Application Guide for International Students Admission to Graduate School

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For enrollment in April 2016

Application Guide for

International Students Admission to

Graduate School

The entrance examination for international students of the Graduate Schools of Kinki University is implemented for students from abroad who hope to enter the Graduate Schools of Kinki University.

Privacy Policy

Personal information in your application documents submitted at the time of your application, such as your name and address, shall be used for the following:

1．Sendingan examination card, a letter of notification, and a set of documents required for the enrollment procedures ;

2．Providinginformation necessary for successful applicants to start campus life. 3．Producingvarious statistical materials in which individuals are not identified.

4．Resident status recognition certificate delivery application (university representation application)

The four tasks mentioned above are to be implemented by the contractor commissioned by Kinki University (hereinafter referred to as“Contractor”). Please note that all or some of the personal information may be provided to the Contractor in the commission of the tasks described above ; however, personal information shall be used for the purpose of implementingthe above tasks only and for no other purpose.

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1．Entrance examination schedule and other important information

School Major Course studentsNo. of

admitted

Examination

Dates ApplicationPeriod

Announcement of Examination results Period for Enrollment procedures

Law Law Master/_Doctor

A few per graduate school First Examination (Applicants residing outside Japan/ Applicants residing in Japan): Saturday, October 24, 2015) Second Examination (Applicants residing in Japan): Saturday, February 20, 2016 First Examination (Applicants residing outside Japan/ Applicants residing in Japan): Friday, September 4, 2015 to Thursday, September 17, 2015 (No later than the end of application period) Second Examination (Applicants residing in Japan): Friday, January 8, 2016 to Thursday, January 21, 2016 (No later than the end of application period) First Examination (Applicants residing outside Japan/ Applicants residing in Japan): Wednesday, November 11, 2015 Second Examination (Applicants residing in Japan): Wednesday, March 9, 2016 First Examination (Applicants residing outside Japan/ Applicants residing in Japan): First Period (lump sum or installment): Wednesday, November 11, 2015 to Wednesday December 2, 2015 Second period (installment): Wednesday, November 11, 2015 to Wednesday January 13, 2016 Second Examination (Applicants residing in Japan): Wednesday, March 9, 2016 to Thursday, March 17, 2016 Commerce Commerce Master/_Doctor

Economics Economics Master/_Doctor

Science and Engineering Research Science/Molecular and Material Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering/ Electronic Engineering/ Environmental Engineering Master/ Doctor

Architecture Design Master Innovative Engineering Doctor

Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences (Innovative Drug Discovery Sciences/ Pharmaceutical Life Sciences) Master Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor Pharmacy (Doctorate Course of Pharmacy

and Life Sciences) Doctor

Interdisci-plinary Human Studies Japanese Literature (Language and Literary/Creation and Criticism) Master English Linguistics

and Literature (Poetry and Novel

research/Language Research) Social and Cultural Studies (Historical Science/ Contemporary Culture/Sociology/ Urbanology) Psychology Studies (Psychology/Clinical Psychology) Agriculture Agricultural Science/ Fishery Science/ Applied Biological Chemistry/ Environmental Management/ Advanced Bioscience Master/ Doctor Biology-Oriented Science and Technology Biotechnological

Science Master/Doctor Biological System

Engineering Master/Doctor※ Systems

Engineering Systems Engineering Master/Doctor Humanity-Oriented Science and Engineering Humanity-Oriented Science and Engineering Master/ Doctor

※ To be re-organized in April, 2016 (permission submitted)

(Note) For the applicants for the Graduate School of Medical Sciences Doctoral Course

The applicants must take the January or February examination administered by the Graduate School of Medical Sciences. Please refer to the General Entrance Examination Application Guide of the Graduate Schools.

Contact Information:

Academic affairs section, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka Sayama campus

Address : 377-2 Onohigashi, Osakasayama City, Osaka 589-8511 Japan Tel（Main): 072-366-0221(From overseas: ＋ 81-72-366-0221)

Fax : 072-366-0206 (From overseas: ＋ 81-72-366-0206) E-mail : gakumu＠med.kindai.ac.jp

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2．Examination venues (First examination and Second examination)

Graduate Schools Venues

Graduate School of Law, Graduate School of Commerce, Graduate School of Economics, Graduate School of Science and Engineering Research, Graduate School of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Human Studies

Higashi-Osaka Campus Graduate School of Agriculture Nara Campus

Graduate School of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology Wakayama Campus Graduate School of Systems Engineering Hiroshima Campus Graduate School of Humanity-Oriented Science and Engineering Fukuoka Campus

3．Requirements for applicants

（1）First half of doctorate and master’s courses

① Applicants need to be non-Japanese and alsohave completed（or will have completed by March 2016）16 years（Next Page ※）of school education outside Japan.

