Application Period, Requirements for Admission, etc. for Graduate Schools

Application Period, Requirements for Admission, etc. for Graduate Schools

Graduate School of Education (Master)

  • Website: https://edu.okayama-u.ac.jp/en/
  • Field of Study: Educational Science
  • Location: Tsushima Campus
  • Inquiry: ed-kyomu●adm.okayama-u.ac.jp (Please replace ● with ＠) 

①Entrance Examination for International Students

  1st period 2nd period
Application period August January
Examination date September (held in Japan) February (held in Japan)
Admission date April
Examination Document screening, Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) etc., essay, interview (including oral examination)
Language Requirements Those who have taken any of the following examinations in the period from two years prior to the examination date to the submission date of his or her application, achieving the following scores
・Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students, Japanese as a Foreign Language section, with a score of 240 or higher
・Japanese Language Proficiency Test, N1 passing or an N2 score of 110 or higher
・TOEFL iBT, with a score of 61 or higher
Can be completed (degree acquired) with English only × No

②Entrance Examination for both Japanese and International Students

  1st period 2nd period
Application period August January
Examination date September (held in Japan) February (held in Japan)
Admission date April
Examination Document screening , essay, interview (including oral examination)
Can be completed (degree acquired) with English only × No

Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master)

  • Website: https://shabun.ccsv.okayama-u.ac.jp/english/
  • Field of Study: International Society, Japanese and Asian Culture, Human Socio-Culture, Legal and Political Theory, Economic Theory and Policy, Management Sciences
  • Location: Tsushima Campus
  • Inquiry: ggg7372●adm.okayama-u.ac.jp (Please replace ● with ＠) 

①Entrance Examination for International Students

  1st period 2nd period
Application period Mid April to early May Mid June
Examination date N/A Late June (online)
Admission date October
Examination Document screening Document screening and oral examination (online)
Language Requirements Japanese Language Proficiency Test, level 1 or N1

Those who have conversational-level Japanese proficiency and, at time of admission, language ability equivalent to Level N2 or higher on the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), or those who have English language proficiency equivalent to a Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) score of B2 or higher
Can be completed (degree acquired) with English only ○ Yes

②Entrance Examination for both Japanese and International Students

  1st period 2nd period
Application period Early July Early January
Examination date August (held in Japan) February (held in Japan)
Admission date October April
Examination Written and oral examinations
Can be completed (degree acquired) with English only × No

Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Doctoral)

①Entrance Examination for International Students

  1st period 2nd period
Application period Early April to early May Mid June
Examination date N/A Late June (online)
Admission date October
Examination Document screening Document screening and oral examination (online)
Language Requirements Japanese Language Proficiency Test, level 1 or N1

Those who have conversational-level Japanese proficiency and, at time of admission, language ability equivalent to Level N2 or higher on the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), or those who have English language proficiency equivalent to a Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) score of B2 or higher
Can be completed (degree acquired) with English only ○ Yes Depending on advising professor

②Entrance Examination for both Japanese and International Students

  1st period 2nd period
Application period Early July Late December
Examination date August (held in Japan) February (held in Japan)
Admission date October April
Examination Written and oral examinations
Can be completed (degree acquired) with English only × No

Graduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology (Master)

  • Website: https://www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp/en/
  • Field of Study: Mathematical, Physical, Electronic and Information Sciences, Mechanical Systems and Urban Innovation Science, Innovative Chemistry, and Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences
  • Location: Tsushima Campus
  • Inquiry: Depends on the course. Please check this page.

①Overseas Selection for International Students

  1st period 2nd period
Application period Late June to early July Late November to early December
Examination date N/A
Admission date October April
Examination Document screening
Language Requirements Submission of proof of English proficiency (TOEIC, TOEFL iBT, etc.) when submitting application
Can be completed (degree acquired) with English only △ Yes (in some courses only)

②Entrance Examination for both Japanese and International Students
③Entrance Examination for International Students

  1st period 2nd period
Application period Late July Early December
Examination date August (held in Japan) December (held in Japan)
Admission date October, April April
Examination Depends on the course of examination
Language Requirements Submission of proof of English proficiency (TOEIC, TOEFL iBT, etc.) when submitting application
Can be completed (degree acquired) with English only △ Yes (in some courses only)

 Graduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology (Doctoral)

