Admissions Application Guidelines

Graduate School of Political Science
Waseda University
Doctoral Program
<for Entrance in September 2016>
Admissions Application Guidelines
Doctoral Program
 Political Science Course
 Global Political Economy Course
[Application Requirements for International Students]
Students holding a nationality other than Japanese have different application requirements depending on the
country of their higher education and the country where they reside at the time of application. For details, please
refer to page 1.
Table of Contents
1. About Admissions ･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 2
2. Admissions Quota ･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 3
3. Application Requirements ･･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 4
4. Application Procedures ････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 4
5. Application Documents ･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 7
6. Examinations ････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 13
7. Entrance Procedures･･･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 14
8. Other Matters･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 16
[Division of Applicants]
・
Overseas Applicants (Those currently residing outside Japan)
Students who apply directly to the university while residing outside Japan are overseas applicants. Overseas
applicants are able to complete the entrances examinations without needing to come to Japan.
・
Domestic Applicants (Those currently residing within Japan)
Students who apply while currently residing in Japan are considered domestic applicants.
[Definition of International Students]
・
In the Graduate School of Political Science, international students are defined as persons including Japanese
nationals who graduated (or expect to graduate) from university outside Japan.
・
Note that if you have foreign nationality but graduated from a Japanese university, you are not an international
student.
Those who are not international students, but who wish to apply need to contact us in advance.
Graduate School of Political Science Admissions Office
Email:[email protected]
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▪1.About Admissions
The Political Science Course has a joint guidance system by all faculty members in each research area instead of
individual research guidance by a student’s own supervisor, in order to provide students with multilayered, comprehensive,
and more flexible guidance.
Applicants of Political Science Course are required to fill in their preferred research area and a research plan on their
application when you apply. After enrolling, this preference will be reviewed as a reference when it is time to decide their
research area.
Please note that your research supervisor will be decided based on consultations with faculty members in that research
area. For students in Global Political Economy Course the research supervisor will be decided based on consultations with
faculty members after enrolling as well.
Political Science Course
Research area
Contemporary Politics
Major research fields
Politics, Contemporary Political Analysis,
Quantitative Analysis, Communication,
Mass Media
Political Thought
Political Thought, History of Political
Thought, Constitutions
Comparative
Government
Comparative Politics, Regional Studies,
Japanese Political History, History of
Japanese Political Thought, Western
Political History
International
Relationships
International Politics, International
Relations
Public Administration
Public Administration,
Local Government,
International Administration,
Comparative Public Policy,
Administrative Law
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Overview
This research area covers a number of theories in
contemporary politics, the analysis of modern
Japanese politics, and the comparative
contemporary politics of developed nations such
as the United States, United Kingdom, and Italy,
for example. This area also includes courses on
the theory and analysis of media and
communications.
The research area explores the history of political
thought from ancient to modern times, modern
normative political theory, and political
philosophy. The distinguishing feature of these
courses is that they study a constitution closely
related to a particular political philosophy.
The research area analyzes global politics,
including Japanese politics, from a comparative
as well as a historical point of view. A wide
variety of approaches is applied to analyzing
contemporary Japanese politics within a global
context and from the perspective of Japan’s place
as an Asian nation.
Students in this research area specialize in
International Politics, Theories of International
Relations, history of International Politics, or
Diplomatic History. They apply their knowledge
to analyzing the current state of international
relations The research methodology is a
distinguishing feature of courses in this area in
that it approaches the discipline of international
relations from a global perspective and explores
the subject from historical, ideological, and
theoretical points of view.
Based on the education acquired in courses such
as Public Administration, and International
Organization and administration, students in this
research area analyze theories of administration
and policies at both the regional and global levels
that are informed by the study of administrative
law and political organizations and systems.
Global Political Economy Course
Research area
Major research fields
Contemporary Political Analysis,
International Social Relations,
Contemporary Political Theory,
International Relations,
Comparative Politics, International
Organization and Administration,
Contemporary Asian Studies
Global Political
Economy
2. Admissions Quota
Graduate
Major
school
Overview
Analyzes the inseparable link between
politics and economics from an
international viewpoint and examines
how to shape feasible policies from a
normative perspective.
Course
Quota
Political Science Course
Graduate
School of
Political
Science
Political
Science
A few positions
Global Political Economy Course
[Note] Students cannot apply to more than one of the courses mentioned above. Furthermore, you also
can not apply both Global Political Economy course in Graduate School of Economy and in Graduate
School of Political Science at the same time.
3. Admissions Schedule
Procedure
1
Application period
Overseas Applicants
Domestic Applicants
February 26 - March 9, 2016
May 25 - June 3, 2016
April 15, 2016 (3:00 p.m.)
July 1, 2016 (3:00 p.m.)
April 20, 2016 (3:00 p.m.)
July 6, 2016 (3:00 p.m.)
One of the following dates in 2016
designated by GSPS:
July 16, 17
*Requests by applicants for specific
dates cannot be accommodated.
July 22, 2016 (10:00 a.m.)
Announcement of
2
results of first screening
(Document screening)
Announcement of schedule
3
for second screening
4
Second screening
(Oral examination)
One of the following dates in 2016
designated by GSPS:
May 7, 8, 14, 15
*Requests by applicants for specific
dates cannot be accommodated.
5
Announcement of
final results
May 27, 2016 (10:00 a.m.)
[How to access to the page of the announcement of the results]
Graduate School of Political Science website:
http://www.waseda.jp/fpse/gsps/en/