② Applicants who are recognized by Kinki University Graduate School as holding qualifications equivalent or superior to the graduates of its applicable undergraduate schools.

③ As a general rule, applicants must be eligible to obtain or renew a‘student’status as provided for under Japan’s Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act after being accepted into the university.

（2）Second-half doctorate courses

① Applicants need to be non-Japanese and also have completed（or will have completed by March 2016）a master’s course overseas.

② Applicants who are recognized by Kinki University Graduate School as holding qualifications equivalent or superior to those who have master’s degree.

③ As a general rule, applicants must be eligible to obtain or renew a‘student’status as provided for under Japan’s Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act after being accepted into the university.

（3）Doctorate course（Graduate School of Pharmacy）

① Applicants need to be non-Japanese and also have completed（or will have completed by March 2016）18 years of school education outside Japan（the last course that applicants attended must be a six-year course of pharmaceutical science or equivalent）. ② Applicants who are non-Japanese, have completed 16 years of school education, also

have completed the first half of the doctoral course or the master’s course, and are recognized by Kinki University Graduate School as holding qualifications equivalent or superior to the graduates of the six-year course faculty of pharmaceutical science. ③ As a general rule, applicants must be eligible to obtain or renew a‘student’status as

provided for under Japan’s Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act after being accepted into the university.

（Note:）

１．Applicants must confirm appropriate teachers listed and the specialization subjects. Please refer to the contact information on page 48, Kinki University Graduate Schools Course Guide of pages 49 through 156, or Kinki University Graduate School website

http://www.kindai.ac.jp/graduate/courses.html

２．A non-Japanese applicant who is a graduate or a prospective graduate of any Japanese university undergraduate school and who wishes to register for a first-half doctorate, master’s, or doctorate course（Graduate School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences） will not be allowed to apply for the International Student entrance examination. Furthermore, a non-Japanese applicant who is a graduate or prospective graduate of any Japanese university graduate school（a first-half

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half doctorate course will not be allowed to apply for the International Student entrance examination. In such cases, the applicant needs to take a general entrance examination for graduate schools of Kinki University. For more information, please contact the office of each school.

３．Both applicants residing outside Japan and those in Japan can apply for the First examination.

The graduate schools do not do any writing exams as the subject“Japanese”. Applicants must submit the transcript of the test results of“Japanese as a Foreign Language”administered by Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students（EJU）.Only the results of the exams administered between November 2013 and June 2015 are acceptable.

４．Only the applicants residing in Japan can apply for the Second examination.

Applicants staying in Japan with a temporary visitor residence status shall not be regarded as residents in Japan.The graduate schools do not do any writing exams as the subject“Japanese”.Applicants must submit the transcript of the test results of “Japanese as a Foreign Language”administered by Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students（EJU）.Only the results of the exams administered between June 2014 and November 2015 are acceptable.

５．Applicants wondering whether they can acquire or renew their residential status after passing the entrance exam and entering the graduate school should contact the Immigration Bureau in Japan for additional information prior to submitting the application to the graduate school.

６．In case that the applicants residing outside Japan are not allowed to enter Japan even though the graduate school issues the letter of permission to take an entrance examination, the graduate school shall not return the entrance examination fee. ※Due to the differences on educational systems in each country or region, if applicants do

not satisfy the required years of school education designated by Kinki University, they must complete the following procedures during the period of qualification confirmation. （A）Application qualification confirmation period

First examination: From Monday, August 24, 2015 to Friday, August 28, 2015

Second examination: From Monday, December 14, 2015 to Friday, December 18, 2015 （B）Procedure

Applicants must mail an application documentation package to the Center for International Affairs at Kinki University without transferring an entrance examination fee during the period mentioned above.

※Please mail it to the Center for International Affairs by express registered mail（Kan-i Kakitome Sokutatsu）. The package must arrive by the end of each application qualification confirmation period. The mailing address is written on P.31.

（C）Application Qualification Screening

Based on the submitted documents, the office of the graduate school you apply for decides whether or not the applicant’s qualifications satisfy the requirements.

（D）Notification of the results

After the screening, applicants are informed of the results. When you are judged qualified, you will follow the instructions and transfer the entrance examination fee. When you are judged not qualified, your package of application is returned.

