General Selection and Special Selection of Continuing Education Students

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●Graduate School of Letters Master's Course updated 28 August 2015

General Selection and Special Selection of Continuing Education Students

1. Qualification for Applicants

(1) General Selection

One of the followings (1) - (8) should apply :

(1) Those who have graduated from university or are expected to graduate by March 31, 2016.

(2) Those who have received a bachelor s degree through the National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation, or who are expect to receive one by March 31, 2016.

(3) Those who have finished 16 years of formal education overseas, or who will have done so by March 31, 2016.

(4) Those who will have completed 16 years of formal education overseas by taking correspondence courses offered by a school overseas while studying in Japan, or who will have completed it by March 31, 2016.

(5) Those who have completed a course by an educational facility that is positioned to have the same formal education system as a foreign university while staying in Japan, and is designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, or will have completed the course by March 31, 2016. Those who have completed the course for home it will result in the equivalent of having attended 16 years of formal education in the applicable foreign school system.

(6) Those who have completed specialist training at a vocational school (length of course of study must be at least four years and fulfill the requirements set by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology) that is designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology and completed after the day set by said minister, or is expected to be completed by March 31, 2016.

(7) Those designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology. (1953 Ministry of Educa-tion NotificaEduca-tion No. 5)

(8) Those who have been examined by the graduate school and determined by a separate entrance qualifications re-view to have the same or more academic ability as a university graduate, and who will be 22 years of age by March 31, 2016.

Note Applicants who wish to apply using (8) will have a separate entrance qualifications review. Please be sure to contact the entrance exam center in advance.

(2) Special Selection of Continuing Education Students

Those who qualify one of the General Selection items above and for whom either a) or b) are applicable.

a) Those for whom five years or more have passed since graduating university, as of April 1, 2016.

b) Those who have, as a general rule, worked at the same corporation, public office, educational or research facilities, medical, welfare, or health facilities for more than three years as of April 1, 2016.

2. Examination Date

3 October 2015

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3. Selection Procedure General Selection

About the examination subjects, hours

for examination, etc.

Selection Exam Method: (Japanese Language and Literature Major, English Language and Literature Major, Education Major) Written examinations of the specialized subjects and foreign language (English), and Oral Examination (for the Education Major, a short essay is included)

(Clinical Psychology Major) Written examinations of the specialized subjects and foreign language (English), and Oral Examination, and Evaluation Applications

Name of Major Exam Subject Exam Time Meeting _Time Meeting Place ・ Japanese Language and Literature Major ・ English Language and Literature Major ・ Education Major ・ Clinical Psychology Major Specialized Subject 9:30 - 11:30

9:1₀

Central Campus Entrance Exam Center

(Koe Memorial Hall Basement)

Foreign Language Subject (English) 12:30 - 14:00

Oral Examination 14:20

-Note Those who are late 30 minutes or more will not be admitted.

Note Foreign exchange students sitting for the entrance exam for the Japanese Language and Literature Major or Clinical Psychology Major may be required to take the Japanese exam as Foreign Language.

[Written Exam Details]

■Education Major

- Specialized Subject (no dictionaries allowed)

1. A wide range of questions from general educational studies

2. A short essay on an educational studies-related theme.

- Foreign Language (English) (dictionaries are allowed, but electronic dictionaries are not allowed)

Translation of the specialized field into Japanese, etc.

- Clinical Psychology Major

Mainly questions on a wide range of general psychology, centered on the field of clinical psychology - Foreign Language (English) (dictionaries are allowed, but electronic dictionaries are not allowed)

■Japanese Language and Literature Major

Japanese Language Studies or Japanese Literature - Foreign Language (English) (dictionaries are allowed, but electronic dictionaries are not allowed)

■English Language and Literature Major

- Specialized Subject (no dictionaries allowed) (1) British Literature

(2) American Literature (3) English Studies

- Foreign Language (English) (no dictionaries allowed) Translation of the specialized field into Japanese, etc.

Select one field from (1) to (3) when submitting the application.

(Cannot be changed after applying)

4. Selection Procedure

Special Selection of Continuing Education Students

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About the examination subjects, examination time, etc.

Selection Exam Method: (Japanese Language and Literature Major, English Language and Literature Major, Education Major) short essay and Oral Examination

(Clinical Psychology Major) There is a specialized subject written test and Oral Examination, and evaluation Applications

Name of Major Exam Subject Exam Time Meeting _Time Meeting Place ・ Japanese Language and Literature Major ・ English Language and Literature Major ・ Education Major

- Short Essay (no dictionaries allowed) 12:30 - 14:00

1₂:1₀

Central Campus E n t r a n c e E x a m Center

-Clinical Psychology Major

Specialized Subject (no dictionaries allowed)

Written Exam Details: Mainly questions on a wide range of general psychology, centered on the field of clinical psychology (Same as the general selection)

9:30 - 11:30

9:1₀

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●Graduate School of Clinical Education Master's Course

General Selection

1. Qualification for Applicants

(1) General Selection

Note Applicants who wish to apply using (8) will have a separate entrance qualifications review. Please be sure to contact the Institute for Education Office in advance.

