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MEIKAI UNIVERSITY
English Version
2013International Student Application Guidelines
明海大学
Special Japanese Language Course
Undergraduate Programs
Faculty of Languages and Cultures(Department of Japanese, Department of English, and Department of Chinese)
School of Dentistry
School of Hospitality & Tourism Management
Faculty of Real Estate Sciences
Faculty of Economics
Graduate Schools
Graduate School of Dentistry
Graduate School of Real Estate Sciences
Graduate School of Economics
Graduate School of Applied Linguistics
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■FacultyofLanguagesandCultures (Departmentof Japanese,Departmentof
English,andDepartmentofChinese)■FacultyofEconomics■FacultyofRealEstateSciences■SchoolofHospitality&TourismManagement
Undergraduate ProgramsTheUrayasuCampusishometothreefacultiesandoneschool—theFacultyofLanguagesandCultures,FacultyofEconomics,Fac-ultyofRealEstateSciences,andSchoolofHospitality&TourismManagement—andtheirsixdepartments.TheurbanenvironmentnearcentralTokyooffersavarietyofeducationalopportunitiestothemanyinternationalstudentswhocometoJapantostudy.
Faculties and Departments UrayasuCampus,NearCentralTokyo
Faculty of Languages and Cultures■Department of Japanese
TheDepartmentofJapaneseproducesinternationalcitizenswhohaveanaccurateunderstandingoftheJapaneselanguageandcultureandarecapableofcommunicatingtheirknowledgetotheworld.◆TrainingCourseforTeachersofJapaneseasaSecondLanguage◆TrainingCourseforTeachersoftheJapaneseLanguage◆InternationalBusinessCourse
■Department of English ThisdepartmentturnsoutinternationalcitizenswhohaveanadvancedlevelofpracticalEnglishcommunicationskills.◆InterpretingandTranslationCourse◆CareersinBusinessCourse◆Linguistics,Culture,andEducationCourse
■Department of Chinese ThosewhogothroughtheDepartmentofChinesebecomeinterna-tionalcitizensequippedwithanadvancedlevelofpracticalChinesecommunicationskills.◆InterpretingandTourismCourse◆CultureandEducationCourse◆InternationalBusinessCourse
Faculty of Economics■ Department of Economics
Thedepartmentcreatesbusinesspeoplecapableofengaginginawiderangeofbusinessactivitiesintoday’sglobaleconomyandsociety.◆GlobalEconomicsCourse◆LifestylesandtheEnvironmentCourse◆ManagementCourse
Faculty of Real Estate Sciences■Department of Real Estate Sciences
TheDepartmentofRealEstateSciencesshapefuturerealestateex-pertswhocanworkinthisfieldinJapanorintheirhomecountries.◆BusinessCourse◆FinanceCourse◆DesignCourse
School of Hospitality & Tourism Man-agement■Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management
ThisdepartmentproduceshospitalityandtourismindustryexpertsequippedwithpracticalEnglishcommunicationskills.
Number of International Undergradu-ate Students
Note: Figures are as of May 1, 2011.
MeikaiUniversityhasacceptedinternationalstudentsfromthefollowingcountriesandregions:
China:642;SouthKorea:36;Taiwan:6;Nepal:5;Thailand:2;Ma-laysia:5;SaudiArabia:1;UnitedStates:1;Russia:1;HongKong:4;Vietnam:11;andother:16(total:730students)
Fees and Tuition Reduction Program 30%ReductioninTuition
Faculty of Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Real Estate Sci-ences, and School of Hospitality & Tourism Management
� Fees before ReductionFirstyear:¥1,205,300Secondandsubsequentyears:¥963,000peryear
�Payment Amount and Period under the Tuition Reduction Program(1)Thetuitionreductionprogramisavailable
tostudentswhodemonstrateacertainlevelofacademicperformance.
(2)Basedonacademicperformancestandards,astudentmayreceivea30%reductioninthetuitionportionofhisorheracademicfee,whichwillbedeductedfromtheOcto-berpaymentofeachyear.
