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Waseda University
Graduate School of Economics [for April 2016 Admissions]
Doctoral Program
General Admission Application Guidelines
*These guidelines are for April admissions. For September admissions, please refer to the September
admissions guidelines.
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< Contents >
1. About Admissions..................................................................................................................................................................... 3
1) Admissions Policy ............................................................................................................................................................. 3
2) Outline of April 2016 Admissions ............................................................................................................................ 3
2. About Applications ................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1) Application Requirements ................................................................................................................................................. 4
2) Examination Schedule ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
3) Admission Quota ............................................................................................................................................................... 5
3. Application Procedures ........................................................................................................................................................... 6
1) How to Apply .................................................................................................................................................................. 6
2) Application Fees ................................................................................................................................................................ 6
3) Notes on Preparing Your Application ...............................................................................................................................10
4) Issuance of Examination Card .......................................................................................................................................... 11
4. Application Materials ............................................................................................................................................................. 11
1) Important Points on Completing Application Materials ................................................................................................... 11
2) List of Application Materials ............................................................................................................................................12
3) Details on Application Materials ......................................................................................................................................13
5. Examinations ...........................................................................................................................................................................16
1) Dates of Examinations .....................................................................................................................................................16
2) Selection Process ..............................................................................................................................................................16
3) Important Notes on Examinations ....................................................................................................................................17
6. Announcement of Results .......................................................................................................................................................18
7. Entrance Procedures ..............................................................................................................................................................18
1) Schedule of Entrance Procedures .....................................................................................................................................18
2) Instructions for Entrance Procedures ...............................................................................................................................18
3) Entrance Procedure Materials ..........................................................................................................................................18
8. Other Matters ..........................................................................................................................................................................19
1) Registration Fee, Academic and Other Fees.....................................................................................................................19
2) Research Area and Research Supervisor ..........................................................................................................................19
<Attachments>
Screening Fee Waiver Program for Applicants from Specified Countries .............................................................................20
Application Form for Screening Fee Waiver, 2016 Waseda University..................................................................................21
< Special arrangements for persons with disabilities >
Applicants who require special arrangements for examinations or following admission to the Graduate School
of Economics due to physical disability are requested to contact the Graduate School of Economics Office
(Tel: +81-3-3208-8560, Email: [email protected]). Please also immediately inform the Office if you
suffer a serious injury or illness after submitting your application that could affect the taking of examinations
or attendance after admission.
Privacy Policy
Personal information submitted to Waseda University in association with applications (including names,
dates of birth, and addresses) will be used in the conducting of admissions examinations, announcement of
results, performance of admission procedures, and associated activities. At such time, this information will be
administered as necessary and appropriate to ensure that it is not leaked, divulged, or improperly used.
Some or all of the above activities may be outsourced to other parties, in which case these parties will be
required by contract or other arrangement to ensure that personal information is administered as necessary
and appropriate.
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1.About Admissions
(1) Admissions Policy
The Graduate School of Economics conducts entrance examinations with a view to selecting students who are
interested in the real issues of economics and the history thereof, and have an interest in examining such issues
from theoretical, practical, and historical viewpoints.
Especially within the Doctoral Program, we place an emphasis on nurturing students who can make academic
contributions to the study of economics at the global level. For this reason, the most important qualities are for
students to have the capacity to write a thesis based upon their specialized field, and a thirst for academic
knowledge that propels them to seek out an appropriate thesis topic and examine it with thoroughness, insight, and
a dedication to productive research. The basic knowledge that is required encompasses logical thinking ability,
mathematical and statistical ability, and linguistic ability. Students should commit themselves diligently to
research and be eager to take pioneering initiatives in one of the following 6 areas: Economic Theory, Statistics
and Econometrics, Economic Policy, Public Policy, Economic History, and International Economy.
(2) Outline of April 2016 Admissions
Contents Contents of Examination Notes
1 Master’s thesis Master’s thesis
Master’s theses must be sent in
with the application. (Exceptions
to this policy are explained in
“3. Examinations.”）
2
Foreign language
(English/French/
German/Russian)
Foreign language proficiency test score
There will be no written test.
Please submit the score card of
one of the specified language tests
when sending in application
materials.
3 Oral examination Interview Interviews will take place at
Waseda Campus.
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2. About Applications
(1) Application Requirements
Applications can only be accepted from among:
1. Those who have a Master’s degree, professional Master's degree, or professional Doctoral degree in the field
of Law or are scheduled to receive such a degree by March 2016
2. Those who have earned a Master's degree, professional Master's degree, or an equivalent from an overseas
institution or those who are scheduled to receive such a degree or an equivalent by March 2016.