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4. Application Requirements
・Those who have a master's degree, professional master's degree or an equivalent from an overseas institution or those
who are scheduled to receive such a degree or an equivalent by September 20 in 2016.
<Special Remarks on Qualifications Admissions for International Students>
・Applicants who have graduated or are expected to graduate from an undergraduate school or a graduate school at a Japanese
university (including students who have obtained degrees from foreign and Japanese universities concurrently) are required
to contact the Office of the Graduate School of Political Science before application.
Graduate School of Political Science Admissions Office
Email：[email protected]
<International Admissions Office, Waseda University>
1) Educational Background Evaluation Form
http://www.waseda-iao.jp/waseda/e/admission/3/03b/3-2-1.html
2) For inquiries;
[email protected]
If a physical disability requires special consideration when taking the entrance examination or studying at
Waseda ability
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by September
2013. for you to take the entrance
examination, or if you find yourself in such a situation after submitting your application, promptly notify us.
If you submitted a certificate to demonstrate that you are expected to meet the qualification to
enter university in order to meet the applicant eligibility stated in the application guidelines at
the time of application, you will be required to submit a certificate to certify that you have
indeed met the requirement before enrollment. You will not be allowed to enter Waseda
University even if you pass the entrance examination unless you submit such certificate.
5. Application Procedures
(1) Domestic and Overseas Applicants
Qualification
Overseas Applicants
Applicants residing outside of Japan at
the time of application
Category Check
Domestic Applicants
Applicants residing in Japan at the time of
application
Based on the present address in your application form
(2) Application period
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
Overseas Applicants
Domestic Applicants
February 26 - March 9, 2016
May 25 - June 3, 2016
N.B. Only applications postmarked by the deadline will be accepted (for domestic applications).
Applications from overseas must ARRIVE by the deadline to be accepted.
Applications will not be accepted in person. Please submit all applications by post.
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(3) How to send application materials; please follow the procedures below.
For overseas applicants, please send the application materials by International Express Mailing Service (EMS)
For domestic applicants, place all the application materials in an ordinary 240mm x 332mm (kakugata 2-gou) envelope,
affix the address label prescribed for submission of application materials to the front, and post by delivery-certified mail
(kan’i kakitome yuubin) at the post office. If the application deadline is approaching, we recommend that you send the
materials by delivery-certified express mail (sokutatsu yuubin or kan’i kakitome/sokutatsu yuubin).
(4) Notes on Submitting Applications
If you are applied as International Students, application documents must be addressed to the the International
Admissions Office.
・Waseda University will not be able to answer any questions about a student’s visa status because that is under the
jurisdiction of the Japanese Ministry of Justice. Please inquire at the Immigration Office if you have any questions
regarding a visa.
・Even if applicants have a visa that remains valid until after admission when submitting their application documents, they
may not be allowed to renew or change their visa after admission for technical reasons (for example, an applicant has
ceased to engage in the activity for which their current visa was issued for more than three months without justifiable
cause). Waseda University makes no guarantees regarding the change or renewal of visas after admission. Make sure that
you contact the Immigration Bureau of Japan; application to the university is your own responsibility.
・Incomplete submissions will result in applicants being ineligible to take the entrance examinations.
Please ensure that you have all the required documents before submitting your application. Also promptly follow any
instructions given by the university.
・You may be deemed to have committed a dishonest act if you falsify, fabricate, or plagiarize any of the document(s),
statement(s), or items of information submitted in your application. In such cases, the results of entrance examinations will
be invalidated, and application documents and screening fee kept without being returned.
・Please note that once documents and other materials have been submitted, they will in general not be returned under any
circumstances. However, original copies of documents that cannot be reissued can be returned to applicants. If you would
like to have such documents returned, please fill in a “Request Form for Return of Submitted Materials” and send it with
your application documents. Please note that applicants who do not submit this request form with their application
documents will not have their materials returned to them later for any reason.
・If the address, phone number, or email address on your application documents changes after submission, be sure to
notify the Graduate School of Political Science Office immediately ([email protected]). The university
cannot be held responsible if any notification from the university is lost due to a change of information from your
application documents.
(5) Application Fee
① Period for Payment and Application Fees
Overseas Applicants
Domestic Applicants
February 19 - March 9, 2016
May 18 - June 3, 2016
¥5,000
¥30,000
 The application fee is required in order to apply for entrance to the Graduate School. Please complete your payment
before sending in your application documents. Application documents received before payment will not be accepted.
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②
Payment procedure
<Payment from outside Japan>
A. Overseas remittance
Please remit payment from a bank or other financial institution following the instructions below,
and enclose a photocopy of the completed overseas remittance request form with your
application materials.
< Overseas remittance instructions >
Telegraphic transfer
Type of transfer
Payment method
Advise and pay
Yen exchange
Payee’s account
commission
Bank commission Payer’s responsibility
for remittance
Screening Fee plus a Bank Transfer Fee
Total of 7,000 yen for applicants residing outside Japan (a screening fee
Remittance amount
of 5,000 yen plus a bank transfer fee of 2,000 yen)
*Any additional fees charged by your bank are payable by the
applicant at the counter.
Purpose of
Screening fee
remittance
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
Beneficiary bank
Branch name
Edogawabashi Branch
Account number
A/C No. 0035967FHE
Beneficiary name
Waseda University
Bank address
1-48-13, Sekiguchi Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 1120014, Japan
Swift code
BOTKJPJT
Other details
In the “Message to Payee, if any” section, write “31GSPS” before your