PaymentAmountsundertheTuitionReductionProgramforthe2013AcademicYear (Unit:Yen)
Academic Year
Payment Period
Admission Fee
Academic Fee
Miscella-neous Dues Total
1styear
Attimeofenrollment 230,000 469,000 37,300 736,300
October – 259,600* – 259,600
Total 230,000 728,600 37,300 995,900
2ndandsubse-quent
years(peryear)
April – 469,000 25,000 494,000
October – 259,600* – 259,600
Total – 728,600 25,000 753,600
*Afterthe30%reductionisappliedNotes:1.Alifelongmembershipfeeof¥30,000istobepaidseparatelytothealumniassociationinOctoberofthestudent’sfourthyear.2.ThosewhohavecompletedtheSpecialJapaneseLangaugeCourseareexemptfrompayingtheadmissionfee.
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■ Scholarships� JASSO Offers Scholarships to Privately Financed International Stu-
dentsThroughaselectionprocess,theJapanStudentServicesOrganiza-
tion(JASSO)offersscholarshipstoindividualswhodemonstrateexcel-lenceinschoolworkandpersonalcharacterandrequirefinancialaidtocontinuetheirstudiesinJapan.(1)Scholarshipamount:
Undergraduatestudents:¥48,000/month(foroneyear)(2)Numberofundergraduatestudentswhoqualifiedinthe2011aca-
demicyear:71�Other
Privatescholarshipsofferedbyotherorganizations
■ Support for International Students�Proxy Service (for Visa Extensions, Etc.)
Undercertaincircumstances,theuniversitywillactonthestudent’sbehalfinvisa-relatedmattersandsubmitapplicationstotheMinistryofJustice’sImmigrationBureau(e.g.,forvisaextensions,reentrypermits,andpermissiontoengageinnonspecifiedactivities).
�Student Dorms, Etc.Theuniversitydoesnothavestudentdorms.However,undercertain
conditions,itmayagreetobeaninstitutionalguarantorforstudentstryingtorentapartmentsrequiringajointguaranty.
�Job-Hunting Support for International StudentsTheuniversityactivelysupportsthejob-huntingeffortsofinterna-
tionalstudentsbyofferingguidanceandrelatedservices.•EventsHeldinthe2011AcademicYearforInternationalStudentsDecember
Job-huntingguidanceforthird-yearinternationalstudents(1)Howinternationalstudentsshouldgoaboutlookingforwork(2)Howtochangevisas,etc.
FebruaryOn-campuscorporateseminar(Thirty-sevencompaniesthathireinternationalstudentsparticipated.)
May–JuneOn-campuscorporateseminar(Nineteencompaniesthathireinter-nationalstudentsparticipated.)
JulyJob-HuntingCampus(anexplanatoryeventorganizedbytheSmallandMediumEnterpriseAgencyaspartofemploymentmeasures(Onecompanythathiresinternationalstudentsparticipated.)
OctoberOn-campuscorporateseminar(Ninecompaniesthathireinterna-tionalstudentsparticipated.)
International Student Support Programs
ScholarshipsandSupportProgramsThatLetStudentsFocusonTheirStudies
Faculty of Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Real Estate Sci-ences, and School of Hospitality & Tourism Management
Entrance Exams ScheduleandOtherDetailsofEntranceExamsforInternationalStudents
■ Exam Subjects (General)�For Those Living in Japan:
Japanese (written exam) and an interview (includes a short passage to be read aloud)・Written exam
CategoryA:ExamconductedbytheuniversityCategoryB:Examconductedbytheuniversityorratedaccordingtoap-plicant’sscoreontheExaminationforJapaneseUniversityAdmissionforInternationalStudents(EJU)CategoryC:EJUscore・Interview
FortheDepartmentofJapanese,DepartmentofChinese,DepartmentofEconomics,andFacultyofRealEstateSciences,theinterviewincludesreadingashortJapanesepassagealoud.FortheDepartmentofEnglishandDepartmentofHospitality&TourismManagement,theinterviewincludesreadingashortEnglishpassagealoud.
�For Those Living Outside of Japan (Prearrival Entrance Exam [Category B]):EJU scores from the following sections: Japanese and either “Japan and the World” or mathematics (course 1)A statement of the reason for applying to the university needs to be sub-mitted (tobecompletedinJapanese).
�Acceptable EJU Scores CategoryB:EJUtakeninNovember2010,June/November2011,orJune2012
CategoryC:EJUtakeninJune/November2011orJune/November2012Note:Theapplicant’sscorefromeachsectionoftheEJUwillbeconvertedto100points,andhisorheressayinJapanesewillbeusedtomakeagen-eralassessmentofhisorherqualifications.
ThoseapplyingfromoutsideofJapanshouldcontacttheuniversity’sUrayasuCampusatleastonemonthpriortotheapplicationperiod.
