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Academic Calendar for Exchange Students: Calendar for the Spring Semester 2013; Calendar for the Autumn Semester 2013

Housing Information & Costs: Housing Information(Only for Exchange Students); Living Expenses/Statistics/Housing Arrangement Policies; Housing list

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Graduate Programs

English-taught Programs: M.A. in Global Studies/Japanese Studies/International Business and Development Studies　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Ph.D. in Global Studies; M.S. in Green Science and Engineering　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Ph.D. in Green Science and Engineering; M.A. and Ph.D. in Global Environmental Studies; M.A. in Linguistics (TESOL:Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages); General Information for Non-Matriculated Students

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2012 Autumn Japanese Programs: Course Details: 2012 Autumn

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Undergraduate Programs in English

English-based undergraduate programs

Faculty of Liberal Arts ◆Pioneer of International College Education

Areas of Study: Comparative Culture, Social Studies, International Business and Economics
Entry Dates: September 2013, April and September 2014
Method of Admissions: Documentary screening only
Application Materials: Transcripts, SAT/ACT scores or IB Diploma, TOEFL or IELTS score,
Recommendation letters, Essay in 500 words
Application Period:
September 2013 entry: 2nd application: April 24 - May 24, 2013 (Freshman and Transfer)
April 2014 entry: 1st application: Sept. 1 - Oct. 1, 2013
2nd application: Nov.20 - Dec. 20, 2013(Freshman and Transfer)
September 2013 entry: 1st application: Nov.20 - Dec. 20
2nd application: April 21 - May 21, 2014(Freshman and Transfer)
Tuition(approx.): 1,400,000 yen (≈ $17,000) (for the first year)
1,200,000 yen (≈ $15,000) (from the second year on)

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Faculty of Science and Technology ◆ New English-based international programs for Environmental Science and Technology

Areas of Study: Green Science at the Department of Materials and Life Sciences
Green Engineering at the Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Entry Dates: September 2013 & September 2014
Method of Admissions: Documentary screening only
Application Materials: Transcripts, SAT/ACT scores or IB Diploma, TOEFL or IELTS score,
Recommendation letters, Essay in 500 words
Application Period:
September 2013 entry: 2nd application: April 24 - May 24, 2013
September 2014 entry: 1st application: Nov. 20 - Dec. 20, 2013
2nd application: April 21 - May 21, 2014
Tuition(approx.): 1,600,000 yen (≈ $20,000） (for the first year)
1,400,000 yen (≈ $17,000) (from the second year on)

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Undergraduate Programs in Japanese

Faculties of Theology, Humanities, Human Sciences, Law, Economics, Foreign Studies, Science and Technology

Gaikokujin Nyugaku Shiken (外国人入学試験）

Entry Date： April 2013 (spring entry only)
Prerequisite: EJU(日本留学試験）taken in 2011 or 2012.
Method of Screening: Written exam and interview held at Sophia University Yotsuya Campus on Nov. 25, 2012
Application Period: Oct. 18 to 25, 2012
Tuition(approx.): Science and Technology 1,660,000 yen (≈ $20,000) (1ｓｔ year)
1,400,000 yen (≈ $17,000) (2nd year on)
Other departments 1,200,000 yen (≈ $15,000) (1st year) , 920,000 yen (≈ $11,000) (2nd year on)

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