Conditions: Applicants must fulfill all of the following conditions.
① Applicants who fulfill Basic Requirement ① above must have studied for two or more years
continuously, including their final year of study, at a school in a foreign country (a school
geographically and physically located abroad).
② Applicants must take all of the exam subjects designated by Hokkaido University (see table
on pages 14-15) on the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International
Students (EJU) administered by JASSO and must have earned a score of 270 or higher for
Japanese as a foreign language (including writing) and a score of 265 or higher on the test of
basic academic skills (Japan and the World and math for those in the liberal arts and for
science and math for those in the sciences). However, applicants to the schools and
departments listed below must have earned the scores indicated:
• Department of Medicine, School of Medicine: A score of 385 or higher for Japanese as a
foreign language (including writing) and a score of 340 or higher for basic academic skills
(for science and math).
• Department of Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine: A score of 360 or higher for
Japanese as a foreign language (including writing) and a score of 300 or higher for basic
academic skills (for science and math).
• Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Department of Pharmacy, School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy: A score of 340 or higher for Japanese as a
foreign language (including writing) and a score of 300 or higher for basic academic skills
(for science and math).
• Cooperative Veterinary Education Program, School of Veterinary Medicine: A score of
360 or higher for Japanese as a foreign language (including writing) and a score of 320 or
higher for basic academic skills (total score for science and math).
③ Applicants to the Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, must take the TOEFL PBT,
TOEFL iBT, or TOEIC and must have earned a score of 550 or higher on the TOEFL PBT,
79 or higher on the TOEFL iBT, or 750 or higher on the TOEIC.