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Graduate School of Economics (GSE)

Waseda University

Master’s Program for General Admission

September 2021 Enrollment

Application Guidelines

Administrative Office of Graduate School of Economics

Tel/Fax Tel. +81-3-3208-8560 Fax. +81-3-3204-8957

Email [email protected]

URL https://www.waseda.jp/fpse/gse/en/applicants/process/

Operation hours 9:00 to 17:00 (Japan Standard Time), Monday through Saturday

*The opening hours have been changed depending upon the situation of COVID-19,

therefore please refer to our website.

Location 10F, Building No.3, WASEDA Campus.

mailto:[email protected]

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Contents

1. Admission Policy ..........................................................................................................................................................................3

2. Schedule ...........................................................................................................................................................................................4

3. Admission Quota ...........................................................................................................................................................................5

4. Application Procedures ..............................................................................................................................................................5

5. Screening ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 18

6. Entrance Procedure .................................................................................................................................................................. 22

7. Admission Fee, Academic Fees and Membership Fees ..................................................................................................... 23

＜Attachments＞

Screening Fee Waiver Program for Applicants from Specified Countries ................................................................ 25

If you expect to require special care during the entrance examination or after entering the university due to a

disability or serious medical condition, etc., please contact the Graduate School of Economics Office at Waseda

University immediately. In addition, contact us if a serious injury or illness is expected to affect your ability to take

the entrance examination. Please contact us immediately even if you find yourself in such situation after

submitting your application.

＜Handling of Personal Information＞

Waseda University utilizes applicant information (addresses, names, dates of birth etc.) collected at the time of

application in order to carry out operations such as the entrance examination, announcement of the screening

results, and enrollment procedures. We will take necessary and proper measures to protect such information

from leakage, disclosure, or unauthorized use. All or part of the above operations may be outsourced to an

agency. In such case, the agency will be contractually required to maintain necessary and proper management.

Please note that the personal information may be used as materials for studies and researches to improve our

entrance examinations. The information will be statistically processed to prevent any individuals from being

identified.

＜Others＞

In this Application Guidelines, phrase "mobile phones etc." indicates all mobile communication devices, such as

mobile phone, smart phone, tablet, PHS and smart watch etc.

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1. Admission Policy

The Graduate School of Economics conducts admissions with a view to selecting students who are interested not

only in real issues of politics, economics, society, and the historical roots thereof, but also in examining such issues

from a theoretical viewpoint. Students are expected to understand the importance of logical thinking and to be

willing to proactively challenge the mathematical and statistical methodologies that are central to economic theory.

Today, politics and economics are recognized as being intricately related to each other in many of the most

significant social issues of the day, making it difficult to achieve a fundamental resolution without a combination of

Political Science and Economics. The Graduate School of Economics welcomes students who are interested in any

Field exhibiting a mutual relationship between political and economic concerns, such as government, national

institutions, and international relationships, and who wish to examine—and find solutions for—various issues in the

field, taking full advantage of both Economics and Political Science.

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2. Schedule

Period for Payment of Application Fee

February 12 - March 3, 2021

Application Period

February 19 - March 3, 2021

Issuance of Examination Card

April 2, 2021

First Screening (Document Screening)

Announcement of First Screening Results and Interview Timetable

April 19, 2021

Unconditional Offer

Those who got “Unconditional Offer” can be admitted to the GSE without Oral

Examination.

Conditional Offer

Second Screening (Oral Examination)

May 15, 2021

Announcement of Second Screening Results

May 21, 2021

Entrance Procedure

By June 11, 2021

Admission

September, 2021

Pass Pass

Pass

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3. Admission Quota Master’s Program Economic Major

Course Name Quota

Economics Course 90 persons

Global Political Economy Course 10 persons

*The quota indicates the total number of students to be admitted to the Master’s program. *Some of the Research subjects are not accepting students in September 2021, for details, please refer to “Master’s Course seminar list” on the web page. https://www.waseda.jp/fpse/gse/assets/uploads/2020/11/e69743ead6eba08ff350ff230e56ce08.pdf

4. Application Procedures

4-1. Application Requirements

The GSE is committed to recruiting students:

1. Those who have graduated or are scheduled to graduate from a university by September 2021.

2. Those who have received a Bachelor’s Degree from the National Institution for Academic Degrees and University

Evaluation or are scheduled to receive such a degree by September 2021.

3. Those who have completed 16 years of standard school education overseas or are scheduled to complete such

education by September 2021.

4. Those who are designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology.

5. Those who have been enrolled at a university for more than three years (or have completed 15 years of school

education overseas or are scheduled to complete such education by September 2021) and have been recognized

by GSE as having earned a specified number of credits with an excellent academic record.

6. Those who have been recognized by GSE as possessing academic credentials superior to those of university

graduates through an individual entrance requirements screening process and are scheduled to reach 22 years

of age by September 2021.

● “University” mentioned in requirements 1 and 6 refers to a university which is approved by the Ministry of

Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.