3. Those designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
4. Those who have a Master’s degree, professional Master’s degree or equivalent after finishing a course
offered by the United Nations University, or are scheduled to receive such a degree by March 2016.
5. Those who have been engaged in research at a university or research laboratory for more than 2 years and are
deemed by the Graduate School of Economics to have academic ability that is at least equivalent to that of
the recipient of a Master’s degree, professional Master's degree, or professional Doctoral degree in the field
of Law based on the results of relevant research and will reach 24 years of age by March 2016.
6. Those who do not meet the requirements listed above, for example, those who completed their education
under a former education system, but are deemed by the Graduate School of Economics to have
academic ability that is at least equivalent to that of the recipient of a Master’s degree, professional Master's
degree, or professional Doctoral degree in the field of Law and will reach 24 years of age by March 2016.
[Note]
※ For details about 1, Applicants who have graduated or who are expected to graduate from a graduate
school at a Japanese university (including students who have obtained degrees from foreign and Japanese
universities concurrently).
※ For details about whether you meet requirements 5 and 6 listed above, please contact the Graduate
School of Economics Office (Tel: +81-3-3208-8560, E-mail: [email protected]).
<Special Remarks on Application>
・Please note that overseas applicants who reside outside Japan cannot apply for 2016 April admission.
※Differences between domestic applicants and overseas applicants
Domestic applicants Overseas applicants
Those who are applicable Those who reside in Japan at the time
of application
Those who reside outside Japan at the
time of application
Application qualification
confirmation
According to the current address written on your application form
Domestic applicants must submit a photocopy of their residence card (zairyuu-kaado) or alien registration certificate
(gaikokujin touroku shoumeisho) when they apply. Please note that as the University does not apply for visas on
behalf of applicants who apply in Japan, domestic applicants must change or renew the status of their visas before
entering the graduate school if necessary.
(2) Examination Schedule
Procedure Dates Notes
1 Application period January 22 –January 27, 2016
2 Period for payment of
application fee January 15 – January 27, 2016
3 Date of sending of
examination card February 12, 2016
4 Oral examination February 24, 2016
5 Announcement of results of
examination February 29, 2016
6 Period for admissions procedures March 7 – March 8, 2016
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(3)Admissions Quota
Major Course Name Research Area Research Subject Quota
Economics Economics Course Economic
Theory
Theoretical Economics
Few
Positions
Mathematical Economics
Experimental Economics
History of Economic Theories
Statistics and
Econometrics
Econometrics
Statistics
Economic Statistics
Quantitative Economic Policy
Industrial Ecology
Statistical Finance
Finance
Applied Macroeconometrics
Economic History Economic History of Europe*
Economic History of Japan
The Japanese Economy in the
Modern World
Economic History of Asia
Economic Policy Theoretical Economic Policy
Industrial Organization Economics
Agricultural Economics*
Money and Banking
Methodology for Political Economy
Applied Macroeconomics and
Finance
Public Policy Social Policy
Social Security*
Labor Economics
Public Economics
Public Finance
Environmental Economics
Public Policy
Health Economics
International
Economy
International Economics
Development Economics
Asian Economy
Global Political Economy
(Economics) *
Global Political Economy Course
(This course is not distinguished
by research area.)
International Economics
Development Economics
Asian Economy
Global Political Economy
(Economics) *
Quantitative Economic Policy
Theoretical Economics Policy
Agricultural Economics*
Methodology for Political Economy
Public Economics
Environmental Economics
Public Policy
Political Economy
*This research subject is not accepting students in April 2016.
*For more information about Research area, please refer to the Doctoral Course seminar list on website.
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3. Application Procedures
(1) How to Apply
(1)Application Period: January 22 - January 27, 2016
N.B. Only applications postmarked by the deadline will be accepted (for domestic applications).
If applications are sent from outside Japan, they must arrive by the deadline.
(2) How to Submit Your Application
Place all the application materials in an ordinary 240 mm x 332 mm (kakugata 2-gou) envelope, affix the
address label prescribed for submission of application materials to the front, and post by delivery-certified
mail (kan’i kakitome yuubin). If the deadline for applications is approaching, we recommend that you send
the materials by delivery-certified express mail (kan’i kakitome sokutatsu yuubin). If you send the
application materials from overseas, please send them by EMS or other international postal services.
(2) Application Fees
(1) Period for Payment of Application Fee: January 15 - January 27, 2016
(2) Application Fee: 30,000 yen
(3) Payment of Fee: Regardless of domestic or overseas payment, payment of the application fee must be
completed BEFORE submitting the application. Applications will not be accepted from applicants who
have not paid this fee.
Please note that applicants who fall into the following categories are exempted from the application fee.
Please do not make the payment.
