Q&A

Foreign Credential Evaluations (in general)

Q: Can a 17-year-old person who has completed two years of foreign upper secondary school after skipping a grade be admitted to a university in Japan if the total duration of schooling is 11 years?

Q: Can a person who graduated an international school located outside Japan and is 17-year-old be admitted to a university in Japan?

Q: For a country where it takes 10 years to complete its elementary and secondary education, does one have to also complete a preparatory education course for 2 years or longer in order to be admitted to a university in Japan?

Q: If a person drops out from a school in their final grade in a country where it takes 12 years to complete the elementary and secondary education, can the person be admitted to a university in Japan by completing a preparatory education course designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology?

Q: Can we transfer a student to the first year in our university in Japan if they completed all 11 years of elementary and secondary education in their home country, then proceeded but then abandoned a university program during the first year in a foreign country?

Q: Can a graduate from an overseas college of technology be admitted to a university in Japan?

Q: Can a graduate from a foreign university be admitted to a university in Japan through the "bachelor's degree holders' admission"?

Q: Can a graduate from a foreign university who skipped grade(s) be admitted to a graduate school in Japan?

Q: One of the criteria for eligibility is “persons who have completed 18 years of school curriculum in foreign countries" for admission to doctoral programs in medicine, dentistry, pharmaceutical sciences or veterinary science. Does it mean that a person can be admitted to such programs regardless of the subjects studied in a previous university?

Q: Can a holder of a Bachelor Honours degree, which is superior qualification to a Bachelor degree for those with excellent marks, be admitted to the 2nd-stage doctoral program?

Q: How should qualifications awarded by international schools be evaluated?

Q: What procedures must be followed to be added as an international accreditation agency such as WASC, ACSI and CIS that allows graduates of international schools accredited by the said agency to be qualified for admission to universities?

Q: Transferring from an overseas junior college is permitted. However, what type of institution qualifies as a "foreign junior college"?

Q: If a student completes 11 years of primary and secondary education in a country that has 11 years of basic education and completes the first year of university in that country, is it possible for that student to transfer to the second year of a Japanese university?

Q: Is a person who has graduated from high school in a country with an 11-year primary and secondary education curriculum eligible for admission to a university in Japan?

Q: In countries where there are post-secondary education courses, such as sixth forms or university preparatory courses, after completing 11 years of primary and secondary education, will a person who has completed a preparatory education course designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, be recognized as eligible to enter a university?

Q: Will a person who takes a 12-year course offered by a foreign country online while in Japan be recognized as having completed 12 years of school education in a foreign country and thus be eligible for admission to a university?

Q: If the number of years of education a person received abroad changes after completing the course, should the person state the number of years before or after the change?

Q: In a country with a 13-year primary and secondary education curriculum, can a person who has completed the 12th year of the curriculum be considered as eligible for admission to a university in Japan?

Q: Can those who have obtained the International A Level qualification, which is primarily offered at international schools, be considered eligible for university admission?

Q: Can a 17-year-old person who had entered a school at the age of 5 and graduated a high school in China be admitted to a university in Japan?