Graduate School of Liberal Arts

This page contains information about the 2026 entrance examinations.
For information regarding the 2027 entrance examinations, please check the entrance examination guidelines, which will be published in July.

Major / Course		Master's Program		Doctoral Program
Major / Course		General Entrance Exam	Entrance examination for working adults	General Entrance Exam	Entrance examination for working adults
Division of Japanese Cultures		8 persons	Few admissions available	5	Few admissions available
Division of History and Cultural Heritage Studies		10	Few admissions available	5	Few admissions available
Division of Psychology	Clinical Psychology Course	15	Few admissions available	5	Few admissions available
Division of Psychology	Psychological Science Course	3	Few admissions available	5	Few admissions available

* Course selection is available only for Master's Program students. There is no course selection available for Doctoral Program students.

Application location: Hachioji Campus Headquarters Admissions Office Admissions Planning Department
Testing site: Hachioji Campus

Course	Type	Application period <Entry ｍust arrive on the deadline>	Selection Test Day	Results Announcement	Deadline for Enrollment Procedure
Master's degree Course/ Master's Course	Phase I	2025 Monday, August 25th Until Thursday, September 4th	Saturday, September 20th	September 25th (Thursday)	October 2 (Thursday)
	Phase II	2025 Tuesday, October 14 Until October 23 (Thursday)	Saturday, November 8th	Tuesday, November 25	December 2 (Tuesday)
	Phase III	2026 Monday, January 5th ~Wednesday, January 14th	Wednesday, February 4th	Monday, February 16th	February 24 (Tuesday)
	Phase IV	2026 Monday, February 9th ~February 18th (Wednesday)	Wednesday, March 4th	Thursday, March 12	Thursday, March 19
Doctoral Program Course	1st	2025 Tuesday, October 14 Until October 23 (Thursday)	Saturday, November 8th	Tuesday, November 25	December 2 (Tuesday)
Doctoral Program Course	2nd	2026 Monday, February 9th ~February 18th (Wednesday)	Wednesday, March 4th	Thursday, March 12	Thursday, March 19

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Entrance examination results for 2024.

Major / Course		Number of students to be admitted	Applicants	Examinees	Successful Applicants	Enrollees
Division of Japanese Cultures	Master's Program	10	10	8	6	4
Division of Japanese Cultures	Doctoral Program	5	0	0	0	0
Japanese history· Department of Cultural Properties	Master's Program	10	4	4	4	4
Japanese history· Department of Cultural Properties	Doctoral Program	5	2	2	2	2
Division of Psychology	Master's Program	15	48	43	20	14
Division of Psychology	Doctoral Program	5	0	0	0	0