  • Website: https://www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp/en/
  • Field of Study: Advanced Science and Technology, Innovative Chemistry, Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences, and Interdisciplinary Science
  • Location: Tsushima Campus
  • Inquiry: admission8576●adm.okayama-u.ac.jp (Please replace ● with ＠) 

①Overseas Selection for International Students

  1st period 2nd period 3rd period
Application period Late May to early June Late June to early July Late Nov. to early Dec.　
Examination date N/A
Admission date October April
Examination Document screening
Language Requirements Submission of proof of English proficiency (TOEIC, TOEFL iBT, etc.) when submitting application
Can be completed (degree acquired) with English only ○ Yes

②Entrance Examination for both Japanese and International Students

  1st period 2nd period
Application period Early August Late January
Examination date August (held in Japan) February (held in Japan)
Admission date October, April April
Examination Document screening and oral examinations
Examination of English proficiency (Japanese in the case of non-Japanese), if needed
Can be completed (degree acquired) with English only ○ Yes

Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems (Master/Doctoral)

  • Website: https://www.gisehs.okayama-u.ac.jp/en/
  • Field of Study: Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems
  • Location: Tsushima Campus
  • Inquiry: hs7771●adm.okayama-u.ac.jp (Please replace ● with ＠) 

①Master

  Abroad 1st period 2nd period
Application period Late June to early July Late July Early December
Examination date N/A August (held in Japan) December (held in Japan)
Admission date October April
Examination Document screening Depending on the division to apply for
Language Requirements Depending on prospective advising professor
Can be completed (degree acquired) with English only 〇 Yes ×　No

②Doctoral

  Abroad① Abroad② Abroad③ In Japan① In Japan②
Application period Late May to early June Late June to early July

Late November to
early December

 Early August Late January
Examination date N/A August (held in Japan) February (held in Japan)
Admission date October April October, April April
Examination Document screening Document screening and oral examination
Language Requirements Depending on prospective advising professor
Can be completed (degree acquired) with English only Depending on prospective advising professor

Graduate School of Health Sciences (Master/Doctoral)

①Master

  1st period
Application period July
Examination date August (held in Japan)
Admission date April
Examination Oral examinations
English Requirements The transcript of English qualification/proficiency test (CEFR equivalent level) must be submitted.
Can be completed (degree acquired) with English only × No

②Doctoral

  1st period
Application period July
Examination date August (held in Japan)
Admission date April
Examination Oral examinations
English Requirements The transcript of English qualification/proficiency test (CEFR equivalent level) must be submitted.
Can be completed (degree acquired) with English only × No

Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Master)

  1st period 2nd period
Application period July December
Examination date August (held in Japan) January (held in Japan)
Admission date April
Examination Interview, Written and Oral examinations
Japanese Requirements Japanese or English language proficiency is required. For the latest updates, refer to our website and student application guidebook.
Can be completed (degree acquired) with English only × No

Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Doctoral)

  • Website: https://www.mdps.okayama-u.ac.jp/en/admission/doctoralcourse/
  • Field of Study: Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Location: Shikata Campus
  • Inquiry：(Please replace ● with ＠) 
    Medicine: kdf7986●adm.okayama-u.ac.jp
    Dentistry: Mag6627●adm.okayama-u.ac.jp
    Pharmaceutical Sciences: ngg7923●adm.okayama-u.ac.jp 
  Special overseas entrance examinations 1st period 2nd period
Application period May July December
Examination date June (held abroad) August (held in Japan) January (held in Japan)
Admission date October October, April April
Examination Document screening and interview Interview and Oral examinations
Language Requirements Japanese or English language proficiency is required. For the latest updates, refer to our website and student application guidebook.
Can be completed (degree acquired) with English only × No

Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Master/Doctoral)
Pharmaceutical Sciences

①Master

  • Field of Study: Pharmaceutical Sciences

  1st period 2nd period
Application period July December
Examination date August (held in Japan) January (held in Japan)
Admission date October, April April
Examination Selections based on overall assessment of written examination (in field of study), English as a foreign language test, interview, and application documents, etc.
Can be completed (degree acquired) with English only × No

②Doctoral

  • Field of Study: Pharmaceutical Sciences
  1st period 2nd period
Application period July December
Examination date August (held in Japan) January (held in Japan)
Admission date October, April April
Examination Selections based on overall assessment of oral examination, English as a foreign language test, and application documents, etc.
Can be completed (degree acquired) with English only × No