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MEIKAI UNIVERSITY

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2013International Student Application Guidelines

明海大学

Special Japanese Language Course

Undergraduate Programs

Faculty of Languages and Cultures(Department of Japanese, Department of English, and Department of Chinese)

School of Dentistry

School of Hospitality & Tourism Management

Faculty of Real Estate Sciences

Faculty of Economics

Graduate Schools

Graduate School of Dentistry

Graduate School of Real Estate Sciences

Graduate School of Economics

Graduate School of Applied Linguistics

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■FacultyofLanguagesandCultures (Departmentof Japanese,Departmentof

English,andDepartmentofChinese)■FacultyofEconomics■FacultyofRealEstateSciences■SchoolofHospitality&TourismManagement

Undergraduate ProgramsTheUrayasuCampusishometothreefacultiesandoneschool—theFacultyofLanguagesandCultures,FacultyofEconomics,Fac-ultyofRealEstateSciences,andSchoolofHospitality&TourismManagement—andtheirsixdepartments.TheurbanenvironmentnearcentralTokyooffersavarietyofeducationalopportunitiestothemanyinternationalstudentswhocometoJapantostudy.

Faculties and Departments UrayasuCampus,NearCentralTokyo

Faculty of Languages and Cultures■Department of Japanese

TheDepartmentofJapaneseproducesinternationalcitizenswhohaveanaccurateunderstandingoftheJapaneselanguageandcultureandarecapableofcommunicatingtheirknowledgetotheworld.◆TrainingCourseforTeachersofJapaneseasaSecondLanguage◆TrainingCourseforTeachersoftheJapaneseLanguage◆InternationalBusinessCourse

■Department of English ThisdepartmentturnsoutinternationalcitizenswhohaveanadvancedlevelofpracticalEnglishcommunicationskills.◆InterpretingandTranslationCourse◆CareersinBusinessCourse◆Linguistics,Culture,andEducationCourse

■Department of Chinese ThosewhogothroughtheDepartmentofChinesebecomeinterna-tionalcitizensequippedwithanadvancedlevelofpracticalChinesecommunicationskills.◆InterpretingandTourismCourse◆CultureandEducationCourse◆InternationalBusinessCourse

Faculty of Economics■ Department of Economics

Thedepartmentcreatesbusinesspeoplecapableofengaginginawiderangeofbusinessactivitiesintoday’sglobaleconomyandsociety.◆GlobalEconomicsCourse◆LifestylesandtheEnvironmentCourse◆ManagementCourse

Faculty of Real Estate Sciences■Department of Real Estate Sciences

TheDepartmentofRealEstateSciencesshapefuturerealestateex-pertswhocanworkinthisfieldinJapanorintheirhomecountries.◆BusinessCourse◆FinanceCourse◆DesignCourse

School of Hospitality & Tourism Man-agement■Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management

ThisdepartmentproduceshospitalityandtourismindustryexpertsequippedwithpracticalEnglishcommunicationskills.

Number of International Undergradu-ate Students

Note: Figures are as of May 1, 2011.

MeikaiUniversityhasacceptedinternationalstudentsfromthefollowingcountriesandregions:

China:642;SouthKorea:36;Taiwan:6;Nepal:5;Thailand:2;Ma-laysia:5;SaudiArabia:1;UnitedStates:1;Russia:1;HongKong:4;Vietnam:11;andother:16(total:730students)

Fees and Tuition Reduction Program 30%ReductioninTuition

Faculty of Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Real Estate Sci-ences, and School of Hospitality & Tourism Management

� Fees before ReductionFirstyear:¥1,205,300Secondandsubsequentyears:¥963,000peryear

�Payment Amount and Period under the Tuition Reduction Program(1)Thetuitionreductionprogramisavailable

tostudentswhodemonstrateacertainlevelofacademicperformance.

(2)Basedonacademicperformancestandards,astudentmayreceivea30%reductioninthetuitionportionofhisorheracademicfee,whichwillbedeductedfromtheOcto-berpaymentofeachyear.

PaymentAmountsundertheTuitionReductionProgramforthe2013AcademicYear (Unit:Yen)

Academic Year

Payment Period

Admission Fee

Academic Fee

Miscella-neous Dues Total

1styear

Attimeofenrollment 230,000 469,000 37,300 736,300

October – 259,600* – 259,600

Total 230,000 728,600 37,300 995,900

2ndandsubse-quent

years(peryear)

April – 469,000 25,000 494,000

October – 259,600* – 259,600

Total – 728,600 25,000 753,600

*Afterthe30%reductionisappliedNotes:1.Alifelongmembershipfeeof¥30,000istobepaidseparatelytothealumniassociationinOctoberofthestudent’sfourthyear.2.ThosewhohavecompletedtheSpecialJapaneseLangaugeCourseareexemptfrompayingtheadmissionfee.