■ Application Requirements (General)�Individualsofforeignnationalitywhowillbe18yearsofageorolderasof
March31,2013�Individualswhohavecompletedorexpecttocomplete12yearsofschool
educationinaforeigncountrybyMarch31,2013,orhavebeendeemedbytheministerofeducation,culture,sports,science,andtechnologytohavetheequivalentlevelofqualification
�IfyouareenrolledorhavebeenenrolledinaJapanese-languageschoolorvocationalschool,youarerequiredtohaveanattendancerateof90%ormore(decimalswillbetruncated)duringyourtermofenrollmentattheschool.Note:StudentswhosenativelanguageisEnglishorChinesemaynotapplytotheDepartmentofEnglishorDepartmentofChinese,respectively.
Formoredetailsonotherconditionsandtheentranceexams,refertotheentranceexamguidelinesforthe2013academicyear.
Faculty of Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Real Estate Sci-ences, and School of Hospitality & Tourism Management
SpecialEntranceExamforInternationalStudents
Category Application Period Exam Date Announcement of Results
GeneralCategoryA Oct.1through12,2012 Oct.27,2012 Nov.1,2012CategoryB Nov.26throughDec.7,2012 Dec.23,2012 Dec.27,2012CategoryC Jan.28throughFeb.8,2013 Feb.23,2013 Feb.28,2013
Note:FortheDepartmentofJapanese(intheFacultyofLanguagesandCultures),DepartmentofEconomics,andFacultyofRealEstateSciences,thegeneralentranceexam(CategoryB)isofferedontheuniversity’sUrayasuCampusaswellasattheexamvenueinFukuoka.
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Graduate Schools ProducingPeoplewithAdvanced,SpecializedKnowledgeandSkills
Graduate School of Applied LinguisticsAppliedlinguistics,afieldinwhichstudentsstudyabroadrangeoftop-
icsrelatedtolanguageandhumanbehavior,coversavarietyofsubjects,includingforeign-languageeducation, languageandsociety,psychol-ogy,computers,literature,andculture.Thisgraduateschoolhasthreecourses—languageeducation,languagebehavior,andlanguageculture—andoffersprogramsonJapanese-languageeducation,English-languageeducation,andinterpretingtraining,amongothers.•Degrees
Master’sProgram: Master’sdegreeinappliedlinguisticsormaster’sdegreeinJapanese-languageeducation
DoctoralProgram: DoctoraldegreeinappliedlinguisticsordoctoraldegreeinJapanese-languageeducation
Graduate School of EconomicsThisgraduateschoolofferscoursesingroundbreakingsubjectsthat
encouragestudentstoexploreneweconomicparadigms,includingin-ternationalfinance,trade,businessmanagement,theenvironment,andissuesofanagingsociety.Itboaststhreefieldsofspecializationinwhichstudentscanhonetheirskillsaswellasinstructorsfromvariousfieldswhohaveawealthofpracticalexperiencethatinformstheirimplementa-tionofthecurriculum.Agreatdealofattentionisfocusedoncomputerliteracycoursework.•Degrees
Master’sProgram:Master’degreeineconomics
Graduate School of Real Estate SciencesThisgraduateschoolcombinesresearchfindingsachievedintheindi-
vidualfieldsofeconomics,law,andengineeringintothesinglefieldofrealestatesciencesandistheonlyoneofitskindinJapantocomprehen-sivelyaddresstopicsrangingfromthe21st-centuryrealestatebusinesstourbanandenvironmentalconstruction.Itoffersawiderangeofhighlyspecializedprogramsinsuchsubjectsastherealestatebusiness,reales-tatefinancing,realestatelaw,realestatemanagement,andurbanspacesystems.•Degrees
Master’sProgram:Master’sdegreeinrealestatesciencesDoctoralProgram:Doctoraldegreeinrealestatesciences
Number of International Graduate Students
Note: Figures are as of May 1, 2011.
MeikaiUniversityhasacceptedinternationalstudentsfromthefollowingcountriesandregions:
China:56;SouthKorea:5;Taiwan:3;Vietnam:3;Cambodia:1;Hungary:1;Laos:1;andHongKong:2(total:72students)
Fees and Tuition Reduction Program 30%ReductioninTuition
Graduate Schools of Applied Linguistics, Economics, and Real Estate Sciences
� Fees before ReductionFirstyear:¥901,200Secondandsubsequentyears:¥700,000peryear
�Payment Amount and Period under the Tuition Reduction Program(1)Thetuitionreductionprogramisavailable
tostudentswhodemonstrateacertainlevelofacademicperformance.
