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News Posted: August 6, 2021

Important notice about application documents for October 2022 enrollment

2) Instructions for applicants who cannot submit their standardized test results by the application deadline due to the COVID-19 pandemic (updated on August 6, 2021)
(For details regarding the submission of the standardized test results, please refer to page 11 of the Application Guidelines.)

Applicants who cannot submit their standardized test results by the application deadline due to the COVID-19 pandemic are requested to state that reason in the "Remarks" column in the "Document Upload" section of the Online Application System. In this case, the screening will be conducted using only the applicant's school transcripts, English proficiency test scores, and any other documents submitted for the first screening.
If your standardized test results are available after you have passed the first screening, you can submit the results before the interview date (the second screening).

1) Latest update for an English proficiency test result (updated on August 6, 2021)

We accept results of TOEFL iBT Home Edition, TOEFL ITP Plus for China and IELTS Indicator as well as results of the English proficiency tests listed on page 10 of the Application Guidelines.

- TOEFL iBT Home Edition (https://www.ets.org/s/cv/toefl/at-home/): Applicants must request the test center to send the score report directly to Kyoto University. Kyoto University's TOEFL Institution Code is C447 (Kyoto University - International Undergraduate Program).

- TOEFL ITP Plus for China (https://toefl.cn/family-itp.php): Applicants must request the test center to send the score report directly to "Kyoto University International Undergraduate Program (Kyoto iUP)".

- IELTS Indicator (https://www.ieltsindicator.com/): Once applicants have uploaded a copy of their score report to the Online Application System, no further action is required.

The Application Guidelines for October 2022 Enrollment are available on this page.

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