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Schedule for Entrance Examination

This is a general guide on graduate school admission in Japan. Actual schedules differ by the department and course. For more details, please be sure to check the schedule for the course for which you wish to apply.

	Availability of Admission Details	Application Period	Entrance Examination	Admission
1st Calling	End of May	July	August	Following April
Fall Admission	End of May	July	August	October
2nd Calling	Beginning of December	Following January	Following February	Following April

Outline of Entrance Examination

[Important] Important notice for entrance examination of Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (Master's program)
On-site TOEEFL-ITP test will become unavailable from the entrance examination conducted in August 2018 onward. Be sure to get the official score for TOEIC/TOEFL/IELTS in advance. More details can be found here.

First Calling　Schedule decided General Information
		Application Period ※１	July 6～13, 2018
		Time of Admission	April 2019
		Course	Special Selection Enrollment Program for International Students
Master’s Course	Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences	Earth and Planetary Sciences Course	August 21 and 22
	Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences	Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences Course	August 21 and 22
	Dept. of Environmental Engineering and Architecture	Spatial Planning and Environment Course	August 2
		Materials and Environment Course	August 2
		Architecture Course	August 21, 22
	Dept. of Social and Human Environment	―	August 16, 17
Doctoral Course	Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences	Earth and Planetary Sciences Course	Not available
	Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences	Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences Course	Not available
	Dept. of Environmental Engineering and Architecture	Spatial Planning and Environment Course	August 21, 22, 23
		Materials and Environment Course	August 2
		Architecture Course	August 21, 22
	Dept. of Social and Human Environment	―	Not available

Fall Admission　Schedule decided General Information
		Application Period ※１	July 6～13, 2018
		Time of Admission	October 2018
		Course	Special Selection Enrollment Program for International Students
Master’s Course	Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences	Earth and Planetary Sciences Course	August 21, 22
	Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences	Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences Course	August 21, 22
	Dept. of Environmental Engineering and Architecture	Spatial Planning and Environment Course	August 2
		Materials and Environment Course	August 2
		Architecture Course	Not available
	Dept. of Social and Human Environment	―	August 16, 17
Doctoral Course	Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences	Earth and Planetary Sciences Course	August 22
	Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences	Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences Course	August 22
	Dept. of Environmental Engineering and Architecture	Spatial Planning and Environment Course	August 21, 22, 23
		Materials and Environment Course	August 2
		Architecture Course	August 21, 22
	Dept. of Social and Human Environment	―	August 16, 17

Second Calling ※2 Application closed General Information
		Application Period ※１	January 5～12, 2018
		Time of Admission	April 2018
		Course	Special Selection Enrollment Program for International Students
Master’s Course	Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences	Earth and Planetary Sciences Course	February 5 ※3 For applicants only February 14
		Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences Course
	Dept. of Environmental Engineering and Architecture	Spatial Planning and Environment Course	February 1
		Materials and Environment Course
		Architecture Course	Not available
	Dept. of Social and Human Environment	―	February 13, 14
Doctoral Course	Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences	Earth and Planetary Sciences Course	February 14
		Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences Course
	Dept. of Environmental Engineering and Architecture	Spatial Planning and Environment Course	February 1
		Materials and Environment Course
		Architecture Course	February 2～8
	Dept. of Social and Human Environment	―	February 13, 14

※1　A separate due date for applicants who require a preliminary review

※2　The number of students to be accepted depends on the number of students accepted in the first calling

For Applicants for Graduate School of Environmental Studies

Applicants to the Graduate School of Environmental Studies must decide on the course to apply and contact the Supervisor before submitting the Application Form.
Please refer to the Admissions Flow Charts.

Click here for information about the courses and faculty

If you cannot find the course and faculty information, please contact the International Student Advisor.

◙ Examination Conduct

The Department of Earth and Environmental Science has been evaluating an examinee’s English ability by the score of TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or TOEIC（Test of English for International Communication）since the entrance exam for Spring 2015. From the entrance examination (Second Calling) for Spring 2016, which will be conducted by the Department of Earth and Environmental Science and the Department of Environmental Engineering and Architecture (Spatial Planning and Environment Course / Materials and Environment Course), the score of IELTS（International English Language Testing System）will also be accepted as an English evaluation. The examinee who would like to take an entrance examination (Second Calling) for the Architecture Course must take an English test on site.

