Becoming an International Student (Admissions)

Undergraduate Programs

Inquiries TUFS Global Admission Office
E-mail: gao[at]tufs.ac.jp (Please change [at] to @)

	School of Language and Culture Studies	School of International and Area Studies	School of Japan Studies
Degree	Bachelor of Arts Degree in Languages and Area Studies
Language of instruction	Japanese	Japanese	Japanese/English
Application Period	Mid October	Mid October	depending on the type of examination
Enrollment	April		April October (3rd year transfer)
Graduation	March		March September(3rd year transfer)
Standard years of enrollment	4 years		4 years 2 years(3rd year transfer)
Type of examination	私費外国人留学生選抜	私費外国人留学生選抜	日本留学試験利用選抜 School of Japan Studies Entrance Examination (English‐Speaker track) Entrance Examination for Third-Year Transfer Students Seeking Admission to the School of Japan Studies (Oct. Admission)
Admission Fee*	282,000JPY
Tuition*	535,800JPY (yearly)

*Admission Fee and Tuition are as of Jan. 2024 (subject to change)

Inquiries TUFS Global Admission Office
E-mail: gao[at]tufs.ac.jp (Please change [at] to @)

	Global Studies			Japan Studies
	Language and Culture Studies	Area and International Studies	Peace and Conflict Studies	Japan Studies	Recurrent Course in Japanese Language Education
Degree	Master's Degree in one of the following fields; Linguistics, Literature, Humanities	Master's Degree in one of the following fields; Humanities, International Studies	Master's Degree in International Studies	Master's Degree in one of the following fields; Linguistics, Literature, Arts, International Studies	Master's Degree in one of the following fields; Linguistics, Humanities
Language of instruction	Japanese	Japanese	English	Japanese	Japanese
Application Period	Fall Exam：Late August Winter exam：Mid December			Fall Exam：Late August Winter exam：Mid December	Late August
Enrollment	April		October	April	October
Graduation	March		September	March	September
Standard years of enrollment	2 years			2 years	1 year
Type of examination	Fall Entrance Examination (April admission) Winter Entrance Examination (April admission)	Fall Entrance Examination (April admission) Winter Entrance Examination (April admission)	Peace and Conflict Studies course	Fall Entrance Examination (April admission) Winter Entrance Examination (April admission)	Recurrent Course in Japanese Language Education
Admission Fee*	282,000JPY
Tuition*	535,800JPY (yearly)

*Admission Fee and Tuition are as of Jan. 2024 (subject to change)

Inquiries TUFS Global Admission Office
E-mail: gao[at]tufs.ac.jp (Please change [at] to @)

	Global Studies	Japan Studies	Joint Doctoral Program for Sustainability Research
Degree	Doctor of Philosophy degree (Humanities)
Language of instruction	Depending on supervisor		English
Application Period	April Admission: Mid November October Admission: March - early May
Enrollment	April/October
Graduation	March/September
Standard years of enrollment	3 years
Type of examination	Doctoral Program (April admission) Doctoral Program (October admission)
Admission Fee*	282,000JPY
Tuition*	535,800JPY (yearly)

*Admission Fee and Tuition are as of Jan. 2024 (subject to change)

TUFS Global Admission Office

E-mail: gao[at]tufs.ac.jp (Please change [at] to @)