Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration at Hokkaido University
Japanese Language Program
Although Hokkaido University offers some Japanese language Lessons, it does not have a program for studying Japanese as a second language. Please remember that you are required to have advanced Japanese language ability to be accepted to our school. For more information, see the ISC homepage.
Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration at Hokkaido University
Graduate Admission Entrance Examination
Master’s Program
The Master’s program is divided into two courses. One is a Master’s course provided as part of a PhD program to train researchers. The other is a specialized course that trains highly skilled professionals. There is a general entrance examination and a special entrance examination for mature students and foreign students. Therefore, there are five types of entrance examination for the Master’s program. These are listed below according to the student’s type and intentions.
(1) Doctoral Course (general), (2) Doctoral Course (special screening for foreign students), (3) Specialized Course (general), (4) Specialized Course (special screening for mature students), (5) Specialized Course (special screening for foreign students)
Applications for the entrance examination for the doctoral course (general) and the specialized course (general and mature student screening) should be completed by the beginning of August. The examinations will be conducted towards the end of August. Students are allowed to take more than one examination.
Applications for the entrance examination for the doctoral course (special screening for foreign students) or the specialized course (special screening for foreign students) should be completed by the beginning of January. The examinations will be conducted towards the beginning of February.