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General Guide to 2024 Entrance Examinations

Guide to Entrance Examinations

This is an outline of the 2024 Entrance Examination. Applicants must carefully read the “Guidelines for Applicants to the 2024 Master’s (Doctoral) Course” from the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences and the “Information on Applying to the Master’s (Doctoral) Course” from our department.

Please contact your potential supervising professor(s) for more details, before you apply.

About Examinations

Master's Course (Regular Admission)

  • No admissions for master's course (Regular Admission) in Schedule B.

Master's Course (Oversea Education)

  • Applicants must submit an electronic copy of a Test Taker Score Report of TOEFL-iBT® or TOEFL-iBT® Home Edition (former TOEFL iBT® Special Home Edition) by January 15 (Mon), 2024.
  • The Specialized and fundamental biosciences examinations will be conducted on the Kashiwa Campus of the University of Tokyo on January 29 (Mon), 2024.
  • The oral examination will be conducted on the Kashiwa Campus of the University of Tokyo on January 29 (Mon) or 30 (Tue), 2024.

Doctor's Course

  • Applicants must submit an electronic copy of a Test Taker Score Report of TOEFL-iBT® or TOEFL-iBT® Home Edition (former TOEFL iBT® Special Home Edition) by January 15 (Mon), 2024.
  • The oral examination for applicants who wish to enroll in April 2024 will be conducted online on January 30 (Tue) or 31 (Wed), 2024.
  • The oral examination for applicants who wish to enroll in October 2024 will be conducted online in late July or early August, 2024.

About Oral Examination (Online)

  • Applicants are responsible for preparing their internet environment for the online oral examination.
  • The oral examination will be conducted using Zoom provided by Zoom Video Communications. Refer to the Zoom website for the system requirements.
  • Applicants should prepare a personal computer with a camera, a microphone, and speakers. Smartphones or tablet devices are not allowed for taking the examination. Headphones or earphones are also not allowed for taking the examination.

Summary of 2024 Entrance Examination

    Schedule B
    English Specialized, fundamental biosciences and essay Oral
Master's Course Regular Not implemented
Overseas Education
Submission of TOEFL Score Report
 
Deadline: January 15 (Mon) 2024
January 29 (Mon) 2024

On Kashiwa Campus

Details will be notified by email		 January 29 (Mon) or 30 (Tue) 2024

On Kashiwa Campus

Details will be notified by email
Doctoral Course Regular
Submission of TOEFL Score Report
 
Deadline: January 15 (Mon) 2024
Not implemented
Applicants who wish to enroll in April 2024 :  January 30 (Tue) or 31 (Wed) 2024
Applicants who wish to enroll in October 2024 : late July or early August, 2024

Online

Details will be notified by email
Professions
Submission of TOEFL Score Report
 
Deadline: January 15 (Mon) 2024
Not implemented
Applicants who wish to enroll in April 2024 :  January 30 (Tue) or 31 (Wed) 2024
Applicants who wish to enroll in October 2024 : late July or early August, 2024


Online

Details will be notified by email
Overseas Education
Submission of TOEFL Score Report
 
Deadline: January 15 (Mon) 2024
Not implemented
Applicants who wish to enroll in April 2024 :  January 30 (Tue) or 31 (Wed) 2024
Applicants who wish to enroll in October 2024 : late July or early August, 2024


Online

Details will be notified by email

About Applications

  • Applications are accepted through the Online Application Site (GSFS exam website, https://www.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/exam/info/).
  • The application period and the examination fee are written in “Guidelines for Applicants to the 2024 Master’s (Doctoral) Course of Graduate School of Frontier Sciences”. 
  • Applicants for the Doctoral Course who do not have a master’s degree or a professional degree such as those who are expected to be graduated from a six-year undergraduate program in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, or pharmacy, need to be recognized by Graduate School of Frontier Sciences through individual screening of entrance qualifications, so please contact through the inquiry form on the Graduate School’s website.
  • Documents required for the application are available on this website.
Online Application Site（by GFSF）
Applicants should check the latest information on the Graduate School's Admissions Information website and this website.

Required documents for 2024 Entrance Examinations

Application Guidelines

Applicants for the Master's course who apply under Special Selection for Applicants with Overseas Education must submit a "CERTIFICATE OF CONTACT" at the time of application.

Download "CERTIFICATE OF CONTACT"
 

  • Application Information Sheets (Doctoral Course)

  • Both Applicant Information Sheet for Doctoral Course (1) and (2) should be submitted after being converted to PDF files. 
    Applicants can change the font size of the columns they fill out themselves.

  • Check Sheets 

  • The following "Check Sheet" are to assist applicants in the online application. Applicants do not need to submit these forms.

  • If you have read the “Guidelines for Applicants to the 2024 Master’s (Doctoral) Course” and the “Information on Applying to the Master’s (Doctoral) Course” carefully and still have questions about the admissions, please contact us at the following address for any questions you may have. 


    Applicants should check the latest information on the Graduate School's Admissions Information website and this website, as well as the Application Guidelines.

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