4．Application procedures

（1）How to apply

After visiting the website for the internet application, entering the necessary information and transferring the appropriate amount of the entrance examination fee, the applicant shall mail all application documents to the Center for International Affairs, Kinki University, Higashi-Osaka Campus. Please send the application documents by EMS or international courier service upon submitting from abroad. The application documents must arrive by the end of the application period. They will not be accepted if brought in person to the Center for International Affairs. Even if the entrance examination fee is transferred within the period, we cannot accept the application when the package of application does not arrive by the last day of the application period.We will not under any circumstances accept documents that arrive after the application period.

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Applicants who require an Examination Permit from the university for the purpose of obtaining a Certificate of Eligibility for a short-term stay to take entrance examinations should ask the Center for International Affairs at the time of submitting their applications. ※Please use the downloaded return address sheet, glue it to the surface of the envelope you have and mail it to the Center for International Affairs by express registered mail （Kan-i Kakitome Sokutatsu）.

（2）Flowchart（Enter the data on the web→pay the application fee→submit the documents）

１．Preparation

Please prepare necessary documents well in advance.

２．Visit the web site for the internet application.

Please go to the web site below and click the banner“出願する（shutsugan suru）”. http://www.kindai.ac.jp/international-exchange/study-abroad/

Please read carefully the instructions on the first page.

３．Application

Please follow the instructions and start from ① Application Information Entry to ② Personal Date Entry

Upon the completion of your registration and application fee remittance, the e-mail will be automatically sent and notify you that the procedure has been completed. If your e-mail is mobile phone e-mail, please put the settings of the mobile phone that allow to receive e-mail from the domain “＠univ-jp.com”.Please be careful that the confirmation e-mail will not

be classified as junk e-mail.

４．How to pay the application fee

Please select how to pay the application fee on the information entry page. The handling charge should be additionally paid.

① Payment at the convenience stores

Cash Payment only

② Credit Card Payment

The following credit cards are acceptable.

Only the lump-sum payment is available.

If you pay by credit card overseas, the rate will be decided on each credit company's cutoff date.

Please be aware that the application fee remittance is completed upon the completion of the application procedure.

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③ Bank ATM 【Pay-easy】

You can pay by the ATM with“Pay-easy”sign at the banks listed on the web site below. http://www.well-net.jp/multi/financial_list/index.html

④ Online banking

You must have an account at the financial institutions in advance.

The following logos show some of the banks that have online banking service.

５．Submit the documents

Please print the admission application form from the registration completion page and glue your photo to it. Open the“address sticker”,print it and glue to the envelope. Please put the other necessary documents together with the printed form in the envelope and mail it by Kan-i kakitome sokutatsu（registered express mail） before the deadline. The documents must arrive on or before the last day of the application period.

〒577-8502

大阪府東大阪市小若江3-4-1 近畿大学国際交流室御中

Mailing address: 3-4-1 Kowakae Higashiosaka Osaka 577-8502 Japan Center for International Affairs, Kinki University

If you don’t have a printer or are unable to print, please write the address on the envelope by hand.

Note :

You must enter the information on the web, pay the application fee and send the application documents to the Center for International Affairs, Kinki University.

You can visit the internet application website 24 hours a day. You can pay the application fee during the application period. You have to check business hours of financial institutions or convenience stores. Application documents must arrive before or on the last day of the application period.

（3）Entrance examination fee

When you pay the entrance examination fee, you must access the website below and follow the instructions on each screen.

(http://www.kindai.ac.jp/international-exchange/study-abroad/）

You can choose one of the payment methods, bank transfer, payment at the convenience store or payment by credit card.

① 32,000 yen

② As a general rule, once application documents and entrance examination fees (including various expenses such as bank transfer comission.）are received, they will not be returned to the applicants.

（4）Contact Information:

Center for International Affairs, Kinki University, Higashi-Osaka Campus 4th Floor of Building No.11

Address : 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashiosaka, Osaka 577-8502 Japan Tel（Main) : 06-4307-3081（From overseas: ＋81-6-4307-3081） Fax : 06-6729-2387（From overseas: ＋81-6-6729-2387） E-mail : isc＠itp.kindai.ac.jp

Business hours: Mon. thru Fri. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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（5）Notice

We will not bear any responsibility for delay nor non-delivery of the documents incurred through postal service errors.