(2)Basedonacademicperformancestandards,astudentmayreceivea30%reductioninthetuitionportionofhisorheracademicfee,whichwillbedeductedfromtheOcto-berpaymentofeachyear.
PaymentAmountsundertheTuitionReductionProgramforthe2013AcademicYear (Unit:Yen)
Academic Year
Payment Period
Admission Fee
Academic Fee
Miscella-neous Dues Total
1styear
Attimeofenrollment 200,000 350,000 1,200 551,200
October – 200,000* – 200,000
Total 200,000 550,000 1,200 751,200
2ndandsubse-quentyears
(peryear)
April – 350,000 – 350,000
October – 200,000* – 200,000
Total – 550,000 – 550,000
*Afterthe30%reductionisappliedNotes:1.GraduatesofMeikaiUniversity’sundergraduateprogramsandthosewhohavecompletedtheSpecialJapaneseLanguageCourseareexemptfrompayingtheadmissionfee.2.ThosewhohavecompletedMeikaiUniversity’smaster’sprogramsareexemptfrompayingtheadmissionfeewhenapplyingforadmissiontotheuniversity’sdoctoralprograms.3.Miscellaneousduesfordoctoralprogramsare¥1,800.
■GraduateSchoolofAppliedLinguistics■GraduateSchoolofEconomics■GraduateSchoolofRealEstateSciences
Graduate SchoolsThegraduateschoolsofMeikaiUniversityimpartadvancedknowledgeandskills.Therearecurrentlymorethan70internationalstudentsenrolledinthesegraduateschools,andtheuniversityencouragesthemtostudywiththeirJapanesecounterparts.
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International Student Support Programs
ScholarshipsandSupportProgramsThatLetStudentsFocusonTheirStudies
■ Scholarships�JASSO Offers Scholarships to Privately Financed International Stu-
dentsThroughaselectionprocess,theJapanStudentServicesOrganiza-
tion(JASSO)offersscholarshipstoindividualswhodemonstrateexcel-lenceinschoolworkandpersonalcharacterandrequirefinancialaidtocontinuetheirstudiesinJapan.(1)Scholarshipamount: Graduatestudents:¥65,000/month(foroneyear)(2)Numberofgraduatestudentswhoqualifiedinthe2011academic
year:8�Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship
ThereisasystemwherebyprivatelyfinancedinternationalstudentsinthegraduateschoolaregrantedscholarshipsbytheJapanesegov-ernment.(1)Qualifications(graduatestudents):Applicantsmustbeunder35
yearsofageasofApril1.(Pleasebeawarethatotherconditionsap-ply.)
(2)ScholarshipamountGraduatestudents:Doctoralstudents:¥147,000/month Master’sstudents:¥146,000/month
(untilthestandardprogramiscompleted) Note:Tuitioniscoveredseparately.
(3)Numberofgraduatestudentswhoqualifiedinthe2011academicyear:2
�OtherPrivatescholarshipsofferedbyotherorganizations
■ Support for International Students�Proxy Service (for Visa Extensions, Etc.)
Undercertaincircumstances,theuniversitywillactonthestudent’sbehalfinvisa-relatedmattersandsubmitapplicationstotheMinistryofJustice’sImmigrationBureau(e.g.,forvisaextensions,reentrypermits,andpermissiontoengageinnonspecifiedactivities).
�Student Dorms, Etc.Theuniversitydoesnothavestudentdorms.However,undercertain
conditions,itmayagreetobeaninstitutionalguarantorforstudentstryingtorentapartmentsrequiringajointguaranty.
�Job-Hunting Support for International StudentsTheuniversityactivelysupportsthejob-huntingeffortsofinterna-
tionalstudentsbyofferingguidanceandrelatedservices.•EventsHeldinthe2011AcademicYearforInternationalStudentsDecember
Job-huntingguidanceforfirst-yearinternationalstudents(1)Howinternationalstudentsshouldgoaboutlookingforwork(2)Howtochangevisas,etc.
FebruaryOn-campuscorporateseminar(Thirty-sevencompaniesthathireinternationalstudentsparticipated.)
May–JuneOn-campuscorporateseminar(Nineteencompaniesthathireinter-nationalstudentsparticipated.)