● Graduates from three-year specialized college (zhuanke) programs in China do not meet “5” above. (However,

those who have graduated from a four-year (benke) program after graduating from zhuanke program and

completed 16 years of school education could fulfill “3”.)

● For details about whether you meet requirements listed above, please contact the Graduate School of Economics

Office (Tel: +81-3-3208-8560, E-mail: [email protected]).

● Faculty of Waseda University including Waseda University Junior / Senior High School, Waseda University Honjo

Senior High School and Art and Architecture School are not able to become a student of the University, although

there are few exceptions according to the university regulations. If you have any question, please ask Waseda

University Administration offices.

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4-2. Application Category

Applications are divided into two categories depending on applicants residing at the time of application.

Domestic Applicants Overseas Applicants

Applicants Applicants residing in Japan at the time of

application

Applicants residing outside of Japan at the

time of application

Application Fee JPY30,000 JPY5,000

Category Check Based on the current address in your application form

It is necessary for applicants to finish 3 steps below, in order to complete the application procedures.

Making a payment of application fees.

Fill out the Online Application Form

Sending the application documents to the following address within the application period.

Address: Admission Office, Graduate School of Economics (Building 3, 10th Floor)

1-6-1, Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, 169-8050 Tokyo JAPAN

(Applicants may also download a label which indicating the address from the website below

https://www.waseda.jp/fpse/gse/en/applicants/process/)

4-3. Application Fees

Please be aware that payment of either Domestic or Overseas application, application fee must be completed

BEFORE applicants submitting the application documents. Otherwise, the applications will not be accepted.

In some cases, applicants residing outside of Japan may be asked to provide documentary proof of residence.

After the screening fee is paid, any request to change the application qualification (domestic or overseas) cannot

be accepted.

For applicants who are receiving MEXT scholarship (embassy recommendation, etc.), please contact GSE office

for further information about application fees exemption.

There is a “Screening Fee Waiver Program for Applicants from Specified Countries” available. For details please

refer to the p.25.

Please pay a screening fee by one of the payment methods below.

A. Payment at Convenience Store

Please pay the screening fee at a convenience store near you.

To make a payment at a convenience store, you must complete the designated application procedure in advance

by accessing the “screening fee convenience store payment site” (http://e-shiharai.net/) [Japanese only] on the

Internet.

After making the payment, enclose the “Certificate of Payment of the Screening Fee” with the other application

materials. Check the details on the screening fee payment method on p.

The payment can be made 24 hours a day, seven days a week , including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

However, please note that application via the website will end at 23:00 on the last day of the payment period.

Similarly, you will not be able to make a payment at a convenience store after 23:30 on the last day of the payment

period.

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In the “Category Selection” page of the website, make your selections below:

First Selection Graduate School of Economics

Second Selection September 2021 Admission

Third Selection Master’s program

Fourth Selection Domestic Applicants JPY 30,000

Overseas Applicants JPY 5,000

If a family member or acquaintance of an applicant conducts the procedure for the applicant, the family member

or acquaintance must enter the applicant’s information.

If you are unable to make the payment at a convenience store for some reasons, please contact the Graduate

School of Economics Office in advance. (Tel: +81-3-3208-8560, Email: [email protected])

B. Payment by credit card [Note: Limited to applicants residing outside of Japan]

To make a payment by credit card or online payment system (China Union Pay or Alipay), please access the

online screening fee payment website (https://e-shiharai.net/ecard/) and complete the required procedure.

The payment can be made 24 hours a day, seven days a week , including Saturdays, Sundays, holidays.

The payment can be made with a credit card held in the name of a person other than the applicant. However, the

applicant’s information must be entered in the “Basic Information” page of the screening fee payment website.

In the “Category Selection” page of the website, make your selections below:

First Selection Graduate School of Economics

Second Selection September 2021 General Admission

Third Selection Master’s Program

Fourth Selection Domestic Applicants JPY 30,000

Overseas Applicants JPY 5,000

After completing the transaction, print out the “Result” page and enclose the certificate of receipt with the other

application materials


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C. Overseas remittance

Please follow the procedure below to remit the screening fee plus the lifting charge from a local financial institution.

If the local financial institution requires a separate handling/lifting fee, you must pay the fee in addition to the above

remittance. Enclose a copy of the remittance form with your other application documents.

< Overseas remittance instructions >

-Type Telegraphic Transfer

-Payment Method Advice and Pay

-Bank Transfer Fee Payer’s Responsibility

-Lifting Charge Payee's Account

-Amount 7,000yen (5,000yen for the screening fee, 2,000yen for the lifting charge)

or

32,500yen (30,000yen for the screening fee, 2,500yen for the lifting charge)

-Purpose Screening fee

Message 32GSE + Applicant’s name

-Remittance

Destination

Bank name: MUFG Bank, Ltd.

Branch name: EDOGAWABASHI BRANCH

Account number: 0035967FHF

Account holder: Waseda University

Bank address: 1-48-13,SEKIGUCHI, BUNKYO-KU,TOKYO 112-0014, JAPAN

Swift code: BOTKJPJT

■Note on Submitted Application Documents and Screening Fee Refund

As a general rule, we will not refund the application documents and screening fees. A full screening fee will be

refunded if you fall into one of the categories below.