name.
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B. Payment by credit card, China Union Pay, or Alipay (online payment)
To make a payment by credit card or online payment system (China Union Pay or Alipay),
please access the online screening fee payment website (https://e-shiharai.net/ecard/) and complete
the required procedure.
In the “Category Selection” page of the website, make your selections as follows:
 The payment can be made 24 hours a day at anytime.
 You can make a payment with a credit card held in the name of a person other than yourself.
However, make sure to enter your personal information in the “Basic Information” page of the
Website.
 After completing the transaction, print out the “Result” page and attach it to the Application
form.
First Selection （第一選択）
Second Selection （第二選択）
Third Selection （第三選択）
Fourth Selection （第四選択）
Graduate School of Political Science
September 2016 Admission
Doctoral （Overseas)
General Admission 5,000 yen
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<Payment in Japan> ※For only Domestic Applicants
A. Payment at convenience stores
To make a payment at a convenience store, you must complete the designated application
procedure in advance by accessing the “screening fee convenience store payment site”
(http://e-shiharai.net/) [Japanese only] on the Internet.
After payment, affix the certificate of receipt (入学検定料取扱明細兼受領証) that you
will receive to the appropriate section of the application form, and submit it together with
the other application materials.
The payment period at a convenience store is the same as it is mentioned above.
Payments may be made 24 hours a day, seven days a week (including weekends and
holidays), except on the first and last days of the periods shown above. On these days,
receipt of payments starts at 10:00 a.m. on the first day, finishes at 11:00 p.m.. All payment
procedure using machines in convenience store should be completed by 11:00 p.m. on the
last day.
If a friend or family member is paying at a convenience store on your behalf, please ensure
that the applicant details are correctly entered using the terminal.
Fees may as a rule only be paid at convenience stores. Where this is not possible, for
example, owing to absence of a participating convenience store near where you live, please
contact the Graduate School of Political Science Office before making your application
(TEL:03-3203-6150, Email: [email protected])
First Selection
Second Selection
Third Selection
Fourth Selection
Graduate School of Political Science(政治学研究科)
September 2016 Admission（2016年9月入学）
Next 4th Step(次の第4選択へ)
General Admission JPY 30,000
（博士後期課程国内出願 30,000円）
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B. Payment by credit card
To make a payment by credit card or online payment system (China Union Pay or Alipay), please
access the online screening fee payment website
(https://e-shiharai.net/ecard/) and complete the required procedure.
 The payment can be made 24 hours a day at anytime.
 You can make a payment with a credit card held in the name of a person other than yourself.
However, make sure to enter your personal information in the “Basic Information” page of the
Website.
 In the “Category Selection” page of the website, make your selections as follows:
 After completing the transaction, print out the “Result” page and attach it to the Application
Form.
First Selection
（第一選択）
Second Selection
（第二選択）
Third Selection
（第三選択）
Fourth Selection
（第四選択）
Graduate School of Political Scicence
September 2016 Admission
Doctoral Program
General Admission 30,000 yen
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■Note on Submitted Application Documents and Screening Fee Refund
As a general rule, application documents and screening fees are not returned. However, a full
screening fee will be refunded if you fall into the second, third, or fourth category below. The
amount paid in excess will be refunded if you fall in to the first category.
1) You paid in excess of the amount of screening fee required
2) You paid a screening fee but failed to submit the required application documents.
3) You paid a screening fee but submitted the application documents after the deadline.
4) You paid a screening fee and submitted the application documents, but your application was
rejected before screening due to the following reasons.
・The submitted application materials are not complete enough to meet the application
requirements.
・You do not meet all the eligibility criteria.
If you fall into one of the categories above, please contact the Graduate School of
Political Science Office at Waseda University. If you have made a payment by credit card, any
handling fees which may be incurred for refund must be paid by the applicant.
6. Application Documents
･Please download the prescribed forms from the GSPS website and print them out on A4 paper.
・If it is impossible to have Japanese or English certificates issued, applicants must translate the documents by themselves,
have them notarized by an embassy or another appropriate office to certify that the translation is accurate, and submit
the notarized documents.
・Please complete the application documents in black ink using a ballpoint pen. Write in block characters and use Arabic
numerals.
・Do not write in the sections marked by an asterisk.
・If your present surname is different from that indicated on any of the certificates submitted, please attach a photocopy of
your family register (koseki touhon) or equivalent.
・Application materials may differ depending on the applicant. Please make sure to confirm which materials you must
submit by referring to the “List of Application Materials”
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List of Application Materials
No.
Item
Details
①
Academic Thesis
4 copies
②
Outline of Academic thesis
4 copies
[Prescribed form]
Please attach two colored face photos and affix your
certificate of receipt (入学検定料取扱明細兼受領証)
for payment of the application fee to the appropriate
section of the application form.
[Prescribed form]
③
Application Form
④
Questionnaire for International Students
⑤
Certification of Completion (Diploma)/Degree Certificate
Original
⑥
Original copy of academic transcripts
Original
⑦
Research Plan
[Prescribed form] 4 copies
Submit a photocopy of a score card from TOEFL,
TOEIC (a TOEIC(IP) score is not acceptable), or IELTS.
(They must be taken no more than 2 years before the
application deadline.)
①
⑧
Score card from TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS
⑨
Score card from JLPT or EJU
⑩
Statement of financial resources
⑪
Copy of passport
⑫
A copy of a resident card of certificate of alien registration
⑬
Request Form for Return of Submitted Materials
⑭
Address label
⑮
Application documents checklist
►Applicants who are native speakers of English or have
received a degree from an English program at an institute
of higher education (university or higher) in
English-speaking countries are not required to submit test
results.
Original or its copy.
※Only Japanese Program.
[Prescribed form]
A copy of your photograph page
Domestic Applicants only.
[Prescribed form] Only if you wish to request the return of
application documents that cannot be reissued
[Prescribed form]
[Prescribed form]
Academic Thesis 4 copies

