Entrance Exam for Working Adults

Documents required for application

Please download and use the form from this page.
There are two formats, "PDF" and "Word", so please use whichever is easier for you.

◎：Submit by all ◇：Submit if you are a foreign national △：Submit only for eligible people  

1	◎	Application Form
2	◎	Resume (general use)	PDF	Become
		Resume (for international students)	PDF
3	◎	・Graduation/Completion (Expected) Certificate ·transcript
4	△	Certificate of expected acquisition of teaching license or certificate of license award *Required for English education major course (1 year)
5	△	Graduation/Master’s Thesis Outline *No need to submit for Welfare Co-Creation Management Major	PDF	Become
6	△	Research achievement statement *Need to be submitted only for doctoral course applicants	PDF	Become
7	◎	Research plan *Other than Welfare Co-Creation Management Major and English Education Major Course (1-year course)	PDF	Become
		Overview of thematic research plan *Welfare co-creation management major only		Become
		Study Plan *English Education Specialized Course (1 year) only	PDF	Become
8	◎	Application form for major/course, etc.	PDF	Become
9	△	Copy of graduation/master's thesis *No need to submit for welfare co-creation management majors and psychology majors
10	◎	Working experience report	PDF	Become
11	◇	Resident card
12	◇	Name Confirmation Form	PDF	Become
13	◇	Statement of the intent to support the applicant financially	PDF	Become
14	◇	Application Form for Exemption from Admission Fee for Privately Financed International Students	PDF
15	◇	Submit one of the following ・“Results Confirmation” for the EJU (2025/2024) ・Certificate of Japanese Language Proficiency Test certification results and grades (copies accepted) for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test ・Japanese Language Proficiency Test “Japanese Language Proficiency Test Pass/Fail Results Notification (Copy accepted)”
16	△	Family register extract (issued within the last 3 months) *If the name on a certificate such as a graduation certificate differs from the name on the application, it must be submitted.
If your employer, etc. will pay the entrance fee and tuition fees after passing the exam, download the "Application for Change of Tuition Billing Party" below, fill in the necessary information, affix your seal (private seal/employee company seal), and submit it along with the application documents. Please send it to our university. Request for change of tuition billing address (for adult entrance exams)
"University Code List" that must be registered at the time of application Enter 90000A for the code of overseas universities and graduate schools.
If you are an applicant for the Human Education major and would like to apply for the "Scholarship repayment exemption system for those who become teachers (teacher exemption)"click here.Please confirm

*For details and application qualifications, please refer to the entrance examination guidelines.
*If you do not meet the application requirements, you will need to take the individual entrance qualification examination.click here.Please see the page.
Note) The 1-year master's course of the Department of Human Life Studies, Graduate School of Human Life Sciences will be recruited through the entrance examination for working adults.

Preliminary Individual Consultation

The Department of Welfare Co-Creation Management, Department of Literature and Language Education, Department of Life Culture Studies, Department of Welfare Social Studies, and Department of Life Systems Studies require a pre-individual consultation (application condition) in order to deepen mutual understanding between the applicant and the department regarding research plans and study plans after enrollment. In addition, other departments (excluding the Psychology Department, Clinical Psychology Course) also recommend a pre-individual consultation. The content of this pre-individual consultation does not affect the entrance examination results.
Regarding advance individual consultationclick here.Please see the page.

2026 Entrance Examination Schedule

Please apply online and send the required documents by mail. (Postmark valid during the application period; only accepted by mail)

Professional degree program, master's program, master's program

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	June 2025 (Tue) - June 6 (Tue), 3	_ _ _	_ _ _
Feburary Term	Graduate School of Social Welfare and Management	October 2025, 10 (Sat) - November 25, 11 (Tuesday)	_ _ _ Online	12 / 3 (WED)
Feburary Term	Graduate School of Social Welfare and Management Graduate School of Letters Graduate School of Life Sciences	January 2026th (Tuesday) – January 1st (Wednesday), 6	Saturday, February 2th	_ _ _
Feburary Term	Graduate School of Social Welfare and Management	October 2026, 2 (Sat) - November 14, 2 (Tuesday)	Saturday, February 3th Online	3 / 11 (WED)

