Entrance exam for international students

Departments and majors seeking students

Qualifications to Apply

Applicants must meet all of the following four criteria:

1. Individuals who are foreign citizens.
   ❇︎Excluding those who have permanent residency in Japan.
   ❇︎Excluding those who have graduated from a Japanese high school (or secondary school).
2. Individuals who either have or expect to obtain the residence status of "College Student" pursuant to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.
3. Individuals who have completed or expect to complete 12 years of school education in a foreign country by March 31, 2024, or individuals who have been deemed by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to be equally qualified as such individuals.
4. Individuals who meet criteria ① or ② below.
   ① Must have taken the Japanese portion of the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU)administered by the Japan Student Services Organization, and must have earned a total score of 50% or higher.
   ② Must have taken the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test Level N1 (which includes the former classification of Level 1)administered by Japan Educational Exchanges and Services, and must have earned a total score of 50% or higher, or must have passed the Level N2 test (formerly Level 2).

Application Period/Exam Schedule

Japanese residents

Overseas residents

Selection Process

• Admission decisions are based on a general evaluation of the applicant's submitted documents, a short essay written in Japanese (except Department of Calligraphic Culture), practical exam (Department of Calligraphic Culture only), and an interview.
• The short essay must be 800 characters or less on an assigned topic. (The tools necessary for the practical exam in calligraphy will be provided by the University.)
• The interview is an individual interview, and will last approximately 15 minutes.

Registration	Short essay/practical exam in calligraphy	Interview
Opens 8:50 a.m.	9:20-10:10 a.m.	Starts 10:30 a.m.

Special entrance exam for international students (Faculty of Literature/Faculty of Management and Information Science/Department of Human Life Science in the Faculty of Human Life Science)

Departments seeking students

Qualifications to Apply

Applicants must meet all of the following three criteria:

1. Individuals who are foreign citizens and who reside in Japan. Individuals who have permanent residency in Japan, have a Japanese spouse or dependent, have a spouse or dependent in possession of permanent residency, long-term residents, and those with special permanent residence status are excluded.
2. Individuals who either have or expect to obtain the residence status of "College Student" pursuant to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.
3. Applicants must meet either of the following two criteria:
   
   1. Individuals who have completed 12 years of school education in a foreign country, or individuals who have been deemed by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to be equally qualified as such individuals. Individuals who have graduated or expect to graduate from a Japanese-language school by March, 2024.
   2. Individuals who have graduated from Japanese high/secondary schools which are in accordance with the School Education Law, or those who expect to graduate by March, 2024, and whose attendance at applicable elementary, junior high, high and secondary schools which are in accordance with the School Education Law totals less than three years.

❇︎Classes are held in Japanese, so applicants must have Japanese proficiency sufficient to understand classes. Applicants should be at Japanese-Language Proficiency Test Level N2 or higher.

Application Period/Exam Schedule

❇︎Naha examination center: Okinawa Jichikaikan (116-37 Asahimachi, Naha-shi, Okinawa) Tel. 098-862-8181

❇︎In the third semester, there are departments and majors that do not accept applications. Applications for the third semester will be determined on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. Please check the website.

Selection Process

Admission decisions are based on a general evaluation of submitted documents, a short essay in Japanese, written exam, practical exam and an interview.
❇︎The interview is an individual interview, and will last approximately 15 minutes.

Registration	Short essay/written examination/practical test	Interview
Opens 10:00 a.m.	10:30-11:20 a.m.	Starts 11:40 a.m.

❇︎These times may vary according to the number of applicants. Please confirm your time on your examination slip.
For further information please refer to the 2024 Special Entrance Exam for International Students (Faculty of Literature, Faculty of Management and Information Science, Department of Human Life Science in the Faculty of Human Life Science, Junior College [3 year course])

Special entrance exam for international students (3-year course)

Departments and majors seeking students

Qualifications to Apply

Applicants must meet all of the following three criteria:

1. Individuals who are foreign citizens and who reside in Japan. Individuals who have permanent residency in Japan, have a Japanese spouse or dependent, have a spouse or dependent in possession of permanent residency, long-term residents, and those with special permanent residence status are excluded.
2. Individuals who either have or expect to obtain the residence status of "College Student" pursuant to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.
3. Applicants must meet either of the following two criteria:
   1. Individuals who have completed 12 years of school education in a foreign country, or individuals who have been deemed by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to be equally qualified as such individuals. Individuals who have graduated or expect to graduate from a Japanese-language school by March, 2024.
   2. Individuals who have graduated from Japanese high/secondary schools which are in accordance with the School Education Law, or those who expect to graduate by March, 2024, and whose attendance at applicable elementary, junior high, high and secondary schools which are in accordance with the School Education Law totals less than three years.

❇︎Classes are held in Japanese, so applicants must have Japanese proficiency sufficient to understand classes.
Applicants should be at Japanese-Language Proficiency Test Level N2 or higher.

Application Period/Exam Schedule

❇︎Naha examination center: Okinawa Jichikaikan (116-37 Asahimachi, Naha-shi, Okinawa) Tel. 098-862-8181

❇︎In the third semester, there are departments and majors that do not accept applications. Applications for the third semester will be determined on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. Please check the website.

Selection Process

• Admission decisions are based on a general evaluation of a short essay in Japanese, interview, submitted documents, and other factors.
• The short essay must be 600 characters or less on an assigned topic.
• The interview is an individual interview, and will last approximately 15 minutes.

Registration	Short essay	Interview
Opens 10:00 a.m.	10:30-11:20 a.m.	Starts 11:40 a.m.

❇︎These times may vary according to the number of applicants. Please confirm your time on your examination slip.
For further information please refer to the 2024 Special Entrance Exam for International Students (Faculty of Literature, Faculty of Management and Information Science, Department of Human Life Science in the Faculty of Human Life Science, Junior College [3 year course])