1) You paid a screening fee but failed to submit the required application documents.

2) You paid a screening fee but submitted the application documents after the deadline.

3) You paid a screening fee and submitted the application documents, but your application was rejected before

screening due to the following reasons.

The submitted application materials are not complete enough to meet the application requirements.

You do not meet all the eligibility criteria.

If you fall into one of the categories above, please contact the Graduate School of Economics Office at Waseda

University (Tel: +81-3-3208-8560, Email: [email protected])

*If you have made a payment by credit card, handling fees which may be incurred for refund must be paid by the

applicant. Also, if you have made a payment by wire transfer from the bank outside of Japan, all handling fees to be

charged for refund to that bank must be paid by the applicant.


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Please attach the “Receipt of the Payment” to the copy of Online Application Form with a

paperclip.

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4-4. How to Send Application documents

For Domestic Applicants

Please place all the application documents in an ordinary 240mm x 332mm (kakugata 2-gou) envelope, affix the

address label to the front, and post by delivery-certified mail (kan’i kakitome yuubin) at the post office. Please

download the address label (designated form) from the GSE website. If the application deadline is approaching, we

recommend that you send the materials by delivery-certified express mail (sokutatsu yuubin or kan’i

kakitome/sokutatsu yuubin). The application documents must be postmarked by the date of the deadline.

For Overseas Applicants

Please send the application documents by International Express Mailing Service (EMS) or other international courier.

The mailing address should be written on the address label provided. Only applications that have arrived by the

deadline OR applications which are postmarked before February 12th will be accepted. Applications sent from

some countries or regions may require extra time for delivery so be aware of the need to allow extra time well in

advance of sending your application documents.

It is difficult for Admission Office to confirm the delivery status of the parcel, applicants are responsible to

confirm by themselves through tracking system of each express company. Please confirm the delivery situation

directly through your courier or tracking service.

Documents brought to the office will not be accepted.

4-5. List of Application Documents

Please download the designated forms from the GSE website and submit forms printed out on A4 paper.

【GSE website】: https://www.waseda.jp/fpse/gse/en/applicants/process/

If you submitted a certificate to demonstrate that you are expected to meet the qualification to enter university in

order to meet the applicant eligibility stated in the application guidelines at the time of application, you will be

required to submit such certificate to certify that you have indeed met all the requirements before enrollment. Unless

you submit such certificate, you will not be allowed to enroll in Waseda University even if you pass the entrance

examination.

Item Applicants required

to submit the document

Details

1 Online Application Form All

Please finish the Online Application Form and submit the

copy of the Online Application Form.

Please print out the form before clicking the button

“Save” After printing the page, click the button “Save”.

Only the last information is acceptable if you fill out this

form several times.

2 Receipt of the Payment All For payment at convenient stores: Please detach the

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“Certificate of Payment of the Screening Fee” on the

Screening Fee Handling Description and attach it to the

Copy of Online Application Form.

For payment by credit card or Alipay or overseas

remittances: Please print out the “Result” page and

enclose it to the Copy of Online Application Form.

If you are sending the application documents before

finish the payment due to the postal mail situation, please

send the copy of the remittance form or payment result

page to [email protected] by email as well.

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Agreement regarding oral

examination through

Web conference system

[Designated Form]

All

In principle, the oral examination will be conducted

face-to-face. However, due to COVID-19, please send this

form in preparation for unavoidable circumstances.

Please download the designated forms “Agreement

regarding oral examination through Web conference

system” from the GSE website and print them out on A4

paper.

For details, please refer to the “5. Screening”’ provided to

successful applicants.

4 Three Color Photographs All

Three color photographs are to be submitted. The photos

must be taken no more than three months before the

submission of your application and have to be 4 cm in

height and 3 cm in width.

The photos should show a frontal view of the applicant’s

face and shoulders with no head covering, background, or

border. Photos that may cause confusion at the

examination venue (due, for example, to the differences in

the applicant’s hairstyle or to eyeglasses) are not

permitted.

Please write your name in ballpoint pen on the back of

the photos and submit them with a paperclip attached.

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Educational Background

Evaluation Form

[Designated form]

Applicable only

Those who graduated from a school in foreign countries

must submit this form.

List all schools attended (including primary school,


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language schools, etc.) in chronological order.

6 Original Certification of

(Expected) Graduation All

Please submit an original certificate (Photocopied or

faxed copies are not acceptable).

The certificate must be written in English or Japanese. If

it is impossible to have an English or Japanese certificate

issued, applicants must translate the document by

themselves, have the document notarized to certify that

the translation is accurate, and submit the document that

is notarized.

If applicants have graduated from a graduate school,

please submit both the certificates of graduation from

the undergraduate school and the graduate school.

