Eligibility Criteria

To apply, students must :

• The applicant must have received education primarily outside of the Japanese education system for at least two years during the last three years of his/her secondary education, and must fall under one of the classifications (a - c) below:
• a. The applicant has completed, or is expected to complete, a 12-year curriculum by September 30, 2022, in an education institution located in a foreign country*1 (including any period spent in education in a regular course of study in Japan), or has completed an equivalent education program that has been designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT). *2
• b. The applicant has acquired, or is expected to acquire the International Baccalaureate, the Abitur, the French Baccalauréat, or the General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level (A-Level) by September 30, 2022.
• c. The applicant has completed, or is expected to complete, a 12-year education curriculum by September 30, 2022 in a school accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), or the European Council of International Schools (CIS). *3
• The applicant must have passed a recognized test/examination to determine whether he/she possesses academic ability equivalent or superior to that obtained from a 12-year curriculum in a foreign country’s education system, and will be at least 18 years old by September 30, 2022. *Applicants who fall under eligibility category 2. must submit scores from one of the standardized or national examinations, in addition to meeting all the application requirements stated in section II.
• Applicants who do not fall under any of the eligibility provisions in 1. to 2. must have attained a level of academic ability equivalent to or higher than that of a high school graduate, which is recognized in an individual eligibility review process conducted by Nagoya University, and will be at least 18 years old 2 by September 30, 2022. *4 (The applicant must have received education outside the Japanese education system for at least two years during the last three years of his/her secondary education.)