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■ Scholarships� JASSO Offers Scholarships to Privately Financed International Stu-

dentsThroughaselectionprocess,theJapanStudentServicesOrganiza-

tion(JASSO)offersscholarshipstoindividualswhodemonstrateexcel-lenceinschoolworkandpersonalcharacterandrequirefinancialaidtocontinuetheirstudiesinJapan.(1)Scholarshipamount:

Undergraduatestudents:¥48,000/month(foroneyear)(2)Numberofundergraduatestudentswhoqualifiedinthe2011aca-

demicyear:71�Other

Privatescholarshipsofferedbyotherorganizations

■ Support for International Students�Proxy Service (for Visa Extensions, Etc.)

Undercertaincircumstances,theuniversitywillactonthestudent’sbehalfinvisa-relatedmattersandsubmitapplicationstotheMinistryofJustice’sImmigrationBureau(e.g.,forvisaextensions,reentrypermits,andpermissiontoengageinnonspecifiedactivities).

�Student Dorms, Etc.Theuniversitydoesnothavestudentdorms.However,undercertain

conditions,itmayagreetobeaninstitutionalguarantorforstudentstryingtorentapartmentsrequiringajointguaranty.

�Job-Hunting Support for International StudentsTheuniversityactivelysupportsthejob-huntingeffortsofinterna-

tionalstudentsbyofferingguidanceandrelatedservices.•EventsHeldinthe2011AcademicYearforInternationalStudentsDecember

Job-huntingguidanceforthird-yearinternationalstudents(1)Howinternationalstudentsshouldgoaboutlookingforwork(2)Howtochangevisas,etc.

FebruaryOn-campuscorporateseminar(Thirty-sevencompaniesthathireinternationalstudentsparticipated.)

May–JuneOn-campuscorporateseminar(Nineteencompaniesthathireinter-nationalstudentsparticipated.)

JulyJob-HuntingCampus(anexplanatoryeventorganizedbytheSmallandMediumEnterpriseAgencyaspartofemploymentmeasures(Onecompanythathiresinternationalstudentsparticipated.)

OctoberOn-campuscorporateseminar(Ninecompaniesthathireinterna-tionalstudentsparticipated.)

International Student Support Programs

ScholarshipsandSupportProgramsThatLetStudentsFocusonTheirStudies

Faculty of Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Real Estate Sci-ences, and School of Hospitality & Tourism Management

Entrance Exams ScheduleandOtherDetailsofEntranceExamsforInternationalStudents

■ Exam Subjects (General)�For Those Living in Japan:

Japanese (written exam) and an interview (includes a short passage to be read aloud)・Written exam

CategoryA:ExamconductedbytheuniversityCategoryB:Examconductedbytheuniversityorratedaccordingtoap-plicant’sscoreontheExaminationforJapaneseUniversityAdmissionforInternationalStudents(EJU)CategoryC:EJUscore・Interview

FortheDepartmentofJapanese,DepartmentofChinese,DepartmentofEconomics,andFacultyofRealEstateSciences,theinterviewincludesreadingashortJapanesepassagealoud.FortheDepartmentofEnglishandDepartmentofHospitality&TourismManagement,theinterviewincludesreadingashortEnglishpassagealoud.

�For Those Living Outside of Japan (Prearrival Entrance Exam [Category B]):EJU scores from the following sections: Japanese and either “Japan and the World” or mathematics (course 1)A statement of the reason for applying to the university needs to be sub-mitted (tobecompletedinJapanese).

�Acceptable EJU Scores CategoryB:EJUtakeninNovember2010,June/November2011,orJune2012

CategoryC:EJUtakeninJune/November2011orJune/November2012Note:Theapplicant’sscorefromeachsectionoftheEJUwillbeconvertedto100points,andhisorheressayinJapanesewillbeusedtomakeagen-eralassessmentofhisorherqualifications.

ThoseapplyingfromoutsideofJapanshouldcontacttheuniversity’sUrayasuCampusatleastonemonthpriortotheapplicationperiod.

