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:

Prescreening Consultation Application (Form 9)
Academic Transcript (theological education only)
Certificate of Graduation (theological education only)
Master’s Thesis and Summary
Screening Fee Waiver Request 2022 (Form 11)

Only those who are eligible. (See “4-9 Application Fee” on page 7.) Passport copy of

all pages containing personal information and visa status in Japan must be attached.
Special Assistance Request (Form 12)

Applicants without disabilities do not need to submit it.

Deadlines and Screening Schedule

	November Screening	January Screening
Time of Entrance	* April / August 2022	* April / August 2022
Prescreening Consultation	Applicants must have a prescreening consultation at least one month before application.
Application Periods	September 28 – October 6, 2021	November 22-30, 2021
Initial Screening Result Notification	October 22, 2021	January 7, 2022
** English Exam and Interview Periods	November 17, 18, 19, 22 or 24, 2021 English Exam: November 24, 2021	January 24-28, 2022 English Exam: January 28, 2022
Final Result Notification	December 2, 2021	February 10, 2022
Enrollment Deadline	December 16, 2021	February 25, 2022

* 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

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.
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 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.) 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 screeing 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).

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 screeing 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).