Japanese Category

1. At least Second-year Undergraduate student/First-year master’s student/First-year doctoral student. According to the year of study recorded in the Office of Academic Affairs system at the time of internal selection..
2. There should be no failed courses listed in your transcripts.
3. GPA should be higher than 3.30.
4. Japanese at least 1 level.

General Category

1. At least Second-year Undergraduate student/First-year master’s student/First-year doctoral student. According to the year of study recorded in the Office of Academic Affairs system at the time of internal selection..
2. There should be no failed courses listed in your transcripts.
3. GPA should be higher than 3.30.
4. TOEFL iBT 90 (Do not accept Home Edition) or IELTS 6.5.

Japanese Category
2 students for 1 academic year.
(Admitted students are limited to depart in the 1st semester of NTU, for their exchange of one semester or one academic year.)
General Category
1 student for 1 academic year.
(Admitted students are limited to depart in the 1st semester of NTU, for their exchange of one semester or one academic year.)

Fall Semester: October to March
Spring Semester: April to August/September

✔️ Refer to here for the academic calendar.
⚠️ Note: The actual class schedule and exam timetable may vary slightly by department.

Students must register as a full-time student at NTU and are liable for tuition fees at NTU while overseas. Students do not have to pay tuition fees to the host university, but remain liable for miscellaneous, accommodation, living, insurance, transportation and other personal fees.

1. The language requirements listed are the minimum standards. Applicants are advised to look into specific departments and courses to ensure they meet all prerequisites and additional language criteria. The host institution reserves the right to deny admission if no suitable departments or courses are available.
2. For exchange information, please refer to the website and Fact Sheet (For reference only)
   • Exchange students can choose between the Type U (for undergraduate students) and Type G (for graduate students) programs.
   • Type U: The Type U program is designed for undergraduate students to take various courses across Faculties and College in which you are interested.
   • Type G: The Type G program is designed for graduate students. Type G participants will belong to one of the Graduate Schools. Type G students will be able to take various courses or conduct research under the guidance of faculty members. 
3. Language Proficiency and Academic Requirements：Students who demonstrate excellent academic performance are eligible to apply. Please also note that Type U and Type G may have different requirements. For Type G, please refer to each graduate school prerequisites.
4. Course information：
   • Type U course information, please refer to the website.
   • Type G course information, please refer to the website.
5. USTEP Type U students can take only classes that are open for USTEP students. In general they cannot take graduate level classes, but they can take graduate level classes that are listed on Type U course catalogue.
6. For Type G, it depend on the graduate schools.
7. USTEP students must register for a minimum of 10 hours worth of classes per week which is equivalent to 12 credits per semester
8. Students interested in taking seminars offered in “Japanese” and “Japanese and English” at the Faculty of Law are allowed to apply for only one seminar course per semester. 
9. USTEP Type U students are allowed to take up to two credit-bearing Japanese language classes per week (apply to students enrolling from the spring of 2025 onwards).
10. Students who request to take three credit-bearing Japanese language courses per week must get special permission by including a document filled out by their home university in the online application process. This application will be reviewed by UTokyo before permission can be granted.
11. Please note that a course offered twice a week counts as two classes. There are no restrictions on non-credit-bearing Japanese language programs offered by the Japanese Language Education Division. Some non-credit- bearing courses are offered by Faculty of Engineering.
12. Please note that UTokyo is unable to provide scholarships to USTEP students. Please be well prepared to secure at least monthly funds of ¥120,000 when you apply. Shortly after the announcement of the result, you will be asked to submit the bank balance showing that you have ¥120,000 per month for each month of enrollment at the University of Tokyo. For those students who may encounter financial difficulties, we strongly recommend that students apply for scholarship in their home university or their home country. When participating in an exchange program, it is common to receive scholarships from your home university or country of residence.

1. Exchange students who have been selected and granted institutional nomination by the university must submit their exchange admission application to the host university in accordance with the language requirement under which they were admitted (JLPT, IELTS, or TOEFL iBT).
   For example, students who obtained exchange eligibility based on JLPT results must apply to the host university’s regular exchange student program (i.e., courses taught in Japanese). Students who obtained exchange eligibility based on IELTS or TOEFL iBT results must apply to the host university’s English-taught exchange student program (usually English-taught courses offered by international or global studies faculties specifically for international students).
2. Exchange students who have been selected and nominated by the university may not request changes to the admission conditions after receiving admission approval from the host university, nor may they request to reapply under a different set of conditions if their exchange application is rejected by the host university (including, but not limited to, changing from a Japanese-taught program to an English-taught program). Any such cases will result in immediate cancellation of exchange eligibility and will be subject to penalties and fines.
3. If the host university offers two or more exchange student programs in different languages, the exchange quotas are calculated separately. Applications for exchange admission under different language requirements are also reviewed by different committees at the host university.

Exchange studnets may apply for university housing. However, because of limited number of facilities, assignments to university housing is not guaranteed. The International Exchange Group at UTokyo will contact students with details of the procedure after their admission is granted. For further information, please visit Housing Office website.