I. Eligibility for Application
The applicant must satisfy one of the requirements below to be eligible to apply for Nagoya University's
International Programs.
1. The applicant must have received education primarily outside of the Japanese education system for
at least two years during the last three years of his/her secondary education, and must fall under
one of the classifications (a - c) below:
a. The applicant has completed, or is expected to complete, a 12-year curriculum by September 30,
2019, in an education institution located in a foreign country*1 (including any period spent in
education in a regular course of study in Japan), or has completed an equivalent education
program that has been designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and
Technology of Japan (MEXT).
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b. The applicant has acquired, or is expected to acquire the International Baccalaureate, the Abitur,
the French Baccalauréat, or the General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level (ALevel) and will be at least 18 years of age by September 30, 2019.
c. The applicant has completed, or is expected to complete, a 12-year education curriculum by
September 30, 2019 in a school accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
(WASC), the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), or the European Council of
International Schools (CIS) and will be at least 18 years old by September 30, 2019.
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2. The applicant must have passed a recognized test/examination to determine whether he/she
possesses academic ability equivalent or superior to that obtained from a 12-year curriculum in a
foreign country’s education system, and will be at least 18 years old by September 30, 2019.
*Applicants who fall under eligibility category 2. must submit scores from one of the standardized or
national examinations, in addition to meeting all the application requirements stated in section II.
3. Applicants who do not fall under any of the eligibility provisions in 1. to 2. must have attained a level
of academic ability equivalent to or higher than that of a high school graduate, which is recognized
in an individual eligibility review process conducted by Nagoya University, and will be at least 18
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years old by September 30, 2019.
*4 (The applicant must have received education outside the
Japanese education system for at least two years during the last three years of his/her secondary
education.)