Recruitment number and entrance examination schedule
Recruitment number and entrance examination schedule
Recruitment number (2026 entrance exam)
The number of applicants includes general entrance exams, adult entrance exams, and international student entrance exams.Graduate School of Social Welfare and Management
| Major | Course | Years of training | degree conferment | Recruitment capacity | |
| Welfare co-creation management major※ 1 | Professional degree program | 1 | Master of Welfare Co-creation Management (Professional) | 50 | |
※ 1 The Welfare Co-Creation Management major only accepts working adults for entrance exams.
Graduate School of Letters
| Major | Course | Years of training | degree conferment | Recruitment capacity | |
| Department of Literature and Language Education | Japanese Literature and Linguistics Area | Master's program | 2 | Master's degree (literature) | 15 |
| Graduate Program in English and American Literature and Linguistics | Master's program | 2 | Master's degree (literature) | ||
| Japanese language education area |
Master's program | 2 | Master's degree (literature) | ||
| English Education Area
|
Master's program | 2 | Master's degree (literature) | ||
| English Education Area English Education Specialized Course (1 year) |
Master's program | 1※ 2 | Master's degree (English education) | ||
| Graduate Program in Literature and Linguistics | Doctoral Program | 3 | Ph.D. (Literature) | 5 | |
※ 2 For the English Education Specialized Course (1 year), only general entrance examinations and adult entrance examinations are conducted.
Graduate School of Life Sciences
| Major | Course | Years of training | degree conferment | Recruitment capacity | |
| Graduate Program in Life Sciences and Culture | Master's Course | 2 | Master's degree (academic) | 10 | |
| XNUMX year course | Master's Course | 1※ 3 | Master's degree (academic) | ||
| Graduate Program in Psychology | Clinical Psychology Course※ 4 | Master's Course | 2 | Master's degree (academic) | 12 |
| Psychology course | Master's Course | 2 | Master's degree (academic) | 8 | |
| Graduate Program in Social Welfare | Master's Course | 2 | Master's degree (academic) | 5 | |
| Graduate Program in Education | Master's Course | 2 | Master's degree (academic) | 10 | |
| Graduate Program in Environmental Design | Master's Course | 2 | Master's degree (academic) | 5 | |
| Graduate Program in Life Sciences and Design | Food and nutrition course | Master's Course | 2 | Master's degree (academic) | 5 |
| Practical nutrition course | Master's Course | 2 | Master's degree (Nutrition) | ||
| Graduate Program in Sciences and Culture | Doctoral Program | 3 | Doctor (Academic) | 5 | |
※ 3 For the one-year course, which requires one year of study, only the entrance exam for working adults will be held.
※ 4 For the Clinical Psychology Course in the Psychology Major, only the general entrance exam will be conducted.
2026 entrance exam schedule
Please apply online and send the required documents by mail. (Postmark valid during the application period; only accepted by mail)■This is the common schedule for general entrance exams, adult entrance exams, and international student entrance exams.
■For the Clinical Psychology Course in the Psychology Major, only the general entrance exam will be conducted.
■Psychology Major The Psychology Course conducts general entrance exams, adult entrance exams, and international student entrance exams.
Professional course/Master's course/Master's course
| Entrance examination period | Graduate School | Application period (postmark valid) | Exam Date | Announcement of Successful Applicants※ 2 |
| Feburary Term※ 1 | Graduate School of Social Welfare and Management Graduate School of Letters Graduate School of Life Sciences |
August 2025th (Tuesday) -December 6th (Tuesday), 3 | _ _ _ | _ _ _ |
| Feburary Term | Graduate School of Social Welfare and Management | Saturday, October 2025-Tuesday, December 10 25
| _ _ _ | 12 / 3 (WED) |
| Feburary Term | Graduate School of Social Welfare and Management
Graduate School of Letters Graduate School of Life Sciences |
October 2026th (Tuesday) to October 1th (Wednesday), 6 | _ _ _ | _ _ _ |
| Feburary Term | Graduate School of Social Welfare and Management | Saturday, October 2026-Tuesday, December 2 14 |
_ _ _ | 3 / 11 (WED) |
※ 1 If you are taking the July entrance exam and would like to enroll in the second term (admission in October 7), please contact the Admission Center before applying.
(The Literature and Language Education major's English Education specialization course and the Graduate Program in Psychology's Clinical Psychology course are not accepting late admissions.)
※ 2 Please click on the pass/fail inquiry button on the “My Page” of the Internet application site and check your pass/fail.
Doctoral Program
| Entrance examination period | Graduate School | Application period (postmark valid) | Exam Date | Announcement of Successful Applicants※ 2 |
| Feburary Term※ 1 | Graduate School of Letters | August 2025th (Tuesday) -December 6th (Tuesday), 3 | _ _ _ | _ _ _ |
| Graduate School of Life Sciences | 7/4 | |||
| Feburary Term | Graduate School of Letters | October 2026th (Tuesday) to October 1th (Wednesday), 6 | _ _ _ | _ _ _ |
| Graduate School of Life Sciences | 2/13 |
※ 1 If you are taking the July entrance exam and would like to enroll in the second term (admission in October 7), please contact the Admission Center before applying.
※ 2 Please click on the pass/fail inquiry button on the “My Page” of the Internet application site and check your pass/fail.
Admissions procedure
Successful applicants should go to "My Page" and click the print button for the notification of acceptance and print it themselves (A4 size, portrait, color recommended).Applicants who wish to enroll should pay the enrollment fee at a bank counter using the "transfer form" at the bottom of the notification of acceptance by the deadline for payment of tuition fees, etc. for each exam category, or go to the "Admission Procedures" page on My Page. Please follow the displayed instructions to make your payment.■You can check whether you passed or failed from the results announcement date for each exam listed in the entrance exam guidelines.
■Immediately after the service starts, it is expected that there will be a lot of access and it will be difficult to connect.In that case, please wait for a while before accessing.If you do not complete the procedures within the specified period, your admission will be considered declined.Payment of tuition fees Please remit the payment within the period below.
Payment of tuition fees
Please transfer within the period below.| Entrance examination period | Admission fee/tuition fee | Information registration for admission | |
| Feburary Term ■ | lump sum delivery | Saturday, January 2025, 7 to Tuesday, February 12, 7 | July 7th (Friday) - August 25th (Monday/Holiday) |
| Two stage delivery | enrollment fee: Saturday, January 2025, 7 to Tuesday, February 12, 7 |
November 10th (Friday) -November 17rd (Tuesday) | |
| Tuition fees other than admission fee: October 2025nd (Friday) -November 10rd (Tuesday), 3 | |||
| Feburary Term | lump sum delivery | January 2025(Wed)-February 12(Wed)
| April 12nd (Sat) -April 13rd (Sun)
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| Feburary Term | lump sum delivery | Saturday, November 2026, 2 - Sunday, December 21, 3 | April 2026th (Wednesday) - May 3st (Sunday), 11 |
| Feburary Term | lump sum delivery | April 2026th (Wednesday) - May 3st (Sunday), 11 | |