Graduate School of Science

  • Since information below is just an overview, applicants must carefully read the application form of the graduate school.

  • Some graduate schools conduct preliminary examinations to determine whether the applicant meets the qualification before the application period. Be careful not to miss the preliminary examination period.


・An English-only degree program is available at the Graduate School of Science.
Please see: International Graduate Program in the Natural History Sciences:

Admission Information

Master’s Course (First Part of Doctoral Program): General Category
Master’s Course (First Part of Doctoral Program): Special International Student Category (for applicants who cannot come to Japan to take the entrance examination, and who obtained a recommendation letter from a prospective supervising faculty member attesting to the applicant’s competence and scholastic performance)
Doctoral Course (Second Part of Doctoral Program): General Category
Doctoral Course (Second Part of Doctoral Program): Special International Student Category (for applicants who cannot come to Japan to take the entrance examination, and who obtained a recommendation letter from a prospective supervising faculty member attesting to the applicant’s competence and scholastic performance)


Homepage http://www.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/english/index.html
Faculty pages:
Mathematics
http://www.math.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/en/resercher/
Condensed Matter Physics
http://phys.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/quantum/index-e.html
Cosmosciences
http://www.ep.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/~cosmo/member/index-e.htm
Natural History Sciences
http://www.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/grp/dyna-admin/geodynamics/index-e.html (Earth & Planetary Dynamics)
https://www.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/grp/sys-web/sys-web/english/labo/index.html (Eaarth and Planetary System Science)
http://www.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/isv/english/staff/ (Seismology and Volcanology)
http://www.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/biodiversity/English.html (Biodiversity)
http://museum-sv.museum.hokudai.ac.jp/activity/education/scicom/English.html (Science Communication)