– General Informaiton
Foreign students should also take the general entrance examination for our school in principle.
Applicants must select their desired research field and contact the professor in charge of the selected research field directly to confirm the research content before submitting their .
For foreign students, it is also important to understand the academic year system in Japanese university study periods. (Image of academic year and our events are illustrated below)
Our academic year starts from April. You are required to prepare for the events illustrated below for the application and entrance to our school.
– Information Session
Admissions information session for AY2027 (April 2027-March 2028) is commonly held on Saturday/Sunday in May (2026, a year before).
– Admission Requirements
Admission requirements for the 2027 academic year are described in the “Application Guidelines for Students”.
Master course Application Guidelines for students: M_ApplicationGuidline2027 (Entrance exam: Aug 5-6, 2026)
Doctor course Application Guidelines for students: D_ApplicationGuidline2027 (Entrance exam: Aug 6 or 7, 2026)
Doctor course Application Guidelines for students: D_ApplicationGuidline2027 (Entrance exam: Middle of Feb, 2027)
– FAQ on the Entrance Exam
Q1) When is the exam? How should I apply?
The entrance exam for the academic year is commonly held at:
Master course (August of the year before) Example: The entrance exam is in August 2025, when the course starts at April 2026.
Doctor course (February before the staring of an academic year) Example: The entrance exam is in February 2026, when the course starts at April 2026.
(IMPORTANT) The above description is limited in the past examinations. Month and date can change every year. Please refer to the most updated information by the recent news in HP or by email (nyushi at ps.nagoya-u.ac.jp (Please replace “at” with “@”.))
Applicants must complete the application procedures for the entrance examination in accordance with the application guidelines.
Q2) What range of materials will the entrance exam cover? How should I prepare for the exam?
The exam will cover material from the following references, as noted in the admission requirements.
Organic chemistry: Vollhardt and Schore, Organic Chemistry (latest published version)
Bioscience and molecular structure: Alberts et al., Essential Cell Biology (latest published version)
You should prepare yourself to answer questions on any material in the above references, for example, by solving the problems in those texts.
The entrance exam is provided entirely in Japanese.
Q3) Under what circumstances will I not be able to enter my first-choice field of study that I indicated on the entrance exam? If I am not admitted into my first-choice field, will I be at a disadvantage depending on what other fields I selected?
If the number of applicants applying for a field as their first choice exceeds the number of students that we can admit into the field, the students’ acceptance into their second- or third-choice fields will be considered, depending on how well they did on the entrance exam.
In that case, you are considered for admittance into your second- or third-choice fields, and you will not be at a disadvantage as long as you obtained a sufficient score on the exam.
Q4) When will I find out whether I got into my first-choice field that I indicated on the entrance exam?
You will be notified of the field to which you have been admitted at the time of the announcement of exam results.
The exam results will be uploaded to the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences homepage. Notifications will also be sent by mail to applicants later.
Q5) If my first- to third-choice fields are in different areas of study, how should I select the subjects on the entrance exam?
For the entrance exam for the 2027 academic year, as long as you satisfy all of the admission requirements, you may choose any subject you like.
For the fundamental subject, you may select and answer one question from either the area of “organic chemistry” or “bioscience and molecular structure”.
For the specialty subject, you may choose to answer any three out of the six questions (three from organic chemistry, three from bioscience and molecular structure).
For the latest subject-selection instructions, please check the entrance-exam guide, which will be sent with your exam admission ticket.
– Contacts
If you have any further questions, please contact us by e-mail below.
Administration Office, the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya University
nyushi at ps.nagoya-u.ac.jp (Please replace “at” with “@”.)
