GIS admissions 2012
GIS holds special examinations in November, January and March, and a general examination in February.
Application Documents
The candidate must provide the following documents:
- Certification of high school graduation and official transcripts.
- Certified results of a university entrance qualification test, if the student completed his/her secondary education abroad: SAT or ACT (USA), GCE A-Level (UK), HSC (NSW, Australia), NCEA (NZ), IB (Worldwide). Certified results from a standardized test other than those listed here may be acceptable. For information, please inquire at the Admissions Center.
- An essay handwritten in Japanese, within 2,000 characters
- A summary in English of the above essay for November and January Examinations only: It must be approximately 600 and 1,000 words long, respectively.
- For the November and March Examinations, a letter of recommendation from a teacher of a high school the applicant attended. For the January Examination, letters of recommendation from two teachers of a high school the applicant attended, one of whom must be a teacher of English.
The applicant must submit proof of having met the English language proficiency requirement with results from a test (a)-(c) taken not more than two years before the application deadline. The official score for (a) must be delivered directly to GIS from the testing institution. Hosei University's Code for TOEFL is 0407. Official scores for (b), (c) and (d) can be mailed or submitted in person with the application and other required documents.
(a) TOEFL® iBT76 (PBT 540) or above.
(b) IELTS (Academic Module) 6.0 or above.
(c) TOEIC® 820 or above. (Only a score certificate issued at an institute in Japan is acceptable.)
(d) STEP Eiken Grade Pre-1 or above.
Application Schedule
- November Examination
Number of places to be offered: 20
Application period: October 3 through October 7, 2011
Results posted on the university website: November 8, 2011
Interview date for successful first-stage applicants: November 13, 2011
Results posted on the university website: November 17, 2011 - January Examination
Number of places to be offered: 6
Application period: December 12 through December 19, 2011
No interview required
Results posted on the university website: January 3, 2012 - March Examination
Number of places to be offered: 4
Application period: February 13 through February 17, 2012
All applicants interviewed: March 4, 2012
Results posted on the university website: March 8, 2012
Further details of these examinations will be found here (in Japanese).
Applications for the written examination are accepted from January 5 through January 27, 2012. The examination, to be held on February 7, 2012, has two sections, one in English and one in Japanese. There is no interview or listening comprehension component to this examination. Results will be posted on the university website on February 17, 2012.
Further details of this examination will be found here (in Japanese).
About Visa Status
International students must have a student visa or other appropriate visa such as diplomatic, official, or dependent visa. A temporary visitor visa is not acceptable. Detailed information concerning visa application will be sent to each successful applicant. Please be aware that the application process can take several weeks to complete, making it extremely difficult for March Examination examinees to enroll for the 2012 academic year unless they already have an appropriate visa.
Date and information are subject to change. Please check with the Admissions Center.
