Academic Year 2018 International Student Admissions Rakuno Gakuen University Graduate School Admissions Examination Guidelines Veterinary Medicine, Doctoral Course, and Veterinary Science, Masters Course Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine Food Production and Utility Development, Doctoral Course, Food and Nutrition Science, Doctoral Course, Dairy Science, Masters Course, Food System, Masters Course, and Food and Nutrition Science, Masters Course Graduate School of Dairy Science
I Veterinary Medicine, Doctoral Course, and Veterinary Science, Masters Course Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine International Student Admissions Available Schools and Quotas Graduate School Major, Course Term of Study Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Medicine, Doctoral Course Veterinary Science, Masters Course International Student Admissions 4 years Few 2 years Few Important Points in the Application Process, contact and consult with your preferred faculty advisor. Have them sign or put their seal in the remarks column of your application form before you submit it. Prior to applying, pay your entrance examination fee by bank transfer. Once you have the documents listed in pages, place the documents in and complete the required information on the preaddressed Application Documents Enclosed envelope and send by post, or bring it in person to the Admissions Section by the appointed time. The office is open weekdays from 9 am5 pm.pleasenotethatentrance examination fees may not be paid in cash. In principle, entrance examination fees are not refundable once you have submitted your application, nor are admission documents returned. Applicant Eligibility International students who meet the Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine Course eligibility requirements given in the Rakuno Gakuen University Graduate School Admissions Guidelines, as well as meet the following conditions, may apply. Please be aware, however, that no applicant will be considered who has not first consulted with a supervisory faculty member in the relevant research field. The applicant is not a Japanese citizen and satisfies conditions a. or b. as well as c. Doctoral Course The applicant is a citizen of a country other than Japan and has either completed a six year course of study in veterinary medicine at a university outside of Japan or holds a
masters degree awarded by a university outside of Japan. The applicant is recognized, via the individual applicant screening process performed by the graduate school, as possessing academic ability at least equivalent to a university graduatewho has completed a six year course of study in veterinary medicine, medicine, dental medicine or pharmaceutical sciencesand will be 24 years old by the date of admission. The applicant has received or is eligible to receive status of residence as a Student in Japan as specified in the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act. Masters Course The applicant is a citizen of a country other than Japan and has completed 16 years of formal education. The applicant is recognized, via the individual applicant screening process performed by the graduate school, as possessing academic ability at least equivalent to a university graduate and will be 22 years old by the date of admission. The applicant has received or is eligible to receive status of residence as a Student in Japan as specified in the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act. Application Period April Admission October Admission 1st July 18Tue July 25Tue, 2017received by 2 nd January 15Mon January 22Mon, 2018received by July 17Tue July 26Thu, 2018received by Application Procedures Please request the following documents from the admissions department and then submit them together required in all cases required in applicable cases documentation verifying the relevant content or documentation by which academic fee payment can be verified No. Documents for Submission Important Notes Admission Application Form Please accurately fill in the required items and 1 and Photograph Card affix a photograph. university prescribed forms 2 3 4 Seal or signature of desired supervisory faculty Applicants Resume Form 9 university prescribed form Description of Research Project Form 2 university prescribed form Please talk in advance with your desired supervisory faculty and then get him or her to sign or seal the remarks column on the Admission Application Form. Required Documents
No. Documents for Submission Important Notes 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Description of Undergraduate Please submit description of all which apply. Thesis, Description of Masters Description of Undergraduate ThesisForm 3, Thesis and Summary of Major Research Papers Description of Masters ThesisForm 4and Summary of Major Research PapersForm 5 university prescribed forms Academic transcripts prospective Description of Job Content relevant applicants only Issued by the universitygraduate school from which you graduated. A detailed description of the content of your work and research, past and present.form 7 Certificate of Health Certification of health from a hospital or health university prescribed form care center physician. Certification issued by the Rakuno Gakuen University medical office is acceptable for current Rakuno Gakuen University students.form 10 Entrance examination fee of 30,000 yen Please utilize the universityprescribed transfer payment form for making payment. Once paid, examination fees cannot be refunded for any reason. Examination Admission Card universityissued card Please correctly fill in the delivery postal code, address and your name on the face of the card, and then affix a 342 yen stamp. Do not write anything on the reverse side of the card. Contact Mailing Label As examination results will be sent by post, university prescribed form please ensure that the postal code, address and your name are correct. Also, please do not strike out or correct printed elements on the card, such as Mr./Ms. to To. Alien Registration Certificate only applicants holding foreign citizenship Copy of Alien Registration Certificate or Residence Card Current nonjapanese residents in Japan are asked to submit their Alien Registration Certificate showing their period of stay and status or residence issued by the head of their municipality. Please submit a copy of both sides of this card. Letter of Guarantee Please use either English or Japanese to fill in university prescribed form the universityprescribed form. The guarantor only applicants holding foreign citizenship ability to pay your living, academic and travel must be someone who can vouch for your expenses as well as adherence with the laws of Japan.Form 11 Copy of name as printed in passport only applicants holding foreign citizenship Expense payment plan Please make a copy of the page on which your name is written in English letters the alphabet. Please use the universityprescribed form and describe in English or Japanese how you will pay all of your expensesacademic and living during the period you will spend as a student. Form 12 If you will receive a scholarship from a government or other foundation, please provide certification of this. Required Documents
