Graduate School of Teacher Education
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF TEACHER EDUCATION Graduate School of Teacher Education Education

Admission Info for 2024 is posted. Information for 2025 will be posted as soon as it is decided.

Number of students to be admitted

Major Selection classification Period of study Number of applicants
Division of Curriculum Studies and Teacher Education School Leader Course 1 year completion program 1 year About 10 people
Completed 2 years (standard) 2 years
Educational Practice Advancement Course Completed 2 years (standard) 2 years About 20 people
3-year completion program 3 years

The standard period of study for the Department of Division of Curriculum Studies and Teacher Education, Graduate School of Teacher Education Teaching, is two years. However, the School Leader Course has a "1 year completion program" and the Educational Practice Advancement Course has a "3 year completion program".

Test schedule

Examination site: Hachioji Campus

Type Application period
[Must arrive on the deadline]
Selection
Test Day
Results Announcement
Deadline for Admission procedure
Phase I 2023
Monday, August 14th
~ Friday, August 18
Saturday, September 23rd Thursday, September 28th Thursday, October 5th
Phase II 2023
Tuesday, October 10th
~October 16th (Mon)
Saturday, November 18th Friday, December 1 Friday, December 8th
Phase III 2023
Monday, December 18th
~December 22nd (Friday)
2024
February 3 (Sat)
Saturday, February 10th February 16 (Friday)
Phase IV 2024
February 9 (Friday)
~Friday, February 16
Saturday, March 9 Thursday, March 14th Thursday, March 21

Division of Curriculum Studies and Teacher Education

Those who have any of the eligibility requirements and who meet the application requirements for each selection category, or those who are expected to meet the requirements by the end of March 2024.

  • (1) Those who have graduated from a university.
  • (2)Those who have been conferred a bachelor's degree in accordance with the provisions of the National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education.
  • (3)Those who have completed 16 years of school education in foreign countries.
  • (4)Those who have completed 16 years of school education in foreign countries by taking correspondence courses offered by foreign schools in Japan.
  • (5)Those who have successfully completed a course of study at foreign universities in Japan (limited to a course of 16 years of school education abroad), which has been specifically recognized by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology as an educational institution positioned in foreign countries' school education system as having such a course (limited to a course of study in which the graduates are deemed to have completed 16 years of school education in foreign countries).
  • (6)Those who have successfully completed a program of study lasting at least three years at universities or other foreign institutions in foreign countries (limited to those that have been evaluated by a person who has been accredited by the government of the relevant foreign countries or a relevant organizations with regard to the overall status of its education and research activities, etc., or those that are designated separately by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology as equivalent thereto) and received a degree that is equivalent to a bachelor's degree (including the completion of a course by completing class subjects in correspondence courses offered by a school in a foreign country in Japan or the completion of a course at educational institutions that are part of the school education system in a foreign countries and has been designated under the preceding item).
  • (7)Those who have finished a special training program at vocational schools designated separately by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology on or after the date specified by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (limited to those who meet the criteria specified by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, including the requirement that the period of study be four years or longer).​ ​​ ​
  • (8)Those designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology.
  • (9) Persons who have reached the age of 22 and have been recognized as having academic ability equal to or higher than that of university graduates through an individual entrance qualification examination as determined by the graduate school.

【Notes】
For those who fall under (9) and intend to apply, the application will be accepted only if the individual admission qualification examination is conducted in advance and the admission qualification is approved.

Information for individual admission qualification examination

If you wish to request an individual review of your application qualifications, please visit the following page.

Information for individual admission qualification examination

Application requirements for each selection category

[School Leader Course]
Being an in-service teacher who has obtained a license stipulated in the Education Personnel License Act (excluding temporary hires and part-time Senior Assistant Professor).

[Education Practice Advancement Course]
Persons other than in-service teachers (including cases of temporary employment and part-time Senior Assistant Professor), and who have obtained a kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, high school, special support school, or nursing teacher license Alternatively, those who are expected to obtain the qualification by March 2024 and have a clear motivation for applying for a teaching position.

  • * If you do not obtain a type of education staff license by the time you enroll, your admission will be revoked.

Application documents

List of application documents

Entrance examination fee (examination fee)

35,000 yen

  • *The application fee paid will not be refunded under any circumstances. 
  1. Bank payments (ATM), credit card, and internet banking transfers through convenience stores and Pay-easy.