Submit four copies of academic article about one theme.(e.g., Master's Thesis, or other article with the
referee, etc.)

Length: Samples written in Japanese should be about 20,000 to 40,000 Japanese characters per document.
Samples written in English should be about 10,000 to 20.000 words per document.

Documents will not be returned. Please do not send originals.
② Outline of Academic Thesis 4 copies

It must describe detail of your dissertation by about 4,000 words in Japanese or 2,000 words in English.
③ Application Forms

Applicant's information: Please refer to the “Notice for Filling in the Application Form (separate sheet)”

After payment of the application fee at a convenience store, affix the certificate of receipt (入学検定料取扱明
細兼受領証) to the appropriate section or the reverse side of the application form and submit it.
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
Please send two colored photographs with application forms. They must be taken no more than three months
before receipt of the application and measuring 4 cm in height and 3 cm in width, and they also should show a
frontal view of the applicant’s face and shoulders with no head covering, background, or border. (Please keep the
negative for this photograph as you will require three more identical photographs at the time of enrollment.)
Photos that may cause confusion at the examination venue (due, for example, to differences in the applicant’s
hairstyle or to the wearing of glasses) are not permitted. Write your name in ballpoint pen on the back of the
photo and paste one of them on the prescribed place on the application form. Another one should be attached to
the application form with a paperclip.
④ Questionnaire for International Students [Prescribed form]

Describe your educational background to date, starting chronologically from elementary school,
including language schools if applicable in the educational background section.
⑤ Certification of Completion (Diploma)/Degree Certificate

Please submit the certificate of graduation from both undergraduate and graduate schools.

Applicants must submit original certificates (photocopied or faxed copies are not acceptable).

Please submit Japanese or English certificates. If it is impossible to have Japanese or English certificates
issued, applicants must translate the documents by themselves, have them notarized to certify that the
translation is accurate, and submit the documents that are notarized.

Graduates from universities in China with a degree must submit both their degree certificate and certification of
g raduation (diploma). However, those who have completed 16 years of formal education are also eligible to
apply even if they have graduated from Chinese universities without a degree

Those who submit a certificate of expected graduation (diploma) must submit an official graduation (diploma)
certificate at the time of post-acceptance enrollment procedures at their graduate school of acceptance.
⑥ Original copy of academic transcripts

Applicants must submit an original copy. (Photocopied or faxed copies are not acceptable.)

Academic transcripts must be written in Japanese or English. If it is impossible to have Japanese or English
certificates issued, applicants must translate the documents by themselves, have them
notarized to certify that the translation is accurate, and submit the documents that are notarized.