Documents for Submission Important Notes 17 18 Certification of bank balance applicant and guarantor person bearing academic fees Certification of income and residency for guarantor Please submit certification issued within the past month by the relevant financial institutionof the bank balance for the person who will be paying your expenses. Please submit certification issued within the past month of your guarantors income and residency. Required Documents IMPORTANT Any documents for submissioncertificates, textual documents, etc.writteninaforeign language must be accompanied by a Japanese translation. Your photograph must show the upper half of your body from the front, without any head covering and against a blank background. Please provide one photograph which was taken within the three months prior to submission of your application.snapshots and blurry photographs are not accepted.please write your name on the back of the photograph and then affix the photograph in the prescribed section of the application form. Selection Method Applicants will be screened and selected based upon the documents they submit. If it is deemed necessary, additional documents or information may be required of applicants on a casebycase basis. A facetoface interview or written examination may also be required of applicants. Caution about foreign students working parttime Students who intend to do parttime work whilst studying at our university, are first required to familiarize themselves with general knowledge about Japanese society and customs, with the support of the Extension Center and/ or a faculty member. Students must complete this familiarization period which takes at least three months. They can then apply for parttime work.
Entrance Examination Fee: 30,000 Put your admission application, photo sheet, entrance examination fee receipt, and entrance examination fee transfer request forms together. Fill in the information required, take it to a financial institution, and make an electronic payment. Please note that cash, postal transfer, check, etc. are not acceptable forms of payment. Confirm that the stamp of the financial institution where you paid is noted on the Photo Sheet. The stamp must be present to prove that you have paid your entrance examination fee. Be sure to keep your entrance examination fee receipt. It serves as verification in case your admission application, examination admission ticket, etc. fail to arrive. Note that no refunds are provided on entrance examination fees once they have been paid. See page 49 for payments made from overseas locations. Announcement of Successful Applicants 1 st August 31Thu, 2017 Admission in April 2 nd February 28Wed, 2018 Admission in October August 30Thu, 2018 Entrance Procedure 1st Admission in April 2nd Admission in October September 1Fri September 8Fri, 2017postmark deadline March 1Thu March 8Thu, 2018postmark deadline August 31Fri September 12Wed, 2018postmark deadline
II Dairy Science, Masters Course, Food System, Masters Course, and Food and Nutrition Science, Masters Course Graduate School of Dairy Science Food Production and Utility Development, Doctoral Course, and Food and Nutrition Science, Doctoral Course Graduate School of Dairy Science International Student Admissions Available Schools and Quotas Graduate School Major, Course Term of Study Dairy Science Dairy Science, Masters Course Food System, Masters Course Food and Nutrition Science, Masters Course Food Production and Utility Development, Doctoral Course Food and Nutrition Science, Doctoral Course International Student Admissions 2 years Few 2 years Few 2 years Few 3 years Few 3 years Few Important Points in the Application Process, contact and consult with your preferred faculty advisor. Have them sign or put their seal in the remarks column of your application form before you submit it. Prior to applying, pay your entrance examination fee by bank transfer. Once you have the documents listed in pages 4142, place the documents in and complete the required information on the preaddressed Application Documents Enclosed envelope and send by post, or bring it in person to the Admissions Section by the appointed time. The office is open weekdays from 9 am5 pm.pleasenotethatentrance examination fees may not be paid in cash. In principle, entrance examination fees are not refundable once you have submitted your application, nor are admission documents returned. Applicant Eligibility International students who meet the Graduate School of Dairy Science Course eligibility requirements given in the Rakuno Gakuen University Graduate School Admissions Guidelines, as well as meet the following conditions, may apply. Please be aware, however, that no
applicant will be considered who has not first consulted with a supervisory faculty member in the relevant research field. Foreign national applications to whom a. or b. applies and who meet the conditions noted in c., d., and e. Masters Course The applicant is a citizen of a country other than Japan and has completed 16 years of formal education. The applicant is recognized, via the individual applicant screening process performed by the graduate school, as possessing academic ability at least equivalent to a university graduate and will be 22 years old by the date of admission. The applicant has received or is eligible to receive status of residence as a Student in Japan as specified in the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act. Applicants who have taken the Examination for the Japanese University Admission for International StudentsEJUor the Japanese Language Proficiency TestJLPTwithin two years of their application. Applicants who have taken the Test of English as a Foreign LanguageTOEFL, the