■ Application Requirements (General)�Individualsofforeignnationalitywhowillbe18yearsofageorolderasof

March31,2013�Individualswhohavecompletedorexpecttocomplete12yearsofschool

educationinaforeigncountrybyMarch31,2013,orhavebeendeemedbytheministerofeducation,culture,sports,science,andtechnologytohavetheequivalentlevelofqualification

�IfyouareenrolledorhavebeenenrolledinaJapanese-languageschoolorvocationalschool,youarerequiredtohaveanattendancerateof90%ormore(decimalswillbetruncated)duringyourtermofenrollmentattheschool.Note:StudentswhosenativelanguageisEnglishorChinesemaynotapplytotheDepartmentofEnglishorDepartmentofChinese,respectively.

Formoredetailsonotherconditionsandtheentranceexams,refertotheentranceexamguidelinesforthe2013academicyear.

Faculty of Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Real Estate Sci-ences, and School of Hospitality & Tourism Management

SpecialEntranceExamforInternationalStudents

Category Application Period Exam Date Announcement of Results

GeneralCategoryA Oct.1through12,2012 Oct.27,2012 Nov.1,2012CategoryB Nov.26throughDec.7,2012 Dec.23,2012 Dec.27,2012CategoryC Jan.28throughFeb.8,2013 Feb.23,2013 Feb.28,2013

Note:FortheDepartmentofJapanese(intheFacultyofLanguagesandCultures),DepartmentofEconomics,andFacultyofRealEstateSciences,thegeneralentranceexam(CategoryB)isofferedontheuniversity’sUrayasuCampusaswellasattheexamvenueinFukuoka.

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Graduate Schools ProducingPeoplewithAdvanced,SpecializedKnowledgeandSkills

Graduate School of Applied LinguisticsAppliedlinguistics,afieldinwhichstudentsstudyabroadrangeoftop-

icsrelatedtolanguageandhumanbehavior,coversavarietyofsubjects,includingforeign-languageeducation, languageandsociety,psychol-ogy,computers,literature,andculture.Thisgraduateschoolhasthreecourses—languageeducation,languagebehavior,andlanguageculture—andoffersprogramsonJapanese-languageeducation,English-languageeducation,andinterpretingtraining,amongothers.•Degrees

Master’sProgram: Master’sdegreeinappliedlinguisticsormaster’sdegreeinJapanese-languageeducation

DoctoralProgram: DoctoraldegreeinappliedlinguisticsordoctoraldegreeinJapanese-languageeducation

Graduate School of EconomicsThisgraduateschoolofferscoursesingroundbreakingsubjectsthat

encouragestudentstoexploreneweconomicparadigms,includingin-ternationalfinance,trade,businessmanagement,theenvironment,andissuesofanagingsociety.Itboaststhreefieldsofspecializationinwhichstudentscanhonetheirskillsaswellasinstructorsfromvariousfieldswhohaveawealthofpracticalexperiencethatinformstheirimplementa-tionofthecurriculum.Agreatdealofattentionisfocusedoncomputerliteracycoursework.•Degrees

Master’sProgram:Master’degreeineconomics

Graduate School of Real Estate SciencesThisgraduateschoolcombinesresearchfindingsachievedintheindi-

vidualfieldsofeconomics,law,andengineeringintothesinglefieldofrealestatesciencesandistheonlyoneofitskindinJapantocomprehen-sivelyaddresstopicsrangingfromthe21st-centuryrealestatebusinesstourbanandenvironmentalconstruction.Itoffersawiderangeofhighlyspecializedprogramsinsuchsubjectsastherealestatebusiness,reales-tatefinancing,realestatelaw,realestatemanagement,andurbanspacesystems.•Degrees

Master’sProgram:Master’sdegreeinrealestatesciencesDoctoralProgram:Doctoraldegreeinrealestatesciences

Number of International Graduate Students

Note: Figures are as of May 1, 2011.

MeikaiUniversityhasacceptedinternationalstudentsfromthefollowingcountriesandregions:

China:56;SouthKorea:5;Taiwan:3;Vietnam:3;Cambodia:1;Hungary:1;Laos:1;andHongKong:2(total:72students)

Fees and Tuition Reduction Program 30%ReductioninTuition

Graduate Schools of Applied Linguistics, Economics, and Real Estate Sciences

� Fees before ReductionFirstyear:¥901,200Secondandsubsequentyears:¥700,000peryear

�Payment Amount and Period under the Tuition Reduction Program(1)Thetuitionreductionprogramisavailable

tostudentswhodemonstrateacertainlevelofacademicperformance.

