Application eligibility
Application eligibility
（1）Applicants should possess university entrance qualification
Refer "Undergraduate Application Handbook" for details.Among those who have applied and been admitted with the expectation of graduating/completing high school or passing the final exam, those who could not graduate/complete high school or pass the graduation exam by March 31, 2026 for spring enrollment or by September 20, 2026 for fall enrollment will not be able to enroll.
①High school (including secondary education school) graduates or those who are expected to graduate
②Completed (or scheduled to complete) the senior curriculum of a special needs school or the third year of a higher college of technology
③Completed an upper secondary course at a special training college designated by MEXT.
④Completed a 12-year standard education curriculum at an educational institution before your date of enrollment* at APU.
⑤Be at least 18 years of age and have passed an official examination that shows academic background equivalent or superior to that obtained from a 12-year standard education curriculum.
⑥Completed (or scheduled to complete) an International Baccalaureate, Baccalaureate, or Abitur qualification between
⑦Completed (or scheduled to complete) a 12-year curriculum at an educational institution accre dited by an international accreditation body (WASC, CIS, ACSI,NEASC,Cognia,NCA CASI,NWAC,SACS CASI,COBIS)
⑧In addition to the above received (or expecting to receive) recognition as possessing academic abilities equivalent to a Japanese senior high school graduate pursuant to Article 150 of the School Education Act Enforcement Regulations
（2）Have an interest and eagerness to study at the preferred College.
（3）English language proficiency must meet the following criteria
For details on Japanese basis and English basis, see page 35.
English proficiency is required for Transfer admission & Second Bachelorʼs Degree admission. See page 32 for more details.
［Japanese basis］
English proficiency is not required for 1st year enrollees and Japanese basis applicants.(except for some entrance examinations)
［English basis］
Applicants must meet any of the following criteria (Ⓐ～Ⓒ) with regard to English proficiency.
ⒶApplicants must meet the following criteria for English language proficiency
［Notes］
*Examination results related to language proficiency will be valid only if the examination date on the certificate is on or after October 1,2023
*The TOEFL iBT® Test（TOEFL iBT® Home Edition also possible）. In addition to Test Date Scores, you may also apply using MyBestTM Scores
*For IELTS/IELTS online, "IELTS One Skill Retake" will also be used.
*For TOEIC®（L&R/S&W）, the combined score is the TOEIC® S&W score multiplied by 2.5. It also includes IELTS One Skill Retake.
*Eiken Test also includes Eiken CBT, Eiken S-CBT, and Eiken S-Interview. In addition, students will be evaluated based on their Eiken CSE score regardless of whether they pass or fail the examination.
*Cambridge English Qualifications includes Linguaskill.
ⒷObtained or expecting to obtain an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma in English.
ⒸRecognized by APU a shaving sufficient English language proficiency.
Such recognition may be granted, for example,if English is the applicantʼs first language, or if the applicant has under taken a curriculum equivalent to Japanese junior and senior high school in which, in principle, all subjects were taught in an English medium (excludinglanguage education subjects).
（4）Persons who meet the eligibility requirements for each application method
Please refer to the page for each application method.