All courses taken from postgraduate program must be included in the academic transcript.
※ Those who have not yet graduated must submit a final transcript upon entering the program.
⑦ Research Plan [Prescribed form] 4 copies

You must complete the whole of contents within 5 pages in Japanese or 10 pages in English.
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⑧ English Examination Score Card
Please submit an official score card from one of the following language examinations. (A copy of the score
card is acceptable, and applicants are allowed to submit more than one score cards.) Applicants who are native
speakers of English or have received a degree from an English-based degree program at an institute of higher
education (university or higher) in English-speaking countries are not required to submit test results.
・TOEFL/iBT, PBT(Examinee Score Report)
・TOEIC (a TOEIC(IP) score is not acceptable)
・IELTS
Note: TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS must have been taken no more than 2 years before the application
deadline.
⑨ Score card of JLPT or EJU (※ Only Japanese Program)

Applicants who are not Japanese nationality must submit a certificate shows passing Japanese Language
Proficiency Test (JLPT) N1, or score card of Examination for Japanese University Addition for International
Students (EJU) which shows more than 260 score when you apply.
*No limit of the term of validity, and copies are acceptable.
⑩ Statement of Financial Resources
 Applicants should state the source of funds to cover tuition and other academic fees and living expenses while
in Japan in Japanese or English. This form must be signed by the applicant.
 Applicants who filled in the “Government / sponsoring agency” must submit a certificate about the scholarship
they are to receive which indicates its amount and duration.
⑪ Copy of Passport

For international students who have a passport and visa, submit a photocopy of the page with your photo.
⑬ Request Form for Return of Submitted Materials