(2)Basedonacademicperformancestandards,astudentmayreceivea30%reductioninthetuitionportionofhisorheracademicfee,whichwillbedeductedfromtheOcto-berpaymentofeachyear.

PaymentAmountsundertheTuitionReductionProgramforthe2013AcademicYear (Unit:Yen)

Academic Year

Payment Period

Admission Fee

Academic Fee

Miscella-neous Dues Total

1styear

Attimeofenrollment 200,000 350,000 1,200 551,200

October – 200,000* – 200,000

Total 200,000 550,000 1,200 751,200

2ndandsubse-quentyears

(peryear)

April – 350,000 – 350,000

October – 200,000* – 200,000

Total – 550,000 – 550,000

*Afterthe30%reductionisappliedNotes:1.GraduatesofMeikaiUniversity’sundergraduateprogramsandthosewhohavecompletedtheSpecialJapaneseLanguageCourseareexemptfrompayingtheadmissionfee.2.ThosewhohavecompletedMeikaiUniversity’smaster’sprogramsareexemptfrompayingtheadmissionfeewhenapplyingforadmissiontotheuniversity’sdoctoralprograms.3.Miscellaneousduesfordoctoralprogramsare¥1,800.

■GraduateSchoolofAppliedLinguistics■GraduateSchoolofEconomics■GraduateSchoolofRealEstateSciences

Graduate SchoolsThegraduateschoolsofMeikaiUniversityimpartadvancedknowledgeandskills.Therearecurrentlymorethan70internationalstudentsenrolledinthesegraduateschools,andtheuniversityencouragesthemtostudywiththeirJapanesecounterparts.

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International Student Support Programs

ScholarshipsandSupportProgramsThatLetStudentsFocusonTheirStudies

■ Scholarships�JASSO Offers Scholarships to Privately Financed International Stu-

dentsThroughaselectionprocess,theJapanStudentServicesOrganiza-

tion(JASSO)offersscholarshipstoindividualswhodemonstrateexcel-lenceinschoolworkandpersonalcharacterandrequirefinancialaidtocontinuetheirstudiesinJapan.(1)Scholarshipamount: Graduatestudents:¥65,000/month(foroneyear)(2)Numberofgraduatestudentswhoqualifiedinthe2011academic

year:8�Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship

ThereisasystemwherebyprivatelyfinancedinternationalstudentsinthegraduateschoolaregrantedscholarshipsbytheJapanesegov-ernment.(1)Qualifications(graduatestudents):Applicantsmustbeunder35

yearsofageasofApril1.(Pleasebeawarethatotherconditionsap-ply.)

(2)ScholarshipamountGraduatestudents:Doctoralstudents:¥147,000/month Master’sstudents:¥146,000/month

(untilthestandardprogramiscompleted) Note:Tuitioniscoveredseparately.

(3)Numberofgraduatestudentswhoqualifiedinthe2011academicyear:2

�OtherPrivatescholarshipsofferedbyotherorganizations

■ Support for International Students�Proxy Service (for Visa Extensions, Etc.)

Undercertaincircumstances,theuniversitywillactonthestudent’sbehalfinvisa-relatedmattersandsubmitapplicationstotheMinistryofJustice’sImmigrationBureau(e.g.,forvisaextensions,reentrypermits,andpermissiontoengageinnonspecifiedactivities).

�Student Dorms, Etc.Theuniversitydoesnothavestudentdorms.However,undercertain

conditions,itmayagreetobeaninstitutionalguarantorforstudentstryingtorentapartmentsrequiringajointguaranty.

�Job-Hunting Support for International StudentsTheuniversityactivelysupportsthejob-huntingeffortsofinterna-

tionalstudentsbyofferingguidanceandrelatedservices.•EventsHeldinthe2011AcademicYearforInternationalStudentsDecember

Job-huntingguidanceforfirst-yearinternationalstudents(1)Howinternationalstudentsshouldgoaboutlookingforwork(2)Howtochangevisas,etc.

FebruaryOn-campuscorporateseminar(Thirty-sevencompaniesthathireinternationalstudentsparticipated.)

May–JuneOn-campuscorporateseminar(Nineteencompaniesthathireinter-nationalstudentsparticipated.)

JulyJob-HuntingCampus(anexplanatoryeventorganizedbytheSmallandMediumEnterpriseAgencyaspartofemploymentmeasures)(Onecompanythathiresinternationalstudentsparticipated.)

OctoberOn-campuscorporateseminar(Ninecompaniesthathireinterna-tionalstudentsparticipated.)

