Admission Information
Ph.D. Program
I)@Outline of the Course
Please be aware of the following
conditions;
1. You must have eighteen years of schooling to apply for the Ph.D. course.
2. You must contact your prospective academic supervisor in the field of
your interest and obtain his/her permission of acceptance PRIOR TO applying for
the doctoral course. Refer to the List of Departments and Research Fields for the Ph.D. Program.
3. A high proficiency in English is a requirement to apply for the Ph.D.
program. While almost all lectures are conducted in Japanese, assistance in the
form of handouts and presentation materials in English is provided.
Another important note is about the
visa. All overseas applicants are
required to possess a permit to enter
II)
After the successful
documentation prescreening, all applicants must enter
The most common way is to
register as a research student, kenkyusei, until you enter our Ph.D.
course. You may apply for a student
visa with a letter of acceptance as a research student from your prospective
supervisor. In this way, as you
already possess a student visa at the time of entrance examination, there is no
need to leave
The other way, which you may
find more practical if you sit for the September examination and start the
Ph.D. course in April, is to get a temporary single entry visa. You state your
purpose to undertake the entrance examination, and intention to return home
shortly after the test. Upon passing the entrance examination, you will be able
to apply for a student visa with our cooperation.
Obtaining a temporary entry
visa or a student visa usually takes a minimum of 2 months. Therefore, to secure your entry into
*Research Student Status) a non-degree
research status under the supervision of an academic advisor, up to one year,
with possible extensions to a maximum of two years.
III) General Timetable
Admission
to the Ph.D. course is currently made twice a year: April and October. For the April
enrollment, the examination is offered twice a year: in September and in March. For the October admission, applicants
must take the examination in September. The application periods for both
enrollments usually fall one or two months prior to the examination periods. A prospective supervisorfs approval letter is also a mandatory document
to sit for the entrance examination and for a student visa application.
Therefore, contacting the supervisor in
your field of interest as early as possible is always advised. See the General Timetable
attached at the end of this file.
IV) Admission Application Information
iBjApplication for the Entrance Examination
iCjEntrance Examination Date
iDjNotification of Examination Results
iEjAdmission Procedures
A-1DEligibility
Applicants must fall into one of the following categories:
S/he must:
(1) have completed eighteen-years of
study in a foreign
country, or is expected to do so before admission;
(2) have finished eighteen-years of
education in
expected to do so before admission;
(3) be recognized
to have the equivalent to the above by the
Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and
Technology; or
(4) be recognized
to have the equivalent to the above by the
Graduate Division of this institution.
A-2DDocuments & Materials
Applicants must submit the
following:
1. Application Form for Overseas Applicants (Form 1 )
2. Reason Statement for Application (Form 2 )
@3DDiploma
@4DOfficial School Transcript
5DDocuments to certify the highest degree
@6DLetter of Recommendation
7DProspective
Supervisorfs Letter
of Agreement@iForm 3j
8DA letter of approval in English or in Japanese from
the employer, if
still employed
9DCertificates/documents
to prove a high proficiency in English
(e.g. a TOEFL score sheet or a proof
that the applicant received school education conducted in English )
10DFor
identification, a copy of a passport, citizen card, or an alien registration
certificate, if residing in Japan
A-3 Periods of Application for Qualification
Assessment
For
October Admission) Anytime upon receipt of your submission until
mid-June.
For
April Admission) Anytime upon receipt of your submission until
mid-December
A-4 Address for Submission :
Admission Office
Graduate Division, Academic Affairs
Tel. +81-263-37-3376
Fax. +81-263-37-3080
igakubu-daigakuinkakari@su-oasis.jm.shinshu-u.ac.jp
A-5 Notification of the Results
Upon receipt
of the results, successful candidates should proceed to the application for entrance
examination.
(B) Application for Entrance Examination
B-1 Additional Documents to Submit
1.
Examinee Card, Photo Card@iEP Cardj
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copies of your photo: 4 cm H x 3 cm W (with no hat) taken
within 3 months
2.
Fee Payment Sheet@iSheet
Aj
Examination Fee \30,000 (as of 2009)
B-2 Period
of Application for Entrance Examination
In the case of April 2010 admission:
We do not accept applications on Holidays, Saturdays and Sundays
Mailed
applications should arrive no later than
iCjEntrance Examination Date
@@Examination
Method:
Essay Writing, English Written Test, Oral Interview
English
dictionaries (paper book) are accepted, electronic
devices
are not allowed.
In the case of April 2010 admission:
Date
and Schedule:
(D) Notification of Examination
Results
In the case of April 2010 admission
Information regarding the examination
results will be posted on bulletin boards at
Successful applicants should bring or mail the required documents during
the period for admission procedures and pay the admission fee.
In the case of April 2010 admission
(1) Period for
admission procedures
Monday, March 15, 2010 to
(2) Time for
receiving application for admission
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
We do not accept applications on a holiday, Saturday or Sunday.
(3) Location
for admission procedures
Please submit your application package to the same address as detailed in A-4 Application Procedures.
(4) Payment of
fees
A. Admission Fee: 282,000 yen
B. Tuition Fee (per semester): 267,900 yen (535,800 yen for one year)
The fees are current as of April, 2009. If they have changed by the time
of admission or while the applicant is enrolled, then the new amount will
apply upon the change. Applicants will be notified of fee amounts and payment
methods when the forms for admission procedures are sent.
We do not refund paid admission fees under any circumstances.
We have waiver and delayed payment programs for those
applicants who have extreme difficulty in paying the admission fee and
tuition. Please consult the documents concerning admission fee waiver and tuition
waiver before applying for these programs.
(5) Things to keep in mind regarding application procedures
Any applicant who does not complete his or her application procedures by
the stated application deadline will be considered to have declined an
admission.
(6) List of documents to be submitted
The list of documents to be submitted for admission, such as an oath and
pledge form, will be included in the notification of successful applicants.
