For Those Who Are Interested in Studying at SU

Graduate Programs

1. Eligibility (Please consult the enrollment information book for details.)

Master course and Pre-Doctoral course

• Persons who have graduated or will graduate from a university in Japan by March 2010.
• Persons who hold or expect to obtain a bachelors' degree in Japan by March 2010.
• Persons who have completed or will complete 16 years of school education outside of Japan.
• Persons who, by taking correspondence courses of foreign schools while staying in Japan, have completed or will complete 16-year school education by March 2010.
• Persons considered eligible by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
• Persons who have been enrolled in a university in Japan for more than 3 years, and/or who have completed 15 years of education at schools outside of Japan, and who have been recognized by the respective graduate school of Saitama University to have an excellent scholastic record for the prescribed credits.
• Persons who have passed special entrance examinations administered by Saitama University, and have been approved that he/she has academic ability equivalent to university graduates. Applicants must reach 22 years of age by April 1, 2010.

Doctoral course

• Persons who hold or expect to obtain a master's degree by March, 2010.
• Persons who hold or expect to obtain a degree equivalent to a master's degree at a university or a college outside of Japan by March, 2010.
• Persons who hold or expect to obtain a master's degree through correspondence courses provided by foreign schools in Japan by March, 2010.
• Persons considered eligible by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.
• Persons who are recognized by the graduate school of Saitama University to have academic ability equivalent to a master degree's holder. Applicants must be at least 24 years of age by April 1, 2010.

2. Graduate School Entrance Examinations

• Dates for examination vary among graduate schools. For the detailed schedule of examinations, see the following "3. The Schedule of Entrance Examinations."
• Entrance examinations are generally taken by the applicants staying in Japan who have finished Japanese language training courses or research students who have completed their terms.
  Applicants who stay outside of Japan must come to take the examinations under a tourist or other visa status. Since a tourist visa cannot be changed to a foreign student visa while in this country, students who are accepted into the graduate school must return to their home country to obtain a foreign student visa and then re-enter Japan.
• Entrance examinations are held in Japanese with Japanese students. Therefore, applicants are required to have sufficient Japanese ability. Some departments in particular have special procedures for admitting international students. Please make inquiries concerning these procedures to the graduate school in which you wish to enroll.
• The entrance examinations will test not only the academic ability of the major field, but also proficiency in Japanese or a language (mainly English) other than the native language. An advanced level of foreign language such as English is required.

3. The Schedule of Entrance Examinations (subject to change)

Note: Some graduate school may have second admission period.

4. Admission and Tuition Fee (for 2009. Amount is subject to change.)

5. Application Forms

To obtain the relevant documents, applicants are required to provide a No.2 size (24.0cm * 33.2cm), stamped and self-addressed envelope. On the front of the envelope, please write "request for application form of the graduate school" and send it to the desired graduate school of Saitama University. The schedule for delivery of application forms, examination dates and postage for the return envelope may vary among graduate schools. Please check with the graduate school in advance.

For further information, please contact:

Address:
255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama 338-8570

* Information for International Students April Admission 2010 (PDF)

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