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.

*Please keep your "The Examination card with the examinee's number" until the enrollment process is completed.

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

Spring entrance examination

Entrance examination fee

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.

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.)

Support and Reasonable Accommodations for Test-takers and Students at Fukuoka University

Fukuoka University Graduate School implements examination accommodations and academic accommodations for students after enrollment in accordance with their physical disabilities (visual impairment, hearing impairment, physical handicaps, developmental disorders and poor health, etc.). If you need reasonable accommodation for the examination, please submit the necessary documents by the deadline. We will decide the necessary accommodation appropriate to the disabilities based on the details on the application. In addition, if you want the academic accommodations after enrollment, you have to apply for it separately. We encourage you to consult with the staff at Support Center for Students with Disabilities at an early stage, even if you are only considering filing an application.

【Examination Accommodations】

Necessary documents

1.　Examination Accommodations for Test-takers with Disabilities or Health-related Needs on the date of Fukuoka University Graduate School Examination (Form 1)（Japanese version only）

2.　Medical Certificate (Form 2-1, 2-2)（Japanese version only）

3.　A copy of your Physical disability certificate (Applicable person only)

How to apply

Please bring or send the necessary documents mentioned above:

*Please indicate "Enc. Examination Accommodations for Test-takers with Disabilities or Health-related Needs" in red on the envelope when sending it to us.

Application deadline

One month before the start of application for each examination.

(The application periods differ for entrance examinations, therefore please refer to the admission requirements for each graduate school. )

Precautions

• We may not be able to meet your request after the application deadline due to insufficient preparation time. If you require examination accommodations due to a serious illness or unexpected accident or other unforeseen circumstances after the application deadline, please contact Fukuoka University Graduate School immediately.
• We may arrange a meeting or request additional documents etc., if necessary, to verify the information in your application and consider appropriate accommodations.
• Please note that we may not be able to accommodate your request depending on the result of the review.
• We will inform applicants of the decision regarding their examination accommodations before the examination period begins.
• Accommodations for a separate room may not be fully private, but instead a room shared with a small number of students.

Other

• We need enough time in accordance with the accommodations, so please submit the necessary documents with sufficient time before the deadline.
• We may use your personal information in the application documents only for examination or academic accommodations, in accordance with the "Fukuoka University Personal Data Privacy Policy."

Examples for examination accommodations

【History of accommodations】

Accommodations for physical handicaps

• Bring and use wheelchair
• Preparation for a wheelchair-accessible desk

Others

• Extended Test Time
• Seat assignment (in a front or a back row, close to a bathroom, close to the door)
• Preparation for a special room during the written examinations
• Permission for use of vehicles near the examination buildings and to use the university car park on the examination day
• Preparation of a waiting room for caregivers
• Permission to intake own medication and/or supplementary diet

【Anticipated examples of accommodations】

Accommodations for impaired sight

• Distribution of an enlarged test book and/or an answer sheet
• Permission to bring and use own magnifying glass

Accommodations for impaired hearing

• Written communication, such as important notes for examiners etc.
• Permission to wear a hearing aid and/or artificial ear

*These are examples of our accommodations. We may consider the accommodations based on the information in the application accordingly.

Consultation desk

Consultation desk for examination accommodations

Fukuoka University Graduate School Office

Consultation desk for academic accommodations

Fukuoka University Support Center for Students with Disabilities