Application Dates and Procedure｜Sophia University Web Piloti

Application Dates

Starting Semester	Application Period
Spring Semester (starting April)	October 1 – November 10
Autumn Semester (starting September)	March 1 – April 20

The pdf File “Application Guide(for Students) ” is also available on Sophia Go Global Portal.

	Spring semester	Autumn semester
Application Period	October 1 to November 10	March 1 to April 20
Acceptance Notice sent to coordinators and applicants (in the order of screening, by email)	December to mid-January	June to mid-July
Housing Arrangement Notice to students (all students at the same time, by email)	by end of January	by end of July
CoE sent to students by email directly Acceptance Letter available on GoGlobal portal.	by early February	by early August
Arrival Info Submission Deadline	late February	late August
Designated Arrival Date	by April 1 (to be announced)	mid- September (to be announced)
Orientation Program	beginning of April (to be announced)	mid-September (to be announced)

Application documents will be checked on a first-come first-served basis. If we find any questions or problems, we will contact the coordinators or students accordingly.
Please be advised that any incomplete or missing documents will be corrected at a later date and will cause delay in screening procedure and the receiving of acceptance notice.
Acceptance notice will be sent out to students and their home institution by email once they are accepted. Students from the same university might not receive acceptance results at the same time as Sophia proceed applications to Faculty screening only after the student’s documents are confirmed to be completed.
Certificate of Eligibility (for non-Japanese citizens) and Housing Notice with payment instructions (only for those who arranged housing through Sophia) will be sent to students directly by e-mail. Other important pre-arrival information will be available through online application website.