Test of English for International CommunicationTOEIC, or the International English Language Testing SystemIELTSwithin two years of their application. Doctoral Course The applicant is a citizen of a country other than Japan and holds a masters degree. The applicant is recognized, via the individual applicant screening process performed by the graduate school, as possessing academic ability at least equivalent to the holder of a masters degree and will be 24 years old by the date of admission. The applicant has received or is eligible to receive status of residence as a Student in Japan as specified in the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act. Applicants who have taken the Examination for the Japanese University Admission for International StudentsEJUor the Japanese Language Proficiency TestJLPTwithin two years of their application. Applicants who have taken the Test of English as a Foreign LanguageTOEFL, the Test of English for International CommunicationTOEIC, or the International English Language Testing SystemIELTSwithin two years of their application. Application Period April Admission October Admission 1 st July 18Tue July 25Tue, 2017received by 2nd January 15MonS January 22Mon, 2018received by July 17Tue July 26Thu, 2018received by
Application Procedures Please request the following documents from the admissions department and then submit them together required in all cases required in applicable cases documentation verifying the relevant content or documentation by which academic fee payment can be verified No. Documents for Submission Important Notes 1 Admission Application Form and Photograph Card university prescribed forms Please accurately fill in the required items and affix a photograph. Seal or signature of desired Please talk in advance with your desired 2 supervisory faculty supervisory faculty and then get him or her to sign or seal the remarks column on the Admission Application Form. 3 Applicants Resume Form 9 university prescribed form Description of Research Project Form 2 4 university prescribed form Description of Undergraduate Please submit description of all which apply. Thesis, Description of Masters Description of Undergraduate ThesisForm 3, 5 Thesis and Summary of Description of Masters ThesisForm 4and Major Research Papers Summary of Major Research PapersForm 5 university prescribed forms 6 Academic transcripts Issued by the university graduate school prospective from which you graduated. 7 Description of Job Content A detailed description of the content of your relevant applicants only work and research, past and present.form 7 Certificate of Health Certification of health from a hospital or health university prescribed form care center physician. Certification issued by 8 the Rakuno Gakuen University medical office is acceptable for current Rakuno Gakuen University students.form 10 9 10 11 12 13 Entrance examination fee of 30,000 yen Examination Admission Card universityissued card Please utilize the universityprescribed transfer payment form for making payment. Once paid, examination fees cannot be refunded for any reason. Please correctly fill in the delivery postal code, address and your name on the face of the card, and then affix a 342 yen stamp. Do not write anything on the reverse side of the card. Contact Mailing Label As examination results will be sent by post, university prescribed form please ensure that the postal code, address and your name are correct. Also, please do not strike out or correct printed elements on the card, such as Mr./Ms. to To. Alien Registration Certificate only applicants holding foreign citizenship Copy of Alien Registration Certificate or Residence Card Current nonjapanese residents in Japan are asked to submit their Alien Registration Certificate showing their period of stay and status or residence issued by the head of their municipality. Please submit a copy of both sides of this card. Required Documents
No. Documents for Submission Important Notes Required Documents Letter of Guarantee Please use either English or Japanese to fill in university prescribed form the universityprescribed form. The guarantor only applicants holding foreign citizenship ability to pay your living, academic and travel must be someone who can vouch for your 14 expenses as well as adherence with the laws of Japan.Form 11 Copy of name as printed in Please make a copy of the page on which your 15 passport only applicants name is written in English letters the holding foreign citizenship alphabet. Expense payment plan Please use the universityprescribed form and 16 describe in English or Japanese how you will pay all of your expensesacademic and living during the period you will spend as a student. Form 12 If you will receive a scholarship from a government or other foundation, please provide certification of this. Certification of bank balance Please submit certification issued within the applicant and guarantor past month by the relevant financial 17 person bearing academic institutionof the bank balance for the person fees who will be paying your expenses. 18 19 20 Certification of income and residency for guarantor residence certificate, etc. Certificate or score card for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test JLPT or the Examination for the Japanese University Admission for International StudentsEJU. Score card for one of the following English proficiency examinations : the Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL, the Test of English for International Communication TOEIC, or the International English Language Testing System IELTS English proficiency examination. Please submit certification issued within the past month of your guarantors income and residency resident card, residence certificate or other equivalent and official certification. Please submit an official score card for an examination taken within the last two years copies acceptable. IMPORTANT Any documents for submissioncertificates, textual documents, etc.writteninaforeign language must be accompanied by a Japanese translation. Your photograph must show the upper half of your body from the front, without any head covering and against a blank background. Please provide one photograph which was taken within the three months prior to submission of your application.snapshots and blurry photographs are not accepted.please write your name on the back of the photograph and then affix the photograph in the prescribed section of the application form.
