Entrance examination information
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)
- Graduate School of Humanities
- Graduate School of Law
- Graduate School of Economics
- Graduate School of Commerce
- Graduate School of Science
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Graduate School of Medical Sciences
- Graduate School of Medical Sciences (Nursing Science program)
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Graduate School of Sports and Health Science
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 |
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| Graduate School of Humanities (except Education and Clinical Psychology program) |
Residents of Japan: Monday, July 11, to Wednesday, July 13, 2022 |
Thursday, September 1 |
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 |
| Graduate School of Law | Wednesday, August 31 |
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| Graduate School of Economics | Friday, September 2 |
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| Graduate School of Commerce | Thursday, September 1 |
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| Graduate School of Science | Friday, September 2 |
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| Graduate School of Engineering | Wednesday, August 31 |
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| Graduate School of Sports and Health Science | Friday, September 2 |
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 Monday, October 31, 2022 Residents of Japan: Monday, December 5, to Wednesday, December 8, 2022 |
Monday, February 13 |
Monday, March 6, 2023 |
| Graduate School of Law | Tuesday, February 14 |
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| Graduate School of Economics | Monday, February 13 |
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| Graduate School of Commerce | Tuesday, February 14 |
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| Graduate School of Science | Friday, February 17 |
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| Graduate School of Engineering | Tuesday, February 14 |
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| Graduate School of Medical Sciences (except Nursing Science program) |
Wednesday, February 15 |
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| Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (except Pharmaceutical Health Science program) |
Monday, February 13 |
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| Graduate School of Sports and Health Science | Monday, February 13 |
Entrance examination fee
| Secondary screening fee for international students | 30,000 yen |
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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 11, to Wednesday, July 13, 2022 |
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| Spring | Monday, December 5, to Wednesday, December 7, 2022 |
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.)