(Incumbent Teachers and Human Service Workers Special Selection)

Those who qualify under General Selection, and for whom either a) or b) is true, can apply for the special selection. Submit a “practical research report” which will replace the test of specialized subjects.

a. Those who are currently working full-time as an educator or childcare worker at the time of application at a daycare, preschool, elementary school, junior high school, senior high school, secondary school, special education school, technical school, junior college, or university.

b. Those who are currently working full-time as a human service worker with national qualifications in the medical or welfare fields at the time of application.

2. Examination Date

22 August 2015

13 February 2016

3. Selection Procedure

- About the examination subjects, examination time, etc.

Exam Subject Exam Time Meeting Time Meeting Place Specialized

Subject

Questions relating to the three fields of education, psychology, and welfare.

*Those currently employed as an educator or human service worker may submit a practical research report instead.

9:30 - 11:00

9:1₅

* Incumbent Teachers and Human Service Workers Special Selection applicants will be noted as so on the examination admission card. C e n t r a l Campus I n s t i t u t e Building 3F Oral Examination 13:00

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●Graduate School of Health and Sports Sciences Master's Course

General Selection and Special Selection of Continuing Education Students

1. Qualification for Applicants

(1) General Selection

Please note applicants for the rehabilitation science field should have one from (1) - (8) besides (9) (1) Those who have graduated from university or are expected to graduate by March 31, 2016.

(9) Those who have a physical therapist license, or who will have one by March 2016.

Note1 Those who do not have an undergraduate degree in physical education, sports, nutrition, or health care and who have questions about whether they are qualified to apply must contact the Graduate School of Health and Sports Sciences in advance (Contact: School of Health and Sports Sciences Office 0798-45-9793) Applicants who submit an application without prior consultation may not be allowed to take the exam.

Note 2 Applicants who wish to apply using (8) will have a separate entrance qualifications review. Please be sure to contact the entrance exam center in advance.

(2) Special Selection of Continuing Education Students

Those who qualify one of the General Selection items above, and for whom a) is true.

Please note, applicants for the rehabilitation science field should also have b).

a) Those who have, as a general rule, worked at the same corporation, public office, educational or research facility, medical, welfare, or health facility for more than two years as of April 1, 2016 (cumulatively), and who will continue to do so after entering school.

b) Those with a physical therapist license

2. Examination Date

3 October 2015

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3. Selection Procedure - About the examination subjects, examination time,

etc.

Selection Exam Method: Written exam and Oral Examination in specialized subject and English (however, late term recruitment will not have the English portion)

Name of Major Exam Subject Exam Time Meeting _Time Meeting Place

H e a l t h a n d S p o r t s S c i e n c e s M a j o r

Specialized Subject (no dictionaries allowed)

(1) General questions relating to the study of health (required)

(2) Questions for specific fields (Choose

one field on the day of the test) 9:30 - 11:30

₉:1₀

Central Campus Entrance Exam Center ( K o e M e m o r i a l H a l l Basement)

- Health and Physical Fitness Science

- Sports Training Science - Rehabilitation Science

- English (dictionaries are allowed, but electronic dictionaries are not allowed) Translation of sentences about the specialized field into Japanese, etc.

12:30 - 14:00

Oral Examination *

* (First term recruitment) Will be held after the English exam. (Later term recruitment) Will be held after the special-ized subject exam.

Note Those who are late 30 minutes or more will not be admitted.

4. Selection Procedure - About the examination subjects, examination time,

etc.

Selection Exam Method: Evaluation Applications, Short Essay, Oral Examination

Name of Major Exam Subject Exam Time Meeting _Time Meeting Place Health and Sports

S c i e n c e s M a j o r

Short Essay (no dictionaries allowed) 12:30 - 14:00

1₂:1₀

Central CampusEntrance Exam Center (Koe Memorial Hall Basement)

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●Graduate School of Human Environmental Sciences Master's Course

General Selection and Special Selection of Continuing Education Students

1. Qualification for Applicants

(1) General Selection

Please note, applicants to the Administ Food Sciences and Nutrition Major Registered Dietician Course should have one from (1) - (8) as well as (9). Applicants to the Architecture Major should have one from (1) - (8) as well as one from (10) - (13).

