Graduate Course of Midwifery
GRADUATE COURSE OF Graduate Course of Midwifery

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Number of students to be admitted

Advanced course Number of students to be admitted Period of study
Graduate Course of Midwifery 15 1 year

Qualifications for application

Applicants must be women who meet any of the following criteria and who also hold a nursing license (hereafter referred to as "license"), or who are eligible to take the national nursing examination at the time of application (including those who are expected to obtain the license). However, it is necessary for them to have passed the national nursing examination and obtained a license at the time of enrollment.

  1. Those who have graduated from university, or those who are expected to graduate in March 2027.
  2. Persons who have been awarded a bachelor's degree in accordance with Article 104, Paragraph 7 of the School Education Act, or who are expected to be awarded one by March 31, 2027.
  3. Those who have completed 16 years of schooling in a foreign country, or are expected to complete it by March 31, 2027.
  4. Those who have completed a 16-year course of study in a foreign school by taking courses in Japan through distance learning offered by a foreign school, or those who are expected to complete such a course by March 31, 2027.
  5. Persons who have completed a course at an educational institution designated separately by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan, which is positioned within the foreign school education system as having a foreign university course (limited to courses whose graduates are considered to have completed a 16-year course under the school education law of that foreign country), or persons who are expected to complete such a course by March 31, 2027.
  6. Persons who have completed a specialized course or advanced course at a vocational school 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, or persons who are expected to complete such a course by March 31, 2027.
  7. Person designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Notification No. 5 of 1958)
  • * For applicants who are expected to obtain the qualification, if they do not obtain the qualification by the time of enrollment in April 2027, their admission will be revoked and all payments made, excluding the enrollment fee, will be refunded.
  • * 6. For those enrolled in specialized courses at vocational schools prior to the system revisions stipulated by the School Education Act and the School Education Act Enforcement Regulations that came into effect on April 1, 2026, the previous regulations will be followed as a transitional measure.

Test schedule

Testing site: Itabashi Campus

Type Application Period Test day Results Announcement
Deadline for Enrollment Procedure
Phase I

2026
Monday, August 24th 9:00
~Thursday, September 3rd, 16:30

Thursday, September 17th Tuesday, September 29th October 13th (Tuesday)
Phase II

2026
October 13th (Tuesday) 9:00
~October 22nd (Thursday) 16:30

Saturday, November 7th Friday, November 20th December 1st (Tuesday)
Phase III

2026
February 8th (Monday) 9:00
~February 17th (Wednesday) 16:30

Wednesday, March 3rd Thursday, March 11th

Thursday, March 17th

  • * If you do not complete the transfer procedure (so that the money reaches our university) by the deadline for enrollment procedures, we will assume that you have no intention of enrolling, and your admission will be cancelled.

Application Documents

Application documents here

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(Including application procedures, exam subjects, and exam time)