Ordinary Examination (Schedule B) - Master's Course

Eligibility

Please refer to item 2. Applicant Eligibility of "Guidelines for Applicants"

Application Period

Tuesday November 12 to Monday November 18, 2024
Applications will be accepted through online application system.

Application Documents

Please refer to item 6. Application Submission of "Guidelines for Applicants" and item 3. Application Documents of "Information on Entrance Examination".

All the documents must be submitted through the online application system. (However, please be noted that original hardcopies of some documents must be sent by post in addition to the online submission.)

Topics of Short Essays

Topics of Short EssaysTopics will be uploaded on September 1st, 2024.

Submission of Recommendation letters

Please ask your recommenders to directly submit the letter.
Please refer to item 3. Application Documents of "Information on Entrance Examination"
※ Please ask your recommenders to submit the recommendation letter during the application period.
We can't accept it outside the application period.

Score Report of English Proficiency Test

TOEFL or IELTS score report must be submitted. Please take TOEFL or IETLS test beforehand. For more detail, please refer to item 7. English Score Report of "Guideline for Applicants" and item 3. Application Documents of "Information on Entrance Examination".

Type of Examination

The ordinary examination of GPSS consists of document review and oral examination. For detailed information, please refer to item 1. Entrance Examinations of "Information on Entrance Examination".

The ordinary examination for the GPSS is conducted in English.

Oral Examination

For those who have passed the document review, the oral examination will be held in the end of January, 2025, in principle by using internet video conference system. (see item 1. Entrance Examinations of "Information on Entrance Examination".

Please prepare the following conditions:

• Applicants must prepare equipment such as a web camera and the proper network environment for using Zoom for an oral exam, and must also demonstrate the proper functioning of the network and equipment for the oral examination to GPSS-GLI in a simulated test before the day of the actual oral exam.
• In order to verify the identity of the applicant participating in the oral exam video capability is required. A network connection with a sound-only capability is unacceptable and nullifies any such oral exam.

Date of Enrollment

April 2025 or October 2025

Please select either of them in the online application system.
Applicants residing overseas and who do not hold Japanese residency status at the time of application, cannot enroll in April due to time constraints associated with immigration procedures. Enrollment would be in October.

Eligibility for October enrollment is available on 4. Other Information of "Information on Entrance Examination".

Link

Information Entrance Examination of Graduate School of Frontier Sciences (GSFS)