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NewsAdmissions Screening in Your Home Country as well as in Japan
- Admissions screening takes place in India, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Japan
- Apply with scores of EJU, English proficiency certificate, and optionally JLPT
- The complete application system is available online [MANUAL for the online application system]
Since 2017, ABP has accepted online applications from your countries as well as from within Japan.
The application requires scores of the EJU subject tests (Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students) , a certification of English proficiency (TOEFL iBT(R), TOEFL iBT(R) Home Edition, TOEIC(R) L&R, or IELTS [Academic Module]), and optionally, a JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) certificate.
*The information in the brochures below is as of May 2019. Please check the latest application guide for updates.
- Application Guide
- Download CONSENT FORM for applicants who are public employees or corporate employees only.
ABP Applications
To apply for ABP, valid scores for the following 2 or 3 standardized tests are required:
1.EJU (Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students)
Highlights and Features of EJU:
– Standardized tests conducted by the Japanese governmental organization JASSO
– Tests are conducted twice a year
– Test sites in India (New Delhi), Indonesia (Jakarta and Surabaya), Thailand (Bangkok and Chiang Mai), Vietnam (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City), Myanmar (Yangon), and Japan
– Subject tests (except for Japanese as a foreign language) offered in English and Japanese
– Valid for 2 years
http://www.jasso.go.jp/en/eju/index.html
For more information about how to take the EJU, check JASSO’s official website:http://www.jasso.go.jp/eju/index_e.html
2.English Proficiency Certificate
One of the following English proficiency certificates is required:
TOEFL iBT(R)TOEFL iBT(R) Home Edition TOEFL iBT(R)
TOEIC(R) L&R
IELTS (Academic Module)
* Note: TOEIC(R) L&R IP, TOEFL ITP(R), and IELTS (General Training Module) are not accepted.
3.Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) (Optional)
If you have a JLPT certificate, the Japanese as a Foreign Language subject test in EJU can be substituted with the JLPT certificate. The approximate levels of Japanese language proficiency expected by each faculty are listed below.
If you have a JLPT certificate, the Japanese as a Foreign Language subject test in EJU can be substituted with the JLPT certificate. The approximate levels of Japanese language proficiency expected by each faculty are listed below.
Required EJU Subject Tests for ABP
Standardized Test Requirements
| Faculties | Departments & Courses |
Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) or Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) | English qualification examination |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese as a Foreign Language | Science | Japan and the World | Mathematics | ||||
| EJU (Listening, Listening-Reading, Reading: (on a 400-point scale) / JLPT | (On a 200-point scale for each) (Examinations may be taken in English) |
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| Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | Daytime courses | Department of Social and Human Studies | 〇 | 〇 | Course 1 | Any one of the following:
TOEIC(R) TOEFL iBT(R) TOEFL IELTS |
|
| Department of Language and Literature | 〇 | 〇 | Course 1 | ||||
| Department of Law | 〇 | 〇 | Course 1 | ||||
| Department of Economics | 〇 | 〇 | Course 1 | ||||
| Faculty of Education | Training Course for School Teachers | 〇 | 〇 | Course 1 or 2 |
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| Faculty of Informatics | Department of Computer Science | 〇 | Choose two from physics, chemistry, or biology | Course 2 | |||
| Department of Behavior Informatics | 〇 | Choose two from physics, chemistry, or biology | Course 2 | ||||
| Department of Socio – Information Studies | 〇 | 〇 | Course 1 or 2 |
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| Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics | 〇 | Choose two from physics, chemistry, or biology | Course 2 | |||
| Department of Physics | 〇 | Physics is required, Choose one other elective | Course 2 | ||||
| Department of Chemistry | 〇 | Chemistry is required, Choose one other elective | Course 2 | ||||
| Department of Biological Science | 〇 | Choose two from physics, chemistry, or biology | Course 2 | ||||
| Department of Geosciences | 〇 | Choose two from physics, chemistry, or biology | Course 2 | ||||
| Faculty of Engineering | Department of Mechanical Engineering | 〇 | Physics & chemistry | Course 2 | |||
| Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 〇 | Physics & chemistry | Course 2 | ||||
| Department of Electronics and Materials Science | 〇 | Physics & chemistry | Course 2 | ||||
| Department of Applied Chemistry and Biochemical Engineering | 〇 | Physics & chemistry | Course 2 | ||||
| Department of Mathematical and Systems Engineering | 〇 | Physics & chemistry | Course 2 | ||||
| Faculty of Agriculture | Department of Bioresource Sciences | 〇 | Choose two from physics, chemistry, or biology | Course 2 | |||
| Department of Applied Life Sciences | 〇 | Choose two from physics, chemistry, or biology | Course 2 | ||||
| Faculty / Department | EJU Subject Tests |
|---|---|
| Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | Japanese as a Foreign Language*, Japan and the World, Mathematics (Course 1) |
| Faculty of Education | Japanese as a Foreign Language*, Japan and the World, Mathematics (Course 1 or 2) |
| Faculty of Informatics (Computer Science, Behavior Informatics) |
Japanese as a Foreign Language*, Science**, Mathematics (Course 2) |
| Faculty of Informatics (Socio-Information Studies) |
Japanese as a Foreign Language*, Japan and the World, Mathematics (Course 1 or 2) |
| Faculty of Science | Japanese as a Foreign Language*, Science**, Mathematics (Course 2) |
| Faculty of Engineering | |
| Faculty of Agriculture |
*The Japanese as a Foreign Language subject test in the EJU can be substituted with the JLPT certificate.
** Please refer to the application guide and check which two Science subjects out of Chemistry, Physics, and Biology are required by each faculty/department.
| English language qualification examinations | TOEIC(R) L&R, TOEFL iBT(R) Home Edition, TOEFL iBT(R), IELTS (Academic Module) |
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* Note:TOEIC(R) L&R IP test, TOEFL ITP(R) test or IELTS (General Training Module) test are not accepted.
The approximate levels of Japanese language proficiency expected by each faculty
| Faculties and Departments | Either of the two | |
|---|---|---|
| EJU Japanese as a foreign language |
JLPT | |
| Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | 220 points or greater | Pass N1 or N2, or 135 points or greater in N3 |
| Faculty of Education | 240 points or greater | Pass N1 |
| Faculty of Informatics | 220 points or greater | Pass N1 or N2, or 135 points or greater in N3 |
| Faculty of Science | ||
| Faculty of Engineering | ||
| Faculty of Agriculture | ||
| Faculty | Either of the two | |
|---|---|---|
| EJU Japanese as a Foreign Language |
JLPT | |
| Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | 220 points or greater | Pass N1 or N2, or 135 points or greater in N3 |
| Faculty of Education | 240 points or greater | Pass N1 |
| Faculty of Informatics | 220 points or greater | Pass N1 or N2, or 135 points or greater in N3 |
| Faculty of Science | ||
| Faculty of Engineering | ||
| Faculty of Agriculture | ||
Scheduled changes in application methods, examination subjects, etc.
2026年10月入試の変更点（PDF）
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