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Admission Requirements & Procedures 

※Entrance examination for Dual Ph.D. Program have started since October 2014.

Please kindly refer to the website for further information.

Guide for admission to the UGAS

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Examination Schedule in October 2025

Application for Eligibility Screening Accepted:June 19 – 20, 2025
Eligibility Screening:July 4, 2025
Application Period:July 8 – 15, 2025
Entrance Exam:September 4, 2025
Announcement of Application Results:September 9, 2025

Examination Schedule in April 2026

【1st Application: General Entrance Examination, Working Student Entrance Examination】

Application for Eligibility Screening Accepted:June 19 – 20, 2025
Eligibility Screening:July 4, 2025
Application Period:July 8 – 15, 2025
Entrance Exam:September 4, 2025
Announcement of Application Results:September 9, 2025

【2nd Application: General Entrance Examination, Working Student Entrance Examination and Dual Ph.D. Program Entrance Examination】

Application for Eligibility Screening Accepted:October 9 – 10, 2025
Eligibility Screening:November 7, 2025
Application Period:November 12 – 19, 2025
Entrance Exam:February 5, 2026
Announcement of Application Results:February 10, 2026

Pre-Arrival Entrance Examination Schedule

【Entrance in October 2025】

Application Period:May 12 – 15, 2025
Entrance Exam:Will be announced after receiving the documents
Announcement of Application Results:July 9, 2025

【Entrance in April 2026】

Application Period:October 8 – 14, 2025
Entrance Exam:Will be announced after receiving the documents
Announcement of Application Results:December 5, 2025

Document request

We hand out Application for the Entrance at the following windows. If you hope to get the application by mailing, please send a stamped(510yen/copy. *If you would like to request two or more copies, please contact us by email in advance.) return envelope you wrote your postcode, address, name to the following Mailing Address to demand.

[The window]-Hirosaki University: Student Affairs Department, Student Affairs Office -Yamagata University: Student Affairs Office, Educational affairs, In charge of the faculty of Food and Agricultural Sciences -Fukushima University, Faculty of Agriculture -Iwate University:Administration Office, the United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences
[Mailing Address to demand]The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences
Iwate University
18-8 Ueda 3-chome,
Morioka, Iwate 020-8550
JAPAN
[Inquiry for entrance]The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University
Phone: +81-19-621-6249
E-mail:rendai2@iwate-u.ac.jp

Outline of the United Graduate School, Application Guideline and Forms for your reference

Outline of the United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences 2023

Outline of the United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences 2023

Application Guideline and Application Forms for the Entrance in October 2024 (General Student , Working Student, Pre-Arrival Student and Dual Ph.D. Student)

Guidelines for Applicants for Admission in October, 2025

List of Professors Qualified as Major Advisors

(Forms) Application for the UGAS ※Please request original forms when applying.

(Forms) Application for the UGAS ※For Dual Ph.D. Student.

(Form No.11) Report of preliminary screening result (Only Pre-Arrival Student)

Application Guideline and Application Forms for the Entrance in April 2025 (General Student, Working Student, Pre-Arrival Student and Dual Ph.D. Student)

Guidelines for Applicants for Admission in April 2026

List of Professors Qualified as Major Advisors

(Forms) Application for the UGAS ※Please request original forms when applying.

(Forms) Application for the UGAS ※For Dual Ph.D. Student.

(Form No.11) Report of preliminary screening result (Only Pre-Arrival Student)