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Regarding application procedure, please check Step-by-Step Admission Guide.
Admission Information
1.Date of Admission: April 1, 2023
IGS does not have September/October 2023 admission.
2.Candidate Selection System
| Selection System |
Number of Students to be Admitted |
Main Target | Time Period | |
| A |
Overseas Entrance Interview Examination for International Applicants in July Main Points of Application Guide
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A few | International applicants who take the on-site examination within their own country |
Application: June |
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Document Screening: July |
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Interview Examination: July |
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Result Notification： August |
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| B |
Overseas Entrance Interview Examination for International and Japanese Applicants in November |
10 | Applicants of all nationalities who take the on-site examination within their own country |
Application： October |
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Document Screening: October |
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Interview Examination： November |
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Result Notification： December |
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| C |
On Campus Entrance Interview Examination for International and Japanese Applicants in November |
10 | Applicants of all nationalities who take the examination in Hiroshima |
Application： October |
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Document Screening: October |
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Interview Examination： November |
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Result Notification： December |
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| D |
On Campus Entrance Interview Examination for International Applicants in February |
A few |
International applicants who take the examination in Hiroshima |
Application： December |
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Document Screening: January |
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Interview Examination： February |
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Result Notification： March |
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Note: In the selection system C and D, applicants are required to take their interview in English at the Hiroshima University Higashi-Hiroshima campus. In the selection system A and B, applicants are not required to come to Japan for their interview. The applicants are requested to take their interview in English via Skype.
３.English Language Requirements
Applicants must submit any one of the following English proficiency certificates as an application requirement. For details, please refer to the application guide. Those who are unable to take the English Language Proficiency tests below due to influence of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) must contact the IGS (email: igs-application@hiroshima-u.ac.jp) before the deadline below.
For selection System A: April 28, 2022
For selection system B and C: August 5, 2022
For selection System D: October 31, 2022
| English Proficiency Test | Application Requirements | |
| Selection System A, B and D | Selection System C | |
| 1) Cambridge English | 160 or above in overall score | 140 or above in overall score |
| 2) EIKEN | A Passing Pre-1st grade or above | A Passing 2nd grade or above |
| 3) GTEC (CBT Type Only) | 1190 or above | 960 or above |
| 4) IELTSTM (Academic Module) | 5.5 or above | 4.0 or above |
| 5) TEAP (4 skills) | 309 or above | 225 or above |
| 6) TEAP CBT (4 skills) | 600 or above | 420 or above |
| 7) TOEFL iBT® | 72 or above | 42 or above |
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8) TOEIC® L&R and TOEIC® S&W This score is determined by multiplying your S&W score by 2.5 and adding your L&R score |
1560 or above | 1150 or above |
Note: Applicants who satisfy either one of the following two requirements are not required to submit the above-mentioned English-proficiency certificates. For details, please refer to the application guide.
(1) Applicants who have undertaken three years or more of their secondary education(Senior high school, Junior high school, etc.) in English as their primary language of instruction.
(2) Applicants who are taking or have taken the International Baccalaureate Diploma with English as the language of instruction.
