Special Entrance Examination for Privately Funded International Students (Undergraduate)

Number of Admissions and Application Prerequisites

Faculties and
Departments
Faculty of Letters and Education:
  •   Department of Liberal Arts and Humanities
      Department of Languages and Culture
      Department of Human and Social Sciences
      Department of Performing Arts

Faculty of Science:
  •   Department of Mathematics
      Department of Physics
      Department of Chemistry
      Department of Biology
      Department of Information Sciences

Faculty of Human Life and Environmental Sciences:
  •   Department of Nutrition and Food Science
      Department of Human-Environmental Science
      Department of Human Life Studies
Number of
Students Admitted

Several for each department

Qualifications

The applicant must fulfill the requirements for both (1) and (2) below. Furthermore, the applicant must be a female who a) does not hold Japanese citizenship and b) either possesses, or is able to obtain a Status of Residence of “College Student” according to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.

  1. (1)The applicant must fall into one of the following four categories:
    1. The applicant has completed 12 years of formal schooling outside Japan or a MEXT-approved equivalent, or is scheduled to complete said schooling as of March 31, 2016.
    2. The applicant holds an International Baccalaureate from the International Baccalaureate Organization based on the Swiss Civil Code and will be at least 18 years old as of March 31, 2016.
    3. The applicant holds an Abitur that is recognized as qualification for university enrollment in all German states and will be at least 18 years old as of March 31, 2016.
    4. The applicant holds a Baccalauréat recognized in France as qualification for university enrollment and will be at least 18 years old as of March 31, 2016.
  2. (2) The applicant must have taken the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) administered by Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO).
    Please refer to the table below for the necessary subjects.
    Department of Physics candidates must also take the TOEFL exam.

Individuals who have graduated from a Japanese high school or hold an equivalent or higher qualification in Japan must apply according to the admission procedures for Japanese applicants.

Screening
Method

Applicants (except for those applying to the Department of Physics) will take the Ochanomizu University Entrance Examination. The results of this exam will be considered in conjunction with other submitted documents including the results of the Examination for Japanese University Admission and the transcript from the last school attended. Candidates for the Department of Physics will be considered based on submitted documents including results of the Examination for Japanese University Admission, the TOEFL score, and the transcript from the last school attended.

Application
Period

Applications are accepted by postal mail only.
Documents must be submitted in the period from Monday, December 7 to Thursday, December 17, 2015.
However, application packages that are postmarked Wednesday, December 16 or earlier and sent by registered express will be accepted even if they arrive after the application period has closed.

Screening
Period

Thursday, February 25 and Friday, February 26, 2016

Notes

Lectures for undergraduate programs at Ochanomizu University are conducted in Japanese. Individuals who wish to enroll as an undergraduate student must acquire sufficient competence in Japanese prior to admission. Interested applicants should confirm whether they meet the conditions to apply to Ochanomizu University.

Required Subjects for the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU)

Faculty Department Required Subjects for the EJU Score
Used
Japanese Japan and
the World
Mathematics Science Other
Subjects
Testing
Language
Physics Chemistry Biology
Letters and
Education
All departments Course 1
or 2
- - - - Japanese Jun/Nov
Science Mathematics - Course 2       Choose
two other
subjects
Japanese Jun/Nov
Physics - Course 2     Choose
another
subjects
Japanese Jun/Nov
Chemistry - Course 2     Choose
another
subjects
Japanese Jun/Nov
Biology - Course 2     Choose
another
subjects
Japanese Jun/Nov
Information Sciences - Course 2     Choose
two other
subjects
Japanese Jun/Nov
Human Life
and
Environmental
Sciences
Nutrition and
Food Science
  Course 2     Choose
two other
subjects
Japanese Jun/Nov
Human-Environmental
Sciences
  Course 2     Choose
two other
subjects
Japanese Jun/Nov
Human Life Studies Course 1
or 2
- - - - Japanese Jun/Nov

Notes:

  1. Results from the 2015 EJU First Session (June) or Second Session (November) will be used.
  2. For the Faculty of Letters and Education and the Department of Human Life Studies, candidates must take either Mathematics Course 1 or Course 2.