Graduate Schools of Applied Linguistics, Economics, and Real Estate Sciences

■ Exam Subjects●GraduateSchoolofAppliedLinguistics

Foreign language(Japanese,English,orChinese;excludingtheappli-cant’snativelanguage),specialized subject(oneofthespecializedtop-icsrelatedtoJapanese,English,andChineseandashortessayrelatedtoappliedlinguistics),andaninterview

●GraduateSchoolofEconomicsSpecialized subject(economics)andaninterview

●GraduateSchoolofRealEstateSciencesShort essays(oneonacurrentissueofrealestateandonefromasetofquestionsonthefollowingtopics:law,economics,andarchitectureandcities)andaninterview

■ Application Requirements�Individualswhohavegraduatedorexpecttograduatefromauniversityin

JapanbyMarch2013 Note:Thosewhohaveacquiredorexpecttoacquireabachelor’sdegreeat

afour-yearuniversityareeligible.�Individualswhohavecompletedorexpecttocomplete16yearsofschool

educationinaforeigncountrybyMarch2013Note:Thosewhohaveacquiredorexpecttoacquireabachelor’sdegreeatafour-yearuniversityareeligible.

�Individualswhoarerecognizedbythegraduateschoolthroughindividualscreeningashavingacademicabilityequivalentof(orhigherthan)thatofuniversitygraduates,andwillreachtheageof22atthetimeofadmissionNote:Thosetowhomthisrequirementappliesaremainlygraduatesfromjuniorcolleges,specializedvocationalhighschools,vocationalschools,othermiscellaneousschools,etc.

FordetailsonotherconditionsandthedoctoralprogramsoftheGraduateSchoolsofAppliedLinguisticsandRealEstateSciencesandmoreinformationontheentranceexams,refertothegraduateschoolapplicationguidelinesforthe2013academicyear.

Entrance Exams ScheduleandOtherDetailsofEntranceExamsforInternationalStudents

Graduate Schools of Applied Linguistics, Economics, and Real Estate Sciences

Master’sProgram

Category Application Period Exam Date Announcement of ResultsScheduleA Sep.7through13,2012 Sep.29,2012 Oct.5,2012ScheduleB Jan.21through25,2013 Feb.16,2013 Feb.22,2013

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Special Japanese Language Course AUniversityOpentotheWorld

Fees, Scholarships, Etc. FeesandScholarshipProgramsThatLetStudentsFocusonTheirStudies

■ Fees2013AcademicYear (Unit:Yen)

Payment Period

Admission Fee

Academic Fee*

Miscella-neous Dues Total

Attimeofenroll-

ment100,000 250,000 650 350,650

October – 250,000 – 250,000

Total 100,000 500,000 650 600,650

*Theacademicfeedoesnotincludethecostofbooksandsupplies.

■ Scholarships�Toyoko Toyoda Scholarship

ThisscholarshipwasestablishedusingdonationsfromToyokoToyo-da,aprofessoremerituswhopreviouslytaughtclassesonJapaneseaf-fairsaspartoftheSpecialJapaneseLanguageCourse.Thescholarshipisawardedthroughaselectionprocesstocandidateswhowanttocon-tinuetheirhighereducationbutneedfinancialassistance,whohavedemonstratedtheiracademicambitionsandachievedexcellentgrades,andwhohaveahighrateofattendance.Thescholarshipperiodissixmonths.Themonthlyscholarshipis¥50,000.Inthe2011academicyear,thisscholarshipwasawardedtofourstudentsinthespecialcourse.

�JASSO Offers Scholarships to Privately Financed International Stu-dents

Throughaselectionprocess,theJapanStudentServicesOrganiza-tion(JASSO)offersscholarshipstoindividualswhodemonstrateexcel-lenceinschoolworkandpersonalcharacterandrequirefinancialaidtocontinuetheirstudiesinJapan.(1)Scholarshipamount:

Studentsinthespecialcourse:¥48,000/month(foroneyear)(2)Numberofstudentsinthespecialcoursewhoqualifiedinthe2011

academicyear:2

■ About the Special Japanese Language CourseTheSpecialJapaneseLanguageCoursewasestablishedin1991.Item-

bodiestheMeikaiUniversityspiritofinternationalexchangeandprovidesthekindofJapanese-languageeducationthatstudentsneedinordertopursueaneducationattheuniversitylevel.

