About the graduate school entrance examination system

All graduate schools offer entrance examinations for both regular applicants and working adults (except the Graduate School of Medical Sciences, which does not offer an examination for working adults).
The Graduate School of Humanities' Education and Clinical Psychology program, the Graduate School of Medical Sciences' Nursing Science program, and the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences' Pharmaceutical Health Science program do not offer an entrance examination for international students.

Entrance examination guidelines

The University stopped distributing a pamphlet describing its entrance examination guidelines with the 2020 academic year version of the document. That information is now available from our website and as a downloadable PDF file.(Japanese site)

Review the entrance examination guidelines and application documents (on University-designated forms) by accessing the link to the web page for the graduate school to which you're interested in applying. To apply, download, print, and fill in the application requirements.

*The manner in which entrance examinations are offered may change in the future due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We will provide notice of any changes on our website, so be sure to check it from time to time. (No additional information will be provided if there are no changes.)
In the event that there are any urgent changes after you have applied, we may contact you at the phone number, email address, or other contact noted on your application.

(Japanese site)

Application dates, entrance examination dates, and result announcement dates

Please see each graduate school's entrance examination guidelines for more information.

*In the event that examinations may be affected by a typhoon, storm, heavy snow, earthquake, or other natural disaster, we will provide information on the top page of our website.

Access https://www.fukuoka-u.ac.jp/, click Graduate Schools on the top page, and click Graduate School websites from Graduate Schools menu.

Fall entrance examination

Entrance examination for international students

Graduate school Application dates Examination date Result announcement date
Graduate School of Humanities
(except Education and Clinical Psychology program)
Residents of Japan: Monday, July 10,
to Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Tuesday,
September 12
Monday,
October 2,
2023
Graduate School of Law Monday,
September 11
Graduate School of Economics Monday,
September 11
Graduate School of Commerce Wednesday,
September 13
Graduate School of Science Wednesday,
September 13
Graduate School of Engineering Saturday,
September 2
Graduate School of Sports and Health Science Tuesday,
September 12

Spring entrance examination

Entrance examination for international students

Graduate school Application dates Examination date Result announcement date
Graduate School of Humanities
(except Education and Clinical Psychology program)
International applicants: Accepted on a rolling basis with a final deadline of Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Residents of Japan: Monday, December 4, to Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Tuesday,
February 13
Monday,
March 4, 2024
Graduate School of Law Wednesday,
February 14
Graduate School of Economics Tuesday,
February 13
Graduate School of Commerce Wednesday,
February 14
Graduate School of Science Friday,
February 16
Graduate School of Engineering Friday,
February 16
Graduate School of Medical Sciences
(except Nursing Science program)
Wednesday,
February 21
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
(except Pharmaceutical Health Science program)
Wednesday,
February 14
Graduate School of Sports and Health Science Tuesday,
February 13

Entrance examination fee

Secondary screening fee for international students 30,000 yen

For more information about payment methods, please see the entrance examination guidelines.

Applicants without a degree
(Except applicants expecting to graduate from an undergraduate or graduate master's program)

Only applicants whose eligibility has been verified by advance screening may take the entrance examination. Please see the entrance examination guidelines for more information.

Application dates Fall Monday, July 10, to Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Spring Monday, December 4, to Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Applicants with vision, hearing, or other physical disabilities

If you require special consideration in order to take the examination or study, for example due to an illness or disability, please contact the University's Graduate School Administration Office as soon as possible before you apply. (Please provide a doctor's certificate that describes the specific nature of your condition. If you have a disability passbook, please attach a copy.)