JulyJob-HuntingCampus(anexplanatoryeventorganizedbytheSmallandMediumEnterpriseAgencyaspartofemploymentmeasures)(Onecompanythathiresinternationalstudentsparticipated.)
OctoberOn-campuscorporateseminar(Ninecompaniesthathireinterna-tionalstudentsparticipated.)
Graduate Schools of Applied Linguistics, Economics, and Real Estate Sciences
■ Exam Subjects●GraduateSchoolofAppliedLinguistics
Foreign language(Japanese,English,orChinese;excludingtheappli-cant’snativelanguage),specialized subject(oneofthespecializedtop-icsrelatedtoJapanese,English,andChineseandashortessayrelatedtoappliedlinguistics),andaninterview
●GraduateSchoolofEconomicsSpecialized subject(economics)andaninterview
●GraduateSchoolofRealEstateSciencesShort essays(oneonacurrentissueofrealestateandonefromasetofquestionsonthefollowingtopics:law,economics,andarchitectureandcities)andaninterview
■ Application Requirements�Individualswhohavegraduatedorexpecttograduatefromauniversityin
JapanbyMarch2013 Note:Thosewhohaveacquiredorexpecttoacquireabachelor’sdegreeat
afour-yearuniversityareeligible.�Individualswhohavecompletedorexpecttocomplete16yearsofschool
educationinaforeigncountrybyMarch2013Note:Thosewhohaveacquiredorexpecttoacquireabachelor’sdegreeatafour-yearuniversityareeligible.
�Individualswhoarerecognizedbythegraduateschoolthroughindividualscreeningashavingacademicabilityequivalentof(orhigherthan)thatofuniversitygraduates,andwillreachtheageof22atthetimeofadmissionNote:Thosetowhomthisrequirementappliesaremainlygraduatesfromjuniorcolleges,specializedvocationalhighschools,vocationalschools,othermiscellaneousschools,etc.
FordetailsonotherconditionsandthedoctoralprogramsoftheGraduateSchoolsofAppliedLinguisticsandRealEstateSciencesandmoreinformationontheentranceexams,refertothegraduateschoolapplicationguidelinesforthe2013academicyear.
Entrance Exams ScheduleandOtherDetailsofEntranceExamsforInternationalStudents
Graduate Schools of Applied Linguistics, Economics, and Real Estate Sciences
Master’sProgram
Category Application Period Exam Date Announcement of ResultsScheduleA Sep.7through13,2012 Sep.29,2012 Oct.5,2012ScheduleB Jan.21through25,2013 Feb.16,2013 Feb.22,2013
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Special Japanese Language Course AUniversityOpentotheWorld
Fees, Scholarships, Etc. FeesandScholarshipProgramsThatLetStudentsFocusonTheirStudies
■ Fees2013AcademicYear (Unit:Yen)
Payment Period
Admission Fee
Academic Fee*
Miscella-neous Dues Total
Attimeofenroll-
ment100,000 250,000 650 350,650
October – 250,000 – 250,000
Total 100,000 500,000 650 600,650
*Theacademicfeedoesnotincludethecostofbooksandsupplies.
■ Scholarships�Toyoko Toyoda Scholarship
ThisscholarshipwasestablishedusingdonationsfromToyokoToyo-da,aprofessoremerituswhopreviouslytaughtclassesonJapaneseaf-fairsaspartoftheSpecialJapaneseLanguageCourse.Thescholarshipisawardedthroughaselectionprocesstocandidateswhowanttocon-tinuetheirhighereducationbutneedfinancialassistance,whohavedemonstratedtheiracademicambitionsandachievedexcellentgrades,andwhohaveahighrateofattendance.Thescholarshipperiodissixmonths.Themonthlyscholarshipis¥50,000.Inthe2011academicyear,thisscholarshipwasawardedtofourstudentsinthespecialcourse.
�JASSO Offers Scholarships to Privately Financed International Stu-dents
Throughaselectionprocess,theJapanStudentServicesOrganiza-tion(JASSO)offersscholarshipstoindividualswhodemonstrateexcel-lenceinschoolworkandpersonalcharacterandrequirefinancialaidtocontinuetheirstudiesinJapan.(1)Scholarshipamount:
Studentsinthespecialcourse:¥48,000/month(foroneyear)(2)Numberofstudentsinthespecialcoursewhoqualifiedinthe2011
academicyear:2
■ About the Special Japanese Language CourseTheSpecialJapaneseLanguageCoursewasestablishedin1991.Item-
bodiestheMeikaiUniversityspiritofinternationalexchangeandprovidesthekindofJapanese-languageeducationthatstudentsneedinordertopursueaneducationattheuniversitylevel.