Applicants who will apply for the Doctoral Program just after graduating from the Graduate School of
Economics, Graduate School of Political Science, or the Okuma School of Public Management, Waseda
University.
Graduates of the Graduate School of Economics, Graduate School of Political Science, or the Okuma
School of Public Management, Waseda University who have since then been a research student of the
said graduate school and are applying for the Doctoral Program within 4 years of entrance into their
Master's Program.
Applicants who come from countries detailed in the section entitled “Screening fee waiver program for
applicants from specified countries.” (For details, please refer to p. 25.)
The procedure for how to make a payment for the application fee is as follows.
A. Payment at Japanese convenience stores
To pay the application fee, go to a participating convenience store in Japan and follow the procedure
shown in the diagram. After payment, affix the certificate of receipt (入学検定料取扱明細兼受領証)
that you will receive to the appropriate section of the application form and submit it together
with the other application materials.
The payment of the application fee must be completed during the payment period shown above.
Payments may be made 24 hours a day, seven days a week (including weekends and holidays), except
on the first and last days of the periods shown above. On these days in both periods, receipt of
payments starts at 10:00 a.m. on the first day and online application finishes at 11:00 p.m. on the last
day. Convenience store payment is available until 11:30 p.m.
If a friend or family member is paying at a convenience store on your behalf, please ensure that the
applicant details are correctly entered using the terminal.
Fees may as a rule only be paid at convenience stores. Where this is not possible due, for example, to
absence of a participating convenience store near where you live, please contact the Graduate School
of Economics Office before making your application (Tel: +81-3-3208-8560, Email:
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B. Payment by credit card
In order to pay by credit card, you need to complete the payment procedures on the designated website.
For further details, please refer to p. 9.
Payments may be made 24 hours a day, seven days a week (including weekends and holidays).
The holder of the credit card does not have to be the examinee. However, if a person other than the
examinee completes the payment, please make sure that the examinee’s information is filled out in the
personal information section.
After the payment, please print out the web page at the end of the payment procedures and attach it to
your application form with a paperclip.
Please fill in the “Category Choice (カテゴリ選択)” section on the website as follows.
C. Overseas remittances
Please remit payment from a bank or other financial institution in your country following the instructions
below, enclose a copy of the completed overseas remittance request form and attach it to your application
form with a paperclip.
< Overseas remittance instructions >
Type of transfer Telegraphic transfer
Payment method Advise and pay
Bank commission for
remittance Payer’s responsibility
Yen exchange
commission
Payee’s account
Remittance amount
Total of 32,500 yen for applicants residing in Japan (a screening fee of
30,000 yen plus a bank transfer fee of 2,500 yen).
*Any additional fees charged by the bank are payable by the applicant at the
counter.
Purpose of remittance Screening fee
Beneficiary bank The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
Branch name Edogawabashi Branch
Account number A/C No. 0035967FHF
Beneficiary name Waseda University
Bank address 1-48-13, Sekiguchi Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 1120014, Japan
Swift code BOTKJPJT
Other details In the “Message to Payee, if any” section, write “32GSE” in front of your name.
“第一選択” First selection “経済学研究科”（Graduate School of Economics）
“第二選択” Second selection “２０１６年４月入学” (2016 April Admissions)
“第三選択” Third selection “博士課程” (Doctoral Program)
“第四選択” Fourth selection “一般入試（４月入学）３００００円” General entrance examination
(April admissions) 30,000 yen
School Selection Waseda University (Graduate School)
First selection “Graduate School of Economics
Second selection 2016 April Admissions
Third selection Doctoral Program
Fourth selection General entrance examination (April admissions) 30,000 yen
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(3) Notes on Preparing Your Application
All applications must be sent in by mail. No direct submissions in person will be accepted.
The application is for domestic applicants only, so please use the address label prescribed for
submission of application materials. Domestic applicants who wish to send the materials from the
overseas, please transcribe the mailing address of the prescribed address label to an international
express mailing service address label.
Inquiries concerning whether or not your application documents have been received will not be
accepted. Please contact the post office or the courier with the tracking number you received upon
sending your application (EMS tracking service when sending from overseas).
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.
If the address, phone number, or email address on your application documents changes after
submission, be sure to notify the Graduate School of Economics 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.
As a rule, paid application fee will not be refunded. However, if one of the following cases is
applicable, all (or the excess amount) of the application fee may be refunded. Please contact the Office
of the Graduate School of Economics (Tel: +81-3-3208-8560) if:
1. You have paid more than the designated application fee.
2. You paid the application fee, but did not submit the application documents.
3. You paid the application fee, but your application documents missed the application deadline.
4. You paid the application fee and submitted the application documents, but your application did not
get accepted.