ThemajordifferencebetweenthisspecialcourseandanordinaryJapanese-languageschoolisthatthepurposeoftheformeristoenablestudentstopursuehighereducationattheundergraduateandgraduateschoollevelinJapan.StudentswhocompleteoneyearofthisprogramcanpursueanundergraduateorgraduateschooleducationatMeikaiUniversityoranyothernational,public,orprivateuniversityorgraduateschoolinJapan.

■ Special Features�Classes Divided into Small Groups by Skill Level

Breakingtheclassupbyskilllevelensuresthatlessonscanbespe-cificallytailoredtostudentsandconductedasefficientlyaspossible.

�Practical CurriculumThecourseoffersapracticalcurriculum,theultimategoalofwhichis

toenablestudentstocontinuetheireducationataJapaneseuniversity.�Enrollment by Recommendation

StudentswhoexcelintheirstudiescanenrollinMeikaiUniversity(FacultyofLanguagesandCultures,FacultyofEconomics,FacultyofRealEstateSciences,orSchoolofHospitality&TourismManagement)byrecommendation.

4Meikai University Admission Fee Exemption Thosewhohavecompletedthiscoursewillbeexemptfrompaying

theadmissionfeewhenapplyingtoundergraduateorgraduateschoolprograms(master’sordoctoral)atMeikaiUniversity.

5 Interaction with Japanese StudentsTheuniversityplansavarietyofexchangeactivitiesthatgivestu-

dentsaccesstotheJapaneselanguageandculture,suchasoppor-tunitiestointeractwithstudentsintheDepartmentofJapaneseandDepartmentofChineseintheFacultyofLanguagesandCultures.

Number of International Students in the Special Course

Note: Figures are as of May 1, 2011.

MeikaiUniversityhasacceptedinternationalstudentsfromthefollowingcountriesandregions:

China:20;SouthKorea:4;Taiwan:4;Mongolia:2;France:1;andUnitedStates:1(total:32students)

Special Japanese Language CourseTheSpecialJapaneseLanguageCourseoffersJapanese-languageeducationaimedatenablingstudentstopursuehighereduca-tionataJapaneseuniversityorgraduateschoolbasedontheconceptofinternationalexchange,whichissetinthemottoofthisuniversity.

Model Case of Advancement to Higher Education

Special Japanese Language Course

Employment at Japa-nese companies, etc.

Examination for Japa-nese University Admis-sion for International

Students (EJU)

Advancement to another Japanese

university or gradu-ate school

Advancement to Meikai University

(undergraduate program or graduate school)

Note: Admission fee waiver applied

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From Application to Admission EnrollmentOfferedinBothSpringandFall

■ Selection Process and Results�Application Method

Whenapplying,besuretoidentifysomeonewhocanserveasyourguarantor(asarule,oneofyourparents).

�Selection ProcessStudentsareselectedforadmissionbasedontheirapplicationma-

terials.�Notification of Acceptance/Rejection

Applicantswillbenotifiedinwritingwhethertheyhavebeenac-ceptedforadmission.

■ Application Requirements�Individualswhohavecompleted12yearsofnormalschooleducation

inaforeigncountryandareunder30yearsofageatthetimeofad-mission

�Individualswhohavespent150hoursormorestudyingtheJapaneselanguage(PrioritywillbegiventothosewhohaveachievedN5[level4]orhigherontheJapanese-LanguageProficiencyTest[JLPT],J.TestfromBelowFlevelandabove,andNAT-TESTlevel5orhigher.)Note:ThoselivinginregionsthatdonotuseChinesecharacters(countriesotherthanChina,Taiwan,andSouthKorea)needtohaveachievedN4(level3)orhigheronJLPT.

�WhenanindividualwhoisenrolledinaJapanese-languageeduca-tionalinstitutioninJapanappliesforadmission,heorshewillbere-quiredtohavemetcertainstandardsintermsofgradeandattendancerate.(Asarule,hisorhergradesmustbeatthepassinglevel[60%orhigher],andheorshemusthaveanhour-basedattendancerateof90%orgreater.)Notes:1.IfanapplicanthasbeenenrolledinanotherJapanese-languageeducationalinstitutioninJapanformorethanayear,heorsheisineligibletoapplyforadmission.2.IndividualswhoareinJapanonashort-term(tourism)visashallnotbeconsidered“applicantsinJapan.”

Formoredetailsontheentranceexam,refertotheapplicationguide-linesfortheSpecialJapaneseLanguageCourse.

■ Application Period, Etc.