For the entrance examination in 2018, you must submit the score of the test taken on or after August 1st, 2016. For the entrance examination in 2019, you must submit the score of the test taken on or after February 1st, 2017.

The original score must be one of the following test results:
-“Examinee Score Report” of TOEFL CBT (Computer-Based Test), PBT (Paper-Based Test), or iBT (Internet-Based Test).
-“Official Score Certificate” of TOEIC (Listening & Reading Test)
-“Test Report Form” of IELTS (Academic Module)

Please see “General Information” for more details.

How to Request Application Form

Please contact the faculty of the course of your choice before applying via e-mail.

◙ For applicants in Japan

To receive an application package, please send us a self-addressed envelope (32 x 24 cm, for A4 size). Please affix the appropriate Postage on the envelope as shown below:
•Application for all courses, 380 yen
Please also state which course you are applying for on the envelope. For example:
• "Application for Master's Course for April Admission 2019"
• "Application for Doctoral Course for April Admission 2019"

◙ For applicants overseas

For application by International mail return by AIRMAIL: (6～13 days)
To receive an application package, please send us a self-addressed envelope (32 x 24 cm, for A4 size). Please enclose IRC for an adequate total amount of Postage as below:

Number of copies	Number of Required IRC（International Reply Coupon）
Number of copies	Asia	Oceania, North America, Central America, Middle East	Europe	South America, Africa
1	6	6	6	7
2	8	10	10	13
3	11	14	14	18
4	14	18	18	23

･Please apply for application package after contacting a prospective academic advisor or the International Student Advisor at GSES.

If you want to be sent by EMS (2-4 days), for one copy of application package.

Number of copies	Number of Required IRC（International Reply Coupon）
Number of copies	Asia	Oceania, North America, Central America, Middle East	Europe	South America, Africa
1	12	17	18	20

[Contact]
Student Affairs Office
Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University
D2-2(510), Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan 464-8601
E-mail: env@adm.nagoya-u.ac.jp

◙ Schedules for Application and Entrance Examination

Course	Available from	Entrance Examination	Postage
Master's/Doctoral Course for October Admission 2018	End of May, 2018	August 2018	380 yen
Master's/Doctoral Course for April Admission 2019 (First Calling)	End of May, 2018	August 2018	380 yen
Master’s/Doctoral Course for April Admission 2019 (Second Calling)	Beginning of December, 2018	February 2019	380 yen

Admission fee and tuition

Admission fee : 282,000 yen
Tuition : 535,800 yen/year (to be paid half-yearly)

Scholarships and Tuition Fee Exemption

Scholarships and Tuition Fee Exemption

Research Student Program

Eligibility

To enroll as a research student at the Graduate School of Environmental Studies, basically you must have completed a master’s program, or you will be expected to complete a master’s program by the time of enrollment. However, applicants who have a bachelor’s degree might have chance to apply for a research student (program) through a preliminary screening (Not always granted). Application periods for the preliminary screening are as follows (For more details, please refer to the latest requirement). If you would like to take the preliminary screening, make early contact with your academic supervisor first to get his/her informal consent, and let us know at the address below.

	Privately Financed International Students [Preliminary Screening]
	Domestic Application	Overseas Application
April Admission	Early January	Early November
October Admission	Late June	Late April

Application Procedures

To apply for a research student (program), you must have your academic supervisor’s informal consent first. Once you have got his/her consent, let us know at the address below. We’ll send you admission procedure requirements via email. As for the applicants who have been successfully pass the preliminary screening need to apply for the research student program anew.

Application Period

	Japanese Students	Privately Financed International Students
	Japanese Students	Domestic Application	Overseas Application
April Admission	Late February ~ Early March	Late February ~ Early March	Late November ~ Early December
October Admission	Late July ~ Early August	Late July ~ Early August	Late May ~ Early June

Contact

Student Affairs Office of GSES, Nagoya University
E-mail：env@adm.nagoya-u.ac.jp
TEL：052-789-4591