ThemajordifferencebetweenthisspecialcourseandanordinaryJapanese-languageschoolisthatthepurposeoftheformeristoenablestudentstopursuehighereducationattheundergraduateandgraduateschoollevelinJapan.StudentswhocompleteoneyearofthisprogramcanpursueanundergraduateorgraduateschooleducationatMeikaiUniversityoranyothernational,public,orprivateuniversityorgraduateschoolinJapan.
■ Special Features�Classes Divided into Small Groups by Skill Level
Breakingtheclassupbyskilllevelensuresthatlessonscanbespe-cificallytailoredtostudentsandconductedasefficientlyaspossible.
�Practical CurriculumThecourseoffersapracticalcurriculum,theultimategoalofwhichis
toenablestudentstocontinuetheireducationataJapaneseuniversity.�Enrollment by Recommendation
StudentswhoexcelintheirstudiescanenrollinMeikaiUniversity(FacultyofLanguagesandCultures,FacultyofEconomics,FacultyofRealEstateSciences,orSchoolofHospitality&TourismManagement)byrecommendation.
4Meikai University Admission Fee Exemption Thosewhohavecompletedthiscoursewillbeexemptfrompaying
theadmissionfeewhenapplyingtoundergraduateorgraduateschoolprograms(master’sordoctoral)atMeikaiUniversity.
5 Interaction with Japanese StudentsTheuniversityplansavarietyofexchangeactivitiesthatgivestu-
dentsaccesstotheJapaneselanguageandculture,suchasoppor-tunitiestointeractwithstudentsintheDepartmentofJapaneseandDepartmentofChineseintheFacultyofLanguagesandCultures.
Number of International Students in the Special Course
Note: Figures are as of May 1, 2011.
MeikaiUniversityhasacceptedinternationalstudentsfromthefollowingcountriesandregions:
China:20;SouthKorea:4;Taiwan:4;Mongolia:2;France:1;andUnitedStates:1(total:32students)
Special Japanese Language CourseTheSpecialJapaneseLanguageCourseoffersJapanese-languageeducationaimedatenablingstudentstopursuehighereduca-tionataJapaneseuniversityorgraduateschoolbasedontheconceptofinternationalexchange,whichissetinthemottoofthisuniversity.
Model Case of Advancement to Higher Education
Special Japanese Language Course
Employment at Japa-nese companies, etc.
Examination for Japa-nese University Admis-sion for International
Students (EJU)
Advancement to another Japanese
university or gradu-ate school
Advancement to Meikai University
(undergraduate program or graduate school)
Note: Admission fee waiver applied
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From Application to Admission EnrollmentOfferedinBothSpringandFall
■ Selection Process and Results�Application Method
Whenapplying,besuretoidentifysomeonewhocanserveasyourguarantor(asarule,oneofyourparents).
�Selection ProcessStudentsareselectedforadmissionbasedontheirapplicationma-
terials.�Notification of Acceptance/Rejection
Applicantswillbenotifiedinwritingwhethertheyhavebeenac-ceptedforadmission.
■ Application Requirements�Individualswhohavecompleted12yearsofnormalschooleducation
inaforeigncountryandareunder30yearsofageatthetimeofad-mission
�Individualswhohavespent150hoursormorestudyingtheJapaneselanguage(PrioritywillbegiventothosewhohaveachievedN5[level4]orhigherontheJapanese-LanguageProficiencyTest[JLPT],J.TestfromBelowFlevelandabove,andNAT-TESTlevel5orhigher.)Note:ThoselivinginregionsthatdonotuseChinesecharacters(countriesotherthanChina,Taiwan,andSouthKorea)needtohaveachievedN4(level3)orhigheronJLPT.
�WhenanindividualwhoisenrolledinaJapanese-languageeduca-tionalinstitutioninJapanappliesforadmission,heorshewillbere-quiredtohavemetcertainstandardsintermsofgradeandattendancerate.(Asarule,hisorhergradesmustbeatthepassinglevel[60%orhigher],andheorshemusthaveanhour-basedattendancerateof90%orgreater.)Notes:1.IfanapplicanthasbeenenrolledinanotherJapanese-languageeducationalinstitutioninJapanformorethanayear,heorsheisineligibletoapplyforadmission.2.IndividualswhoareinJapanonashort-term(tourism)visashallnotbeconsidered“applicantsinJapan.”