7 Original Certificate of

Degree

Only applicable

for applicants

who have

graduated from

a university or

college in China

Applicants who are expected to graduate do not have to

submit a degree certificate during the application period;

however those applicants will be required to submit the

certificate during the enrollment procedures.



The certificate must be written in English or Japanese. If

it is impossible to have an English or Japanese certificate


themselves, have the document notarized to certify that

the translation is accurate, and submit the document that

is notarized.

If applicants have graduated from a graduate school,

please submit both the certificates of graduation from

the undergraduate school and the graduate school.

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Online Verification

Report of Higher

Education Qualification

Certificate

Only applicable

for applicants

who have

graduated from

a university or

college in China

Not necessary for those who submit a Certificate of

Expected Graduation. However, they will be required to

submit an official English version of the "Online

Verification Report of Higher Education Qualification

Certificate" before enrollment.

Applicants who have graduated from a university or

college in China must arrange for an official English

version "Online Verification Report of Higher Education

Qualification Certificate" to be sent directly to GSE Office

from CHESICC via email. Verification report must reach

the GSE Office before the deadline of the application

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period.

Report written in English and sent directly from CHSI

will be considered acceptable.

Email address: [email protected]

For details, please refer to the CHESICC website.

https://www.chsi.com.cn/en/pvr/

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Please submit a Japanese or English certificate. If it is

impossible to have Japanese or English certificates


themselves, have the document notarized to certify

that the translation is accurate, and submit the

document that is notarized.

If applicants have graduated from a graduate school

after graduating from an undergraduate school, please

submit both the certificates of graduation from the

undergraduate school and the graduate school.

For applicants who are not able to submit GRE or

GMAT score report, please highlight the courses which

are equivalent to “Calculus”, “Liner Algebra” and

“Statistics” in your academic transcripts and also

enclose the syllabi of these courses.

10 Statement of Purpose

[Designated form] All

Please make sure to read and follow the instructions

indicated on the cover page before filling out the form.

Please send an electronic data of the Statement of

Purpose in PDF file to the GSE office by email.

Email address [email protected]

File title Your name_statementofpurpose.pdf

(e.g. YAMADA_Taro_statementofpurpose.pdf)

Title Master Program Statement of Purpose

for September 2021 Admission

Text Your name

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GMAT/GRE Score Report

OR

Grades of Required

Courses and

TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS

Official Score Report

All

Please submit either an official score report of GMAT or

GRE. If applicants cannot submit any of those, an official

score report of TOEFL (iBT or PBT), TOEIC or IELTS must

be submitted along with an academic transcript

indicating grades of all courses clearly entitled “Calculus”,

“Linear Algebra”, “Statistics”.

Applicants who are native English speakers or those who

have stayed for more than 4 years, and have received a

degree from an institute of higher education (university

or higher) in an English speaking country, are not

required to submit the TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS Official Score

Report. For more details, please contact the GSE office.

All tests must have been taken no more than 2 years

before the application deadline.

【GMAT】

Please request an original score report to be mailed

directly from the test center to the GSE office by the

application deadline. Please also enclose the “GMAT Test

Taker Copy” printed through GMAC websites to your

application documents.

Official Score Report Institution Code : 3TX-L8-06

【GRE】



application deadline. Please also enclose the “GRE

Examinee Score Report” printed through ETS websites to

your application documents.

Official Score Report Institution Code : 2698

【TOEFL】



application deadline.

ETS website: http://www.ets.org

Institution Code：1577

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Department Code: 84

【TOEIC】

Please submit the Original Official Score Report.

Photocopy is NOT acceptable.

【IELTS】



application deadline

Address: Admission Office, Graduate School of Economics,

Waseda University (Building 3, 10th Floor)

1-6-1 Nishiwaseda Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8050 Japan

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(Graduation Thesis, etc.) All

Please submit a photocopy of the graduation thesis or a

working paper, etc., on Economics in complete document.

The document must be a form of an academic thesis.

Only English or Japanese-language document is accepted.

In addition to a paper copy, please submit an electronic

data in PDF file.

Email address [email protected]

File title Your name_researchoutput.pdf

(e.g. YAMADA_Taro_researchoutput.pdf)

Title Master Program Research Output

September 2021 Admission

Text Your name, Research theme title

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Letters All

Applicants must submit two recommendation letters.

The letters must be written in English and sent from

faculty members or other individuals well acquainted

with the applicants’ academic work.

The recommendation letter (free format) must be sent by

writers directly to the GSE Office.

Applicants must ask their recommenders to send the

recommendation letters which clearly indicating the

applicant’s name via email in PDF file to the GSE Office

([email protected]) from the writers'

institutional email address.

14 Copy of Passport Applicable Only Please submit a photocopy of the page with photo.

15 Copy of Residence Card / Applicable Only Except for those who have short-term residence status, domestic


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Copy of Certificate of

Residence applicants whose nationality is not Japanese must submit one of

the following documents.

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Request Form for Return

of Submitted Materials

[Designated form]

Applicable Only

The GSE Office will only return materials that cannot be

reissued. If there are any materials that you wish to have

returned, please state the name of the document and the

reason why you request it to be returned in the “Request

Form for Return of Submitted Materials.”

