Prospective Students
Tokyo Institute of Technology merged with Tokyo Medical and Dental University to form Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo) on October 1, 2024.
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Prospective Students
This page is no longer be updated as of October 1, 2024. Please visit the “Explore bachelor's degree programs ” page on the Science Tokyo website to find the latest information.
At Tokyo Tech, Schools encompass both undergraduate and graduate education. Schools offer seamless curricula between bachelor's and master's programs and master's and doctoral programs. Right from enrollment, students can clearly envision the possible academic paths that may be taken, allowing them to make diverse choices and challenges according to their interests and pursuits. Students who complete the credits from the courses required by their departments are eligible to graduate and receive a bachelor's degree.
Lectures for bachelor’s degree programs at Tokyo Tech other than GSEP are conducted in Japanese. Individuals who wish to enroll in those programs must acquire sufficient competence in Japanese prior to admission.
The Global Scientists and Engineers Program (GSEP) is the first international Bachelor of Engineering degree program at Tokyo Tech. In this program, all of the subjects are taught in English, allowing qualified international students who have little or no proficiency in the Japanese language to pursue an engineering bachelor’s degree at Tokyo Tech.
For more information The Global Scientists and Engineers Program (GSEP)
Lectures for bachelor’s degree programs at Tokyo Tech other than GSEP are conducted in Japanese. Individuals who wish to enroll in those programs must acquire sufficient competence in Japanese prior to admission.
International applicants must take the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU), administered by the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO), and Tokyo Tech's Special Screening Examination for privately funded international students.
Applicants should confirm whether or not they meet the conditions to apply to Tokyo Tech. Please refer to the Application Guide (in Japanese) for details.
For more information Special Screening Examination for Privately Funded International Students (in Japanese)
International applicants for bachelor's degree programs may undergo the same screening as Japanese applicants by the Common Test for University Admissions and the Tokyo Tech General Entrance Examination. Applicants should confirm whether or not they meet the conditions to apply to Tokyo Tech. Please refer to the Application Guide (in Japanese) for details.
For more information General Entrance Examination (in Japanese)
For those who have graduated or will graduate from a technical college or a junior college in Japan, we offer an entrance examination for transfer to a bachelor's course. There are two types of entrance examinations: the General Entrance Examination and the Special Entrance Examination. The Special Entrance Examination is conducted only at the School of Life Science and Technology.
Applicants should confirm whether or not they meet the conditions to apply to Tokyo Tech. Please refer to the Application Guide (in Japanese) for details.
For more information Transfer Admissions (in Japanese)
In order to be admitted as an embassy-recommended Japanese government MEXT scholarship undergraduate student at Tokyo Tech, applicants must first pass the MEXT Scholarship Student Examination administered by the Japanese embassy in the applicant’s home country. Interested applicants should contact the Japanese embassy or consulate in their home countries for information about examination qualifications, schedules, and recruitment.
Applicants selected as MEXT scholarship students usually enroll in a yearlong preparatory school at the Osaka University Center for Japanese Language before entering the four-year bachelor’s degree program. The preparatory program provides intensive Japanese training courses, as well as other preparatory courses for university entrance such as Japanese culture and society, mathematics, English, physics, chemistry, and biology. Those who successfully complete this preparatory education will take entrance examinations administered by certain universities specified by MEXT, including Tokyo Tech. Upon passing the entrance examination for Tokyo Tech, the student will be admitted.
For more information Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship (Embassy Recommendation)