(2) Those who have receive a bachelor s degree through the National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation, or who are expect to receive one by March 31, 2016.

(9) Those who have a nationally cretified senior nutritionist, or who will have one by May 2016.

(10) Those who have graduated from school by taking classes specified for architecture by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (2008 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Notification No. 740, No. 741, No. 742) in following with Article 14 Number 1 to Number 3 of the Architect Act.

(11) Those who will have graduated by March 31, 2016 from a school by taking classes specified for architecture by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and that have been confirmed by the Japan Architectural Education and Information Center in following with Article 14 Number 1 to Number 3 of the Architect Act.

(12) Those who entered school before an amendment made to the Architect Act (2006 Law No. 114) was enacted (November 28, 2008), and graduated after taking the appropriate architecture and public works classes, or classes specified by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, or who will graduate before March 31, 2016. (1981 Ministry of Construction Notice 990)

(13) Those who have been determined by the Architecture Major to have equivalent ability as the above (10) to (12) through a separate entrance qualifications review.

Note Applicants who wish to apply using (8) or (13) will have a separate entrance qualifications review. Please be sure to contact the entrance exam center in advance.

(2) Special Selection of Continuing Education Students

Those who qualify one of the General Selection items above, and for whom either a) or b) is true.

a) Those for whom five years or more have passed since graduating university, as of April 1, 2016.

b) Those who have, as a general rule, worked at the same corporation, public office, educational or research facility, medical, welfare, or health facility for more than three years as of April 1, 2016.

Note, the Administ Food Sciences and Nutrition Major Dietician Course requires c) to also apply.

c) Those with a national registered dietician license

2. Examination Date

3 October 2015

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3. Selection Procedure

General Selection

- About the examination subjects,

examination time, etc.

Selection Process: (Administ Food Sciences and Nutrition Major / Human Environmental Sciences Major) Two specialized subjects plus a written test and oral exemination in English.

(Architecture Major) Planning, design, history, structure, environment, facilities, English, drafting test and Oral Examination, Evaluation Applications.

Name of Major Exam Subject Exam Time Meeting _Time Meeting Place ・ Administ Food Sciences and Nutrition Major ・ Human Environmental Sciences Major

Specialized Subject (no dictionaries

allowed) 9:30 - 11:30

₉:1₀

Central Campus E n t r a n c e E x a m Center

English (dictionaries are allowed, but electronic dictionaries are not allowed) Translation of sentences about the specialized field into Japanese, etc.

12:30 - 14:00

Oral Examination 14:20

-Architecture Major

(1) Planning, Design, History (2) Structure (3) Environment, Facilities

9:30 - 11:30

₉:1₀ Kami-Koshien Campus _{Koshien Hall 1F Lounge}

English

English (English dictionaries only are allowed, but electronic dictionaries are not allowed)

Design and Drawing (Bring a ruler, colored pencils, and any other drawing

tools required for a day of design) 12:30 - 16:30 Oral Examination (Bring any designs,

model photographs, etc necessary to

explain previous design works) 16:50 -Evaluation Applications

Note: Those who arrive over 30 minutes late to the start of this exam will not be admitted.

[Choice of Specialized Subject] (Administ Food Sciences and Nutrition Major, Human

Environmental Sciences Major)

■Administ Food Sciences and Nutrition Major

- Select the specialized subject on the application form (cannot be changed after applying) (1) “Structure and function of the human body, and

origins of disease”

Question Range (Anatomy and physiology, biochemistry, clinical medicine, pathogenic microbiology)

(2) “ Food and Health”

Question Range (Food science, food hygiene, food processing science, cooking science) (3) “Basic Nutrition / Applied Nutrition” (4) “Society, Environment, and Health”

Question Range (Public health, environmental science)

(5) “Nutrition Education and Public Nutrition” (6) “Clinical Nutrition”

*Administ Food Sciences and Nutrition Course Choose two from (1) - (6) when applying, but one must be either (1) or (2).

*Health Nutrition Science Course Choose two from (1) - (6) when applying, but one must be either (4) or (5). * Registered Dietician Course Choose one from (1) - (5), and (6) is required (total two subjects), when applying.

■Human Environmental Sciences Major

- Select the specialized subject on the application form (cannot be changed after applying) Select two subjects from (1) to (7) when submitting the application.

(1) “Human Cultural Studies”, (2) “Human Behavioral Science”, (3) “Human Information Science”, (4) “Human Environmental Sciences, (5) “Human Material Science”, (6) “Dwelling Studies”, (7) “Architectural Design Studies”

4. Selection Process

Special Selection of Continuing Education Students

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About the examination subjects, examination time, etc.