5．Selection method・Exam subjects・Exam day schedule・Point allocation

EJU (Japanese)

EJU accepted for each examination

First Exam One of the following EJU sessions is acceptable.2nd _{session in 2013, 1}st _{session in 2014, 2}nd _{session in 2014 or 1}st

Session in 2015

Second Exam One of the following EJU sessions is acceptable.1st_{session in 2014, 2}nd_{session in 2014, 1}st _{Session in 2015 1}st_{or 2}nd

session in 2015

Language used in the examinations: All examinations will be conducted in Japanese (excluding the examinations with ＊notes (pp. 32-40)

Graduate School of Law（First and Second Examinations）

Screening is based on the submitted application documents, the result of EJU’s“Japanese as a foreign language”including writing, exams conducted by graduate school and interview. Master’s Program:

Exams conducted by graduate school

Exam Subjects Contents Time Point Allocation

Specialized Subject Writing an essay on the field of_{specialization} 11:00-12:00 100 Interview On the field of specialization 13:00- − EJU

Subject required

Japanese as a foreign language including writing Doctor’s Program:

Foreign Language Choose one subject: English,_{German or French} 11:00-12:20 50 Specialized Subject Writing an essay on the field of_{specialization} 13:20-14:20 100 Interview On the field of specialization 14:50- −

Note: Applicants are permitted to bring up to two dictionaries (e. g. E-J and J-E dictionaries or dictionaries providing translations between Japanese and their native languages) when taking the foreign language exam. However, an electronic dictionary is not allowed.)

EJU

Subject required

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Graduate School of Commerce（First and Second Examinations）

Foreign Language English 10:00-11:30 150 Specialized Subject Writing an essay on the field of_{specialization} 12:30-13:30 100 Interview On the field of specialization 14:00- −

EJU

Subject required

EJU

Subject required

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Graduate School of Economics（First and Second Examinations）

Note: Applicants are permitted to bring up to two dictionaries (e. g. E-J and J-E dictionaries or dictionaries providing translations between Japanese and their native languages) when taking the foreign language exas. However, an electronic dictionary is not allowed.)

EJU

Subject required

Foreign Languages Required: English_{Selective: German or French} 11:00-13:30 300 Specialized Subject Writing an essay on the field of_{specialization} 14:30-15:30 100 Interview On the field of specialization 16:00- −

Note: Applicants are permitted to bring up to two dictionaries (e. g. E-J and J-E dictionaries or dictionaries providing translations between Japanese and their native languages) when taking the foreign language exams. However, an electronic dictionary is not allowed.)

EJU

Subject required

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Graduate School of Science and Engineering Research（First and Second

Examinations）

Note: Applicants judged to have a good command of English may be exempted from submitting the score of EJU’s “Japanese as a foreign language”after consultation with the academic supervisor before the application. In addition, the

exams of foreign language, specialized subject, and the interview may be conducted in English.

EJU

Subject required

Interview (In Japanese

or English)

Including a special test on the

applicable major 10:00- −

Note 1: Applicants residing outside Japan may have an interview via internet after the consultation with the academic supervisor before the application.

Note 2: Applicants for the Innovative Engineering course shall contact the office of the Graduate School at the Faculty of Science and Engineering, and receivethe guidance from the professor of the majorat least one month before the due date to apply for admission.

EJU

Subject required

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Graduate School of Pharmacy（First and Second Examinations）

Screening is based on the submitted application documents, the result of EJU’s“Japanese as a foreign language”including writing, exams conducted by graduate school and interview. Master’s Program (Pharmaceutical Sciences):

Foreign Language English 11:00-12:30 100

Specialized Subject

Innovative Drug Discovery Sciences:

Among seven subjects, choose one subject of specialization. Pharmaceutical Life Sciences:

Among four subjects in the 9 fields, choose one

specialization subject and one field.

(As for“Lecture on Social Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences”only the field of“Public Health”is selectable.)

13:30-15:00 100

Interview On the area or field of_{specialization} 15:30- − EJU

Subject required

Japanese as a foreign language including writing

Second-half Doctorate Program (Pharmaceutical Sciences): Exams conducted by graduate school

Foreign Language English 11:00-12:30 100 Interview Including a special test on the_{applicable major} 13:30- − EJU

Subject required

Doctor’s Program (Pharmacy, Doctorate Course of Pharmacy and Life Sciences): Exams conducted by graduate school

Subject required

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Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Human Studies（First and Second

Examinations）

Specialized Subject Written examination on the field_{of specialization} 10:30-12:30 200 Interview On the research project plan 13:30- − EJU

Subject required

Graduate School of Agriculture（First and Second Examinations）

Foreign Language English 11:00-12:30 100 Specialized Subject Written examination on the field_{of specialization} 13:30-14:30 100 Interview On the field of specialization 14:50- −

EJU

Subject required

Foreign Language English 11:00-12:30 100 Interview Including a special test on the_{applicable major} 13:30- −

EJU

Subject required

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Graduate School of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology（First and

Second Examinations）

EJU

Subject required

interview may be conducted in English.