Only when Waseda University judges the materials

cannot be issued again, they will be returned after the

examination. Please note that it may take 1 - 2 months to

return the materials.

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Application Documents

Checklist

[Designated form]

All

Please make sure to enclose all application documents

indicated on the checklist and submit the checklist

along with other documents.

If there is any document that could only be submitted

after the application period, please indicate the name of

the document and the reason for the delay in the “List of

Delayed Materials”.

※Please put the application documents from 1 – 17 in order and use paperclip to attach them instead of stapling.

4-7. Notes on Completing and Submitting Application Documents

Please download the prescribed forms from the GSE website and print them out on A4 paper. Website:


Please complete all application documents in English. If it is impossible to have English or Japanese certificates

issued, applicants must translate the documents by themselves, have them notarized by an embassy or another

appropriate office to certify that the translation is accurate, and submit the notarized documents.

Please do not write in the sections marked by an asterisk in the prescribed forms.

If your present surname is different from that indicated on any of the certificates submitted, please attach a

photocopy of your family register (koseki touhon) or equivalent.

Application documents may differ depending on the applicant. Please make sure to confirm which materials you

must submit by referring to the “List of Application documents.”

Incomplete submissions will result in applicants being ineligible to take the entrance examinations. Please

ensure that you have all the required documents before submitting your application. Also promptly follow any

instructions given by the university.

Please note that once application documents and other materials have been submitted, they will not be returned

under any circumstances. However, original copies of documents that cannot be reissued could be returned to

applicants. If you would like to have such documents returned, please fill in the “Request Form for Return of

Submitted Materials” and submit it along with your other application documents. Please note that applicants

who do not submit the request form will not have their materials returned to them for any reason.

Please note that you may be deemed to have committed a dishonest act if you falsified, fabricated, or plagiarized


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a document, material or information submitted in your application. In such case, any decision taken regarding

your application may later be invalidated, without the application documents and screening fee being returned.

If the address, phone number, or email addresses on your application documents changes after submission, be

sure to notify the GSE Office immediately. The university cannot be held responsible if any notification from the

university is lost due to a change of information from your application documents.

For the purpose of administering entrance exams in an efficient manner and carrying out admission procedures,

Waseda University collects information regarding your gender on legal documents. The information is collected

only when the reason is deemed reasonable, and these cases are limited to a minimum.

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International students who have applied domestically and have a visa that remains valid until after admission

may not be allowed by the Immigration Bureau of Japan to renew or change their visa after enrollment for

certain reasons (for example, an applicant has ceased to engage in the activity for which their current visa was

issued for more than three months without justifiable reasons). Waseda University makes no guarantees

regarding the change or renewal of visa after admission. Please make sure to confirm the residence status with

the Immigration Bureau of Japan, and apply to our graduate school on your own responsibility.

4-8. Issuance of Examination Card

After the GSE office received your application documents, an examination card and other materials will be sent to the

email address given on the application form on April 2. If you have not received an examination card by April 9,

please contact the GSE Office immediately. The examination card will be required for the oral examination and the

announcement of the successful applicants. As you will also need it to obtain your student card after admission,

please keep it in a safe place.

5. Screening

5-1 First Screening

We will conduct screening based on proficiency in English and performance or examination score in Economics.

A. Economics

GMAT/GRE Score Academic Transcript

It is necessary for applicants to submit GMAT score or GRE score.

If applicants cannot submit either, transcripts indicating grades of all courses clearly entitled “Calculus”,

“Linear Algebra”, and “Statistics” must be included in Academic transcripts, in addition to a score report from

TOEFL (iBT or PBT), TOEIC (a TOEIC (IP) score is not acceptable), or IELTS.

Due to the difference of educational situation in each country, the GSE Office will be responsible to confirm

applicants’ transcript in the case some applicants didn’t take “Calculus”, “Linear Algebra”, and “Statistics”

during their undergraduate program.

Research Output (Graduation thesis etc.)

It is necessary for you to submit research results on Economics (Graduation thesis etc.).

Recommendation Letters

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Please submit 2 letters of recommendation from faculty members or other individuals well acquainted with

the applicant’s academic work.

B. English

English Proficiency Test Score

Please submit an original official score report from one of the following English proficiency test:

TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS score report.

* Those who have submitted the GMAT/GRE score are not required to submit the TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS score

report.

* Those who are native English speakers or those who have stayed for more than 4 years, and have received a

degree from an institute of higher education (University or higher) in an English-speaking country, are not

required to submit the TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS score report.

* Tests must have been taken no more than 2 years before the application deadline.

5-2 Announcement of First Screening Results

The result of the First Screening will be announced on the GSE website.

Announcement date of results of first screening: April 19, 2021

https://www.waseda.jp/fpse/gse/en/

Please be aware that it will be difficult for the GSE office to inform you the result by email or by phone.

