Admission FAQ
Eligibility Screening of Applications (1)
Prior contact with faculty members (2)
Ａ The following are possible reasons why you did not receive a reply.
・The text in your message is unreadable.
→ Sometimes, email text sent via a webmail service in a language other than Japanese, such as Korean or Chinese, becomes corrupt during transmission and cannot be read.
If you intend to send email in Japanese language via webmail, we recommend that you send your message from a Japanese webmail service account.
・The content of your email is not clear.
→ By getting specific and concise details of your personal history and study plans from you, the faculty member will be able to give you appropriate advices on your research and other matters.
[Examples of content]１.Educational background (elementary school to completion of university, or graduate school)
２.Employment history
３.How you came to know the faculty member’s name
４.The reason why you chose the faculty member
５.Your research plans
・The faculty member may be away on business or other matters and may be unaware of your email.
→ Most faculty members receive extremely large number of emails, and there is a possibility some email may be overlooked during busy periods when the faculty member is away on business or other matters. Please resend your email.
Web Entry System (Online application form) (4)
Ａ Please contact the Academic Service Office (Graduate Support) and let us know the following details via email. After confirming the details, we will make corrections on the application data.
[Details to include in your email]Subject:Request for correction, graduate school entrance examination for ___ [month and year of examination]
Body:
1.Examinee number
2.Name
3.Item to be corrected
4.Details prior to correction
5.Details after correction
If you have already clicked the “Submit to Apply” button, please send the correct photo to the Academic Service Office (Graduate Support) as an email attachment. We will issue a new Reference Card.
[If you did not go on to high school]
Please enter the name of the school to which the “Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates” applies. For the date of entry and date of graduation, please enter the date you passed the certificate exam. For the period of study, enter “3.”
[If you started high school and later left school]
Please enter the name of the school and the date of entry. For the date of graduation, enter the date you left school. For the period of study, enter “3.”
In the “Remarks” section under Educational Background, please enter the following: Passed the Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates on [month] [day], [year].
Web Entry System (PDF printing, etc.) (5)
Submission of certificates by mail or hand (11)
Ａ All documents submitted will not be returned to you. Please do not submit the certificates that cannot be reissued. Generally, original certificates are required to be submitted. If you cannot submit the original document because it cannot be reissued, a photocopy is exceptionally accepted. The copied document must be attested by an authorized official of your university and have the official university seal. Photocopies that do not meet this requirement will not be accepted. If you are unable to obtain a photocopy that meets the requirement and you must submit an original document that cannot be reissued, please enclose a note stating the following information. The original document will be returned to you after the entrance examination at our office. Please note that the document cannot be returned by mail. Also, we will not provide you with a photocopy after submission. Please make your own copy and keep them before submission if necessary.
[Details to include in the note]
1.Examination period
*Please write the date listed on the upper right in the Reference Card.
*Example (February, Graduate Admission 20XX)
2.Examinee number
3.Your Name
4.Major of your choice
5.Name/description of the document you wish to be returned
[Office for retrieving your documents]
Graduate Support
Academic Service Office for the Systems and Information Engineering Area (Building 3A -201)
1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573
External English Proficiency Test Score Sheet (4)
Examination (4)
Ａ Information on the past examination is available on the following website.
Other Master’s/doctoral programs do not provide past examination questions since they conduct oral examinations only.
Also, you cannot enroll in more than one program at the same time. (The Dual Degree Programs at the Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering is an exception to the above conditions.)
After the announcement of successful applicants (2)
Ａ If you were unable to receive the documents due to the expiration of the holding period at your nearest post office, please receive the documents directly at the office of the Division of Educational Promotion. If you are too far away to come to the university, we may be able to mail the documents again if you cover the postage.
[Inquiries]
Division of Educational Promotion,
Department of Educational Promotion
University of Tsukuba
1-1-1, Tennodai, Tsukuba-city
Ibaraki Prefecture 305-8577 Japan
Telephone: +81-(0)29-853-2231
Other (1)
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