Entrance Examination & Admission Information

2007 Application Guidelines for Non-Degree Students

(Purport)

If you wish to study single or multiple subject(s) in one of the graduate schools, your application will be accepted on condition that relevant educational and research activities at the school concerned are not affected, and that you successfully pass the screening. Please follow the guidelines below and make an application.

1. Qualifications
   University graduates, or those who are recognized as possessing equivalent academic ability by the graduate school concerned
2. Application Procedures
   After obtaining an informal consent from the teacher(s) of the desired course(s), submit your application documents with the examination fee to the Student Affairs Division.
3. .Application Documents
   (1)Application Form for Non-Degree Students (specified format) (2)Graduation certificate and academic transcript from the last school attended (3)2 photos (3.0 x 2.4cm)
   (4)Envelope for result notification
   (affix stamps worth \360 to a self-addressed, standard-size #3 envelope)
   *1. Please also submit an Alien Registration Certificate if you are a foreign resident.
4. Examination Fee: ¥9,800
   1) Payable by the end of February for April admission
   2) Payable by the end of August for October admission
   *1 Enrollment starts on April 1 or October 1.
5. Enrollment Period
   Up to 12 months within a single academic year. However, a 12-month extension may be granted if an application for enrollment period extension is made.
6. Credit Recognition
   1) In principle, credits can be acquired only from lecture-only courses.
   2) The number of courses and credits available are limited by the educational and research activities of the graduate school concerned.
   3) Credit certificates are issued upon request
7. Selection and Result Notification
   In principle, student selection is based on evaluation of submitted documents. Result will be sent out in the envelop submitted with the application.
8. . Enrollment Fee and Tuition
   1) Enrollment Fee: ¥28,200 (estimate)
   2) Tuition: ¥14,800 (per course for 2007, estimate)
   *1 Failure to pay the enrollment fee by the due date will result in cancellation of admission.
   (Payment date will be advised with the notification of acceptance.)
   *2 Tuition should be paid in April for courses in the first half of the academic year, and in October for courses in the second half.
9. Miscellaneous
   1) Examination fee, enrollment fee and tuition will not be refunded for any reason.
   Examination fee, enrollment fee and tuition are waived for government-financed foreign students.
   2) Please contact the Student Affairs Division for further information

Application Form for Non-Degree Students (PDF, 12KB)

December 2006

8916-5 Takayama-cho, Ikoma-City, Nara, 630-0192 Japan
Academic Affairs Section, Student Affairs Division, NAIST
TEL0743-72-5085