Entrance Examination Overview
Graduate School of International Studies (Master's Program)

Application overview for students enrolling in 2025

The following is an application overview for students enrolling in 2025.
Students wishing to make an application should please contact Bunkyo University.

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Entrance Examination Schedule/ Examination Venue/Examination Fee
Application Period

(Term 1) September 13 (Friday) – September 26 (Thursday), 2024
*The Application should be postmarked not later than September 26, 2024.

(Term 2_Overseas Application) October 15 (Tuesday) – October 25 (Friday), 2024

(Term 3) February 1 (Saturday) – February 8 (Saturday), 2025
*The Application should be postmarked not later than February 8, 2025.

Examination Date

(Term 1) October 5 (Saturday), 2024

(Term 2_Overseas Application) Examination candidates will be notified individually after the application deadline.

(Term 3) February 24 (Monday), 2025

Announcement of Successful Applicants

(Term 1) October 11 (Friday), 2024

(Term 2_Overseas Application) December 1 (Sunday), 2024

(Term 3) March 3 (Monday), 2025

Deadline for Proceedings

(Term 1) Valid with a postmark on or before October 22 (Tuesday), 2024

(Term 2_Overseas Application) Valid with a postmark on or before December 13 (Friday), 2024

(Term 3) Valid with a postmark on or before March 10 (Monday), 2025

Examination Venue Tokyo Adachi Campus
Examination Fee 35,000 yen

*For entrance examinations to be held after January 2025, applicants residing outside of Japan are not eligible to apply.

Number of Students to Be Accepted/ Examination Subjects
Entrance Examination Number of Students
to Be Accepted
Examination Subjects
In-university Recommendation Admissions Selection (Term1) 5 Interview and Application review
General Admissions Selection: Method A (Term1) Written examination (short essay and English), interview and application review
General Admissions Selection: Method B (Term1) Short essay, interview and Application review
Working Adult Admissions Selection: Method A (Term1) Written examination (short essay and English), interview and application review
Working Adult Admissions Selection: Method B (Term1) Short essay, interview and Application review
Foreign Student Admissions Selection (Term1) Short essay, interview and Application review
Special Admissions Selection (Term2) Several Skype or phone interview and Application review
General Admissions Selection: Method A (Term3) Several Written examination (short essay and English), interview and application review
General Admissions Selection: Method B (Term3) Short essay, interview and Application review
Working Adult Admissions Selection: Method A (Term3) Written examination (short essay and English), interview and application review
Working Adult Admissions Selection: Method B (Term3) Short essay, interview and Application review
Foreign Student Admissions Selection (Term3) Short essay, interview and Application review

*Applicants requiring special consideration when taking an exam
Applicants must consult with us in advance if they require special consideration when taking an exam due to illnesses, disabilities, etc. Please first contact the Bunkyo University Admissions Center (048-974-8330) yourself or through your representative. If required, pre-application consultation is available at the applicable Campus.
To apply for this, documents prescribed by the university must be submitted by the deadline. Please check the deadlines for handing in the documents in the admission examination brochure.
Click here for advance consultation through a form.

Examination Subjects/ Application Eligibility

For more information, please refer to the following URL (Japanese only).

/admission/overview/graduateschool/international_studies/file/file_international_studies.pdf

Other Information

For more details, please see the brochure.

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