Please note that once documents and other materials have been submitted, they will not be returned
under any circumstances. However, original copies of documents that cannot be reissued can be
returned to applicants. If you would like to have such documents returned, please fill in a “Request
Form for Return of Submitted Materials” and send it with your application documents. Please note
that applicants who do not submit this request form with their application documents will not have
their materials returned to them for any reason.
Note that if any misinformation, discrepancy, or plagiarism is found in an application, or any
documents are judged to be forgeries, the examination result may be judged invalid. In any of these
cases, submitted documents, materials, and application fee will not be refunded.
Even if applicants have a visa that remains valid until after admission when submitting their
application documents, they may not be allowed to renew or change their visa after admission 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 visas after admission. Make sure that you contact the
Immigration Bureau of Japan; application to the university is undertaken on your own responsibility.
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(4）Issuance of Examination Card
After receipt of their applications by the Graduate School of Economics Office, applicants will in turn receive
an examination card and other materials, sent to the address given on the application form. If you have not
received an examination card 7 days before the examination, please contact the Graduate School of Economics
Office immediately (Tel: +81-3-3208-8560, Email: [email protected]). Keep your examination card in a
safe place, as you will need it to obtain your student card after admission.
4. Application Materials
(1) Important Points on Completing Application Materials
Please download the prescribed forms from the GSE website and print them out on A4 paper.
(http://www.waseda.jp/fpse/gse/en/applicants/process/)
If applying for Japanese-language research supervision, please complete all application
materials in Japanese. If applying for English-language research supervision, please complete all
application materials in English. If it is impossible to have Japanese or English 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 complete the application materials in black ink or ballpoint pen. Write in block characters and
use Arabic numerals.
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 materials may differ depending on the applicant. Please make sure to confirm which
materials you must submit by referring to the “List of Application Materials.”
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(2)List of Application Materials
Item Applicants Details
A Application form All
[Prescribed form]
Application fee payment confirmation
<For payment at convenient stores> Attach your certificate of
receipt (入学検定料取扱明細兼受領証) for payment of the
application fee to the appropriate section of the application
form.
<For overseas remittances> Attach a copy of the completed
overseas remittance request form to the application form with
a paperclip.
<For payment by credit card> please print out the web page at
the end of the payment procedures and attach it to your
application form with a paperclip.
B Research plan*1 All Paper copy (1 copy) by a Prescribed form
Electronic data (1 copy) by email to
with attachment data
Not necessary for graduates of (or those expected to graduate
from) the Waseda University Graduate School of Economics
C Master's thesis outline*1 All
D Master’s thesis*1 All
E
Recommendation from previous
Master’s thesis supervisor or a
suitable alternative
All Not necessary for graduates of (or those expected to graduate
from) the Waseda University Graduate School of Economics.
F Certification of graduation
(diploma) ・Degree certificate All
Original
(current students must send proof of expected graduation)
G Original copy of academic
transcripts All Original
H Color photo All 1
I
Original score card of a foreign
language examination
(English/German/French/Russian)
All
Select one of the languages from English, German,
French, or Russian, and submit the original language score
card.
J
Proof of the Japanese Language
Proficiency(JLPT) or the
Examination for Japanese
University Admission for
International Students (EJU)
For foreign national
students who hopes
a course based on
Japanese *2
Proof of having completed either N1(or Level 1) of the
Japanese Language Proficiency(JLPT) or a score of at least
260 on the Examination for Japanese University Admission
for International Students (EJU)
K
Residence Card /Certificate of
alien registration/ Certificate of
Residence
For foreign national
students*3
Domestic applicants whose nationality is not Japanese must
submit one of the following:
① A photocopy of your residence card
② A photocopy of your certificate of alien registration (both
sides of the document)
③ A photocopy of certificate of residence
L Request Form for Return of
Submitted Materials If applicable [Prescribed form]
M Address label All [Prescribed form]
N Application checklist All [Prescribed form]
*1. Both paper copies and electronic data are necessary for Research Plan, Master's thesis outline and Master’s thesis.
*2. Foreign-national students are those who graduated overseas university (Graduate School).
*3. Foreign-national students are those who are not Japanese nationals.
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(3)Details on Application Materials
A: Application form [prescribed form]
Please fill in the application form according to the “Notice for filling in the application form.” Both
handwriting and typing are acceptable.
Refer to the “Doctoral Course seminar list” and enter a main supervisor and sub-supervisor as well as
their research area and research code.
Refer to the file below for the “Doctoral Course seminar list.”
http://www.waseda.jp/fpse/gse/assets/uploads/2015/10/2016_D_seminarlist_E.pdf
If you do not have a preference for a 2nd
choice sub-supervisor, please leave it blank.