    [Payment method]
    • (1) Prior application is required before payment. Please access the "Entrance Examination Fee Payment Guidance" site and enter the prescribed information required for payment. In addition, it is necessary to enter the "reference number" when entering. Enter [12345678] and an 8-digit number for the reference number.
      Also, please note that if there is no e-mail address entered when entering basic information, the payment confirmation e-mail will not be sent.
      http://www.guide.52school.com/guidance/pay-teikyo-u/
    • (2) After entering the information, select the payment method and pay with the selected payment institution.
      In addition to the entrance examination fee, a service usage fee of 1,100 yen per case will be charged.
    • (3)You will receive a confirmation email once the application fee payment has been verified. Please use the link in the confirmation email to access the "Guidance for Payment of Application Fee" website, print the "Proof of Payment," and paste it in the corresponding space on the back of the application form (if you do not receive an email, please access the site from the URL above). Payments without a "proof of collection" attached will not be accepted. In addition, receipts or statements from convenience stores or ATMs will not be accepted.

    [Handling period] From one week before the application start date to 16:30 on the application deadline.

How to apply

By mail (must arrive by the deadline date)
Please send the complete set of application documents in an envelope marked as "Graduate School Application Documents inside the envelope (大学院出願書類在中)" by registered mail from the post office.
Please keep the "Registered Mail Receipt (書留郵便物受領証)" issued by the post office.
Applications must arrive before the deadline date. The postmark on the deadline is not the deadline date.

■If you bring it to the counter
Please put the application documents in an envelope and submit them to the campus you are applying to. The examination ticket will be mailed at a later date.
[Submit to] Teikyo University Hachioji Campus Headquarters Admissions Office Admissions Planning Department
359 Otsuka, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0395
Access to Hachioji Campus
[Reception hours] Weekdays 8:45-16:30 Saturdays 8:45-12:30

  • *Applications are not be accepted outside of the application period.
  • *No office work is handled on Sundays, national holidays, and during the year-end and New Year holidays (Dec. 29 - Jan. 3).

Notes on Application

  1. If the application documents are incomplete, we do not accept them.
  2. No changes will be made to the examination date, graduate school, major, course, desired course, elective examination subject, etc. after the application has been submitted.
  3. Submitted application documents and the application fee will not be returned under any circumstances.
  4. Please be sure to fill in the contact information (mobile phone number, telephone number, email address) on the application form as it will be used for important communications.
  5. If there are any changes in the address or contact information provided in the application, please notify the campus where you submitted your application immediately.
  6. Even after the admission procedures have been completed, the university reserves the right to cancel the admission if the submitted documents are found to be inaccurate.

Special Considerations for Examinations and Study

If you require special consideration for taking the entrance exam or studying due to a physical impairment, illness, or disease, please contact the Admissions Planning Office, Teikyo University Hachioji Campus Headquarters Admissions Office Admissions Planning Department (TEL: 042-) at least two weeks before the application deadline. 678-3317). Please apply after determining the university's response. Please note that we may not be able to accommodate your request.
Also, if you need special consideration after applying due to an unforeseen accident, please contact us immediately.

Examination slip

  1. The examination voucher will be mailed to the address provided by the applicant on the application form.
  2. If you do not receive your admission ticket within 5 days of the exam date, or if your admission ticket is lost or damaged, please contact the campus where you applied (Teikyo University Hachioji Campus Headquarters Admissions Office Office, Admissions Planning Department, or Teikyo University Utsunomiya Campus Student Support Group Student Support). Please contact the team.

Selection Process

[School Leader Course]
■ 1 year completion program
The oral examination and application documents are comprehensively evaluated to determine pass / fail.
An oral examination will be conducted based on the application for exemption from the training course.

■ 2-year completion program (standard)
The oral examination and application documents are comprehensively evaluated to determine pass / fail.

[Educational practice advancement course]
Written exams (teaching profession / essay), oral exams, and application documents are comprehensively evaluated to determine pass / fail.
Dictionaries and encyclopedias are not allowed in the written test.

Timetable

Selection classification Instructions for taking the exam Oral exam Oral examination *
School Leader Course 9: 10-9: 30 9: 30 ~ 12: 30 ~
  • * The start time is subject to change, so please check the notice on the day.
Selection classification Instructions for taking the exam Oral exam Oral examination *
Educational Practice Advancement Course 9: 10-9: 30 9: 30-11: 30 12: 30 ~

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(Includes application qualifications, documents, examination subjects, and time of examination)