Selection Exam Method: Short Essay and Oral Exemination

Name of Major Exam Subject Exam Time Meeting _Time Meeting Place ・ Administ Food Sciences

and Nutrition Major ・ Human Environmental

Sciences Major

1₂:1₀ Central CampusEntrance Exam Center (Koe Memorial Hall Basement)

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●Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Course

General Selection and Special Selection of Continuing Education Students

1 . Qualification for Applicants

(1) General Selection

Note Applicants who wish to apply using (8) will have a separate entrance qualifications review. Please be sure to contact the entrance exam center in advance.

(2) Special Selection of Continuing Education Students

Those who qualify under General Selection, and who satisfy the following conditions.

Those who are working in a pharmaceutical-related profession (medical institutions, pharmaceutical companies, etc), who intend to continue working in the field after the Master's Degree is obtained and who have the understanding of their workplace.

2. Examination Date

3 October 2015

13 February 2016

3. Selection Procedure

General Selection

- About the examination subjects, examination time, etc.

Selection Exam Method: Written exam on specialized subjects and English, and Oral Examination

Pharmaceutical Sciences Major

Specialized Subject 9:30 - 11:30

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Hama-Koshien Campus In front of the School of P h a r m a c y a n d Pharmaceutical Sciences Office ( L a b o r a t o r y C o n t r o l Building 1F) English 12:30 - 14:00 Oral Examination 14:20

-Note: Those who arrive over 30 minutes late to the start of this exam will not be admitted.

[Written Exam Details]

- Specialized Subject (no dictionaries allowed)

Choose four questions on the day of the test from the following 1 - 7 (two questions each, for a total of 14)

1. “Organic Chemistry and Medicinal Resource Studies”, 2. “Physical and Analytical Chemistry”, 3. “Life Sciences”, 4. “Health and Environmental Studies”, 5. “Pharmacology”, 5. “Pharmaceuticals”, 7. “Clinical Pharmacology”

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4. Selection Procedure

Special Selection of Continuing Education Students

Selection Exam Method: Evaluation Applications, Short Essay, Oral Examination

Pharmaceutical Sciences Major

1₂:1₀

Hama-Koshien Campus In front of the School of P h a r m a c y a n d Pharmaceutical Sciences Office ( L a b o r a t o r y C o n t r o l Building 1F) Oral Examination 14:20

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●Graduate School of Nursing Master's Course

General Selection and Special Selection of Continuing Education Students

1. Qualifications for Application

(1) General Selection

One of the followings 1 - 8 should apply :

Those who have a nursing, public health nursing, or midwife's license as of the start of term in April 2016, or who are expected to get one by March 31, 2016 (passing the national exam), and for whom one of the following 1 - 8 applies. (1) Those who have graduated from university or are expected to graduate by March 31, 2016.

(2) Those who have received a bachelor's degree through the National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation, or who are expect to receive one by March 31, 2016.

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Those who wish to enter with (8) will have separate entrance qualification review.

Working experience in nursing profession with the qualification of nurse, public health nurse, and midwife (including the years of schooling at heath nurse school or midwife school) for more than the following number of years (including those expected to finish by March 2016)

Graduation from a two-year nursing program at junior college or vocational school: more than two years Graduation from a three-year nursing program at junior college or vocational school: more than one year

Note Applicants who wish to apply using (8) will have a separate entrance qualifications review.

Special Selection of Continuing Education Students

(2) Those who qualify under General Selection, and who satisfy the following conditions.

Those who have been working in nursing, and who plan to continue to work after entering school, and whose employer has given permission to study at graduate school.

2. Examination Date

3 October 2015

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3. Selection Procedure

General Selection

Selection Exam Method: Written exam on specialized subjects and English, and Oral Examination

N u r s i n g M a j o r

Written Exam (Specialized

Subject, English) 9:30 - 11:30

9:1₀ Central CampusEntrance Exam Center (Koe Memorial Hall Basement)

[Written Exam Details]

Basic Nursing Knowledge Test (50 points)

- English (only the provided dictionary is allowed)

Reading Comprehension Test (50 points)

4. Selection Procedure Special Selection of Continuing Education Students

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About the examination subjects, examination time, etc.

Selection Exam Method: Evaluation Applications, written exam on specialized subjects and English, and Oral Examination

N u r s i n g M a j o r

Written Exam (Specialized

Subject, English) 9:30 - 11:30

9:1₀ Central CampusEntrance Exam Center (Koe Memorial Hall Basement)

[Written Exam Details]

Basic Nursing Knowledge Test (50 points)

- English (only the provided dictionary is allowed)

Reading Comprehesion Test (25 points)

- Evaluation Applications

Nursing performance evaluation based on the “Nursing Profession Experience Manual” at time of application (25 points)