※Entrance Exam Guidelines・Application Forms（issued in early August）：https://www.ryukoku.ac.jp/admission/nyushi/foreign/
●Entrance examinations and selection procedures are subject to change.
●Please check the Admission Guideline issued in early August for details.
| Faculty Name |
Department・Course Name | Entrance Examination and Selection Process（April 2025 Entry） | Exam Venue | Student Limit (2025 Academic Year) |
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| JLPT | EJU Exam |
Eligible Exam | |||||||||||||
| 2024 Second Term (Nov) | 2024 First Term (June) | 2023 Second Term (November) | 2023 First Term (June) | 2022 Second Term (November) | Exam Contents |
Application Period | Exam Date |
Fee | |||||||
| 1st Term | 2nd Term | ||||||||||||||
| Letters | Shin Buddhism | - | [Japanese (including essay questions)], 「General Subjects」 |
※4 | ○ | ○ | ○ | 〇First Term Only | Interview (For those located abroad, an online interview will be conducted) |
【Applicants within Japan】 9/27（Fri）～10/4（Fri ） 【Applicants Overseas】 8/30（Fri）～9/11（Wed） |
【Applicants within Japan】 12/9（Mon）～12/13（Fri ） |
【First Term】 2024 11/9（Sat） 【Second Term】 2025 2/22（Sat） |
\35,000 ※An additional transfer fee will be incurred by Applicants located overseas. |
Fukakusa Campus | 4 |
| Buddhist Studies | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Philosophy | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| History | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| English Language and Culture | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Psychology | Psychology | [Japanese (including essay questions)], [General Subjects], OR「Mathematics (Course 1)] | ※4 | ○ | ○ | ○ | 【Applicants Overseas】 12/9（Mon）～12/13（Fri） |
5 | |||||||
| Economics | Contemporary Economics/ Internatonal Economics ※1 |
[Japanese (including essay questions)] General Subjects) OR [Mathematics (Course 1)] |
- | ○ | ○ | ○ | - | 12 | |||||||
| Business Admin |
Business Administration |
- | Both ① and ②: ①「Japanese （including writing）」 270 points and above ②「General Subjects」 120 points and above or 「Mathematics （Course１）」120 points and above ※The application language for all subjects must be Japanese. |
- | ○ | ○ | ○ | - | 7 | ||||||
| Commerce ※2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Policy Science |
Policy Science | - | [Japanese (including essay questions)] 「General Subjects」 |
※4 | ○ | ○ | ○ | 【Applicants within Japan】 12/9（Mon）～12/13（Fri ） |
5 | ||||||
| Law | Law | [Japanese (including essay questions)], 「General Subjects」 |
※4 | ○ | ○ | ○ | 【Applicants within Japan】 12/9（Mon）～12/13（Fri） |
5 (Includes Int'l Students who enterin September) |
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| Int'l Studies |
Intercultural Communication | [Japanese (including essay questions)] [General Subjects] OR「Mathematics (Course 1)]※Excluding Deignated Schools |
※4 | ○ | ○ | ○ | 【Applicants within Japan】 12/9（Mon）～12/13（Fri） |
30名 (Including international students, returnee students, and children of repatriates from China who enter in September) |
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| Global Studies | 「General Subjects」 | - | ○ | ○ | ○ | - | 3 | ||||||||
| Sociology ※5 |
Integrated Sociology ※6 | Both ① and ②: ①「Japanese （including writing）」 270 points and above ②「General Subjects」 120 points and above or 「Mathematics （Course１）」120 points and above ※The application language for all subjects must be Japanese. |
※4 | ○ | ○ | ○ | 【Applicants within Japan】 12/9（Mon）～12/13（Fri） |
4 | |||||||
| Advanced Science and Technology | Applied Mathematics and Informatics | - | [Japanese (including essay questions)], [Science] （Select 2 subjects from Physics, Chemistry, or Biology）AND [Mathematics (Course2)] |
- | ○ | ○ | ○ | - | Seta Campus | 2 | |||||
| Media Informatics | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Electronics and Informatics | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Mechanics and Systems Engineering | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Materials Chemistry | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Environmental Solution Technology ※3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Agriculture | Plant Life Science | [Japanese (including essay questions)], [Science] （Select 2 subjects from Physics, Chemistry, or Biology） |
※4 | ○ | ○ | ○ | 【Applicants within Japan】 12/9（Mon）～12/13（Fri） ※Applications not accepted for the Department of Food and Nutrition |
1 | |||||||
| Bioresource Science | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Food Science and Human Nutrition | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Agri-Food Systems | [Japanese (including essay questions)], General Subjects] OR [Mathematics (Course 1)] | 2 | |||||||||||||
※1 The Faculty of Economics (first-year admission and special international students) will accept applications for both the Department of Contemporary Economics and the Department of International Economics at the same time. ※2 Department of Commerce, Faculty of Business Administration (Opens in April 2025) ※3 From April 2025, Name Changed from 「Department of Environmental Ecology Engineering」 ※4 Only domestic applications are received in the Second Term. ※5 The Faculty of Sociology will move to Fukakusa Campus in April, 2025. ※6 The Department of Integrated Sociology will open in April 2025. 【Application Qualifications】 Applicants must hold foreign nationality and have completed (or be expected to complete) 12 years of school education in a foreign country, or be recognized as having equivalent qualifications by the Faculty Council of Ryukoku University. |
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