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Graduate School Selection Procedure

Prescreening Consultation

The applicant is required to send the following documents before submitting an application. The graduate school admissions committee will determine whether the desired field of research matches what is offered at TCU. These documents should be submitted b

Required documents:

  1.  Prescreening Consultation Application
  2. Academic Transcript (theological education only)
  3. Certificate of Graduation (theological education only)
  4. Master’s Thesis and Summary
  5. Screening Fee Waiver Request
  6. Special Assistance Request: Applicants without disabilities do not need to submit it.

Deadlines and Screening Schedule

November Screening January Screening
Time of Entrance * April / August 2023 * April / August 2023
Prescreening Consultation Applicants must have a prescreening consultation at least one month before application.
 Application Periods September 27 – October 5, 2022 November 21-29, 2022
Initial Screening Result Notification October 21, 2022 January 6, 2023
** English Exam and Interview Periods November 17, 18, 21, 22 or 24, 2022
English Exam: November 24, 2022		 January 23-27, 2023
English Exam: January 27, 2023
 Final Result Notification December 1, 2022 February 9, 2023
Enrollment Deadline December 16, 2022 February 24, 2023

* Successful applicants may choose the time of entrance.
** Exam date and time will be notified at the time of the initial screening result notification by email.

Screening Details

  1. Initial Screening
    The admissions committee will review previous research achievement (a Master’s thesis or equivalent) and other application documents, including a dissertation proposal based on previous research.
  2. English Exam & Interview

Applicants who pass the initial screening will be given an English exam and an interview.

English Exam
  •  Test time: 70 minutes
  • Test location: TCU Campus or Online (via Zoom)
    Test method On campus: Written exam
    Online (via Zoom): Oral exam
  • Exemption
    1. A valid TOEFL score holder (score taken within two years):
      90 or higher on the Internet-based test. (Those who will write a doctoral thesis in Japanese.)
      101 or higher on the Internet-based test. (Those who will write a doctoral thesis in English.)
    2. Those who have finished a Master’s program in English.
Interview
  • Test time: 60 minutes
  • Test location: TCU Campus or Online (via Zoom)
  • Applicants may choose to have the online screening if the following conditions are met:
    a) The applicant must have a good and reliable Internet connection with clear sound and video. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that he/she has a good and reliable Internet connection.
    Please note that the interview may be cancelled if the sound and video are of low quality due to the applicant’s Internet connection and/or computer problems.
    b) The applicant must be available during the time specified by TCU. The interview will take place between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Japan time (GMT +9:00).
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