SEISA DOHTO UNIVERSITY Admissions

Information for Applications and Admissions
(*School of Japanese Studies for Foreign Students (Bekka))

* For the admission information of "School of Japanese for Foreign Students", check this page.

Admission for April 2025 Spring is now open!

* For the admission information of Japanese, check this page.

【First Round (A Nittei)】

【Undergraduate】 【Applications from abroad】 【Applications from domestic Japan】
Application submission period 17 September, 2024 - 1 November, 2024 13 September, 2024 - 1 November, 2024
Examination date(s) 6 November, 2024 - 16 November, 2024 16 November, 2024
Announcement of the screening results 2 December, 2024 2 December, 2024
Admission documents submission periods 13 December, 2024 13 December, 2024

【Scond Round (B Nittei)】

【Undergraduate】 【Applications from abroad】 【Applications from domestic Japan】
Application submission period 15 November, 2024 - 4 December, 2024 15 November, 2024 - 6 December, 2024
Examination date(s) 7 December, 2024 - 14 December, 2024 14 December, 2024
Announcement of the screening results 20 December, 2024 20 December, 2024
Admission documents submission periods 10 January, 2025 10 January, 2025

【Third Round (C Nittei)】

【Undergraduate】 【Applications from abroad】 【Applications from domestic Japan】
Application submission period 7 January, 2025 - 22 January, 2025 7 January, 2025 - 23 January, 2025
Examination date(s) 25 January, 2025 - 1 February, 2025 2 February, 2025
Announcement of the screening results 17 February, 2025 17 February, 2025
Admission documents submission periods 27 February, 2025 27 February, 2025

【Fourth Round (D Nittei)】 (Domestic application ONLY)

【Undergraduate】 【Applications from abroad】 【Applications from domestic Japan】
Application submission period - 20 Februay, 2025 - 4 March, 2025
Examination date(s) - 7 March, 2025
Announcement of the screening results - 14 March, 2025
Admission documents submission periods - 24 March, 2025

Admission for October 2021 Autumn is now open!(*closed)

* For the admission information of Japanese, check this page.

【Schedule】

【Undergraduate】 【Applications from abroad】 【Applications from domestic Japan】
Application submission period 17 May, 2021 - 1 June, 2021 14 June, 2021 - 29 June, 2021
Examination date(s) 6 June, 2021 - 12 June, 2021 3 July, 2021
Announcement of the screening results 18 June, 2021 9 July, 2021
Admission documents submission periods 30 July, 2021 30 July, 2021

Enrollment seasons

There are two times of enrollmenet periods at Seisa Dohto University: April and October. Some departments accept enrollement only once a year in April because of the lecture curriculum. Refer below for more detailed information.

Department April October
Management
Social Welfare ×
Design
Architecture ×

Application Requirements

Educational background

Applicants should fulfill any ONE of the criteria listed below:

・Individuals who have completed or are expecting to complete 12 years of school education in foreign countries
・Individuals who have completed or are expecting to complete a course of a school in a foreign country corresponding to a high school which meets the requirements set by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for over 11 years
・Individuals who have been recognized by Seisa Dohto University as fulfilling the equivalent of the requirements above
・Individuals who have completed or are expecting to complete an educational curriculum at a Japanese school in a foreign country and which is recognized as an equivalent of a high school qualification by the Minister of Education, Cultures, Sports, Science and Technology.
・Individuals who have qualified to admit to a university by passing the exams in a foreign country such as International Baccalaureate or Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates in Japan.

Japanese Language Proficiency

To apply to any faculties at Seisa Dohto University, applicants need to procide at least one of the evidences of Japanese language qualifications listed below.

・EJU (Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students) : More than 200 points at Japanese section
・JLPT(Japanese Language Proficiency Test): Level N2 or above
・J-TEST: C level or above (more than 600 points)
・Applicants who are recognazed as holding sufficient Japanese language ability which is considered to be equal to above three by Seisa Dohto University

Financial evidence

Applicants must provide a guarantor with the ability of financial support if the applicant is not self-financed

※ Requirements of the Financial Supporter and Guarantor
・Must be 20 years of age or older
・Must take the responsibility of applicant’s financial support for daily and student life
・Must have a stable income source at the time of application and can maintain income during the study
・Preferably a family member or relative of the applicant
・Must be able to prove funds of more than 1,200,000 Japanese Yen in a bank account

Other eligibilities

・Applicants must be a non-Japanese citizen
・Applicants must have or be able to obtain a student visa in Japan
・Applicants must have reached 18 years of age at the time of admission