You must fulfill both Requirement 1 and Requirement 2:
Requirement 1: Educational Qualifications |
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Students must satisfy ONE of the following requirements:
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Requirement 2: Language Proficiency |
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Advanced Japanese language proficiency (for April admission ONLY) April applicants must pass JLPT level 1 (N1) or demonstrate similar ability in order to understand instructions and participate in school activities such as orientation in Japanese. Official English proficiency test scores REQUIRED for applicants who have not received their last five years of formal education in English (for BOTH April and October admissions). |
Answer a few questions to roughly determine your eligibility as a first-year student.
Have you completed or will you complete a 12-year course of education as designated by the Ministry of Education in Japan or abroad prior to enrollment?
If you are not sure if your school or country offers a 12-year standard education curriculum, please contact your local Japanese embassy for confirmation.
Have you completed or will you complete 11 years of education abroad, plus a Japanese university pre-sessional course designated by MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan)?
List of schools 1, List of schools 2 (Japanese only)
Have you earned or will you earn certification or test results equivalent to a 12-year course of education outside of Japan, and be 18 years of age or older prior to enrollment?
Have you completed or will you complete a curriculum of 11 years or more equivalent to a senior high school education outside of Japan, as designated by MEXT?
Refer to the webpage for details(Japanese only)
Have you earned or will you earn an International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB Full Diploma) from the International Baccalaureate Organization prior to enrollment?
Have you earned or will you earn an Abitur from the Federal Republic of Germany prior to enrollment?
Have you earned or will you earn a Baccalaureate from the French Republic prior to enrollment?
Have you earned or will you earn a GCE Advanced Level (GCEA) required for university matriculation in Great Britain and Northern Ireland prior to enrollment?
Have you completed or will you complete 12 years of education in an internationally-certified program by one of the following prior to enrollment?
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Council of International Schools (CIS)
The Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
According to this basic check, you may not meet the academic eligibility requirements for applying to Discovery International Application.
If you would like to request verification of your educational background for application eligibility, fill out and submit our Education History Confirmation Request Form.
Please note that it may take some time to receive a response.
We recommend requesting verification at least four weeks prior to the application deadline.
According to this basic check, you meet the academic eligibility requirements for applying to Discovery International Application.
Please make sure that you also meet the language requirements. If you have further questions about your eligibility, please contact us at admission_discovery@adm.okayama-u.ac.jp
(Please note that this is a basic confirmation test and does not guarantee your application eligibility.)