EJU

Subject required

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Graduate School of Systems Engineering（First and Second

Exami-nations）

Note: Applicants are permitted to bring a dictionary when taking foreign language exam. However, an electronic dictionary is not allowed.

EJU

Subject required

Note: Applicants are permitted to bring a dictionary when taking foreign language exam. However, an electronic dictionary is not allowed.

EJU

Subject required

Graduate School of Humanity-Oriented Science and Engineering（First

and Second Examinations）

Foreign Language English 11:00-12:30 100 Specialized Subject Written examination on the field_{of specialization} 13:30-14:30 100 Interview On the field of specialization 15:00- − EJU

Subject required

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Doctor’s Program:

Subject required

6．Instructions on the examination day

① Examinees shall directly enter the designated site for the examination as written on their examination card before the time assigned by each graduate school and shall sit in the seat with the designated examinee’s number.

② Examinees must not forget to bring the examination card with them. Should it be lost or left behind, the examinees must notify the front office of the examination.

③ Only a black HB pencil or a mechanical pencil is allowed. Each examinee has to bring an eraser and a pencil sharpener with them.

④ Rulers, compasses, watches with a calculator or dictionary, and electronic calculators are not allowed.

⑤ Examinees must follow the instructions of the proctors at the examination sites. ⑥If examinees bring a mobile phone, they must turn off the power. The use of a mobile

phone as a watch is not allowed, so each examinee must bring a wristwatch.

⑦ Examinees found to be dishonest during the examinations shall be ejected from the examination sites, and all subjects will be nullified. Even if only one subject is directly affected, all of the examinations will be nullified.

⑧ Every examinee has to prepare his / her own lunch on the examination day.

⑨Applicants who appear at the examination room 30 minutes after the starting time of the exam shall not be allowed to sit for the exam in any subject.

○10_{Examinees will not be allowed to exit the room during the examination. In case of a}

special case, such that an examinee becomes sick, they must notify the proctor in the examination room.

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7．Application documents

You can download a set of application forms from the website below. (http://www.kindai.ac.jp/international-exchange/study-abroad/） Downloaded forms must be printed out by your printer.

The filled-out application form and other official documents you are asked to submit must be put in the A4 sized envelope. The documents must be mailed by express registered mail (kan-i kakitome sokutatsu).

（1）First-half doctorate courses, master’s courses, doctorate courses（Graduate School of Pharmacy）

Document to be submitted Special remarks

①Application Form

（Special Kinki University form A）

Applicants themselves need to fill out this form with a black ballpoint pen, and affix their signatures.

One color photo needs to be pasted on the form.

②Admission Application Applicants must enter the data accurately in accordance with the instructions._{One color photo needs to be pasted on the form.} ③Research project plan

［Applicants for Literature and

Cultural Studies only］ It must be written in ink on the prescribed form. ④Copy of the transcript of the

subject“Japanese as a Foreign Language” administered by

Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students（EJU）

［Applicants for the first examination］

One of the following EJU sessions is acceptable:

2nd_{session in 2013, 1}st_{session in 2014, 2}nd_{session in 2014 or 1}st_{session in}

2015

［Applicants for the second examination］ One of the following EJU sessions is acceptable:

1st_{session in 2014, 2}nd_{session in 2014, 1}st_{session in 2015 or 2}nd_{session in}

2015

⑤Certificate of Residence

The certificate must be issued by the city, ward, town, or village where the applicant resides. The certificate must be an original issued within three months of the application date and must include the status and duration of residence of the applicant.

For applicants residing outside Japan: Copies of the pages in your passport clearly showing your name, passport and photo.

⑥Certificate or prospective graduation certificate of the last university you attended in your home country

Original certificate issued within six months before the application date

As a substitute for the said certificate, applicants can submit an original and a copy of a diploma. After the original is inspected, the original shall be returned to the applicant.

In the event that certificate/diploma written in a language other than Japanese, English, or Chinese are to be submitted, applicants must submit the Japanese or English translations of the said documents thereto.

For applicants who took the university entrance qualification examination in the applicable countries: Certificate of the examination and a certificate of graduation from your last school.

⑦Official transcript from the last university you attended in your home country

Original certificate showing the results for all subjects taken during the period of attendance and having been issued within six months before the application date

In the event that certificate written in a language other than Japanese, English, or Chinese are to be submitted, applicants must attach the Japanese or English translations of the said documents thereto.

For applicants who took the university entrance qualification examination in the applicable countries: Official transcript

⑧Certificate of completion（or prospective completion）or certificate of enrollment from the Japanese language school or other educational institution currently you attend.