Ochanomizu University Entrance Examination

(1) Screening Period

For more information, please refer to Special Entrance Examination for Privately Funded International Students (Undergraduate).

(2) Subjects for Academic Achievement Testing

Faculty and Department Applied to Subjects Tested
Letters and
Education
Liberal Arts and
Humanities
Language English Communication Ⅰ/Ⅱ/Ⅲ
Languages and
Culture
Language English Communication Ⅰ/Ⅱ/Ⅲ
Human and
Social Sciences
Language English Communication Ⅰ/Ⅱ/Ⅲ
Performing Arts Language English Communication Ⅰ/Ⅱ/Ⅲ
Additionally, a proficiency test is required. See (3) below.
Science Mathematics Math
Language
Mathematics Ⅰ/Ⅱ/Ⅲ, Mathematics A/B
English Communication Ⅰ/Ⅱ/Ⅲ
Physics   No academic achievement test required
(only TOEFL required). See (5) below.
Chemistry Math
Science
Language
Mathematics Ⅰ/Ⅱ/Ⅲ, Mathematics A/B
Basic/Advanced Chemistry and either Basic/Advanced Physics or Basic/Advanced Biology
English Communication Ⅰ/Ⅱ/Ⅲ
Biology Math
Science
Language
Mathematics Ⅰ/Ⅱ/Ⅲ;, Mathematics A/B
Basic/Advanced Biology and either Basic/Advanced Physics or Basic/Advanced Chemistry
English Communication Ⅰ/Ⅱ/Ⅲ
Information Sciences Math
Science

Language
Mathematics Ⅰ/Ⅱ/Ⅲ, Mathematics A/B
Two from (Mathematics Ⅲ), (Basic/Advanced Physics), (Basic/Advanced Chemistry) and (Basic/Advanced Biology)
English Communication Ⅰ/Ⅱ/Ⅲ
Human Life
and
Environmental
Sciences
Nutrition and
Food Science
Math
Science
Language
Mathematics Ⅰ/Ⅱ, Mathematics A/B
One of Basic/Advanced Physics, Basic/Advanced Chemistry, or Basic/Advanced Biology
English Communication Ⅰ/Ⅱ/Ⅲ
Human-Environmental
Science
Math
Science
Language
Mathematics Ⅰ, Mathematics Ⅱ, Mathematics A, Mathematics B
One of Basic/Advanced Physics, Basic/Advanced Chemistry, or Basic/Advanced Biology
English Communication Ⅰ/Ⅱ/Ⅲ
Human Life Studies Language English Communication Ⅰ/Ⅱ/Ⅲ

Note that the scope of math questions covers Mathematics Ⅰ, Mathematics Ⅱ, Mathematics Ⅲ, Mathematics A (Plane Figures, Integers, Possible Outcomes and Probabilities), and Mathematics B (Sequences, Vectors)

(3) Proficiency Test (for the Department of Performing Arts only)

Please refer to General Admissions for information on the proficiency test.

(4) Oral Exam

Every faculty (except for the Department of Physics in the Faculty of Science) will administer an oral exam.

(5) TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) requirements:

For Department of Physics candidates, Ochanomizu University does not require candidates to take the academic achievement test. However, a TOEFL examination is required.

How to submit a test score

  1. Take the necessary procedures to have ETS (the organization that administers TOEFL) deliver your official score directly to Ochanomizu University.
  2. The institution code for Ochanomizu University is 7224. No additional department codes are needed. If you indicate our institution code when registering for TOEFL, your official test score will be sent directly to us. For the Writing Section, ETS takes about two weeks to send out scores for iBT (Internet-based) exams and about five weeks for pBT (paper-based) exams.
  3. If the test score is not directly sent to Ochanomizu University,you need to contact ETS for issuing the official scorre.

Period of Validity

Test Results arriving at Ochanomizu University between April 1, 2015 and November 30, 2015 will be considered.

Notice of change to the entrance examination in 2017

None

Inquiries for application and examination

Admissions Division, Ochanomizu university

E-mail:nyushi@cc.ocha.ac.jp

Admissions Office

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