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	June 2025 (Tue) - June 6 (Tue), 3	_ _ _	_ _ _
	Graduate School of Life Sciences		7/4
Feburary Term	Graduate School of Letters	January 2026th (Tuesday) – January 1st (Wednesday), 6	_ _ _	_ _ _
	Graduate School of Life Sciences		2/13

※ 2　Please click on the pass/fail inquiry button on the “My Page” of the Internet application site and check your pass/fail.

Examination venue/selection method

Examination hall	Setagaya Campus
Screening method	1.Document examination, 2.Written test or preliminary assignment, 3.Pass/fail will be determined by oral examination.

■The examination timetable differs depending on the graduate school/major.
■The oral exam for the Welfare Co-Creation Management major will be conducted online.

Regarding the "Scholarship repayment exemption system for those who become teachers (teacher exemption)" for applicants majoring in Human Education

If you wish to use this system, please enclose the following two application forms with your application documents.
 
-Application form for the scholarship repayment exemption system for those who have become teachers (teacher exemption)
-Application form for the government's "Japan Student Services Organization Tuition Deferred Payment System"
 
[Reference] Japan Student Services Organization website:https://www.jasso.go.jp/shogakukin/saiyochu/gyosekimenjo/kyouinmenjo.html
For details on the "Scholarship repayment exemption system for those who become teachers (teacher exemption)"click here.


Please check the following items for the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) deferred tuition payment system.

Japan Student Services Organization Scholarship Type 1 (Deferred tuition payment system)

Those who wish to use this system can apply for a tuition payment deferral before enrolling, and the tuition fee at the time of enrollment (tuition fee covered by this system) will be deferred. You can also apply after enrollment, but if you have already paid the tuition fee, you will not be eligible. The deferral will only apply to the next tuition fee you pay.
   [Reference] Japan Student Services Organization website:https://www.jasso.go.jp/shogakukin/about/taiyo/atobarai/index.html

1. Application Requirements

Those who plan to proceed to a master's course
Those who meet the requirements for the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) Type 1 Scholarship
*Cannot be used in conjunction with Type 1 scholarships (interest-free loans)

2. Application Period

After enrollment: April

Before enrollment: Application deadline for each entrance examination period
If you plan to enter a master's program in April 2026 and would like to use this system, please read the information below and complete the necessary procedures.

For those who wish to use the national "Deferred Tuition Payment System" for master's degree students
Application form for the government's "Japan Student Services Organization Tuition Deferred Payment System" 

3. Amount

Tuition support: Annual maximum of 776,000 yen
Living expenses support: 2 yen or 4 yen

4. Related pages

Enrollment Fee Exemption System for Privately Financed International Students

All international students enrolled in regular courses at our university are exempted from the admission fee.
Please see below for details and conditions.
In order to take advantage of the admission fee exemption system, you must apply using the "Admission Fee Exemption Application Form" (specified format) when applying for the entrance exam.
If you wish to use this system, please be careful not to forget to submit documents.

1. Content

Enrollment fees are exempted for privately-financed international students enrolled in regular undergraduate and graduate courses at our university.

2. Conditions

This system applies to privately financed international students who meet all of the following conditions.
(1) Those who are going through admission procedures for a regular course at the university
(2) Those whose status of residence is expected to be changed to "Student" or "Student"

3. Exemption amount

Enrollment fee will be waived.If part of the admission fee is reduced for some reason, the entire admission fee after the reduction will be exempted.

4. Application procedure

When applying for the entrance examination, please submit the "Admission fee exemption application form" (designated form) together with the application documents.If you do not wish to apply, please check the appropriate box on the application form and submit.
You can download the specified format of the “Enrollment fee exemption application form” from the link below.
 
Application Form for Exemption from Admission Fee for Privately Financed International Students