［For applicants residing outside Japan］

In the event that you cannot submit the certificate of prospective completion, please submit a certificate of enrollment. Applicants who have already completed the course or curriculum shall submit a certificate of completion. In each case, the certificate needs to be prepared just before the application.

⑨Official transcript and Certificate of completion and attendance from the Japanese language school or other educational institution currently you attend. ［For applicants residing in Japan］

The certificate must be in a form prescribed by the school and must include grades and attendance rate. It must be prepared immediately before the application.

＊_{Applicants must fill out the name that appears on the certificate of Residence or passport（for those living}

overseas）on each application document.

＊_{Identical photos taken within three months before the application date（4（H）cm × 3（W）cm）need to be}

submitted with the application.

＊_{If the academic background, educational background of the Japanese language, nationality, or the contents of any}

of the submitted application documents are proved to be false or misleading at a later date, the applicant’s enrollment in the university will be canceled even if the enrollment procedures have been completed after the applicant has passed the entrance examinations.

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（2）Second-half doctorate courses

Document to be submitted Special remarks

①Application Form

（Special Kinki University form A）

Applicants themselves need to fill out this form with a black ballpoint pen, and affix their signatures.

One color photo needs to be pasted on the form.

②Admission Application Applicants must enter the data accurately in accordance with the instructions._{One color photo needs to be pasted on the form.} ③Summary of a master’s

thesis in Japanese or English

When you have not completed master’s course yet, the interim report of the master’s thesis is necessary.

④Copy of the transcript of the subject“Japanese as a Foreign Language”

administered by Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students（EJU）

［Applicants for the graduate schools announcing the subject“Japanese”is required in the first examination］

2nd_{session in 2013, 1}st_{session in 2014, 2}nd_{session in 2014 or 1}st_{session in}

2015

［Applicants for the graduate schools announcing the subject“Japanese”is required in the second examination］

1st_{session in 2014, 2}nd_{session in 2014, 1}st_{session in 2015 or 2}nd_{session in}

2015

⑤Certificate of Residence

The certificate can be obtained at the city office or the ward office, where the applicant obtained the alien registration card. A residence period, a qualification of an applicant must be written, and be published within three months before the application date.

For applicants residing outside Japan: Copies of the pages in your passport clearly showing your name, passport and photo.

⑥Certificate of completion（or prospective completion）of the first-half doctorate or master’s course you attended in your home country

Original certificate issued within six months before the application date

As a substitute for the said certificate, applicants can submit an original and a copy of a diploma. The original is inspected, the original shall be returned to the applicant.

In the event that certificate/diploma written in a language other than Japanese, English, or Chinese are to be submitted, applicants must submit the Japanese or English translations of the said documents thereto. ⑦Result（or prospective

results）certificate of the first-half doctorate or master’s course you attended in your home country

Original certificate showing the results for all subjects taken during the period of attendance and having been issued within six months before the application date

In the event that certificate written in a language other than Japanese, English, or Chinese are to be submitted, applicants must attach the Japanese or English translations of the said documents thereto.

⑧Certificate of completion（or prospective completion）or certificate of enrollment from the Japanese language school or other educational institution currently you attend.

［For applicants residing outside Japan］

In the event that you cannot submit the certificate of prospective completion, please submit a certificate of enrollment. Applicants who have already completed the course or curriculum shall submit a certificate of completion. In each case, the certificate needs to be prepared just before the application.

⑨Official transcript and Certificate of completion and attendance from the Japanese language school or other educational institution currently you attend. ［For applicants residing in

Japan］

The form of the certificate needs to be prescribed by the school, in which the grades, attendance rate, and remarks from the supervising teacher are described, and be prepared just before the application.

＊_{Applicants must fill out the name that appears on the certificate of Residence or passport（for those living}

overseas）on each application document.

＊_{Identical photos taken within three months before the application date（4（H）cm × 3（W）cm）need to be}

submitted with the application.

＊_{If the academic background, educational background of the Japanese language, nationality, or the contents of any}

of the submitted application documents are proved to be false or misleading at a later date, the applicant’s enrollment in the university will be canceled even if the enrollment procedures have been completed after the applicant has passed the entrance examinations.

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8．Announcement of examination results

（1）On the day when examination results are announced, a letter of notification on the results of the entrance examination shall be sent by express mail to all applicants. For all successful applicants, a set of documents required for enrollment procedures shall be enclosed.

（2）Kinki University shall not answer any inquires by telephone or mail regarding the examination results.

9．Enrollment procedure

（1）Procedure

Regarding the enrollment procedure, please refer to the letter of notification on the results of entrance examination and enclosed documents mailed to you.

