Transfer admission selection

Admission Info for 2024 is posted. Information for 2025 will be posted as soon as it is decided.
Please check the following regarding transfer admission selection for international student special selection.
Special selection for international students

Number of students to be admitted

Departments	Department / Course		Transfer Entrance Examination		Transfer Entrance Examination for Working Adults
Departments	Department / Course		2nd year	3rd year	2nd year	3rd year
Faculty of Economics	Economics		－	20	－	Few admissions available
	International Economy		－	3	－	Few admissions available
	Regional Economics		5	5	Few admissions available	Few admissions available
	Business Administration		－	30	－	Few admissions available
	Tourism Management		－	5	－	Few admissions available
Faculty of Law	Law		－	3	－	Few admissions available
Faculty of Law	Political Science		－	3	－	Few admissions available
Faculty of Liberal Arts	Japanese Cultures		－	5	－	Few admissions available
	History		－	3	－	Few admissions available
	Sociology		－	3	－	Few admissions available
	Psychology		－	3	－	Few admissions available
Faculty of Language Studies	Department of Language Studies	English Course	ー	7	ー	Few admissions available
		German Course
		French Course
		Spanish Course
		Chinese Course
		Korean Course
Faculty of Education	Department of Education and Culture		5	25	Few admissions available	Few admissions available
	Department of Elementary Education	Elementary Education Course	5	ー	Few admissions available	ー
	Department of Elementary Education	Preschool Education Course	5	ー	Few admissions available	ー
Faculty of Science and Engineering	Mechanical and Precision Systems		Few admissions available	Few admissions available	Few admissions available	Few admissions available
	Department of Aerospace Engineering	Aerospace Engineering Course	Few admissions available	Few admissions available	Few admissions available	Few admissions available
	Information and Electronic Engineering		Few admissions available	Few admissions available	Few admissions available	Few admissions available
	Biosciences		Few admissions available	Few admissions available	Few admissions available	Few admissions available

The number of applicants for each term is the total number of applicants for Phase I and Phase II.
The transfer enrollment period will be April 2024.
Those who transfer to the second year may only study for three years and may not stay for more than six years.
Those who transfer to the third year may only study for two years and may not stay for more than four years.

*In each course of the Department of Language Studies, Faculty of Language Studies, non-Japanese nationals are not allowed to select courses in their native language or mother tongue.

Transfer Admission (2nd year)

A person who falls under any of the following (1) to (8)

(1) Those who have graduated from a junior college (including foreign junior colleges and schools designated as foreign junior colleges in Japan) or those who are expected to graduate in March 2024.
(2) Those who have graduated from a college of technology or those who are expected to graduate in March 2024.
(3) Those who have completed a specialized training college with a minimum term of two years and a total of 1,700 hours or more of class hours or 62 credits or more, or those who are expected to complete in March 2024.
(4) Those who have completed or are expected to complete in March 2024 an advanced course at a high school (with a duration of two years or more and meeting the standards set by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology).

〈Students equivalent to transferring schools〉
(5) Those who have been enrolled at a university for one year or more and have earned 31 or more credits, or those who are expected to complete them in March 2024.
(6) Those who have completed 14 years or more of regular school education in a foreign country, or are expected to complete by March 2024, or equivalent.
(7) Those who have enrolled in a regular course at a university overseas for at least one year and earned 31 or more credits, or those who are expected to do so in March 2024.

〈Those who are equivalent to entering a bachelor’s degree〉
(8) Those who have graduated from university or those who are expected to graduate in March 2024.

Transfer Admission (3rd year)

Those who fall under any of the following (1) to (8).

〈Students equivalent to transferring schools〉
(5) Those who have been enrolled at a university for two years or more and have earned 62 or more credits, or those who are expected to do so in March 2024.
(6) Those who have completed 14 years or more of regular school education in a foreign country, or are expected to complete by March 2024, or equivalent.
(7) Those who have enrolled in a regular course of study at a university outside Japan for two years or more and earned 62 or more credits, or those who are expected to do so in March 2024.

〈Those who are equivalent to entering a bachelor’s degree〉
(8) Those who have graduated from university or those who are expected to graduate in March 2024.

Transfer Admission for Working Adults

At the time of university transfer, those who have graduated from a university, junior college, technical college, vocational school designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, or advanced course of high school (including those who have dropped out) and have completed at least 3 years. As of April 1, 2024, you must be 23 years old or older (or 25 years old or older if you have graduated from university) and be a working adult (including unemployed persons) and be one of the following (1) to (7). A person who meets certain conditions.

(1) Those who have graduated from a junior college (including foreign junior colleges and schools designated as foreign junior colleges in Japan) or colleges of technology.
(2) Those who have completed a specialized training college with a minimum term of 2 years and a total of 1,700 hours or more of class hours or 62 credits or more.
(3) Those who have completed an advanced course at a high school (with a duration of two years or more and meeting the standards set by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology).

〈Students equivalent to transferring schools〉
(4) Those who have been enrolled in a university for at least one year and have earned at least 31 credits. (2nd year transfer)
(5) Those who have been enrolled in a university for 2 years or more and have earned 62 or more credits. (3rd year transfer)
(6) Those who have completed 14 years or more of regular school education in a foreign country.

〈Those who are equivalent to entering a bachelor’s degree〉
(7) A person who has graduated from a university.

Selection Process

Departamental proficiency test (1 subject)
Document screening.
interview
Transfer admission selection: about 10 minutes per person
Adult transfer admission selection: about 10 minutes per person

The applicant will be judged comprehensively on a pass/fail basis, with emphasis on the written examination.
Applicants who miss the written exam will not be allowed to take the interview.
If an applicant misses the interview, all test results will be invalid.

Entrance examination schedule

Transfer Examination

[Phase I]
Application period: October 17th (Tuesday) to October 27th (Friday), 2023
■ Selection test date: November 12 (Sun)
■Result announcement date: Friday, December 1
■Enrollment procedure deadline: December 11 (Mon)

[Phase II]
Application period: Thursday, January 4, 2024 to Wednesday, February 14, 2024
■ Selection test date: February 23 (Friday)
■Result announcement date: February 29 (Thursday)
■Deadline for enrollment procedures: March 6 (Wednesday)

Transfer Examination for Working Adults

[Phase I]
Application period: October 17th (Tuesday) to October 27th (Friday), 2023
■ Selection test date: November 12 (Sun)
■Result announcement date: Friday, December 1
■Deadline for enrollment procedures: December 11 (Mon)

Test Site

[Hachioji Test Site]
Faculty of Economics (Economics, International Economy, Business Administration, Tourism Management), Faculty of Law, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Faculty of Language Studies, Faculty of Education

[Utsunomiya Test Site]
Faculty of Economics (Regional Economics), Faculty of Science and Engineering

Departamental proficiency test

Transfer Examination

Undergraduate	Department / Course	Course selection
Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Faculty of Language Studies, Faculty of Education	All departments	Select one subject from "Japanese" or "English"
Faculty of Science and Engineering	Department of Mechanical and Precision Systems, Department of Aerospace Engineering: Aerospace Engineering Course, Department of Information and Electronic Engineering	Select one subject from "Mathematics" or "Physics"
Faculty of Science and Engineering	Biosciences	Select one subject from "Chemistry" or "Biology"

Transfer Examination for Working Adults

Undergraduate	Departments	Courses
Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Faculty of Language Studies, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Science and Engineering	All departments	Essay (400-600 characters)

2nd year transfer　　3rd year transfer

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