No. to Be Admitted, Application Period, and Entrance Exam Dates
No. to Be Admitted
Faculty and Department
Places Available
General Entrance Exam
Entrance Exam via Recommendation
Entrance Exam for Working People
Early Exam
Late Exam
Faculty of Nursing Department of Nursing
80 students
40 students*
10 students
30 students*
Small number
*General entrance exam (early): A small number of working people taking the entrance exam is included in the number.
Entrance Exam via Recommendation & Entrance Exam for Working People
General Entrance Exam (Early Exam)
General Entrance Exam (Late Exam)
Application Period
1 Nov. to 11 Nov. 2023
22 Jan. to 2 Feb. 2024
22 Jan. to 2 Feb. 2024
Entrance Exam Dates
18 Nov. 2023 (Sat.)
25 Feb. 2024 (Sat.)
12 Mar. 2024 (Tue.)
Results Announced
1 Dec. 2023 (Fri.)
8 Mar. 2024 (Fri.)
20 Mar. 2024 (Wed.)
Prior Consultations for Applicants with Disabilities For those applying for admission to the university who have a disability and who may require special arrangements for the examination or for study, please contact the IPNU Academic Affairs Office (secretarial offices), prior to applying, to discuss accommodations.
Exam Overview
General Entrance Exam
Early Exam Exam Subjects: 5 subjects in 4 subject areas, or 6 subjects in 4 subject areas
Late Exam Exam Subjects: 4 subjects in 4 subject areas, or 5 subject in 4 subject areas
University Entrance National Center Test
Japanese Language
Japanese Language Japanese Language (modern texts, classical literature)
Japanese Language
Japanese Language Japanese Language (modern texts, classical literature)
Mathematics
Choose one: Mathematics I or Mathematics I and A. Choose one: Mathematics II, Mathematics II and B, Bookkeeping and Accounting, or Basics of Information Processing
Mathematics
Choose one: Mathematics I or Mathematics I and A.
Science
Science Choose one: Advanced Physics, Advanced Chemistry, or Advanced Biology, OR Choose two: Basic Physics, Basic Chemistry, or Basic Biology. If exams are taken for both options, the highest score will be used for the admission decision.
Geography History
World History A, World History B, Japanese History A, Japanese History B, Geography A, and Geography B
The subject with the highest score out of Geography and History, Civics, or Science (two subjects for basic science subjects) will be used for the admission decision.
Civics
Contemporary Society; Ethics; Politics and Economics; and Ethics, Politics, and Economics
Science
Choose one: Advanced Physics, Advanced Chemistry, or Advanced Biology,
OR
Choose two: Basic Physics, Basic ―Chemistry, or Basic Biology
Foreign Languages
English (incl. listening)
Foreign Languages
English (incl. listening)
Assessment of Individual Academic Ability, etc.
Essay and Interview (Applicants who receive the lowest level of assessment in the interview will be deemed to have failed, regardless of their scores in other subjects.)
Essay and Interview (Applicants who receive the lowest level of assessment in the interview will be deemed to have failed, regardless of their scores in other subjects.)
Entrance Examination via Recommendation & Entrance Examination for Working People
Essay and Interview
(Applicants who receive the lowest level of assessment in the interview will be deemed to have failed, regardless of their scores in other subjects.)
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General Entrance Exam, Entrance Exam via Recommendation, and Entrance Exam for Working People
No. to Be Admitted, Application Period, and Entrance Exam Dates
Courses
Places Available
Application Period
Entrance Exam Dates
Examination Subjects
Master’s Program
10 students
7 to 14 July. 2023
6 Aug. 2023 (Sun.)
English, specialist subjects, interview
Master’s Program (Midwifery Course)
5 students
Prior Consultations for Applicants with Disabilities For those applying for admission to the university who have a disability and who may require special arrangements for the examination or for study, please contact the IPNU Academic Affairs Office (secretarial offices), prior to applying, to discuss accommodations.
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No. to Be Admitted, Application Period, and Entrance Exam Dates
Courses
Places Available
Application Period
Entrance Exam Dates
Examination Subjects
Doctoral Program
3 students
7 to 14 July. 2023
6 Aug. 2023 (Sun.)
English, interview/oral examination
Prior Consultations for Applicants with Disabilities For those applying for admission to the university who have a disability and who may require special arrangements for the examination or for study, please contact the IPNU Academic Affairs Office (secretarial offices), prior to applying, to discuss accommodations.
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