N.B. No change to your application information will be accepted once you submit your application
documents.
Foreign Language Examination: 「Please put a check mark (☑) for one of the following languages:
English, French, German, Russian. Those applying for the English-based degree program can ONLY
chose English.
After payment of the application fee at a convenience store, affix the certificate of receipt (入学検定料
取扱明細兼受領証) to the appropriate section of the application form and submit it. If the payment is
made by overseas remittance, credit card, or China Union Pay, please enclose the certificate of receipt
together with the application documents.
B: Research plan [prescribed form]
Staple them together in the top left-hand corner, with the research plan cover on the front.
Research plans should be approximately 4,000 Japanese characters or 2,000 English words, plus list of
references (use of a word processor is permitted).
*In addition to a paper copy, submit an electronic data with PDF files. (Please refer “How to submit”
P.14)
C: Master's thesis outline [prescribed form] (1 paper copy)
Please staple to the Master’s thesis outline cover sheet with one staple in the top left-hand corner.
Summaries should be approximately 2,000 Japanese characters or 1,000 English words (A4 size, use of
a word processor is permitted).
N.B. If turning in a thesis that is not a Master’s thesis which has been published (or is scheduled to be
published), turn in an outline detailing that thesis.
*In addition to a paper copy, submit an electronic data with PDF files. (Please refer “How to submit”
P.14)
D: Master’s thesis (1 paper copy of whole thesis)
Not necessary for graduates of (or those projected to graduate from) the Waseda University
Graduate School of Economics.
Please staple to the Master’s thesis cover sheet with one staple in the top left corner.
Applicants who apply to the English Program must submit a Master’s thesis in English. Applicants who
apply to the Japanese program can submit their Master’s thesis in Japanese or English. If the Master’s
thesis is not written in Japanese or English, please translate it into Japanese or English and submit it
with the original.
*The submitted Master’s thesis will not be returned. Please be sure to send copies.
*If turning in a thesis that is not a Master’s thesis which has been published (or is scheduled to be
published), turn in copies of the whole thesis.
*In addition to a paper copy, submit an electronic data with PDF. (Please refer “How to submit” P.14)
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How to submit B,C and D
Please send these three files by an email with pdf or document data.
File title: B. (your name) _researchplan.pdf (N.B. waseda_taro_researchplan.pdf)
C. (your name) _outline.pdf (N.B. waseda_taro_outline.pdf)
D. (your name) _mastersthesis.pdf (N.B. waseda_taro_nastersthesis.pdf)
Mail address: [email protected]
Title: Doctoral Program Research plan for April 2016 admission
Text: Your name, Research theme title
E: Recommendation from previous Master’s thesis supervisor or a suitable alternative
Please submit a recommendation letter (free format) from your Master’s supervisor.
If you are turning in a thesis besides your Master’s thesis, please include a recommendation from a
former supervisor or a suitable alternative.
Not necessary for graduates of (or those projected to graduate from) the Waseda University
Graduate School of Economics.
F: Certification of completion (diploma)・Degree certificate
Applicants must submit original certificates (photocopied or faxed copies are not acceptable).
Please submit Japanese or English certificates. If it is impossible to have Japanese or English
certificates issued, applicants must translate the documents by themselves, have them notarized to
certify that the translation is accurate, and submit the documents that are notarized.
Those who submit a certificate of expected completion (diploma) must submit an official completion
(diploma) certificate at the time of post-acceptance enrollment procedures at their graduate school of
acceptance.
Not necessary for graduates of (or those projected to graduate from) the Waseda University Graduate
School of Economics.
G: Original copy of academic transcripts
Applicants must submit an original copy. (Photocopied or faxed copies are not acceptable.)
Academic transcripts must be written in Japanese or English. If it is impossible to have Japanese or
English certificates issued, applicants must translate the documents by themselves, have them
notarized to certify that the translation is accurate, and submit the documents that are notarized.
All courses taken from a postgraduate program must be included in the academic transcript.
Applicants who have taken the double degree program also have to submit all transcript.
If the applicant took a leave of absence from his/her university for military service or other reasons,
please have the home university or another public institution issue a certificate that shows that the
school had granted the leave of absence.
If applicants skipped a grade or graduated early and the academic transcripts do not state the grade
skipped and its reason clearly, additional documentary proof from the university must be submitted.
N.B. Those who have not yet graduated must submit a final transcript upon entering the Program.
H: Color Photo
One color photograph, taken no more than three months before receipt of the application and measuring
4 cm in height and 3 cm in width, must be submitted. It should show a frontal view of the applicant’s
face and shoulders with no head covering, background, or border. (Please note that you will need three
more identical photographs at the time of enrollment.) Photos that may cause confusion at the
examination venue (due, for example, to differences in the applicant’s hairstyle or to the wearing of
glasses) are not permitted. Write your name in ballpoint pen on the back of the photo and attach it to the
application form with a paperclip.
