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Admissions

2025 Admissions

Exam Schedule

M.A. Program entrance examination of the Graduate School of Language and Society is divided into two in the fall and spring seasons. Ph.D. Program entrance examination (internal / external) is going on from January to March term.

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Spring Examination for M.A. Program in 2025

【CHANGES CONCERNING 2025 ADMISSIONS EXAM (1)】 In accordance with the approval to the new Ph.D program (starting April 2025) of Graduate School of Social and Data Science of Hitotsubashi University, our graduate school has decided to make changes to 2025 Fall applicant quotas (M.A. programs). Please click here for details (Japanese text). (Posted: 2024/09/09)

【CHANGES CONCERNING 2025 ADMISSIONS EXAM (2)】 Japanese Language Teaching Program (2nd Division) M.A. program 2025 invites application from experienced candidates for spring entrance examination. (Posted: 2024/11/07)

Spring Examination (1st Division) Schedule

Capacity 1st Division: 12

Application Dec 11th (Wed), 2024 - Jan 9th (Thurs), 2025
First Screening Documents Review
First Results and Second Exam Timetable Jan 30th (Thurs), 2025; 13:00 - on WEB
Second Exam (Face-to-Face Interview) Feb 1st (Sat), 2025; 9:00 - 18:00
alternative date: Feb 8th (Sat), 2025
Final Results Feb 5th (Wed), 2025; 13:00 - 17:00 on WEB
Spring Examination (2nd Division) Schedule

Capacity 2nd Division: several quotas for experienced candidates

Application Dec 11th (Wed), 2024 - Jan 15th (Wed), 2025
First Screening Documents Review
First Results and Second Exam Timetable Jan 30th (Thurs), 2025; 13:00 - on WEB
Second Exam (Face-to-Face Interview) Feb 1st (Sat), 2025; 9:00 - 18:00
alternative date: Feb 8th (Sat), 2025
Final Results Feb 5th (Wed), 2025; 13:00 - 17:00 on WEB
Examination for Ph.D Program (internal / external) in 2025 Schedule

Capacity: Total 19 (1st Division: 15; 2nd Division: 4)

Application Dec 11th (Wed), 2024 - Jan 9th (Thurs), 2025
*The deadline for submission of Master's thesis: Jan 9th (Thurs), 2025
First Screening Documents Review
First Results and Second Exam Timetable Feb 7th (Fri), 2025; 13:00 - on WEB
Second Exam (Face-to-Face Interview) Feb 13th (Thurs) OR 14th (Fri), 2025; 9:00 to 18:00
Final Results Feb 19th (Wed), 2025 ; 13:00 - 17:00 on WEB
Fall Examination for M.A. Program in 2025 Finished

1st Division and 2nd Division do the test at the same day.

【CHANGES CONCERNING 2025 ADMISSIONS EXAM】 In accordance with the approval to the new Ph.D program (starting April 2025) of Graduate School of Social and Data Science of Hitotsubashi University, our graduate school has decided to make changes to 2025 Fall applicant quotas (M.A. programs). Please click here for details (Japanese text). (Posted: 2024/09/09)

【NOTICE】 Details about virtual interview (Posted: 17th September,2024)

Fall Examination (1st Division) schedule

Capacity 1st Division: 25

Application Aug 23rd (Fri) - Sept 13th (Fri), 2024
Exam Timetable Oct 10th (Thurs), 2024; 13:00 - on WEB
First Exam (Writing test, in person) Oct 12th (Sat), 2024; 9:00 -, 13:30 -
alternative date: Oct 19th (Sat), 2024
First Results and Second Exam Timetable Oct 17th (Thurs), 2024; 13:00 - on WEB
Second Exam (Vitual Interview on Zoom) Oct 19th (Sat), 2024; 9:00 - 19:00
alternative date: Oct 26th (Sat), 2024
Final Results Oct 23rd (Wed), 2024; 13:00 - 17:00 on WEB
Fall Examination (2nd Division) Schedule

Capacity 2nd Division: 9

Application Aug 23rd (Fri) - Sept 13th (Fri), 2024
Exam Timetable Oct 10th (Thurs), 2024; 13:00 - on WEB
First Exam (Writing test, in person) Oct 12th (Sat), 2024; 9:00 -, 13:30 -
alternative date: Oct 19th (Sat), 2024
First Results and Second Exam Timetable Oct 17th (Thurs), 2024; 13:00 - on WEB
Second Exam (Vitual Interview on Zoom) Oct 19th (Sat), 2024; 9:00 - 19:00
alternative date: Oct 26th (Sat), 2024
Final Results Oct 23rd (Wed), 2024; 13:00 - 17:00 on WEB