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  Admission for Spring Semester 2026
   Graduate School of Law (Master's and Doctoral Programs)
   Graduate School of Arts and Letters (Master's and Doctoral Programs)
   Graduate School of Economics and Management (Master's and Doctoral Programs)
   Graduate School of Commerce (Master's and Doctoral Programs)
   Graduate School of Sociology (Master's and Doctoral Programs)
   Graduate School of Informatics (Master's and Doctoral Programs)
   Graduate School of Science and Engineering (Master's and Doctoral Programs)
   Graduate School of Foreign Language Education (Master's and Doctoral Programs)
   Graduate School of Psychology (Master's and Doctoral Programs)
   Graduate School of Social Safety (Master's and Doctoral Programs)
   Graduate School of East Asian Cultures (Master's and Doctoral Programs)
   Graduate School of Governance (Master's and Doctoral Programs)
Graduate School of Human Health Sciences (Master's and Doctoral Programs)

　If you wish to apply, please read the following application guidelines carefully and first enter the necessary information from the web entry screen.
　Then, download the documents required for application (statement of reasons for application, etc.), print them out in A4 size, and submit them.

Web entry site URL
  https://prod.shutsugan.ucaro.jp/kansai-u/top

　Note 1: Use from a PC is recommended.
　Note 2: Please remember to take note of the application number given to you after completing Web Entry, as it will be required when you download the examination voucher at a later date.

Download application guidelines and application forms
  https://kansaigradsch.kansai-u.ac.jp/admission/index.html

Web Entry Period, Application Fee Payment Period, and Application Document Submission Period
　 Friday, December 19, 2025 - Friday, January 9, 2026

How to Submit Application Documents
　Mail (postmarked by the deadline) or bring to the Graduate School Admissions Group (10:00 - 16:00 during the application submission period).
　*If you are applying from outside Japan, your application must arrive no later than the closing date (Japan Standard Time).
　*Applications for the "On-Campus Entrance Examination" must arrive no later than the closing date.

Start date for downloading the examination voucher
　Monday, February 16, 2026

Date of Entrance Examination
　Graduate School of Sociology (Media Studies): Friday, February 20, 2026 and Saturday, February 21, 2026
　Graduate School of Sociology (Department of Sociology and Social System Design): February 21, 2026 (Saturday)
　Other Graduate Schools: February 21, 2026 (Saturday)

For applicants to the Master's Program 
The Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) Graduate School Type 1 Scholarship: Scholarship Return Exemption Program for Outstanding Achievementhttps://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/scholarship/news/2026_3.html(see below).