I: Original Score Card of a foreign language examination (English/German/French/Russian)
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One of the languages must be selected from English, French, German, or Russian and the original score
card or certificate of the language submitted (English only for students who wish to receive research
guidance in English).
Selected language Required Proof of Language Ability
English A score of one of the following English proficiency tests: TOEFL-iBT,
TOEFL-PBT, IELTS, or TOEIC (a TOEIC(IP) score is not acceptable)
French 実用フランス語技能検定試験
German ドイツ語技能検定試験
Russian ロシア語能力検定試験
[Note 1 ] Examinations must have been taken no more than 2 years before the application deadline.
[Note 2] Applicants who are native speakers of English or have received a Master’s degree or higher from a
higher education institution in an English-speaking country are not required to submit test results.
Those who received a degree from an English-based degree program in a non-English-speaking
country may not have to submit a foreign language examination score card. For details, please refer to
the Graduate School of Economics Office. (Tel: 03-3208-8560, E-mail: [email protected])
J：Proof of the Japanese Language Proficiency or the Examination for Japanese University Admission
for International Students
Applicants from overseas who hope to take Japanese based course must submit Proof of having
completed either N1(or Level 1) of the Japanese Language Proficiency(JLPT) or a score of at least 260
on the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU).
※It does not matter on the expiration date of the certificate. Copy is acceptable.
K：Residence Card / Certificate of alien registration / Certificate of Residence (only domestic
applicants whose nationality is not Japanese)
Domestic applicants whose nationality is not Japanese (except for those whose visa status is “short visit”)
must submit a copy of either a residence card, a certificate of alien registration (both sides), or a
certificate of residence issued by the local municipal office where you are registered as a resident.
L：Request Form for Return of Submitted Materials [prescribed form]
Waseda University will return only 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 if Waseda University judges the
materials cannot be issued again will they be returned after the examination.
Please note that it may take a few months to return the materials. Also, please note that Waseda
University will not return any original copies of notarized certificates, academic transcripts, or
score cards of foreign language examinations.
M：Address Label [prescribed form]
For domestic applicants, please affix the prescribed address label to the front of the application material
package and send it to the Graduate School of Economics by delivery-certified mail (kan’i kakitome
yuubin). If you send the application documents from overseas, please transcribe the mailing address of
the prescribed address label to EMS or an international express mailing service address label.
N：Application Checklist [prescribed form]
Please make sure to enclose all application materials indicated on the checklist. (The checklist must be
sent with the other materials.) If any of the application materials will have to be sent later, please
indicate the name of the materials and the reason for delay in the “List of Delayed Materials.”
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5. Examinations
(1) Dates of Examinations
(2) Selection Process
All applicants will participate in (1) Review of Master’s thesis, (2) Foreign language examination, (3) Oral
examination.
(1) Review of Master’s thesis
Send in your Master’s thesis (copy of entire thesis) at the time of application. Applicants who fall under the
conditions listed in “A” or “B” below should submit, “a thesis which has been published (or is scheduled to be
published) in journals” or an equivalent.
If the Master’s thesis is not written in Japanese or English, please translate it into Japanese or English and
submit it with the original.
A. Those who would like to have a thesis reviewed that was written after graduation from their Master’s
program.
B. Those who have received a Master's degree or its equivalent at another university, another graduate school of
Waseda University, or an overseas university and who cannot submit a Master's thesis because it was not a
requirement for the graduate course they completed (or are scheduled to complete.)
(2) Foreign Language Examination
One of the languages must be selected from English, French, German, or Russian and the score card or
certificate must be submitted.
Those who chose to receive research supervision in English must select English. If you are a native speaker of
English or have obtained a Master’s degree in a university in an English-speaking country, you do not have to
submit the score card.
Selected language Required Proof of Language Ability
English A score from one of the following English proficiency tests: TOEFL-iBT,
TOEFL-PBT, IELTS, or TOEIC (a TOEIC(IP) score is not acceptable)
French 実用フランス語技能検定試験
German ドイツ語技能検定試験
Russian ロシア語能力検定試験
[Note] Examinations must have been taken no more than 2 years before the application deadline.
(3) Oral Examination
Interviews and oral examinations will be held for all applicants.
Oral examinations will be held at Waseda Campus.
The details of time and place of the interview will be written on the examination card. Interviews last
about 20 minutes.
