Japanese Category

1. At least First-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. GPA should be higher than 3.00.
3. Japanese at least 2 level, and should be within 2 years, 部分系所要求N1成績，詳情請見注意事項.

General Category

1. At least First-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. GPA should be higher than 3.00.
3. TOEFL iBT 79 (Do not accept Home Edition) or IELTS 6.0.

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, Fact Sheet For reference only), and Application Guide.
3. For course information, please refer to the website.
4. To maintain student visa status as an “Exchange Student” at the University of Tsukuba, it is required for you to take at least 8 periods (600 min.) of classes per week.
5. Master's or PhD student are NOT allowed to take undergraduate courses/subjects/units.
6. Exchange student is unable to choose Degree Program in Business Sciences / Law School Program / MBA Program in International Business. Also, the courses offered by these degree programs are unable to be taken. DDP student is unable to choose Master's program in Mathematics and Master's Program in Physics.
7. Language Requirements:
   • When submitting language proficiency test results, the attached JLPT certificate must be within the past two years of validity.
   • If applicant would like to join college of Japanese language and Japanese culture, JLPT N2 level is required
   • If applicant would like to join Master’s Program in Service Engineering, JLPT N1 level in required.
8. Japanese Language Courses
9. Life cost information：Around ¥80,000-¥100,000 per month, including cost of accommodation.
10. Insurance information：All students need to join Japanese National Health insurance (costs around ¥23,000 per year) and in-campus accident insurance (Costs around ¥1,000 per year).