Transfer from Overseas University

Foreign Credential Evaluations (in general)

Q: Can we transfer a student to the first year in our university in Japan if the person 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?

A: No.

Each university is responsible for admitting transfer students from other universities in the middle of an academic year.

In the case of universities, overseas universities are considered to be the same school type; therefore, although it is not explicitly stated in the law, it is possible to transfer from an overseas university to a Japanese university.

However, for a person who has already withdrawn from a university, the person cannot be admitted to the first year of another university as it is not considered a case of transfer. In this case, it is considered as a new enrollment rather than a transfer, and it is necessary to determine whether the student is eligible for admission to a university.

(The content of this Q&A is quoted from the University Admission Qualifications Guide ver.2 written by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. NIC-Japan produced this English translation.)