Category Application Period Notification of Acceptance Admission Period

ScheduleA(ApplicantsoverseasandinJapan) Oct.13throughDec.8,2012 Dec.17,2012

Apr.2013ScheduleB

(ApplicantsinJapan) Feb.4through23,2013 Mar.2,2013

ScheduleC(ApplicantsoverseasandinJapan) Apr.15throughMay18,2013 May31,2013 Sep.2013

Curriculum Well-RoundedCurriculum

■ CurriculumThegoalofthiscourseistobringstudents’Japanese-languageskillsup

tothelevelrequiredfortakingclassesattheundergraduateorgraduateschoollevel.Itisdesignedforinternationalstudentswhoarehopingtoenrollinauniversityorgraduateschoolprogram.

Furthermore,byenhancingstudents’understandingofJapanesecultureandsociety,thisprogramaimstohelpimprovetheirqualityoflifeandabilitytocommunicatewhilelivinginJapan.

■Japanese LanguageSystematicJapanese-languageeducationisprovidedbasedoneachstudent’slevelofJapanese.Thecurriculumaimstohelpstudentsper-formwellontheExaminationforJapaneseUniversityAdmissionforInternationalStudents(EJU),whichmeasurestheskillsthatareneededforadmissiontoauniversity.●Grammar●Kanji/hiragana/katakanaandvocabulary●Oralexpression●Listeningcomprehension●Readingcomprehension●Writtenexpression

■Liberal ArtsByteachingabroadrangeofsubjects,includingJapanesegeography,industry,history,andcurrentaffairs,thiscourseaimstogivestudentsamorein-depthunderstandingofJapan.●Japaneseaffairs

■General EducationThecourseoffersclassesonsubjectsthatareontheEJUanduniver-sityentranceexams.●English●Mathematics●Society

■Education StaffHighlyexperiencedinstructorsarepassionateabouttheirworkandof-ferthoroughstudentguidance.

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Yamanashi Pref.

Yamanashi Pref.

Yamanashi Pref.

Ibaraki Pref.Ibaraki Pref.Ibaraki Pref.

Chiba Pref.Chiba Pref.Chiba Pref.

Kanagawa Pref.

Kanagawa Pref.

TokyoTokyoTokyo

Shizuoka Pref.Shizuoka Pref.Shizuoka Pref.

Saitama Pref.Saitama Pref.Saitama Pref.

HokkaidoSapporo

SendaiSendai

KantoKanto

TohokuTohoku

TokyoTokyo

ChubuChubu

NagoyaNagoyaKinkiKinki

Osaka Osaka

ShikokuShikoku

ChugokuChugoku

KyushuKyushu

FukuokaFukuoka

NaritaAirportNaritaAirport

Haneda Airport

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Graduate School of DentistryTheGraduateSchoolofDentistrywasestablishedin1977.Theschool

consistsoftwocourses:theAdvancedClinicalSciencesofOralMedicineandtheAdvancedLifeSciencesofOralMedicine.• Degrees:Doctoraldegreeindentistry

■ Exam Schedule

Category Application Period Exam Date Announcement of ResultsScheduleA Aug.27throughSep.4,2012 Sep.8,2012 Sep.13,2012ScheduleB Nov.5throughNov.14,2012 Nov.17,2012 Nov.22,2012ScheduleC Mar.1through15,2013 Mar.21,2013 Mar.25,2013

■ Exam SubjectsEnglish, specialized subject, and an interview

■ Fees and Tuition Reduction Program�Fees before Reduction

Firstyear:¥1,050,000Secondandsubsequentyears:¥800,000peryear

�Payment Amount and Period under the Tuition Reduction Program(1)Thetuitionreductionprogramisavailabletostudentswhodemon-

strateacertainlevelofacademicperformance.(2)Basedonacademicperformancestandards,astudentmayreceive

a30%reductioninthetuitionportionofhisorheracademicfee,whichwillbedeductedfromtheOctoberpaymentofeachyear.