（2）Schedule for enrollment procedures（Excluding the Graduate School of Medical Sciences）

Type of examination Period of time for enrollment procedures Payment method for enrollment

First Examination First period Wednesday, November 11 to Wednesday, December 2, 2015 Second period Wednesday, November 11, 2015 to Wednesday, January 13, 2016

[Method for payment in a lump sum］

Enrollment fee, first-semester tuition fee, and other necessary expenses need to be paid in a lump sum by bank transfer during the first enrollment procedure period.

[Method for payment in two installments］

The enrollment application fee needs to be paid by bank transfer during the first enrollment procedure period, and first-semester tuition fee and other necessary expenses need to be paid by bank transfer during the second period.

At the time when the necessary tuition fee and other expenses required for enrollment procedures are paid in full, the enrollment application fee shall be treated as the enrollment fee.

Second

examination Thursday, March 17, 2016Wednesday, March 9 to

(Payment in a lump sum only）

Enrollment fee, first-semester tuition fee, and other necessary expenses must be paid in a lump sum by bank transfer

10．Cancellation of enrollment

When those who have completed the enrollment procedures refuse to enter the university and claim the paid-in school expenses refund, they must submit“the request for the return of the paid-in fees upon refusal of entrance to school”by 5:00 pm, Thursday, March 31, 2016. If you send the form by mail, it must arrive by March 31, 2016（receipt day）. After the related procedures are completed, your paid-in school expenses, except the entrance fee, will be transferred to your bank account. The above refund request form is enclosed in the entrance procedure package.

About one week after your refund request form arrives, a letter of receipt will be sent to you. If the letter does not arrive, please contact the following contact address.

When the refund request form attached with the necessary documents arrives before Friday, March 4, 2016, the refund will be transferred to your bank account by the end of March. When the refund request form arrives on March 4 or later, the refund will be transferred to your bank account by the end of April.

（note 1）When a certificate of Eligibility is not issued to those residing outside Japan, the university will return the paid-in school fees（including the entrance fee）. Even though you obtain the certificate of Eligibility, if you are not able to enter Japan, the university will return the paid-in school fees except the entrance fee. In both cases, you must submit“the request for the return of the paid-in fees upon refusal of entrance to school”by 5:00 pm, Thursday, March 31, 2016.

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Contact Information for paid-in school expenses refund Deadline（Receipt day)

Kinki University Center for International Affairs

3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka 577-8502 Japan

Tel:(06)4307-3081

Thursday, March 31

2016（5 pm)

11．The list of tuition fees and other expenses（For students enrolling for

2016）

（1）First-half doctorate and master’s courses （Unit: Yen) Graduate School Enrollment fee Tuition fee_{(first semester)}_{insurance fee Year total}Student health _enrollmentTotal at

Law Commerce Economics

Interdisciplinary Human Studies

First year 200,000 700,000_(350,000) 6,500 906,500 556,500

Second year − 750,000_(375,000) 6,500 756,500 −

Science and Engineering Research Pharmacy

First year 200,000 950,000_(475,000) 6,500 1,156,500 681,500

Second year − 1,000,000_(500,000) 6,500 1,006,500 −

Agriculture

Biology-Oriented Science and Technology Systems Engineering Humanity-Oriented Science and Engineering

First year 200,000 950,000_(475,000) 4,500 1,154,500 679,500

Second year − 1,000,000_(500,000) 4,500 1,004,500 −

（2）Second-half doctorate courses （Unit: Yen)

Graduate School Enrollment fee Tuition fee_{(first semester)}_{insurance fee Year total}Student health _enrollmentTotal at

Law Commerce Economics First year 200,000 700,000_(350,000) 6,500 906,500 556,500 Second year − 750,000_(375,000) 6,500 756,500 − Third year − 770,000_(385,000) 6,500 776,500 −

Science and Engineering Research Pharmacy

First year 200,000 950,000_(475,000) 6,500 1,156,500 681,500

Second year − 1,000,000_(500,000) 6,500 1,006,500 −

Third year − 1,030,000_(515,000) 6,500 1,036,500 −

Agriculture

Biology-Oriented Science and Technology Systems Engineering Humanity-Oriented Science and Engineering

First year 200,000 950,000_(475,000) 4,500 1,154,500 679,500

Second year − 1,000,000_(500,000) 4,500 1,004,500 −

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（3）Doctorate Course （Unit: Yen) Graduate School Enrollment fee Tuition fee_{(first semester)}_{insurance fee Year total}Student health _enrollmentTotal at

Pharmacy

First year 200,000 1,000,000_(500,000) 6,500 1,206,500 706,500

Second year − 1,000,000_(500,000) 6,500 1,006,500 −

Third year − 1,000,000_(500,000) 6,500 1,006,500 −

Fourth year − 1,000,000_(500,000) 6,500 1,006,500 −

Remarks (1) Total upon enrollment is the total amount of enrollment fee, tuition fee（first-semester）,and student health insurance fee.

