About application eligibility screening

Due to a partial amendment to the Enforcement Regulations of the School Education Act (enforced on September 2003, 15) to make university admission qualifications more flexible, some graduates of foreign schools in Japan and high school graduates Even if you are 9 years or older and have not yet completed your studies, you can now take the entrance exam at the university you apply to if your academic ability is equivalent to or higher than that of a high school graduate based on an individual examination by the university you apply to.
*For details, please check the entrance examination guidelines.

2026 Showa Women's University (general selection) application eligibility screening implementation guidelines

XNUMX.Persons eligible for application qualification screening

Those who have reasonable grounds not to fall under the provisions of Article 150, Items 1 to 6 of the Enforcement Regulations of the School Education Act, who intend to enroll in our university, and who will be 18 years of age by the time they enroll.

XNUMX.Target selection

Comprehensive selection, general selection (A schedule entrance exam, B schedule entrance exam, common test type I entrance exam, common test type II entrance exam, March term entrance exam), January term general admission for foreign students Those who wish to obtain a certificate of application qualification examination from our university for the examination and application for the university entrance common test.
*For entrance exams using common tests, even if you are approved for application through screening, you will still need to take the subject/subject of the common test for university entrance designated by each department.

XNUMX.Application period

Applications will begin on Wednesday, May 2025, 5, and the deadlines will be as follows:
 
Those who wish to take the Comprehensive Selection Entrance Examination, as well as those who wish to obtain a certificate of application qualification examination from our university in order to apply for the common university entrance test.
Must arrive by Monday, June 2025, 6
 
International students who wish to take the January General Entrance Examination
If you would like to apply, please contact us via email before applying. ＜Mail: spas@swu.ac.jp＞
October 2025, 10 (Thursday) Email deadline
Documents must arrive by Friday, November 2025, 11
 
Those who wish to take the A-schedule entrance exam, the B-schedule entrance exam, the XNUMXst period entrance exam using a common test, and the XNUMXnd period entrance exam using a common test.
Must arrive by Friday, June 2025, 11
 
Applicants who wish to take the entrance examination in March
Must arrive by Friday, June 2026, 1

XNUMX.Where to send application documents

154-8533-1 Taishido, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 7-57 　Showa Women's University Admission Center 　*Application forms must be brought in person or sent by registered mail with "Application documents for qualification certification included" written in red (must arrive within the deadline).

XNUMX.Application documents

1.Those who have graduated or are expected to graduate from a school with a high school level curriculum.

1. Showa Women's University Application Eligibility Examination Certification Application Form (Standard format) *Please download from the bottom of the page
2. Graduation certificate or expected graduation certificate from the educational institution you graduated from
3. Transcript or research report from your educational institution
4. Proof of the educational content of the educational institution you graduated from (specifying regulations, length of study, curriculum, number of class hours, course subjects, required number of credits, etc.)
5. Other documents that the university requests to be submitted other than those listed above.

2.Those who have a history of studying at various schools, etc.

1. Showa Women's University Application Eligibility Examination Certification Application Form (Standard format) *Please download from the bottom of the page
2. Documents certifying your learning history at various educational facilities, etc.
3. Proof of the educational content of the educational facility you studied at (specifying the outline of the educational facility, curriculum, class and course content, completion conditions, etc.)
4. Documents proving qualifications, if any
5. Documents that confirm that you will be 18 years old by the time you enter university
6. Other documents that the university requests to be submitted other than those listed above.

3.Person who has practical experience in society, etc.

1. Showa Women's University Application Eligibility Examination Certification Application Form (Standard format) *Please download from the bottom of the page
2. If you have work experience in society, documents proving it
3. Documents proving training history, qualifications, works, papers, etc., if any.
4. Documents that confirm that you will be 18 years old by the time you enter university
5. Other documents that the university requests to be submitted other than those listed above.

XNUMX.Application eligibility screening method

The University Entrance Examination Committee will comprehensively examine the submitted application documents.

XNUMX.Application eligibility screening results

Those who have qualified to apply will be promptly issued a certificate by mail.

XNUMX.Taking the entrance examination

Those who have been issued with a Certificate of Application Qualification Examination may apply for the entrance examination at our university by attaching the ``Certificate of Application Qualification Examination (copy).''

XNUMX.others

All submitted documents will not be returned.


Download the Application Qualification Examination Certification Application Form
Please obtain the designated form from either "Word file" or "PDF file".