Admissions

1. Those who have reached 18 years of age as of 1 April 2025.

2. Those who fulfill any of the following conditions relating to the course of study, etc.

   1. Those who have completed 12 years of school education in the country concerned or other countries (excluding Japan) (including those expected to complete in March 2025), or those who have been designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as being equivalent to this.

   2. Those who have been recognized as having academic ability equivalent to or higher than a high school graduate by the University's pre-screening for the recognition of application eligibility.

3. Those who meet any of the following criteria regarding Japanese language proficiency.

   1. Those who have passed N2 or above in the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (limited to those conducted in 2023 and 2024) at the time of application.

   2. Those who have scored 220 or more on the EJU (limited to those administered in 2023 and 2024) Japanese Language (Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension and Listening-Reading Comprehension combined).

1. The University uses the online application system for all entrance examinations.
   For details, see the separate ‘Internet Application Guide’.

2. Where to submit applications and where to make enquiries.

   Osaka Shoin Women’s University Admissions and PR Department
   577-8550 Osakafu Higashiosakashi Hishiyanishi 4-2-26
   TEL. 06‒6723‒8274 (direct） FAX. 06‒6723‒8268
   Email: koho@osaka-shoin.ac.jp

3. Entrance examination fee: 30,000 yen (Non-refundable under any circumstances).

1. ①Web-based application form
   After completing the application registration, download and attach one photograph.

2. ②ertificate of (expected) graduation from high school, etc.
   (Form prescribed by your home country or school in Japan)

3. ③High school transcript
   Form prescribed by your home country or the school you attended in Japan.

4. ④Documents certifying Japanese language ability
   Copy of certificate of Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)

5. ⑤Copy of residence card
   After completing the application registration, download and attach one photograph.

6. ⑥Copy of passport
   The most recent one.

7. ⑦Personal profile
   Please fill in and submit the personal profile designated by the University,
   covering your career up to the time of application.

8. ⑧Certificate of (expected) graduation from a Japanese language school
   Prescribed form of Japanese language school.

9. ⑨Academic transcript from Japanese language school
   Form prescribed by the Japanese language school.

*8. and 9. are for applicants enrolled in a Japanese language school.
For details, see the ‘2025 Entrance Examination for International Students’.

*1 The Department of International English requires students to take the Overseas English Seminar (16-week midterm study abroad) in the autumn term of their second year. Tuition and facility fees for the autumn term are not required with the payment of the overseas study abroad fee.

*2 Fees for the Department of Liberal Arts are tentative and subject to change.

・Students in 1st year who have been admitted through the International Student Entrance Examination and whose status of residence is ‘College Student.’

・Students in 2nd to 4th year (2nd year and onwards) with a GPA of 2.0 or higher.

The amount of the grant is 300,000 yen per year.

The grant will be renewed every year for four years of study.

he Scholarship for International Students will be granted in October when autumn tuition fees are paid, offset against tuition fees.