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Entrance Examination Information

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<Faculty/Undergraduate level>

○Full-time degree-seeking students

Time of Admission: April
School Years: 4 years (except for Faculty of Medicine in Medical School, and Dental School) or 6 years (Faculty of Medicine in Medical School, and Dental School)

There are two ways of application. One is the same procedure for Japanese called "General Selection", and the other is special for foreigners called "Special Selection for International Students". For more details, check the application guide.


(1) General Selection: Applicants must meet the following requirements and take the University Entrance Examination.

Qualification Requirements: High School Graduates or expected graduates
Those who completed the 12 years' school education or are expected to complete it
Those who are approved to have the same ability to a high school graduate by Japanese Ministry of Education
Selection Methods: University Entrance Examination, Examination by Okayama University, Transcript, etc.
Office in Charge:
Name of Examination Organization in charge Contact Address
University Entrance Examination National Center for University Examinations 2-19-23 Komaba, Meguro Ward, Tokyo 153-8501
TEL: 03-3465-8600
Examination by Okayama University Admission Division, Academic Affairs Department, Okayama University 2-1-1 Tsushima-naka, Okayama 700-8530
TEL: 086-251-7192/7193/7194/7295

2) Special Selection for International Students: Applicants must meet the following requirements and take the "Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students" by the Japanese Student Services Organization (= JASSO).

Qualification Requirements: Non-Japanese
Those who completed the 12 years' school education or are expected to complete it in foreign countries, or those who are appointed correspondingly by Japanese Ministry of Education
Those who have the proper status of residence under Immigration Law, etc
Selection Method: Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students, Examination by Okayama University, Documents, etc
Office in Charge:
Name of Examination Organization in charge Contact Address
Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) 4-5-29 Komaba, Meguro Ward, Tokyo 153-8503
TEL: 03-5454-5215
Examination by Okayama University Admission Division, Academic Affairs Department, Okayama University 2-1-1 Tsushima-naka, Okayama 700-8530
TEL: 086-251-7192/7193/7194/7295

○Research Students

Research student is a student who does not seek the Bachelor degree and researches his/her special subjects at the faculty.

Time of Entrance: In principle, April and October
Period of Research: Half year or 1 year, but the period may be extended for special reasons( But the period can not be longer than 2 years).
Qualification Requirements: In principle, those who graduated from university or completed the 16 years' school education
Application Methods: Submit the following documents to the office in charge at the faculty you want to enroll.
※The necessary documents and the forms are different among faculties, so ask the office in charge. The time of application and the number of recruitment are also different.
     1.Application Form
     2.Curriculum Vitae
     3.Certificate of (Expected) Graduation issued by your university
     4.Transcript issued by your university
     5.Research Plan
     6.Guarantee (Not needed for some faculties)
     7.Notification of transcript of Japanese Language Test 1st grade (Not needed for some faculties)
     8.Essay (Not needed for some faculties)
Selection Methods: By submitted documents
Office in Charge: Instruction & Student Section at each faculty
※Check the list of Office in Charge.

<Graduate School/Graduate level>

○Full-time degree-seeking students

Okayama University has Master's Course and Doctor's Course.

Time of Entrance: April or October(Only some graduate schools accept students in October.)
School Years: Master's Course: 2 years
Doctor's Course: 3 years
 ※Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Medicine and Dentistry field): 4 years
Qualification Requirements: Master's Course:
University graduates or expected graduates
Those who completed the 16 years' school education or are expected to complete it
Those who completed the 15 years' school education in foreign countries and are approved to have the same ability of obtaining necessary credits by the graduate school of Okayama University
Those who are approved to have the same ability to a university graduate by the graduate school of Okayama University
Doctor's Course: ※Except for Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Medicine and Dentistry field)
Those who have Master's degree or expect to have it
Those who obtained the degree corresponded to Master's degree or expect to obtain it in foreign countries
Those who are approved to have the same or superior ability to have Master's degree by the graduate school of Okayama University
Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Medicine and Dentistry field)
Those who completed the medical or dental course at university or expect to do so
Those who completed the 18 years' medical or dental course at university or expect to do so in foreign countries
Those who are approved to have the same or superior ability to complete the medical or dental course at university by the graduate school of Okayama University
Application Methods: Submit the following documents to the office in charge at the graduate school you want to enroll.
※The necessary documents and the forms are different among graduate schools, so ask the office in charge. The time of application and the number of recruitment are also different.
     1.Application Form
     2.Examination Document
     3.Transcript
     4.Thesis, Research Plan, etc
Selection Methods: Entrance Examination and submitted documents
Office in Charge: Instruction & Student Section or Graduate School Section at each graduate school
※Check the list of Office in Charge.

○Research Students

Research student is a student who does not seek the Master's or Doctor's degree and researches his/her special subjects at the graduate school.

Time of Entrance: April or October
Period of Research: Half year or 1 year, but the period may be extended for special reasons (But the period can not be longer than 2 years).
Qualification Requirements: Those who meet the requirements of applying for graduate school of Okayama University
Application Methods: Submit the following documents to the office in charge at the graduate school you want to enroll.
※The necessary documents and the forms are different among graduate schools, so ask the office in charge. The time of application and the number of recruitment are also different.
     1.Application Form
     2.Certificate of (Expected) Graduation issued by your university
     3.Transcript issued by your university
     4.Thesis, Research Plan, etc
Selection Methods: By submitted documents
Office in Charge: Instruction & Student Section at each graduate school
※Check the list of Office in Charge.

<Special Auditors, Special Research Students>

Special Auditor and Special Research Student are students who come to Japan based on International Exchange Agreements between foreign universities and Okayama University.

Time of Entrance: April or October in principal
School Year: Half year or 1 year
Qualification Requirements: Non-Japanese
Those who are approved to enter Okayama University based on agreements of student exchange
Those who continue their study at home university after the program
Application Methods: Student Services Division notifies each faculty and graduate school. For more details, ask Instruction & Student Section or Graduate School Section at each faculty.
Office in Charge: Instruction & Student Section or Graduate School Section at each faculty. *Check the list of Office in Charge.

Okayama University accepts short-term exchange students through "Exchange Program Okayama (EPOK)". They can take classes in English and the credits they got here can be authorized necessary credits for their graduation at home university.

Time of Entrance: April or October
School Year: Half year or 1 year
Qualification Requirements: Non-Japanese
Students who completed sophomore at the university with which Okayama University has the special agreement of student exchange
California State University, Eastbay
California State University, Fullerton
San Jose State University
State University of New York at Stony Brook
University of Kansas
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Southern Oregon University
Arizona State University
University of Sheffield
University of Surrey
University of Edinburgh
Mahidol University
Maejo University
Northeast Normal University
University of Adelaide
University of South Australia
University of Dalat
Application Methods: Ask International Affairs Office for more detail.
Office in Charge: International Affairs Office