Graduate schools at Waseda University are engaged in research and instruction in the humanities and sciences fields at an advanced level in terms of both theory and practice, seeking to deepen knowledge, create and develop cultures, and contribute to the welfare of mankind. Graduate courses consist of a Master's program for two years and a Doctoral program for the following three years. Graduate schools are broadly divided into, on the one hand, independent and professional graduate schools that have research centers and institutes as their parent bodies, and on the other hand, other graduate schools that have undergraduate schools as their parent bodies. In recent years, graduate schools at Waseda University have been accepting an increasing number of mature students and conducting advanced education and research open to society to answer the needs of the times. Some graduate schools also offer September admission.
Entrance examination schedules and subjects vary by graduate school.

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(1) Graduate schools which accept application through the International Admissions Office

- Graduate School of Economics
- Graduate School of Law
- Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Graduate School of Commerce
- Graduate School of Fundamental Science and Engineering
- Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering
- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering
- Graduate School of Education
- Graduate School of Human Sciences
- Graduate School of Social Sciences
- Graduate School of Sport Sciences
[Download application guideline/form]
*English: http://www.waseda-iao.jp/waseda/e/admission/3/03a/3-1-4.html
*Japanese: http://www.waseda-iao.jp/waseda/j/admission/3/03a/3-1-4.html
[Example: The past examinations are available on the following website. (Japanese website only)]
http://www.waseda.jp/nyusi/past_test/index_gs.html

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(2) Graduate schools which accept application directly (not through the International Admissions Office)

*1 For the following graduate schools, please download the designated application documents from the websites of the respective graduate schools and apply directly to the school. Click on the name of the graduate school below for more information.

*2 Effective from April 1st 2012, The Okuma School of Public Management will be reorganized in the Graduate School of Politacal Science.

- Graduate School of Political Science
- Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies
- Graduate School of Global Information and Telecommunication Studies
- Graduate School of Japanese Applied Linguistics
- Graduate School of Information Production and Systems
- Waseda Business School
- The Okuma School of Public Management (Japanese website only) *2
- Waseda Law School
- Graduate School of Finance, Accounting and Law
- Graduate School of Accountancy
- Graduate School of Environment and Energy Engineering
- Graduate School of Teacher Education (Japanese website only)

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* Others
Application for Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship for 2012 Embassy Recommendation research students: Click here