Selection Method Applicants will be screened and selected based upon the documents they submit. If it is deemed necessary, additional documents or information may be required of applicants on a casebycase basis. A facetoface interview or written examination may also be required of applicants. Caution about foreign students working parttime Students who intend to do parttime work whilst studying at our university, are first required to familiarize themselves with general knowledge about Japanese society and customs, with the support of the Extension Center and/or a faculty member. Students must complete this familiarization period which takes at least three months. They can then apply for parttime work. Entrance Examination Fee: 30,000 Put your admission application, photo sheet, entrance examination fee receipt, and entrance examination fee transfer request forms together. Fill in the information required, take it to a financial institution, and make an electronic payment. Please note that cash, postal transfer, check, etc. are not acceptable forms of payment. Confirm that the stamp of the financial institution where you paid is noted on the Photo Sheet. The stamp must be present to prove that you have paid your entrance examination fee. Be sure to keep your entrance examination fee receipt. It serves as verification in case your admission application, examination admission ticket, etc. fail to arrive. In principle, no refunds are provided on entrance examination fees once they have been paid. See page 49 for payments made from overseas locations. Announcement of Successful Applicants 1 st August 31Thu, 2017 Admission in April 2 nd February 28Wed, 2018 Admission in October August 30Thu, 2018
Entrance Procedure 1st Admission in April 2nd Admission in October September 1Fri September 8Fri, 2017postmark deadline March 1Thu March 8Thu, 2018postmark deadline August 31Fri September 12Wed, 2018postmark deadline Reference Japanese Language Proficiency TestJLPTOffered twice annually Category: N 1N5 http:/www.jlpt.jp/ No. of testtakers: 755,802FY 2016 Offered twice annually at 273 locations in Japan and other countries The Examination for the Japanese University Admission for International StudentsEJU Offered twice annually Categories: Japanese language, science, general education, mathematics http:/www.jasso.go.jp/ryugaku/study_j/eju/about/eju_guide.html No. of testtakers: 45,479FY 2016 Offered twice annually at 42 locations in Japan and other countries
III Breakdown of Tuition and Other Fees for 2017for reference Successful applicants will be informed of exact costs together with their acceptance letter. Graduate School Admission: April Admission Veterinary MedicineDoctoral CourseGraduate School of Veterinary Medicine Enrollment Fee: 140,000 Costs given in yen Academic Fees Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Tuition 298,000 297,000 298,000 297,000 260,000 260,000 260,000 260,000 Laboratory Fee 120,000 120,000 120,000 120,000 Total 418,000 297,000 418,000 297,000 380,000 260,000 380,000 260,000 Health Care Coop Fee 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 Student Life Support 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 Contribution Alumni Association Fee 15,000 Total 24,000 0 9,000 0 9,000 0 9,000 0 Total 442,000 297,000 427,000 297,000 389,000 260,000 389,000 260,000 Other Fees Annual Amount 879,000 incl. enrollment fee 724,000 649,000 649,000 *Rakuno Gakuen University graduates are exempted from the enrollment fee and the alumni association fee. Veterinary Science, Masters Course, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine Enrollment Fee: 140,000 Academic Fees Costs given in yen Year 1 Year 2 Tuition 298,000 297,000 298,000 297,000 Laboratory Fee 110,000 110,000 Total 408,000 297,000 408,000 297,000 Health Care Coop Fee 2,000 2,000 Student Life Support 7,000 7,000 Contribution Alumni Association Fee 15,000 Total 24,000 0 9,000 0 Total 432,000 297,000 417,000 297,000 Other Fees Annual Amount 869,000 incl. enrollment fee 714,000 *Rakuno Gakuen University graduates are exempted from the enrollment fee and the alumni association fee.