5-3. Unconditional Offer and Conditional Offer

An Unconditional Offer means that applicants can be admitted to Graduate School of Economics without any

further screening procedure. Please proceed to p.22 for information about the entrance procedures.

A Conditional Offer means that applicants will be invited for a Second Screening (Oral Examination). After the

Second Screening, the applicants will be decided on whether they can enroll to the Graduate School of

Economics or not..

5-4. Second Screening (Oral Examination)

A Second Screening (Oral Examination) will be held only for applicants who got a conditional offer.

5-5. Schedule for Second Screening

The schedule for the Second Screening will be announced on the GSE website below on April 19, 2021.


5-6 Venues for Second Screening

Oral examination held at the Tokyo location will take place in person; oral examinations at all other locations will be

conducted by web conference. Please make sure to bring your examination card at the time of the oral examination.

Oral Examination at Waseda campus, Tokyo Japan

GSE Office will not provide overseas applicants with any support for obtaining Japanese VISA for coming to Japan to

take oral exam. Please contact Japanese immigration bureau or (and) local Japanese embassy on your own for VISA

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related issue to be sure that you can come to Japan for the exam on time under your responsibility.

Oral Examination through Web Conference system

Please confirm “Guidelines for Interview Examinations through a Web Conference System” and make sure to meet

the entire requirements for your PC’s and other devices’ settings including sound system listed on the guideline for

oral examination through Web conference system before selecting this method.

We will contact applicants who pass the first screening to conduct a Web conference system connection test before

the real exam. Please be aware that the connection test is mandatory and you are not allowed to take the real exam

without the connection test. We will contact successful applicant individually for schedule arrangement.

【Notes】

If we conclude that we cannot have the oral exam due to issues caused by the connection and devices’ settings or any

other unexpected incidents either on the day for connection test or the oral exam, we might consider that applicants

don’t show up. Please understand this fully when selecting this method.

5-7 Time and Examination Subjects for Second Screening

Oral Examination will be held for 30 minutes.

Applicants may be examined on their English language skills during the oral examination.

Please note that applicants may be accepted in a different specialization from their choice, if their initial choice

of specialization is judged not to fit their research plan.

【NOTE】

Applicant will be informed separately of the time for their Second Screening.

It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to arrange any transportation and accommodations necessary for

taking the examination.

As a general rule, application documents and screening fees are not returned or refunded. However, a full

screening fee will be returned if you fall into one of the following categories:

1. You paid a screening fee but failed to submit the required application documents.

2. You failed to meet the required qualifications or submitted the application documents after the deadline.

* Applicants must bear any commission fees which may be incurred during the refund process.

If you fall into one of the categories above, please contact the GSE Office immediately.

Waseda University has established the following rules to conduct the entrance examination under strictly

controlled conditions and to allow all candidates to take the examination equally and fairly. Please read the

following rules carefully and take the examination in the appropriate manner.

1. It may be regarded as improper conduct if fabrication, misstatement or plagiarism is committed on the

application documents, materials or provided information.

2. The following actions may be regarded as improper conduct and the candidate disqualified:

① Cheating (concealing or glancing at a cheat sheet or reference book during the examination, glancing at

another examinee’s answer sheet, or gaining answers from others)

② Providing benefits to other examinees (providing them with answers etc.) during the examination

③ Keeping your mobile communication device with you or using it during the examination

④ Letting your mobile communication device or watch emit noise (incoming call alert, alarm, vibration, etc.)

during the examination

⑤ Conducting acts that could be considered a nuisance to other examinees at the examination venue

⑥ Not following instructions from the examination supervisors at the examination venue

⑦ Pretending to be an applicant and taking the examination for the applicant

⑧ Conducting other acts impairing the fairness of the examination

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3．The following responses may be taken if an applicant is suspected of committing a dishonest act.

-A supervisor may warn or question the applicant.

-The applicant may be requested to take the examination in another room.

4．In addition, the following responses may be taken if a dishonest act is identified.

-The applicant may not be allowed to continue taking the examination or allowed to take any other

entrance examination given by Waseda University during the year. (Screening fees will not be returned.)

-The results of all entrance examinations taken by the applicant at Waseda University during the year may

become invalid.

Please review the following material carefully so that you will know what to expect during the Waseda University

Admissions Exam.

1. The exam environment.

We will do our best to provide you with a quiet and equitable exam environment. However, please be aware of

the following unavoidable conditions that may occur.

Everyday noise (airplanes; motor vehicles; wind and rain; the sound of the air conditioner; coughs, sneezes and

sniffles from the other examinees; the distant noise of cell phones, etc.) is sometimes unavoidable. As a general

rule, no special treatment will be given to any examinee (or group of examinees) due to any occurrence of

“everyday noise.”

In the event that a cell phone or wristwatch rings, vibrates, or otherwise causes a disturbance during the exam,

and an exam monitor can identify the particular device as the source of the disturbance, he/she will remove the

device from the exam site, with or without the consent of its owner. The item will be kept at exam headquarters.

