General Guide to 2025 Entrance Examinations
Guide to Entrance Examinations
This is an outline of the 2025 Entrance Examination. Applicants must carefully read the “Guidelines for Applicants to the 2025 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)
- Specialized and fundamental biosciences, Essay, and English (TOEFL-ITP) examination will be conducted on the Kashiwa Campus of the University of Tokyo on July 30 (Tue), 2024.
- The oral examination will be conducted online on August 1 (Thu), 2024.
- No applications for master's course (general selection) in Schedule B.
Master's Course (Oversea Education)
- For the English exam, applicants must choose one of the following three options: (1) To take the TOEFL-ITP only on July 30 (Tue), 2024 on Kashiwa Campus, (2) To submit a TOEFL-iBT Test Taker Score Report only, or (3) Both to take the TOEFL-ITP and submit a TOEFL-iBT Test Taker Score Report. Please upload TOEFL-iBT Score by July 12 (Fri), 2024.
- The oral examination will be conducted online on July 31 (Wed), 2024.
- For Schedule B, the submission of TOEFL-iBT score sheet is required for the English examination. The deadline for submission of English score sheet for Schedule B is scheduled at early January. Details will be announced after the completion of Schedule A.
Doctor's Course
- For the English exam, applicants must choose one of the following three options: (1) To take the TOEFL-ITP only on July 30 (Tue), 2024 on Kashiwa Campus, (2) To submit a TOEFL-iBT Test Taker Score Report only, or (3) Both to take the TOEFL-ITP and submit a TOEFL-iBT Test Taker Score Report. Please upload TOEFL-iBT Score by July 12 (Fri), 2024.
- In case of applicants not required to undergo new entry procedures, the oral examination for applicants who wish to enroll in April 2025 will be conducted online in late January 2025.
- In case of applicants required to undergo new entry procedures, the oral examination for applicants who wish to enroll in April 2025 will be conducted online on July 31 (Wed) or August 2 (Fri), 2024.
- In case of applicants whose wish to enroll in October has been approved in advance, the oral examination will be conducted online on July 31 (Wed) or August 2 (Fri), 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 A | ||||
English | Specialized and fundamental biosciences, and Essay | Oral | ||
Master's Course | Regular | July 30 (Tue) 2024 On Kashiwa Campus |
July 30 (Tue) 2024 On Kashiwa Campus |
August 1 (Thr) 2024 Online |
Overseas Education |
Choose one of the following three options: (1) To take the TOEFL-ITP only on July 30 (Tue), 2024 on Kashiwa Campus, (2) To submit a TOEFL-iBT Test Taker Score Report only, or (3) Both to take the TOEFL-ITP and submit a TOEFL-iBT Test Taker Score Report.
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Not implemented | July 31 (Wed) 2024 Online | |
Doctoral Course | Regular |
Choose one of the following three options: (1) To take the TOEFL-ITP only on July 30 (Tue), 2024 on Kashiwa Campus, (2) To submit a TOEFL-iBT Test Taker Score Report only, or (3) Both to take the TOEFL-ITP and submit a TOEFL-iBT Test Taker Score Report.
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Not implemented |
July 31 (Wed) 2024 or August 2 (Fri) 2024 Online,
or in Late January 2025** |
Professions |
Choose one of the following three options: (1) To take the TOEFL-ITP only on July 30 (Tue), 2024 on Kashiwa Campus, (2) To submit a TOEFL-iBT Test Taker Score Report only, or (3) Both to take the TOEFL-ITP and submit a TOEFL-iBT Test Taker Score Report.
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Not implemented |
July 31 (Wed) 2024 or August 2 (Fri) 2024 Online,
or in Late January 2025** |
|
Overseas Education |
Choose one of the following three options: (1) To take the TOEFL-ITP only on July 30 (Tue), 2024 on Kashiwa Campus, (2) To submit a TOEFL-iBT Test Taker Score Report only, or (3) Both to take the TOEFL-ITP and submit a TOEFL-iBT Test Taker Score Report.
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Not implemented |
July 31 (Wed) 2024 or August 2 (Fri) 2024 Online,
or in Late January 2025** |
* TOEFL-iBT score should be submitted by July 12 (Fri), 2024.
** The timing of oral examination depends on conditions such as the need for new entry procedures and/or the desired date of enrolment.
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 2025 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.
Required documents for 2025 Entrance Examinations
Application Guidelines
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Guidelines for Applicants to the 2025 Master's Course of GSFS (Graduate School of Frontier Sciences)
(Pages 1-10 are written in Japanese, and from page11 in English) -
Guidelines for Applicants to the 2025 Doctoral Course of GSFS
(Pages 1-10 are written in Japanese, and from page11 in English) - For detailed information on the entrance examinations, refer to the following files or contact a faculty member in their desired laboratory before applying
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Admission guide for Entrance Examination of Department of Integrated Biosciences (Information on Applying to the Master’s Course or Doctoral Course)
For Master's Course Schedule A For Doctoral Course Schedule A -
Application Information Sheets (Master's Course)
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Both Applicant Information Sheet for Master's 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.
Download "CERTIFICATE OF CONTACT"
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Application Information Sheets (Doctoral Course)
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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
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The following "Check Sheet" are to assist applicants in the online application. Applicants do not need to submit these forms.
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If you have read the “Guidelines for Applicants to the 2025 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.
admission@ib.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Applicants should check the latest information on the Graduate School's Admissions Information website and this website, as well as the Application Guidelines. -