Formoredetailsontheentranceexam,refertotheapplicationguide-linesfortheSpecialJapaneseLanguageCourse.
■ Application Period, Etc.
Category Application Period Notification of Acceptance Admission Period
ScheduleA(ApplicantsoverseasandinJapan) Oct.13throughDec.8,2012 Dec.17,2012
Apr.2013ScheduleB
(ApplicantsinJapan) Feb.4through23,2013 Mar.2,2013
ScheduleC(ApplicantsoverseasandinJapan) Apr.15throughMay18,2013 May31,2013 Sep.2013
Curriculum Well-RoundedCurriculum
■ CurriculumThegoalofthiscourseistobringstudents’Japanese-languageskillsup
tothelevelrequiredfortakingclassesattheundergraduateorgraduateschoollevel.Itisdesignedforinternationalstudentswhoarehopingtoenrollinauniversityorgraduateschoolprogram.
Furthermore,byenhancingstudents’understandingofJapanesecultureandsociety,thisprogramaimstohelpimprovetheirqualityoflifeandabilitytocommunicatewhilelivinginJapan.
■Japanese LanguageSystematicJapanese-languageeducationisprovidedbasedoneachstudent’slevelofJapanese.Thecurriculumaimstohelpstudentsper-formwellontheExaminationforJapaneseUniversityAdmissionforInternationalStudents(EJU),whichmeasurestheskillsthatareneededforadmissiontoauniversity.●Grammar●Kanji/hiragana/katakanaandvocabulary●Oralexpression●Listeningcomprehension●Readingcomprehension●Writtenexpression
■Liberal ArtsByteachingabroadrangeofsubjects,includingJapanesegeography,industry,history,andcurrentaffairs,thiscourseaimstogivestudentsamorein-depthunderstandingofJapan.●Japaneseaffairs
■General EducationThecourseoffersclassesonsubjectsthatareontheEJUanduniver-sityentranceexams.●English●Mathematics●Society
■Education StaffHighlyexperiencedinstructorsarepassionateabouttheirworkandof-ferthoroughstudentguidance.
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Ibaraki Pref.Ibaraki Pref.Ibaraki Pref.
Chiba Pref.Chiba Pref.Chiba Pref.
Kanagawa Pref.
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TokyoTokyoTokyo
Shizuoka Pref.Shizuoka Pref.Shizuoka Pref.
Saitama Pref.Saitama Pref.Saitama Pref.
HokkaidoSapporo
SendaiSendai
KantoKanto
TohokuTohoku
TokyoTokyo
ChubuChubu
NagoyaNagoyaKinkiKinki
Osaka Osaka
ShikokuShikoku
ChugokuChugoku
KyushuKyushu
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Graduate School of DentistryTheGraduateSchoolofDentistrywasestablishedin1977.Theschool
consistsoftwocourses:theAdvancedClinicalSciencesofOralMedicineandtheAdvancedLifeSciencesofOralMedicine.• Degrees:Doctoraldegreeindentistry
■ Exam Schedule
Category Application Period Exam Date Announcement of ResultsScheduleA Aug.27throughSep.4,2012 Sep.8,2012 Sep.13,2012ScheduleB Nov.5throughNov.14,2012 Nov.17,2012 Nov.22,2012ScheduleC Mar.1through15,2013 Mar.21,2013 Mar.25,2013
■ Exam SubjectsEnglish, specialized subject, and an interview
■ Fees and Tuition Reduction Program�Fees before Reduction
Firstyear:¥1,050,000Secondandsubsequentyears:¥800,000peryear
�Payment Amount and Period under the Tuition Reduction Program(1)Thetuitionreductionprogramisavailabletostudentswhodemon-
strateacertainlevelofacademicperformance.(2)Basedonacademicperformancestandards,astudentmayreceive
a30%reductioninthetuitionportionofhisorheracademicfee,whichwillbedeductedfromtheOctoberpaymentofeachyear.
