[Admission] Outline | Information
Outline
The entrance examination for the Department of Computer Science is broadly divided into Master's Program and Doctoral Program.
Entrance Examination for Applicants to Master's Program
We provide three entrance examinations for applicants to this program: Admission through recommendation(July), August Examination for regular applicants (August) and the February Examination. We also provide two special selection of working students simultaneously with the August Examination entrance for regular applicants and the February Examination.
To open our door to more applicants from outside and working students, weighting of the entrance examination has shifted from paper tests to oral examinations.
| Examination for regular applicants | Fundamental subjects (Fundamentals of Computer Science and Mathematics), English and Oral examination. |
|---|---|
| Special selection of working students | English and Oral examination. |
TOEIC or TOEFL score for the English exam is necessary.
Examination for the applicants to the Doctoral Program
We provide two entrance examinations for applicants to this program: August and February examinations for regular applicants. We also provide special selection of working students simultaneously on both occasions. The entrance examination for the Doctoral Program is also administered, with increased emphasis on the oral examination. TOEIC or TOEFL score for the English exam is necessary.
Fast Track Doctoral Program
Based on our experience in working student education, we have started a new fast track program "Fast track doctoral program for working students", invoking the existing regulations for "fast track schemes".
Information
| Schedule of Entrance Exams for the Master's Program | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| [ July ] Admission through recommendation |
[ August ] Examination for regular applicants & Special selection of working students |
[ February ] examination for regular applicants & Special selection of working students |
|
| Application form distributtion |
Late April | Late April | Late November |
| Application form receipt |
2011/6/16(Th) to 2011/6/17(Fr) |
2011/7/19(Tu) to 2011/7/21(Th) |
2012/1/4(Wd) to 2012/1/6(Fr) |
| Examination | 2011/7/6(Wd) | 2011/8/25(Th), 8/26(Fr) | 2012/2/1(Wd), 2/2(Th) |
| Announcement of admission |
2011/7/15(Fr) | 2011/9/8(Th) | 2012/2/16(Th) |
| Schedule of Entrance Exams for the Doctoral Program | ||
|---|---|---|
| [ August ] Examination for regular applicants & Special selection of working students |
[ February ] Examination for regular applicants & Special selection of working students |
|
| Application form distributtion |
Late April | Late November |
| Application form receipt |
2011/7/19(Tu) to 2011/7/21(Th) |
2012/1/4(Wd) to 2012/1/6(Fr) |
| Examination | 2011/8/24(Wd) | 2012/2/2(Th) |
| Announcement of admission |
2011/9/8(Th) | 2012/2/16(Th) |
Information on Examinations for Entrance in 2012
Application Form (Entrance in April)
- Examination in February, 2012
Official documents and application form are available upon request to:
Graduate School Section, School Affairs Division, University of Tsukuba
Tennodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, 305-8577, JAPAN
TEL: +81-29-853-2230/2231
- Request to the address above notifying the department (Computer Science) and the graduate school (Systems, Information and Engineering). The request letter must include an A4 size envelope for return together with stamps of 390 Japanese yen with your name and corresponding address.
- The office section also has samples for completing the application forms.
- Please feel free to consult with an advisor of the section regarding completing forms.
( Related information )
Detailed information:
Summary of Entrance Examination (Year 2012) in the Course of CS
(Old versions)
Summary of Entrance Examination (Year 2011) in the Course of CS
Summary of Entrance Examination (Year 2010) in the Course of CS
Summary of Entrance Examination (Year 2009) in the Course of CS
Summary of Entrance Examination (Year 2008) in the Course of CS