Entrance Examination for Undergraduate Schools

Please be sure to confirm details regarding the various entrance examinations listed below by checking Applicant Guidelines for the academic year for which examinations are actually taken.
The 2025 Okayama University Entrance Examination Calendar

Type of Entrance Examination	Application period	Entrance examination dates	Matriculation	Overseas Exam
General Entrance Exam.	Late Jan. – early Feb.*1	Early term: Feb. 25*2	Apr.	×
Special Entrance Exam. for Privately Financed International Students	Late Jan.	Feb. 25-26*3	Apr.	×
Special Entrance Exam. for Privately Financed International Students – School of Agriculture	Early Nov.	Early Dec.	Apr.	〇
International Baccalaureate Entrance Exam. (August term exam held only for Medical School (School of Medicine) and School of Engineering.)	August term: Early Aug. October term: Early Oct.	August term: Late Aug. October term: Early Dec.	Apr.	△*4
Discovery Domestic Entrance Exam. (Discovery Program for Global Learners only)	Early Sep.	Mid Oct.	Apr.	×
International Entrance Exam. (Discovery Program for Global Learners only)	Early Oct. – late Oct.	Early Dec.	Apr.	〇
International Entrance Exam. (Discovery Program for Global Learners only	1st term: Early Oct. – late Oct. 2nd term: Early Dec. – late Jan.	1st term: Early Dec. 2nd term: Mid Mar.	Oct.	〇

*1 For details, please check the application guide of full time degree-seeking undergraduate course.
*2 Some faculties and schools hold examinations on February 26 in addition to February 25.
*3 Medical School, Dental School and Department of Pharmacy at School of Pharmaceutical Sciences hold examinations on both February 25 and February 26.
*4 If interview examinations are included, examinees need to come to Japan. However, the interview for the School of Agriculture will be conducted online, so there is no need to come to Japan.