School of Cultural and Social Studies

【Important】Announcement Regarding the Entrance Examination in AY 2022
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Application guideline

Application guidelines [April 2022] (in Japanese)

The Application Guidelines(PDF) on this page are only reference.Applicants are required to obtain a booklet of Application Guidelines to start the application procedure. Please contact us to ask for a booklet or any further information.
[Point of Contact] Student Affairs Section, Division of Academic and Student Affairs, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI (E-mail:gakusei*ml.soken.ac.jp Please replace * with @ to send an e-mail.)

*Some of the application forms are downloadable from the link below. You can submit either the download version or the print version of the application forms. In case you submit the download version, It is necessary to print the documents.

• Form2　Summary of Master Thesis (Word)
• Form3　List of Research Publication (Word)
• Form4　Summary of Scientific Papers (Summary of Previous Research Experience)(Word)
• Form5　Research Proposal (Word)

*For other prescribed forms not listed above, please use the forms enclosed in the Application guidelines (print version).

General Notes

1. If you have any questions regrading the qualification for admission, please contact the Student Affairs Section in advance.
2. The application must arrive no later than the last day of the application period without fail.
3. Physically challenged applicants who require special consideration at the examination and after enrollment are advised to inform SOKENDAI three months prior to the application period.
4. Depending on the specifics of the education and research instructions they wish to receive upon entering the program, applicants may be subject to regulations on the export/transfer of controlled technologies based on the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law. Please consult each department office for further details.
5. Students are not allowed to simultaneously register at other universities while studying at SOKENDAI.
6. Use the pen with black or blue ink when you write the application.When you need to revise the application, cross out the sentence which should be corrected.(Do not use whiteout)