While desks, chairs, air conditioning, acoustic equipment, etc., may vary between classrooms used as test sites,

this will not be taken as a handicap to any examinee.

If, by the actions of a certain examinee, other examinees are disturbed, the examinee causing the problem may

be asked to take the exam in a different room.

2. Unforeseen problems that are beyond human control.

In cases of unforeseen circumstances that are beyond human control, such as a natural disaster (e.g., typhoons,

earthquakes, flooding, tsunamis) and/or accident, such as fire, power failure, and so on, measures including

delaying the start of the exam or postponing the exam, etc. may be taken. However, in such an event, we will

bear no responsibility for any resulting inconvenience, expense, or other personal loss that the examinee may

incur.

3. Infection

Please be aware that the application fee will not be refund in case you did not attend our examination due to an

infection (COVID-19, influenza or Rubella etc.)

Waseda University has provided the following guidelines so that all examinations can be properly administered

and all examinees have an opportunity to perform in a fair and equitable environment. Please read the

guidelines carefully and approach the examination in a serious manner.

5-9 Announcement of Second Screening Results

The results of the examinations will be announced on the GSE website below on May 21, 2021.

【GSE Website】 https://www.waseda.jp/fpse/gse/en/

Please note that the GSE office will not accept any inquiry concerning the result of the screening.

The GSE Office will send the notification and the entrance procedure materials in a pack to successful applicants.

If you have not received this pack by May 21th, please contact the GSE Office immediately.


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6. Entrance Procedures

6-1 Schedule of Entrance Procedures

Entrance procedures deadline: June 11, 2021

6-2 Instructions for Entrance Procedures

In order to complete the entrance procedures, a payment made via bank account transfer for all fees (entrance fee,

tuition fee, and other fees, for details, please refer to p.24) and a submission of the entrance procedure materials are

required.

【Payment Made via Bank Deposit Transfer for Entrance Fee, Tuition Fee, and Other Fees】

Please make a payment via bank account transfer by June 11 using the “Bank Transfer and Automatic Debit Transfer

Application Form,” which is one of the entrance procedure materials sent to successful applicants. Please be sure to

receive a “Receipt of Payment for Tuition, etc.”

【Instructions for Entrance Procedures】

By Post

Please send the entrance procedure documents to the GSE Office by delivery-certified mail (kan’i

kakitome yuubin) so that they arrive no later than June 11, 2021. Only applications postmarked by the deadline

will be accepted.

In Person

Please bring the entrance procedure documents to the GSE Office within the above period.

After showing your examination card, you will be able to submit the documents.

[Office Opening Hour] Monday - Saturday, 9:00 a.m-5:00 p.m.

*The opening hours have been changed depending upon the situation of COVID-19, therefore please refer to our

website (https://www.waseda.jp/fpse/gse/en/students/facilities/)

6-3 Entrance Procedure

Please refer to the “Guidance for Entrance Procedures” for detailed information.

In order to apply for a visa status to enter Japan, you will first need to obtain a Certificate of Eligibility from the

Immigration Bureau of the Ministry of Justice of Japan, located in Japan. Only if you are a foreign student applying

from outside Japan and have completed the procedures for enrollment, will Waseda University act on your behalf to

apply by proxy to the Immigration Bureau for your Certificate of Eligibility.

It takes two to three months for the whole process of receiving documents for proxy application, application by proxy

to the Immigration Bureau, assessment, and issuance of COE.

After the application by proxy is granted, the Immigration Bureau will deliver your COE to Waseda University, which

then will send it to you (the applicant) by mail. Upon receiving the COE, you must take it together with your passport

to your Japanese embassy or consulate to apply for a College Student visa.

【For Reference】To International Students with a foreign citizenship Q: How will classes be provided in Fall semester 2021?

A: Some or all classes may be provided online in the fall semester 2021 according to circumstances, including the

influence of COVID-19. We will announce how we provide classes through our websites (or by other means) when it

is determined.

https://www.waseda.jp/fpse/gse/en/students/facilities/https://www.waseda.jp/fpse/gse/assets/uploads/2019/12/To_International_Students_with_a_Foreign_Citizenship_E.pdf

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7. Admission Fee, Academic Fees and Membership Fees

Academic Fees and Membership Fees for the 2021 Academic Year (amounts in yen)

Economics Course/Global Political Economy Course

First Year

AY 2021 Fall Semester AY 2022 Spring Semester

Second Year AY 2022 Fall Semester

AY 2023 Spring Semester (At the time of entrance) Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Total Fall

Semester Spring

Semester Total

Admission Fee 200,000 200,000

Academic Fees

Tuition Fee 312,000 312,000 624,000 412,000 412,000 824,000

Seminar Fee 1,500 1,500 3,000 1,500 1,500 3,000

Member- ship Fees

Student Health Promotion Mutual Aid Association

1,500 1,500 3,000 1,500 1,500 3,000

Society enrollment fee

2,000 2,000

Society membership fee

750 750 1,500 750 750 1,500

Total 517,750 315,750 833,500 415,750 415,750 831,500

N.B.