Contents Date Note
(1) Review of Master’s thesis -
The Master’s thesis must be sent in with the
application.（Exceptions to this policy are explained
below）
(2) Foreign language examination
(English/French/German/Russian) -
Evaluation of ability by review of foreign language
proficiency test score.
(For details, refer to “2) Selection Process.”)
(3) Oral examination February 24, 2016
The oral examination will take place at the Waseda
Campus, Waseda University. Each applicant will be
informed of the time individually.
The examination time will be 20 minutes.
(For details, refer to “(2) Selection Process”)
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(3)Important Notes on Examinations
Candidates must be present in the examination room at least 20 minutes before the start of the oral
examination. They must bring their examination card and await the start of the examination.
Candidates will not be allowed to enter the examination room later than 20 minutes after the start.
Candidates for the Japanese-based research guidance will take the oral examination in Japanese;
candidates for the English-based research guidance will take the oral examination in English.
Cellular phones and similar devices must be switched off and must not be placed on candidates’ desks.
Candidates will be advised separately of the times of their oral examinations.
It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to arrange any transportation and accommodations
necessary for taking the examination.
In cases of unforeseen circumstances that are beyond human control, such as natural disasters (e.g.,
typhoons, earthquakes, flooding, tsunamis) and/or accidents, such as fire or power failure, 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.
[Regarding improper conduct]
The University has established the following regulations on entrance examinations in order to conduct a fair
and equitable examination for all examinees. Please read them carefully, and follow the instructions in an
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 using of crib sheets, reference books, looking at other candidates’ answers,
receiving answers from other persons, and similar actions).
② Engaging in behavior of benefit to other candidates during the examination, such as
communication to them of answers.
③ Possession or use of cellular phones during the examination.
④ Allowing a cellular phone or watch to emit any noise (ringtone, alarm, vibration noise, or other
such noise) during the examination.
⑤ Engaging in any behavior that disturbs other candidates at the examination venue.
⑥ Failure to obey the instructions of the proctor or other officials at the examination venue.
⑦ Taking of the examination by any person other than the applicant.
⑧ Other actions that detract from the fairness of the examination.
3. Persons suspected of engaging in improper conduct may be dealt with as follows:
○ The candidate may be warned or questioned about the circumstances by the proctor.
○ The candidate may be required to take the examination in another room.
4. If a candidate is found to have engaged in improper conduct, he/she may be dealt with as follows:
○ The candidate may be disqualified from taking further examinations and from taking any
admission examinations at Waseda University during the academic year concerned.
(In this case, application fees will not be returned.)
○ The results of all examinations taken by the candidate at Waseda University in the academic year
concerned may be declared invalid.
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6. Announcement of Results
10:00 a.m., February 29, 2016
The results of the examinations will be posted on the information board and the website of the Graduate
School of Economics. No individual inquiries concerning results can be accepted.
[Website Address]
http://www.waseda.jp/fpse/gse/
[Location of notice board]
The Graduate School of Economics: Building No. 3, 10th floor, ,Waseda Campus
Applicants who pass the examinations will receive an enrollment pack, sent to the address given on the
application form. If you have still not received this pack five days after the date of the announcement of
the final results, please contact the Graduate School of Economics Office immediately (Tel:
+81-3-3208-8560, Email: [email protected]).
7. Entrance Procedures
(1) Schedule of Entrance Procedures
Period of Entrance Procedures: March 7 - 8, 2016
(2) Instructions for Entrance Procedures
To complete the entrance procedures, it is necessary to make a payment via bank deposit transfer for entrance
fee, tuition, and dues (details are on p.19). Admission procedure documents also need to be submitted.
[Payment for entrance fee, tuition, and dues via bank deposit]
Please make payments at a bank using the transfer forms that are included among the documents sent to
successful applicants by March 8, 2016. Please be sure to get hold of receipts for payments.
[How to submit the admission procedure documents]
(1) By Post
Send the admissions procedure documents to the Graduate School of Economics by registered mail so that
they arrive no later than March 8, 2016 (must be postmarked on or before March 8, 2016).
(2) In Person
Bring admissions procedure documents to the office of the Graduate School of Economics within the
above period. Your examination card must be presented to submit the documents.
(3) Entrance Procedure Materials
As for (2) to (7), these will be sent to successful applicants.
(1) A photocopy of the receipt of the transfer form for tuition
(2) Written Oath and Guarantee
(3) Consent for the Treatment of Personal Data
(4) Entrance Procedure Form
(5) Photograph Card for Student ID Card
(6) Student Cards (x 2)
(7) Bank Transfer and Automatic Debit Transfer Application Form
(8) Resident’s Card
(9) Certificate of Graduation/Completion, Transcripts
(Those who were expected to graduate from a university or expected to complete a program at the time of
application only)
(10) Others N.B. Please refer to the “Guide to Entrance Procedures” sent to all successful applicants.
