms.
About the details of research guidance and supervisors, please refer to the list.

Application Documents

Application Form/ Statement of Financial Resources/ Agreement for Defraying Expenses (Word/PDF)
Online Application (#only for Exchange program students)
Checklist (Word/PDF)
Original 3 Color ID Photos (W 3 cm x H 4 cm/ Paster them in the top of application form)
Original of Academic Transcript
(If the academic transcripts are not written in English or Japanese, attach a translation and original notarizations with seals in English or Japanese.)
Copy of Passport
Original of Certificate of Deposit Balance in English issued by a Financial Institution
Application for Certificate of Eligibility #You have to fill in the information as “a self-financed students” due to the system of Immigration Bureau.

Notice on Course Registration

Exchange students can apply for the departments as described on the top of this website. If you want to apply for the department below, please confirm the details with your desired supervisor before application.

Departments	Program	Language to be used in the courses
Department of Applied Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering	Japanese-based Degree Program	Japanese
Department of Materials Science	Japanese-based Degree Program	Japanese
Department of Architecture	Japanese-based Degree Program	* English or sufficient English support
Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering	Japanese-based Degree Program	Japanese
Department of Business Design & Management	Japanese-based Degree Program	Japanese
Cooperative Major in Nuclear Energy	Japanese-based Degree Program	Japanese
Department of Advanced Science and Engineering	Japanese-based Degree Program	Japanese

*Department of Architecture will provide their courses in English or with sufficient English support, even you are accepted in Japanese based program.

Notice on Dormitory Application

Exchange students will not be able to move into our dormitories. Kindly apply for other housing options on your own through the following URLs. Then, inform the agent that you are expected to enroll in the Graduate School of Fundamental/Creative/Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University as an exchange student by departmental agreement.
* Kyoritsu Maintenance Co., Ltd.
* Waseda University Property Management Corp.

Application guidelines and documents for Japanese-based program are available at our website.

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