Waseda University will return only materials that cannot be reissued. If there are any materials that you wish to
have returned, please state the name of the document and the reason why you request it to be returned in the
“Request Form for Return of Submitted Materials.” Only when Waseda University judges the materials
cannot be issued again, they will be returned after examination. Please note that it may take 2 months or
3months to return the materials. Also, please note that Waseda University will not return any original copies of
notarized certificates, academic transcripts, or score cards of TOEFL, TOEIC or IELTS.
⑭ Address Label [prescribed form]
 For domestic applicants, please affix the prescribed address label to the front of the application material
package and send it by delivery-certified mail (kan’i kakitome yuubin).
⑮ Application Checklist
 Please make sure to enclose all application materials indicated on the checklist. (The checklist must be sent with
other materials.)
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▪7. Examinations
(1) Admission Schedules, Screening Methods, and Announcement of Final Results
Overseas Applicants
Domestic Applicants
April 15, 2016 (3:00 p.m.)
July 1, 2016 (3:00 p.m.)
April 20, 2016 (3:00 p.m.)
July 6, 2016 (3:00 p.m.)
Second Screening
(Oral examination)
One of the following dates in 2016
designated by GSPS:
May 7, 8, 14, 15
*Requests by applicants for specific dates
cannot be accommodated.
One of the following dates in 2016
designated by GSPS:
July 16, 17
*Requests by applicants for specific dates
cannot be accommodated.
Announcement of final results
May 27, 2016 (10:00 a.m.)
July 22, 2016 (10:00 p.m.)
Announcement of results of
screening
(Document Screening)
Announcement of schedule for
second screening
*After application, your Examination Card will be sent to your address where you wrote on the application form. If it is
not delivered to you until 3 days before Announcement of passing the First Screening, please contact to the GSPS
office soon (TEL: 03-3203-6150, MAIL: [email protected]). The Examination Card is necessary for
you to exchange your Student ID Card after entrance university. Please keep the Card until then.
[About the Second Screening]
(1) The schedule is decided by university. Changing of its schedule is not admitted.
(2) The schedule and examination place is announced on the information board in the campus or on the Website.
(3) About details of information board will be described on the Examination Card.
(4) Oral Examination is about for 40 minutes.
(5) Your dissertation, Abstract, and Research Plan which are submitted on application, are possible for you to bring
them into the examination room.
Venues for the Oral Examination (Only overseas applicants)
The following venues are scheduled for the oral examination for only oversea applicants. Please choose
one venue and put a check mark (☑) on your application form for the “Preferred venue for oral
examination.” Each applicant will be allocated to a venue as far as possible according to their preference*.
Please note, however, that candidates’ preferences cannot always be accommodated. In addition, a change
of venue may be requested by GSPS in exceptional circumstances. Please also bear in mind that the
Graduate School of Political Science will not be responsible for any inconvenience, cost or personal
damage arising from a change of venue. The responsibility to come to the examination venue on time is
entirely that of the applicant. The Graduate School of Political Science does not offer any support for visa
applications or other procedures. Applicants should check with the immigration office on an individual
basis before applying.
*After application, applicants are not allowed to request a change of their preferred venue.
【Venues for the Oral Examination】
■Tokyo (Waseda University, Waseda Campus)
■Singapore (Waseda University Singapore Office)
■Beijing (Waseda University Beijing Office)
■Seoul*
■Shanghai (Waseda University Shanghai Office)
■Bangkok (Waseda University Bangkok Office)
■Taipei (Waseda University Taipei Office)
■Dusseldorf (Waseda University European Center)
■San Francisco (Waseda University San Francisco
Office)
■New York (Waseda University New York Office)
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■Jakarta*
*The exact interview location is yet to be determined and will be announced to interviewees.
(2) Important Notes on Examinations
Waseda University has established the following rules to conduct the entrance examination under strictly controlled
conditions and to allow all candidates to take the examination equally and fairly. Please read the following rules carefully
and take the examination in the appropriate manner.
1. It maybe regarded as improper conduct if fabrication, misstatement or plagiarism is committed on the
application documents, materials or provided information.
2. The following actions may be regarded as improper conduct and the candidate disqualified:
(1) Cheating (use of crib sheets or reference books, looking at other candidates’ answers, receiving answers
from other persons, and similar actions).
(2) In writing, to write an answer on the paper by using a tool which is not permitted.
(3) In writing, to thatch a question sheet and an answer sheet before starting the examination.
(To open the question sheet, to start writing, to write something on some spaces of sheets are prohibited.)
(4) In writing, after times up, to hold a pen and keep writing.
(5) Engaging in behavior of benefit to other candidates during the examination, such as communication to
them of answers.
(6) Use of cellular phones during the examination.
(7) Allowing a cellular phone or watch to emit any noise (ringtone, alarm, vibration noise, or other such
noise) during the examination.
(8) Engaging in any behavior that disturbs other candidates at the examination venue.
(9) Failing to obey the instructions of the proctor or other officials at the examination venue.
(10) Taking of the examination by any person other than the applicant.
(11) Other actions that detract from the fairness of the examination.
3. Persons suspected of engaging in improper conduct may be dealt with as follows:
○ The candidate may be warned or questioned about the circumstances by the proctor.
○ The candidate may be required to take the examination in another room.