Food Production and Utility Development, Doctoral Course, Graduate School of Dairy Science Food and Nutrition Science, Doctoral Course, Graduate School of Dairy Science Enrollment Fee: 140,000 Costs given in yen Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Tuition 298,000 297,000 298,000 297,000 260,000 260,000 Laboratory Fee 120,000 120,000 120,000 Total 418,000 297,000 418,000 297,000 380,000 260,000 Health Care Coop Fee 2,000 2,000 2,000 Student Life Support 7,000 7,000 7,000 Contribution Alumni Association Fee 15,000 Total 24,000 0 9,000 0 9,000 0 Total 442,000 297,000 427,000 297,000 389,000 260,000 Academic Fees Other Fees Annual Amount 879,000 incl. enrollment fee 724,000 649,000 *Rakuno Gakuen University graduates are exempted from the enrollment fee and the alumni association fee. Dairy Science, Masters Course, Graduate School of Dairy Science Food System, Masters Course, Graduate School of Dairy Science Food and Nutrition Science, Masters Course, Graduate School of Dairy Science Enrollment Fee: 140,000 Academic Fees Costs given in yen Year 1 Year 2 Tuition 298,000 297,000 298,000 297,000 Laboratory Fee 110,000 110,000 Total 408,000 297,000 408,000 297,000 Health Care Coop Fee 2,000 2,000 Student Life Support 7,000 7,000 Contribution Alumni Association Fee 15,000 Total 24,000 0 9,000 0 Total 432,000 297,000 417,000 297,000 Other Fees Annual Amount 869,000 incl. enrollment fee 714,000 *Rakuno Gakuen University graduates are exempted from the enrollment fee and the alumni association fee. Notice The above are figures for FY 2017, and are subject to revision.successful applicants will be informed of exact costs together with their acceptance letter.
Graduate School Admission October Admission Veterinary MedicineDoctoral CourseGraduate School of Veterinary Medicine Enrollment Fee: 140,000 Academic Fees Costs given in yen Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Tuition 297,000 298,000 297,000 260,000 260,000 260,000 260,000 298,000 Laboratory Fee 60,000 120,000 120,000 120,000 60,000 Total 357,000 418,000 297,000 380,000 260,000 380,000 260,000 358,000 Health Care Coop Fee 1,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 1,000 Student Life Support 3,500 7,000 7,000 7,000 3,500 Contribution Alumni Association Fee 15,000 Total 19,500 9,000 0 9,000 0 9,000 0 4,500 Total 376,500 427,000 297,000 389,000 260,000 389,000 260,000 362,500 Annual Amount 943,500 incl. enrollment fee 686,000 649,000 622,500 Other Fees *Rakuno Gakuen University graduates are exempted from the enrollment fee and the alumni association fee. Veterinary ScienceMasters CourseGraduate School of Veterinary Medicine Dairy ScienceMasters CourseGraduate School of Dairy Science Food SystemMasters CourseGraduate School of Dairy Science Food and Nutrition ScienceMasters CourseGraduate School of Dairy Science Enrollment Fee: 140,000 Academic Fees Costs given in yen Year 1 Year 2 Tuition 297,000 298,000 297,000 298,000 Laboratory Fee 55,000 110,000 55,000 Total 352,000 408,000 297,000 353,000 Health Care Coop Fee 1,000 2,000 1,000 Student Life Support 3,500 7,000 3,500 Contribution Alumni Association Fee 15,000 Total 19,500 9,000 0 4,500 Total 371,500 417,000 297,000 357,500 Other Fees Annual Amount 928,500 incl. enrollment fee 654,500 *Rakuno Gakuen University graduates are exempted from the enrollment fee and the alumni association fee.
Food Production and Utility DevelopmentDoctoral CourseGraduate School of Dairy Science Food and Nutrition ScienceDoctoral CourseGraduate School of Dairy Science Enrollment Fee: 140,000 Academic Fees Costs given in yen Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Tuition 297,000 298,000 297,000 260,000 260,000 298,000 Laboratory Fee 60,000 120,000 120,000 60,000 Total 357,000 418,000 297,000 380,000 260,000 358,000 Health Care Coop Fee 1,000 2,000 2,000 1,000 Student Life Support 3,500 7,000 7,000 3,500 Contribution Alumni Association Fee 15,000 Total 19,500 9,000 0 9,000 0 4,500 Total 376,500 427,000 297,000 389,000 260,000 362,500 Other Fees Annual Amount 943,500 incl. enrollment fee 686,000 622,500 *Rakuno Gakuen University graduates are exempted from the enrollment fee and the alumni association fee. Notice The above are figures for FY 2017, and are subject to revision.successful applicants will be informed of exact costs together with their acceptance letter.
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