| (1)
Those who have received 12 years of school
education outside Japan, and have completed
secondary education. Those who are at least
18 years old |
| (2)
Attend a year of "University Preparatory Course" at
one of the designated Japanese language institutions
for students from countries where school
education is 10 or 11 years only. Students
must be at least 18 years old |
| (3)Those
certified as having, with respect to junior college
admission, academic ability at least equivalent
to that of a high school graduate |
| (4)Those
who completed a 12-year programme at an international
school accredited by an international accrediting
organisation (WASC, ACSI, ECIS) and are at least
18 years old |
| (5)Those
who are certified by a junior college's individual
qualification assessment process as having academic
ability at least equivalent to that of a high school
graduate and are at least 18 years old |
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| To
enter a junior college, an international student
must pass that college's entrance examination. |
Some
colleges use results of the Examination
for
Japanese University Admission for International
Students (EJU) as a criterion
>> learn
more about EJU Examination << |
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| In
contrast to university education that put emphasis on scientific principles or theoretical research and education,
junior colleges focus on education that allow students to learn skills useful to them after their graduation. |
| Approximately
one-third of the junior colleges are women's colleges where a majority of the courses offered are on humanities, home sciences, education and social sciences |
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