4. If a candidate is found to have engaged in improper conduct, he/she may be dealt with as follows:
○ The candidate may be disqualified from taking further examinations and from taking any admission
examinations at Waseda University during the academic year concerned. (In this case, application fees will
not be returned.)
○ The results of all examinations taken by the candidate at Waseda University in the academic year
concerned may be declared invalid.
8. Entrance Procedures
About the details of the entrance procedure and the essential documents are described on the manual for “the entrance
procedures” which is sent to applicants who passed examination.
*Documents for entrance procedures are announced to all successful applicants on the day of Announcement of passing
the Second Screening.
(1)
Schedule of Entrance Procedures
Overseas Applicants
Domestic Applicants
June 1 - June 17, 2016
July 28 - August 4, 2016
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(2)
Entrance Procedures
① Entrance procedure documents sent by the Office of the Graduate School of Political Science
a) Written Oath and Guarantee and Consent for the Treatment of Personal Data
b) Other documents
・
Entrance Procedure Form (Student Personal Record)
・
Student Card (x2)
・
Photograph Card for Student ID Card
② A transcript of a Master’s Program and certificate of completion (diploma)
If you submitted the documents at the time of application, they do not have to submit them again.
③ Certificate of Residence/Certificate of Items on a Certificate of Residence (International students must submit a
Certificate of Residence)
④ Three copies of color photographs (Photographs must be 4 cm long and 3 cm wide and borderless. They must be the
same as those affixed to the application form.
They will be used for Student Card (x2) and the Photograph Card for the Student ID Card.
⑤
(3)
Copy of Certificate of Bank Transfer for Tuition and Fees
Academic and Other Expenses
<Registration fee and academic/other expenses for students admitted September 2016 (in Japanese yen)>
*Seminar Fee and Other Fees might be changed.
Third year
Second year
First year
Academic year
Academic fees
Other fees
Tuition fee
Educational
environment
improvement
fee
Seminar
fee
Waseda
University
Student
Health
Promotion
Mutual
Aid
Association
200,000
225,000
40,000
3,000
1,500
2,000
750
472,250
Spring
2016
－
226,500
40,000
3,000
1,500
－
750
271,750
Total
200,000
451,500
80,000
6,000
3,000
2,000
1,500
744,000
Fall
2016
－
226,500
40,000
3,000
1,500
－
750
271,750
Spring
2017
－
228,000
40,000
3,000
1,500
－
750
273,250
Total
－
454,500
80,000
6,000
3,000
－
1,500
545,000
Fall
2017
－
228,000
40,000
3,000
1,500
－
750
273,250
Spring
2018
－
229,500
40,000
3,000
1,500
－
750
274,750
Total
－
457,500
80,000
6,000
3,000
－
1,500
548,000
Time of
payment
Admission
fee
At time of
enrollment
(Fall 2016)
Society
enrollment
fee
Society
membership
fee
Total
[Notes]
1. The entrance fee (admission fee) is not required if those who enrolled, graduated, or withdrew from an
undergraduate school or graduate school of Waseda University enter the university again.
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2. Graduates of the Graduate School of Political Science, Graduate School of Economics or School of Political Science
and Economics will be exempt from paying the Society enrollment fee.
3. Other fees are subject to change without notice.
Once submitted or paid, application materials and the registration fee (admission fee) academic fees (for 2016 Fall
Semester) paid at the time of admission shall not, as a rule, be refunded. However, if a student has to decline admission
owing to unavoidable circumstances, academic fees and other fees (for 2016 Fall Semester) except the registration fee
(academic fees) may be refunded. If an applicant receives offers of admission from more than one graduate school, any
admission fee, academic fees, and other fees (for 2016 Fall Semester) already paid at the time of admission by the student
may, at the student’s request, be applied to the fee for the graduate school that the student seeks to enter. (This applies only
to transfers of fees between graduate schools whose enrolment periods do not overlap at all.) For details of the procedure
for this, see the “Guide to Entrance Procedures” sent to successful applicants.
Privacy Policy
Personal information submitted to Waseda University in association with applications (including a name, a date of birth,
and an address) will be used in the conducting of admissions examinations, announcement of results, performance of
admission procedures, and associated activities. At such time, this information will be administered as necessary and
appropriate to ensure that it is not leaked, divulged or improperly used.
Some or all of the above activities may be outsourced to other parties, in which case these parties will be required by
contract or other arrangement to ensure that personal information is administered as necessary and appropriate.
Statistics treated personal information is used as a document of the research for the new student selection so that an
individual is not identified.
<Other notices>
1. The exam environment
We will do our best to provide you with a quiet and fair exam environment. However, please be aware of the
following unavoidable conditions that may occur:
1) Everyday noise (airplanes; motor vehicles; wind and rain; the sound of air conditioners; coughs, sneezes and sniffles
from the other examinees; the distant noise of cell phones, etc.) is sometimes unavoidable. As a general rule, no
special treatment will be given to any examinee (or group of examinees) due to any occurrence of “everyday noise.”
2) In the event that a cell phone or wristwatch rings, vibrates or otherwise causes a disturbance during the exam, and the
exam monitor can identify the particular device as the source of the disturbance, he/she will remove the device from
the exam site, with or without the consent of its owner. The item will be kept at the exam headquarters.
3) While desks, chairs, air conditioning, acoustic equipment, etc., may vary between classrooms used as test sites, this
will not be taken as a handicap to any examinee.
4) If, by the actions of a certain examinee, other examinees are disturbed, the examinee causing the problem may be
asked to take the exam in a different room.
2. Unforeseen problems that are beyond human control:
