Masterʼs, Doctoral and Professional Degree Programs【Regular Students】
● Eligibility Requirements for Applicants
Each graduate school has separate admission requirements. The following is a general overview for masterʼs, doctoral and professional degree programs. In addition, preliminary eligibility screening may be conducted prior to the submission of application forms. For full details, please contact the graduate school in which you wish to enroll.
[ Masterʼs Program, Professional Degree Program, and the Five-year Doctoral Programs of the Graduate Schools of Asian and African Area Studies, and Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability]
・Candidates who have graduated from a Japanese university.
・Candidates who have completed 16 years’ schooling abroad.
・Candidates who have reached 22 years of age or older and have been awarded a bachelor’s degree or higher, or equivalent as recognized by the graduate school to which the application is being made.
[Doctoral Program]
・Candidates who have been awarded a master’s degree, professional degree, or juris doctor degree from a university in Japan.
・Candidates who have completed a program at an overseas university that is equivalent to a master’s program or a professional degree program at Kyoto University.
・Candidates who have reached 24 years of age or older and have a master’s degree, professional degree, juris doctorate (or higher degree), or equivalent as recognized by the graduate school to which the application is being made.
[The Four-year Doctoral Program of the Graduate Schools of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences]
・Candidates who have graduated from a six-year medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or pharmacy course at a Japanese university.
Candidates who have completed 18 years’ schooling abroad.
・Candidates who have reached 24 years of age or older, and have been deemed by the appropriate authorities at the Graduate School of Medicine or Pharmaceutical Sciences to have academic ability equivalent or superior to that of a graduate from a six-year medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or pharmacy course at a Japanese university.
● Selection
The application deadlines and the test schedules for the Graduate Entrance Examination vary among the graduate schools. In addition, preliminary eligibility screening may be required prior to the submission of application forms. The Graduate Entrance Examination consists of sections on the field of specialization, a foreign language, and an oral examination. The academic year begins in April, with the exception of some graduate schools which also accept students in October.
For details, please contact the relevant graduate school administration office.
