Admissions - Department of Science

Admission Policy

With consideration for core principles and educational goals of the Graduate School of Science and Technology and Department of Science, we seek out persons with the following abilities and ambitions:

1. Persons who have sufficient basic academic skills and logical thinking
2. Persons who are curious about the wonder of nature
3. Persons who have a strong questioning mind about unknown natural science areas
4. Persons who strive to become researchers who earnestly search for the truth, or persons who strive to be active in the world as advanced specialists capable of utilizing acquired knowledge

Admission Capacity

69 students (as of academic year 2026)

Schedule of Entrance Examination

* Please read the Student Application Guidelines carefully.
* Then, please register your application through the Online Application Website

Academic Year 2026 (October Admissions) Special selection for foreign students

Please see the application guidelines for details.

Admission Qalification Application Screening (if applicable)	May 11, 2026(Mon) - May 15, 2026(Fri) 17:00
Application Period	Jun 1, 2026(Mon) - Jun 5, 2026(Fri) 17:00
Online Application Period	May 25, 2026(Mon) ～
Examination date	Jul 1, 2026(Wed)
Announcement of Results	Jul 8, 2026(Wed) 14:00
Enrollment Confirmation	-
Admission Procedure Period	Jul 13, 2026(Mon) - Jul 17, 2026(Fri) 17:00

Academic Year 2027 (April Admissions) Special selection for foreign students

Please see the application guidelines for details.

Admission Qalification Application Screening (if applicable)	Oct 13, 2026(Tue) - Oct 16, 2026(Fri) 17:00
Application Period	Nov 2, 2026(Mon) - Nov 6, 2026(Fri) 17:00
Online Application Period	Oct 26, 2026(Mon) ～
Examination date	Nov 25, 2026(Wed)
Announcement of Results	Dec 2, 2026(Wed) 14:00
Enrollment Confirmation	Dec 18, 2026(Fri) 17:00
Admission Procedure Period	Mar 8, 2027(Mon) - Mar 15, 2027(Mon) 17:00

Student Application Guidelines/Application Forms

Online Application

Click here to apply online.

Guidelines/Forms

Type of Admission	Student Application Guidelines	Application Forms
AC2026(October Admissions) 　Special Selection-foreign students	Application Guidelines for October 2026	2026.10 Admission Qalification Application Screening Report (applicable person only)
AC2027(April Admissions) 　　　　Special_selection(foreign_students)	Coming soon	Coming soon

Contact Information

Admission Office, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University
3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto City, Nagano 390-8621（Faculty of Science）
E-mail: s_admi@shinshu-u.ac.jp