1. Graduates or those who left school before graduation are exempt from paying the admission fee. (Students

applying through the Special Entrance Examination are exempt from paying the admission fee.)

2. Students coming from the School of Political Science and Economics of the University are exempt from paying the

society enrollment fee.

3. As a rule, documents submitted will not be returned nor academic fees refunded following admission. However, in

the event that unavoidable circumstances force a student to withdraw, only the academic fees and membership

fees paid at the time of admission can be refunded. Also, in the event that a student is admitted to multiple

graduate schools, the student may request that admission fees and membership fees already paid be applied to

the graduate school of their choice (limited to graduate schools with which there is no overlap in admission

period).

4. Please be aware there may be changes to the seminar fee or membership fees.

5. Students who have newly enrolled master's program or professional graduate school will be required to pay

40,000 yen as the "Alumni association membership fee". This membership fee will be paid in the final

term/semester of their last year, which covers 10 years of annual membership fee that students pay in advance.

Those who have graduated from undergraduate school at Waseda University, transferred students, doctoral

program students, double degree program students, research students and non-degree students are exempted

from paying this fee.

Academic Fees

Membership Fees

AY / Semester

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[Screening Fee Waiver Program for Applicants from Specified Countries]

1. Outline

Applicants who wish to be admitted into one of the undergraduate or graduate school of Waseda University are

eligible to apply for a screening fee waiver if they reside in one of the countries designated by Waseda University

AND hold nationality of one of those countries.

2. Eligibility

The following conditions must be fulfilled:

1) The applicant must reside in one of the countries classified as “Least Developed Countries” or “Other Low

Income Countries” in the list of ODA recipients as published by OECD/DAC AND hold nationality of one of

those countries (the applicant's country of residence and nationality do not necessarily have to be identical).

* For the list of eligible countries, refer to esidence and nationality do

* Applicants residing in Japan are not eligible.

2) Applicants with dual nationality are only eligible if both nationalities are included in the list of eligible

countries described in 1) above .

3. Procedures

When applying to an undergraduate or graduate school of Waseda University, please enclose the following

documents in place of the certificate of payment for the screening fee (copy of the remittance form etc.) required

as part of admissions application documents. You must submit these documents before the admissions

application deadline. They will not be accepted after the deadline under any circumstances.

1) Application Form for Screening Fee Waiver

2) Copy of passport (including all details of the applicant)

* Applicants who apply for the screening fee waiver program are not required to pay the screening fee.

However, if payment was made before the application for the screening fee waiver program,

the screening fee will not be reimbursed. Please note that the University will not refund the screening

fee if you mistakenly paid it.

* In the event that the applicant is found to be ineligible for the screening fee waiver program or have made a

false claim, the application for admission to Waseda University itself might be revoked immediately.

[Eligible Countries]

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Rep., Chad, Comoros,

D.P.R.Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati,

Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and

Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu,

Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia , Zimbabwe

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2021年度早稲田大学検定料免除措置申請書

Application Form for Screening Fee Waiver, 2021 Waseda University

申請日：年月日 Date of Application: Year Month Date

早稲田大学の検定料免除を希望する場合は、本様式を作成し、他の書類と一緒に提出してください。また、本申請を

する場合、所定の検定料の支払は不要です。万が一、支払った場合でも、返金は出来ませんので注意してください。 If you would like to apply for a screening fee waiver, please submit this application form with the other required documents. If you apply for a screening fee waiver, you are not required to pay the screening fee. Please note that you will not be reimbursed under any circumstances once the payment of screening fee has been made. 出願学部・研究科： Name of the Undergraduate School/ Graduate School which you are applying

出願者氏名：

Applicant's Name 姓(Family), 名(Given & Middle)

国籍１：

Nationality 1

国籍２：

Nationality 2 (for applicants with dual nationality)

現住所：

Current Address

出願者署名：印 Applicant's Signature Seal (if available)

[対象国/Eligible Countries]

アフガニスタン、アンゴラ、バングラデシュ、ベニン、ブータン、ブルキナファソ、ブルンディ、カンボジア、中央アフリカ、チャド、コモ

ロ、朝鮮民主主義人民共和国、コンゴ民主共和国、ジブチ、エリトリア、エチオピア、ガンビア、ギニア、ギニアビサウ、ハイチ、キリバス、

ラオス、レソト、リベリア、マダガスカル、マラウイ、マリ、モーリタニア、モザンビーク、ミャンマー、ネパール、ニジェール、ルワンダ、

サントメ・プリンシペ、セネガル、シエラレオネ、ソロモン諸島、ソマリア、南スーダン共和国、スーダン、タンザニア、東ティモール、ト

ーゴ、ツバル、ウガンダ、バヌアツ、イエメン、ザンビア、ジンバブエ

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Rep., Chad, Comoros, D.P.R.Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia , Zimbabwe

早稲田大学入学センター国際アドミッションズ・オフィス

International Admissions Office, Admissions Center, Waseda University

受験番号 (事務所記入欄 For office use only)

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