– General Informaiton
The Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences does not administer a separate entrance exam for foreign students.
As a foreign student, you can gain admission by passing the graduate school’s standard entrance exam.
However, it is essential to contact the professor of your preferred laboratory before applying.
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 and end in MARCH (next year). You must prepare for the events illustrated below for the application and entrance to our school.
– Information Session
An information session for the 2023 academic year (April 2023-March 2024) is commonly held on Saturday/Sunday in May (2022, a year before).
– Admission Requirements
Admission requirements for the 2023 academic year is described in the “Application Guidelines for Students”.
Master course Application Guidelines for students : M_ApplicationGuidline2023 (Entrance exam: Aug 17-18, 2022)
Doctor course Application Guidelines for students ： D_ApplicationGuidline2023 (Entrance exam: Aug 17 or 18, 2022)
Doctor course Application Guidelines for students ： D_ApplicationGuidline2023 (Entrance exam: Feb 15 or 16, 2023)
– 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 2014, when the course starts at April 2015.
Doctor course (February before the staring of an academic year) Example: The entrance exam is in February 2015, when the course starts at April 2015.
(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 “@”.))
All applicants MUST obtain the “paper printed” version of Application Form included in the “Application Guideline for Students” of applying year in prior. (Refer to the period of obtaining the form in the above shown illustration). You can download the present/prior version as reference, however you cannot apply electronically.
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
Bioscience and molecular structure: Alberts et al., Essential Cell Biology (recent 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. (You may request for English descriptions/answers in the exam, however applied in prior)
Q3) Is it possible to apply from outside Nagoya University or from another undergraduate school of Nagoya University?
Yes, it is possible as long as there are no schedule conflicts.
The common application schedule is illustrated above (General Information).
However, you must refer to the most updated information described in the “Application Guideline for Students” of applying year in prior.
Q3) When can we now the results of entrance exam?
Commonly, the announcement of Exam Results is uploaded in the HP on the next day of final entrance examination date, and the confirmation of Intent to Enroll is 1 moths later.
However, you must refer to the most updated information described in the “Application Guideline for Students” of applying year in prior.
Q4) 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.
If this is the case, and you are considered for admittance into your second-choice field, these circumstances will be taken into account, and you will not be at a disadvantage as long as you obtained a sufficient score on the exam.
Q5) 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 posted in front of the entrance of Building B of the School of Science, and on the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences homepage. Notifications will also be sent by mail to accepted students at a later date.
Q6) 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 2015 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 either from 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 the e-mail below.
Entrance-Exam Coordinator, Office of the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya University
nyushi at ps.nagoya-u.ac.jp (Please replace “at” with “@”.)
