■ Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Student
International students who wish to study at the undergraduate level at universities
or other such higher educational institutions in Japan possess the Japanese language
skills and the basic academic abilities needed to study at those institutions.
EJU is held twice a year.Depending on the university they wish to enter and the course of study they wish to pursue, the examinees select the subject tests that they
will take from the following.
a. The test in Japanese as a Foreign Language consists of writing, reading
comprehension, and listening and listening-reading comprehension.
b. In the science test, examinees select two subjects from physics, chemistry and
biology depending on the requirements of the university they wish to enter and
the course of study they wish to pursue.
c. In the mathematics test, examinees select either of Course 1 if they plan to enter
liberal arts programs or science programs requiring comparatively less
knowledge of mathematics, or Course 2 if they plan to enter programs requiring
advanced knowledge of mathematics depending on the requirements of the
university they wish to enter and the course of study they wish to pursue.
d. Examinees may not choose to take both the Science test and the Japan and the
World test.
Examinees who achieve a superior score on EJU are eligible to receive Honors
Scholarships for PrivatelyFinanced International Students after enrolling in a Japanese
university. Those who wish to be considered for this scholarship must indicate this
intention on their EJU application.
