※Entrance Exam Guidelines・Application Forms（issued in late July）：https://www.ryukoku.ac.jp/admission/nyushi/foreign/
●Entrance examinations and selection procedures are subject to change.
●Please check the admissions guidelines published in late July for details.
| Faculty | Department | Entrance Examination and Selection Process （April 2023 Entry） | Exam Venue |
Number of International Students Recruited (2023) |
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| JLPT | EJU Exam | Eligible Exam | |||||||||||||
| 2022 Second Term (Nov) |
2022 First Term (June) |
2021 Second Term (Nov) |
2021 First Term (June) |
2020 Second Term (Nov) |
Exam Subjects |
Application Period |
Exam Date |
Exam Fee |
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| Spring Schedule |
Fall Schedule |
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| Letters | Shin Buddhism | - | 「Japanese （including writing）」 「General Subjects」 |
※4 | ○ | ○ | ○ | 〇 Spring Only |
Interview (for applicants located overseas, an online interview will be conducted) |
【Applicants within Japan】 October 10th （Mon） ～October 16th （Sun ） 【Applicants located Overseas】 September 16th （Fri） ～September 28th （Wed） |
【Applicants within Japan】 December 12th （Mon） ～December 16th （Fri） |
【Spring】 Nov 26th, 2022 （Sat） 【Fall】 Feb 18th, 2023 （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 writing）」 「General Subjects」or 「Mathematics（Course１）」 |
※4 | ○ | ○ | ○ | 【Applicants within Japan】 December 12th （Mon） ～December 16th （Fri ） |
5 | |||||||
| Economics | Contemporary Economics/ Internatonal Economics ※1 |
「Japanese （including writing）」 「General Subjects」or 「Mathematics（Course１）」 |
- | ○ | ○ | ○ | - | 12 | |||||||
| Business Administration |
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. |
- | ○ | ○ | - | 10 | |||||||
| ○ | |||||||||||||||
| Policy Science |
Policy Science |
- | 「Japanese （including writing）」 「General Subjects」 |
※4 | ○ | ○ | ○ | 【Applicants within Japan】 December 12th （Mon） ～December 16th （Fri ） |
5 | ||||||
| Law | Law | 「Japanese （including writing）」 「General Subjects」 |
※4 | ○ | ○ | ○ | 【Applicants within Japan】 December 12th （Mon） ～December 16th （Fri ） |
5 (Including International Students enroll in September) |
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| International Studies |
Intercultural Communication ※2 |
「Japanese （including writing）」 「General Subjects」or 「Mathematics（Course１）」 ※excluding designated schools |
※4 | ○ | ○ | ○ | 【Applicants within Japan】 December 12th （Mon） ～December 16th （Fri ） |
30 （Including international students, returnee students, and children of repatriates from China who enroll in September） |
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| Junior College ※5 |
Social Welfare | 「Japanese （including writing）」 「General Subjects」 or「Mathematics（Course１）」 |
※4 | ○ | ○ | ○ | 【Applicants within Japan】 December 12th （Mon） ～December 16th （Fri ） |
4 | |||||||
| Childhood Care and Education |
Passing Score of N2 or Higher ※3 |
- | - | 2 | |||||||||||
| Advanced Science and Technology |
Applied Mathematics and Informatics |
- | 「Japanese （including writing）」 「Science」 （Select 2 subjects from Physics, Chemistry, or Biology）and 「Mathematics （Course 2）」 |
- | ○ | ○ | ○ | - | Seta Campus |
2 | |||||
| Media Informatics |
2 | ||||||||||||||
| Electronics and Informatics |
2 | ||||||||||||||
| Mechanics and Systems Engineering |
2 | ||||||||||||||
| Materials Chemistry |
2 | ||||||||||||||
| Environmental Solution Technology |
2 | ||||||||||||||
| Sociology ※6 |
Sociology | 「Japanese （including writing）」 「General Subjects」 or 「Mathematics （Course１）」 |
※4 | ○ | ○ | ○ | 【Applicants within Japan】 December 12th （Mon） ～December 16th （Fri ） |
3 | |||||||
| Community Management |
2 | ||||||||||||||
| Contemporary Social Work |
3 | ||||||||||||||
| Agriculture | Plant Life Science |
「Japanese （including writing）」 「Science」 （Select 2 subjects from Physics, Chemistry, or Biology） |
※4 | ○ | ○ | ○ | 【Applicants within Japan】 December 12th （Mon） ～December 16th （Fri ） ※The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition is not accepting applications. |
1 | |||||||
| Bioresource Science |
2 | ||||||||||||||
| Food Science and Human Nutrition |
2 | ||||||||||||||
| Agri-Food Systems |
「Japanese （including writing）」 「General Subjects」or 「Mathematics （Course１）」 |
2 | |||||||||||||
※1 The Faculty of Economics（First-Year Students and Special International Students）will simultaneously accept applications for the Department of Contemporary Economics and the Department of International Economics. ※2 The Department of Global Studies (Faculty of International Studies) does not conduct Entrance Exams for International Students. ※3 Limited to those who passed from April 1st, 2020 onwards. ※4 The Fall Semester is limited to Applicants based within Japan. ※5 The Junior College will stop accepting applications from the 2025 Academic Year (Reiwa 7). ※6 The Department of Sociology will move to Fukakusa Campus in April 2025. Students will commute to Fukakusa Campus from April 2025. 【Qualifications for Admission】 Applicants must possess foreign nationality and have either completed (or are expected to complete) 12 years of education in a foreign country, or are recognized by the university to have equivalent qualifications. |
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