How to Apply
How to Apply
Sophia January Session 2023 will be held online.
Application
Please click the link below to complete your online application once the application period starts:
Application Schedule
| | Online Deadline <Japan Standard Time> | Deadline for Additional Application <Japan Standard Time> | Notes |
| Registration / Online Application Period | OPEN: 9:00 a.m. September 26,2022 CLOSE: 5:00 p.m. October 17, 2022 | CLOSE: November 27, 2022 | All required documents must be submitted during the application period. Late submission will not be accepted. |
| Screening Result | November 9, 2022 | December 9, 2022 | |
| Program Fee Payment | 1 week from the screening result notification. No later than: November 18, 2022 | No later than: December 15, 2022 | Applicant will be placed into each course on a first-come-first-served basis of the payment completion. |
| Course Selection | As soon as your payment is confirmed. No later than: November 25, 2022 | As soon as your payment is confirmed. | Make sure to check the syllabus before you select courses. If not already, syllabus will be updated on the website once confirmed. |
| Welcome Packet Notice | Early December, 2022 | Early December, 2022 | |
| Class Start Date | January 10, 2023 | January 10, 2023 | |
| Class End Date | January 30, 2023 | January 30, 2023 | |
| Transcript | Sent to applicant by the end of February | Sent to applicant by the end of February | |
Eligibility and Requirements
Eligible Applicant
An applicant must:
- Be a current student or graduate of a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctorate degree program outside of Japan. A high school student is not eligible for this program.
- Submit ALL required documents to apply for the session by the designated application deadline.
Late applications will not be accepted.
Required documents
- An OFFICIAL Academic Transcript and a Grading Scale from the applicant’s home institution
The minimum academic requirement is GPA 2.8 on a 4.0 scale, or equivalent.
*If the official transcript is not written in English,please attach an English translation to the original transcript.
*In case the official transcript is sent directly to our office from the applicant’s home university, it must arrive to the office before the application deadline.
Email
ssprgrm-co@sophia.ac.jp
Postal Address
Center for Global Education and Discovery
Sophia Short-term Programs
SOPHIA UNIVERSITY
7-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554 JAPAN
- Passport Copy
- Color Headshot (taken within the last 3 months)
- English Proficiency Test Score
The minimum required scores are as follows:
TOEFL/iBT: 79, TOEFL/PBT: 550, IELTS: 6.0
Following applicants are exempt from the English Proficiency Test Score requirement:
・An applicant whose native language is English.
・An applicant currently attending educational institution whose main language of instruction is English.
*Instead of English Proficiency Test Score, please submit a official letter from your home institution showing that English is the primary language of instruction at your home institution.
Selection Process
Applications will be screened by Sophia Short-term program committee based on the submitted documents.
Inquiries about the
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- Department Name
- Center for Global Education and Discovery
- Contact
- Bldg.2, 1F