(2) Tuition fee, etc.（second semester）should be paid in October.

(3) In addition to the above, the Alumni association lifetime member fee（10,000 yen, only in the final year）is required.

(4) The Clinical Psychology Program offered through Psychology Major in the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Human Studies: An additional 100,000 yen per year practical training fee is required.

12．Results of the entrance examinations of Kinki University graduate

schools for international students in 2015.

（Total of first and second exams）（Unit: person) Breakdown

Graduate Applicants Examinees Successful applicants Rate of Competition

Law 0 0 0 −

Commerce 4 3 3 1.0

Economics 2 2 2 1.0

Science and Engineering Research 2 1 1 1.0

Pharmacy 0 0 0 −

Interdisciplinary Human Studies 0 0 0 −

Agriculture 1 1 1 1.0 Biology-Oriented Science and Technology 2 2 2 1.0 Systems Engineering 0 0 0 − Advanced Technology 1 1 1 1.0 Total 12 10 10 1.0 （As of April 1, 2015)

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13．Result of the Kinki University International Student Scholarship in 2015

（1）Scholarship（for freshman): The tuition fee is entirely exempted. This is granted to a student who has scored more than 80 % on the entrance examination for international students and ranked in an upper group. If the student has achieved an excellent result after the first year in the graduate school, the scholarship is granted continuously. 3 students were qualified.

（2）Category 1 benefit（for freshman): The amount equivalent to the entrance fee（a lump sum）is awarded to those achieving outstanding results on their international student entrance examination. 3 students were qualified.

（3）Category 2 benefit（for sophomore or higher) : 80,000 yen per month（For one year except for August and September）for students achieving outstanding academic results while graduate students. 3 students were qualified.

14．Application for Certificate of Eligibility（Please read carefully before

application

[Applicants living outside Japan］

As a general rule, in order for students to stay in Japan for the purpose of study, it is necessary to obtain resident status as a student. Applicants shall apply to the Ministry of Justice, Immigration Bureau, for the Certificate of Eligibility to obtain resident status as a college student after receiving the entrance permit. After the issuance, the applicants themselves need to begin the procedures to obtain visa at a Japanese embassy or consulate in their home country by producing their entrance permit and the Certificate of Eligibility.

◎ There are two ways in the application for obtaining the Certificate of Eligibility as follows: ① Personal application

After receiving the entrance permit, the application for the Certificate of Eligibility shall be made to the Immigration Bureau in Japan. This application shall be made by the applicants themselves or their contact person.

② Applications made by Kinki University on behalf of applicants（Excluding the Graduate School of Systems Engineering）

Applicants can request the university to make application to obtain the Certificate of Eligibility on their behalf by submitting all documents relevant to the application for the Certificate of Eligibility at the time of the enrollment procedures. The decision regarding the application on behalf of the applicant will be made by the university. Applicants cannot lodge a protest against the decision and/ or the result of the application. The information about the documents relevant to the application for the Certificate of Eligibility needed at the time of the application made by the university on behalf of the applicants shall be given to successful applicants separately. And the resident status in this case is only as a student. When the Certificate of Eligibility is issued, it shall be sent to you together with their entrance permit. When it is not issued, applicants will be notified.

If there are any questions / doubts about whether you can follow the procedure to obtain the‘Student’status after passing the examination of the university and entering it, please contact the Immigration Bureau in Japan for additional information prior to submitting the application for the university.

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Send the applica-tion documents. Issue an entrance permit Send“Certificate of Eligibility” Issue“Certificate of Eligibility” Come(s) to Japan. Entrance into Kinki University.

(Personal applications) Application procedures for obtaining Certificate of Eligibility Immigration Bureau in Japan Examine application documents, select successful

applicants, and send a letter of notification and a set of the documents required for enrollment procedures. Receive a letter of

notification and a set of the documents required for enrollment procedures, and send the set of enrollment documents.(Remittance of enrollment fee)

(Applications made by the university on behalf of applicants)

The university will submit all documents

relevant to applications for “Certificate of Eligibility” Application procedures for obtaining a visa at a Japanese embassy or consulate in the home country. Obtains a visa, and comes to Japan with the residence status of“Student”

Flowchart of Procedures for Certificate of Eligibility and Procedures

for Entering Japan

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