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8. Other Matters
(1) Registration fee, academic and other fees
< Academic fees and other fees for students admitted April 2016> (in JPY)
Notes: 1. Applicants who have enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate school of Waseda University as a regular student are
exempt from payment of the admissions fee.
2. Graduates of the Waseda University School of Political Science and Economics or the Graduate Schools of
Economics/Political Science are exempt from payment of the society enrollment fee.
3. The Seminar fee and membership fees are subject to change.
4. Once submitted or paid, application materials, admissions fee, academic fees, and membership fees (paid at the time of
admission) shall not, as a rule, be refunded. However, if a student has to decline admission owing to unavoidable
circumstances, academic fees and membership fees (paid at the time of admission) may be refunded. If an applicant
receives offers of admission from more than one graduate school, the admissions fee, academic fees, and membership fee
already paid by the student (at the time of admission) may, at the student’s request, be applied to the fees for the graduate
school that the student seeks to enter. (This applies only to transfers of fees between graduate schools whose enrolment
periods do not overlap at all.) For details of the procedure for this, see the “Guide to Entrance Procedures” sent to
successful applicants.
(2) Research area and research supervisor
(1) Selecting a research supervisor The Graduate School of Economics, Waseda University, recruits by research area for "managing
expansion of students' research areas" and promoting "exchange between supervisors and students."
Furthermore, after admission, there will be "continuous research seminars (providing progress reports on
doctoral research presentation opportunities) by research area."
1. Flow from admission application to announcement of results of admission:
○Please fill in the items below in the application form.
・1st choice research area (Required)
・1st choice supervisor (Required)
---Please confirm that the 1st choice supervisor belongs to the 1st choice research area.
・1st choice sub-supervisor (Required; may choose a 2nd choice when applying)
---The sub-supervisor is not required to belong to the same research area as the main supervisor.
○Assigned research area and sub- or main supervisor may be changed due to examination results.
○Applicants will be informed of their main supervisor and sub-supervisor upon selection.
---Even if applicants submitted 2 choices for their sub-supervisor, only one sub-supervisor will
be assigned.
2. After admission
Students may change their main / sub-supervisor each semester. If students do not wish for a
change, no procedures need be undertaken .
Aca
dem
ic y
ear
Time of payment Admissions
fee
Academic fees Membership fees
Total Tuition
fee
Educational
Environment
Improvement
Fee
Seminar
fee
Waseda University
Student Health
Promotion Mutual
Aid Association
Society
enrollment
fee
Society
membership
fee
Fir
st y
ear
At time of
admission
( 2016 Spring) 200,000 226,500 40,000 1,500 1,500 2,000 750 472,250
(2016 Fall) 226,500 40,000 1,500 1,500 － 750 270,250
Total 200,000 453,000 80,000 3,000 3,000 2,000 1,500 742,500
Sec
on
d y
ear (2017 Spring) 228,000 40,000 1,500 1,500 － 750 271,750
(2017 Fall) 228,000 40,000 1,500 1,500 － 750 271,750
Total 456,000 80,000 3,000 3,000 － 1,500 543,500
Th
ird
yea
r (2018 Spring) 229,500 40,000 1,500 1,500 － 750 273,250
(2018 Fall) 229,500 40,000 1,500 1,500 － 750 273,250
Total 459,000 80,000 3,000 3,000 － 1,500 546,500
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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 the 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 the 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 “Eligible Countries” below.
＊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 with the other application documents instead of the certificate of payment for the screening fee (copy of
the remittance form, etc.). The application for the screening fee waiver program must be made along with the
application for admission. Applications made later will not be accepted 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.
In the event that the applicant is not eligible for the screening fee waiver program, or that the application for the
screening fee waiver program is found to be false, the application for Waseda University itself may immediately
be canceled.
[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, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Rep., Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali,
Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone,
Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu,
Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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2016年度 早稲田大学検定料免除措置申請書
Application Form for Screening Fee Waiver, 2016
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 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 if the payment of a screening fee has been made.
出願学部・研究科： Name of the Undergraduate School/ Graduate School to 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)
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
該当国／Eligible Countries ODA受給国（54 recipient countries of ODA, listed below as of 2011-2013）
[Least Developed Countries]
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Rep.,
Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania,
Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone,
Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia
[Other Low-Income Countries]
Kenya, D.P.R. Korea, Kyrgyz Rep., South Sudan, Tajikistan, Zimbabwe
受験番号 (事務所記入欄 For office use only)
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WASEDA UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
1-6-1 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8050
Tel. +81-3-3208-8560 Fax. +81-3-3204-8957
E-mail. [email protected]