PaymentAmountsundertheTuitionReductionProgramforthe2013Aca-demicYear(SubjecttoChange) (Unit:Yen)Academic
YearPayment
Period Admission Fee Academic Fee Total
1styear
Attimeofenrollment 250,000 400,000 650,000
October – 205,000* 205,000Total 250,000 605,000 855,000
2ndandsubsequent
years(peryear)
April – 400,000 400,000October – 205,000* 205,000
Total – 605,000 605,000
*Afterthe30%reductionisapplied
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Area MapUrayasu CampusPlanning and Public Relations Section, Planning DivisionAkemi1-chome,Urayasu-shi,ChibaPrefecture279-8550Tel:047-355-1101
Directions●JRKeiyoLineTaketherapidtrainfromTokyoStation.Afterabout16min.,getoffatShin-UrayasuStationandwalkabout8min.●TokyoMetroTozaiLineTakethemetrofromOtemachiStation.Afterabout16min.,getoffatUrayasuStation.TaketheTokyoBayCityTransportbusNo.3,11,or18fromUrayasu-ekiIriguchi(Urayasustationentrance)busstop.After about 15 min., get off at MeikaiDaigaku-maebusstop.
■Contact Information
Sakado CampusAdmissions Office, School of Dentistry1-1Keyakidai,Sakado-shi,SaitamaPrefecture350-0283Tel:049-279-2852
Directions●TobuLineTaketheTobuTojoLine’sexpresstrainfromIkebukuroStation.Afterabout44min.,getoffatSakadoSta-tionandtransfertotheTobuOgoseLine.Afterabout10min.,getoffatKawakadoStationandwalkabout9min.
Urayasu Campus◎Undergraduate Programs
FacultyofLanguagesandCulturesDept.ofJapaneseDept.ofEnglishDept.ofChinese
FacultyofEconomicsDept.ofEconomics
FacultyofRealEstateSciencesDept.ofRealEstateSciences
SchoolofHospitality&TourismManagement
Dept.ofHospitality&TourismManagement
◎Graduate SchoolsGraduateSchoolofAppliedLin-guisticsGraduateSchoolofEconomicsGraduateSchoolofRealEstateSciences
◎Special CourseSpecial Japanese LanguageCourse
Area Map
Urayasu Sta.
To Nishi-Funabashi
To Otemachi
Bus stop (Urayasu-eki Iriguchi)
Urayasu IC
To Soga
Shin-
Uray
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ta.
Daiei
JR K
eiyo L
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To Tokyo
Tokyo Bay
Hotel Emion Tokyo BayFamily Mart
Bus stop (Meikai Daigaku-mae)
Meikai University Ito-Yokado
Tokyo Metro Tozai Line
Tobu Ogose LineKawakado Sta.
Bookstore
To SakadoEnmei-ji Temple
Seven-Eleven
Meikai University’s School of DentistryMeikai University’s School of Dentistry
To Ogose
Area Map
School of Dentistry and Graduate School of DentistryTheSchoolofDentistryandGraduateSchoolofDentistryarelocatedontheSakadoCampusandimpartextensiveknowledgeandskillsincutting-edgedentalmedicine.
School of Dentistry■FacultyofDentistry Thefacultyproducesmoderndentists
equippedwithabroadperspective,deepsensitivity,andinternationalsensibilities.
■ Exam Schedule
Application Period Exam Date Announcement of ResultsNov.5through14,2012 Nov.17,2012 Nov.22,2012
■ Exam SubjectsEssay, English, mathematics, and an interview
■ Fees and Tuition Reduction Program�Fees before Reduction
Firstyear:¥3,512,000Secondandsubsequentyears:¥3,160,000peryear
� Payment Amount and Period under the Tuition Reduction Program(1)Thetuitionreductionprogramisavailabletostudentswhodemon-
strateacertainlevelofacademicperformance.(2)Basedonacademicperformancestandards,astudentmayreceive
a30%reductioninthetuitionportionofhisorheracademicfee,whichwillbedeductedfromtheOctoberpaymentofeachyear.
PaymentAmountsundertheTuitionReductionProgramforthe2013Aca-demicYear(SubjecttoChange) (Unit:Yen)Academic
YearPayment
PeriodAdmission
FeeAcademic
FeeMiscella-
neous Dues Total
1styear
Attimeofenrollment 400,000 1,540,000 32,000 1,972,000
October – 970,000* – 970,000Total 400,000 2,510,000 32,000 2,942,000
2ndandsubsequent
years(peryear)
April – 1,540,000 30,000 1,570,000October – 970,000* 50,000 1,020,000
Total – 2,510,000 80,000 2,590,000
*Afterthe30%reductionisapplied
Formoredetailsontheentranceexams,refertotheentranceexamguidelinesforthe2013academicyear.