In cases of unforeseen circumstances that are beyond human control, such as natural disaster (e.g., typhoons,
earthquakes, flooding, tsunami) and/or accident (e.g., fire, power failure), measures including delaying the start of the
exam or postponing of the exam may be taken. However, in such an event, we will bear no responsibility for any
resulting inconvenience, expenses or personal loss that the examinee may incur.
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Note:
1) Please make a habit of washing your hands and gargling and take good care of yourself so that you can take the
examination in good health.
2) Please wear a mask, if needed, in order to protect yourself from influenza and other infections at the entrance examination
site.
3) Please take care to prevent the spread of influenza and other infections by wearing a mask if you are coughing or sneezing
and by observing good manners with regard to coughing.
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[特定国からの志願者に対する検定料免除措置制度]
[Screening fee waiver program for applicants from specified countries]１．概要／Outline
当学学部または研究科への入学を希望する出願者が、当学が指定する国に居住しかつ国籍を有する場合、本人からの
申請に応じて検定料を免除します。
Applicants who wish to be admitted into an undergraduate or graduate school of Waseda University are eligible to apply for a
screening fee waiver if they reside in one of the countries designated by Waseda University AND hold nationality of one of those
countries.
２．対象者／Eligibility
次の条件を全て満たす場合。The following conditions must be fulfilled:
１）OECD/DAC が発行する ODA 受給国リストに掲載される「Least Developed Countries」
「Other Low Income Countries」
の認定国に居住し、かつ該当国の国籍を有する方。ただし、居住国と国籍は同一の国である必要はありません。
＊対象国は下部参照。
＊日本国内に居住する場合は対象外とします。
１）The applicant must reside in one of the countries classified as "Least Developed Countries" or "Other Low Income Countries" in
the list of ODA recipients as published by OECD/DAC AND hold nationality of one of those countries (the applicant's country
of residence and nationality do not necessarily have to be identical).
＊For the list of eligible countries, refer to “Eligible Countries” below.
＊Applicants residing in Japan are not eligible.
２）重国籍の場合は、いずれの国籍も前項の国に該当していることが必要です。
２）Applicants with dual nationality are only eligible if both nationalities are included in the list of eligible
countries described in 1) above .
３．手続／Procedures
当学学部または研究科を志願する際、出願書類として提出をもとめている検定料振込証明書（海外送金依頼書のコピ
ーなど）の替わりに以下の書類を同封して申請してください。事後の申請はいかなる理由でも受け付けません。
When applying to an undergraduate or graduate school of Waseda University, please enclose the following documents with the other
application documents instead of the certificate of payment for the screening fee (copy of the remittance form etc.). The application
for the screening fee waiver program must be made along with the application for admission. Applications made afterward will not
be accepted under any circumstances. １）検定料免除措置申請書（所定様式）
１）Application Form for Screening Fee Waiver
２）パスポートのコピー（本人に関する記載事項の全ての欄）
２）Copy of passport (including all details of the applicant)
＊本免除申請をする場合は、検定料を支払う必要はありません。なお、本免除申請を行う前に
支払ってしまった場合には、検定料の返還は行いません。
＊Applicants who apply for the screening fee waiver program are not required to pay the screening fee. However, if payment was
made before the application for the screening fee waiver program, the screening fee will not be reimbursed.
＊万が一、申請者が本免除措置の対象とならない場合や、虚偽の申請があった場合は、その事
実が判明した時点で出願自体を取り消すことがあります。
＊In the event that the applicant is found to be ineligible for the screening fee waiver program or have made a false claim, the
application for admission to Waseda University itself might be revoked immediately.
[対象国/Eligible Countries]
アフガニスタン、アンゴラ、バングラデシュ、ベニン、ブータン、ブルキナファソ、ブルンディ、カンボジア、中央アフリカ、チャド、コモロ、朝鮮民主
主義人民共和国、コンゴ民主共和国、ジブチ、赤道ギニア、エリトリア、エチオピア、ガンビア、ギニア、ギニアビサウ、ハイチ、ケニア、キリバス、
キルギス、ラオス、レソト、リベリア、マダガスカル、マラウイ、マリ、モーリタニア、モザンビーク、ミャンマー、ネパール、ニジェール、ルワンダ、
サモア、サントメ・プリンシペ、セネガル、シエラレオネ、ソロモン諸島、ソマリア、南スーダン共和国、スーダン、タジキスタン、タンザニア、東ティ
モール、トーゴ、ツバル、ウガンダ、バヌアツ、イエメン、ザンビア、ジンバブエ
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Rep., Chad, Comoros,
D.P.R.Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti,
Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Rep., Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger,
Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania,
Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia , Zimbabwe
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受験番号 (事務所記入欄 For office use only)
2016年度早稲田大学検定料免除措置申請書
Application Form for Screening Fee Waiver, 2016
Waseda University
申請日：
Date of Application:
年
Year
月
日
Month
Date
早稲田大学の検定料免除を希望する場合は、本様式を作成し、他の書類と一緒に提出してください。また、本申請
をする場合、所定の検定料の支払は不要です。万が一、支払った場合でも、返金は出来ませんので注意してくださ
い。
If you would like to apply for a screening fee waiver, please submit this application form with the other required documents. If you
apply for a screening fee waiver, you are not required to pay the screening fee. Please note that you will not be reimbursed under
any circumstances once the payment of screening fee has been made.
出願学部・研究科：
Name of the Undergraduate School/ Graduate School which you are applying
出願者氏名：
Applicant's Name
姓(Family),
名(Given & Middle)
国籍１：
Nationality 1
国籍２：
Nationality 2 (for applicants with dual nationality)
現住所：
Current Address
出願者署名：
印
Applicant's Signature
Seal (if available)
[対象国/Eligible Countries]
アフガニスタン、アンゴラ、バングラデシュ、ベニン、ブータン、ブルキナファソ、ブルンディ、カンボジア、中央アフリカ、チャド、コモ
ロ、朝鮮民主主義人民共和国、コンゴ民主共和国、ジブチ、赤道ギニア、エリトリア、エチオピア、ガンビア、ギニア、ギニアビサウ、ハイ
チ、ケニア、キリバス、キルギス、ラオス、レソト、リベリア、マダガスカル、マラウイ、マリ、モーリタニア、モザンビーク、ミャンマ
ー、ネパール、ニジェール、ルワンダ、サモア、サントメ・プリンシペ、セネガル、シエラレオネ、ソロモン諸島、ソマリア、南スーダン共
和国、スーダン、タジキスタン、タンザニア、東ティモール、トーゴ、ツバル、ウガンダ、バヌアツ、イエメン、ザンビア、ジンバブエ
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Rep., Chad,
Comoros, D.P.R.Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Rep., Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania,
Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands,
Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia ,
Zimbabwe
早稲田大学入学センター国際アドミッションズ・オフィス
International Admissions Office, Admissions Center, Waseda University
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Doctoral Program
Waseda University
Graduate School of Political Science
1-6-1 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-0051
TEL: +81-3-3203-6150
FAX: +81-3-3204-8957
E-mail: [email protected]
URL： http://www.waseda.jp/fpse/gsps/en/
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