PaymentAmountsundertheTuitionReductionProgramforthe2013Aca-demicYear(SubjecttoChange) (Unit:Yen)Academic

YearPayment

Period Admission Fee Academic Fee Total

1styear

Attimeofenrollment 250,000 400,000 650,000

October – 205,000* 205,000Total 250,000 605,000 855,000

2ndandsubsequent

years(peryear)

April – 400,000 400,000October – 205,000* 205,000

Total – 605,000 605,000

*Afterthe30%reductionisapplied

Sakado Campus◎ Undergraduate Program

FacultyofDentistry,SchoolofDentistry

◎Graduate SchoolGraduateSchoolofDentistry

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Bookstore

To SakadoEnmei-ji Temple

Seven-Eleven

Meikai University’s School of DentistryMeikai University’s School of Dentistry

To Ogose

Area MapUrayasu CampusPlanning and Public Relations Section, Planning DivisionAkemi1-chome,Urayasu-shi,ChibaPrefecture279-8550Tel:047-355-1101

Directions●JRKeiyoLineTaketherapidtrainfromTokyoStation.Afterabout16min.,getoffatShin-UrayasuStationandwalkabout8min.●TokyoMetroTozaiLineTakethemetrofromOtemachiStation.Afterabout16min.,getoffatUrayasuStation.TaketheTokyoBayCityTransportbusNo.3,11,or18fromUrayasu-ekiIriguchi(Urayasustationentrance)busstop.After about 15 min., get off at MeikaiDaigaku-maebusstop.

■Contact Information

Sakado CampusAdmissions Office, School of Dentistry1-1Keyakidai,Sakado-shi,SaitamaPrefecture350-0283Tel:049-279-2852

Directions●TobuLineTaketheTobuTojoLine’sexpresstrainfromIkebukuroStation.Afterabout44min.,getoffatSakadoSta-tionandtransfertotheTobuOgoseLine.Afterabout10min.,getoffatKawakadoStationandwalkabout9min.

Urayasu Campus◎Undergraduate Programs

FacultyofLanguagesandCulturesDept.ofJapaneseDept.ofEnglishDept.ofChinese

FacultyofEconomicsDept.ofEconomics

FacultyofRealEstateSciencesDept.ofRealEstateSciences

SchoolofHospitality&TourismManagement

Dept.ofHospitality&TourismManagement

◎Graduate SchoolsGraduateSchoolofAppliedLin-guisticsGraduateSchoolofEconomicsGraduateSchoolofRealEstateSciences

◎Special CourseSpecial Japanese LanguageCourse

Area Map

Urayasu Sta.

To Nishi-Funabashi

To Otemachi

Bus stop (Urayasu-eki Iriguchi)

Urayasu IC

To Soga

Shin-

Uray

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ta.

Daiei

JR K

eiyo L

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To Tokyo

Tokyo Bay

Hotel Emion Tokyo BayFamily Mart

Bus stop (Meikai Daigaku-mae)

Meikai University Ito-Yokado

Tokyo Metro Tozai Line

Tobu Ogose LineKawakado Sta.

Bookstore

To SakadoEnmei-ji Temple

Seven-Eleven

Meikai University’s School of DentistryMeikai University’s School of Dentistry

To Ogose

Area Map

School of Dentistry and Graduate School of DentistryTheSchoolofDentistryandGraduateSchoolofDentistryarelocatedontheSakadoCampusandimpartextensiveknowledgeandskillsincutting-edgedentalmedicine.

School of Dentistry■FacultyofDentistry Thefacultyproducesmoderndentists

equippedwithabroadperspective,deepsensitivity,andinternationalsensibilities.

■ Exam Schedule

Application Period Exam Date Announcement of ResultsNov.5through14,2012 Nov.17,2012 Nov.22,2012

■ Exam SubjectsEssay, English, mathematics, and an interview

■ Fees and Tuition Reduction Program�Fees before Reduction

Firstyear:¥3,512,000Secondandsubsequentyears:¥3,160,000peryear

� Payment Amount and Period under the Tuition Reduction Program(1)Thetuitionreductionprogramisavailabletostudentswhodemon-

strateacertainlevelofacademicperformance.(2)Basedonacademicperformancestandards,astudentmayreceive

a30%reductioninthetuitionportionofhisorheracademicfee,whichwillbedeductedfromtheOctoberpaymentofeachyear.

PaymentAmountsundertheTuitionReductionProgramforthe2013Aca-demicYear(SubjecttoChange) (Unit:Yen)Academic

YearPayment

PeriodAdmission

FeeAcademic

FeeMiscella-

neous Dues Total

1styear

Attimeofenrollment 400,000 1,540,000 32,000 1,972,000

October – 970,000* – 970,000Total 400,000 2,510,000 32,000 2,942,000

2ndandsubsequent

years(peryear)

April – 1,540,000 30,000 1,570,000October – 970,000* 50,000 1,020,000

Total – 2,510,000 80,000 2,590,000

*Afterthe30%reductionisapplied

Formoredetailsontheentranceexams,refertotheentranceexamguidelinesforthe2013academicyear.