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昭和女子大学 | Showa Women's University

Official site:https://en.swu.ac.jp/
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New programs and scholarships for international students will begin in the 2025 academic year!

<Faculty of International Studies, Department of International Studies Track for International Students starts!>
This program is designed for international students. Students must take English and Japanese as their foreign language.
EJU score criteria are not required! (Exams required)
After admission, students will receive an intensive Japanese language program, generous study support, and systematic career education, while enhancing their expertise and developing the skills required in a global society.
For more information, please check the website of the Department of International Studies, School of International Studies.
https://www.swu.ac.jp/faculty/international/kokusai/foreignstudents.html
*Only the Department of International Studies in the School of International Studies is accepting applications.

<Scholarships for International Students>
1. entrance fee waiver scholarship
International students enrolling in a regular course of study at the university are eligible for a full waiver of the entrance fee.
Certain conditions and an application at the time of application are required to use this system.
2. tuition fee waiver system for privately financed international students
Tuition is reduced or exempted for international students who meet certain conditions and are enrolled in a regular course of study, depending on their academic performance.
The tuition reduction rate ranges from 20-60% depending on the GPA of the semester immediately prior to the application.
The tuition reduction rate for the first semester of enrollment is a flat rate of 30%.

*2024 Open Campus will be held on the following dates
June 23 (Sunday) 9:30-15:30
July 21 (Sunday) 9:30-15:30
August 17 (Saturday) 9:30-15:30
August 18 (Sun.) 9:30 - 15:30

For more information, please visit the Showa Women's University Open Campus website.
https://www.swu.ac.jp/admission/event/

*Please note that due to various circumstances such as disasters and infectious diseases, some of the information on the entrance examination and Open Campus may be subject to change.
Please be sure to check the university's admissions information website for any changes.
https://www.swu.ac.jp/admission/

Postal code	154-8533
Address	1-7-57 Taishido, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Department to contact	Admission Center
Phone	03-3411-5154
Fax	03-3411-4640
International Students Examination	There is special selection.
Admission capacity	a few (for the 2025 school year)
Applicants	2 (for the 2024 school year)
Successful candidates	2 (for the 2024 school year)
Number of international students	6 (for the 2024 school year)
Number of privately financed international students	6 (for the 2024 school year)
Application fee	35,000 yen (for the 2025 school year)
Admission fee	200,000 yen (for the 2025 school year)
Tuition per year	905,600 yen (for the 2025 school year)
Other expenses	392,400 yen (for the 2025 school year)
Application to delay payment or receive a refund	Available.
Remarks	All of the following programs can be used in combination. [Scholarships for international students] 1. Admission fee waiver scholarship International students enrolling in a regular course of study at the University are eligible for a full waiver of the admission fee. Certain conditions and an application at the time of application are required to use this system. 2. Tuition fee reduction and system for privately financed international students Tuition is reduced for international students who meet certain conditions and are enrolled in a regular course of study, depending on their academic performance. The tuition reduction rate ranges from 20-60% depending on the GPA of the semester immediately prior to the application. For the first semester of enrollment, the tuition reduction rate is a flat 30%.
Department(s)	Business Design, Accounting and Finance
Distribution of application forms	Beginning of July
Availability of previous exams	Please inquire.
Entry (Spring)	April, 2025 entry
Application category	General Entrance Examination for International Students
Starting date for application submission	November 22, 2024
Deadline of application	December 2, 2024 (must be postmarked by this date)
Date of examination	January 11, 2025
Notification of examination result	January 17, 2025
Deadline of enrollment procedures	January 27, 2025
Admission procedures - Application from outside Japan	Available.
Admission procedures - Visiting Japan for entrance exam	Necessary.
Sections of exam prepared by the college or university	English language, Application screening process, Essay, Interview
Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) - Designated subjects	Japanese as a Foreign Language, See Remarks.
Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) - Language in the exam	Japanese language
Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) - Referred exam	Exams from June, 2023 onwards
English examination	Using TOEFL or others
Minimum score for TOEFL-iBT	Score of over 42
Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)	Not necessary.
Remarks	EJU You must have taken 250 points or higher at Japanese (without Writing) of EJU in 2023 or 2024. If you have taken N1 of JLPT, score of EJU is not necessary. The application can be submitted even if you have taken EJU in November 2024 (if the result does not meet the requirement, the application will be rejected).　For Department of Business Design, you also must have taken 100 points or higher at "Japan and the World". JLPT If you have taken 250 points at Japanese (without Writing) of EJU in 2023 or 2024, you are not required to have taken JLPT. English test For Department of Business Design, you must have taken at least 550 points of TOEIC L&R, 42 points of TOEFL iBT, or 4.0 points of IELTS.