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Professional Degree Program
Applications for April 2024 Enrollment
Application Materials
Persons who would like to receive copies of Kumamoto Gakuen University's current Graduate Prospectus (Japanese), Graduate Admission Handbook (Japanese) and Application Form (Japanese), can send a request from the following page:
https://www.kumagaku.ac.jp/daigakuin/exam/shiryo/
The following link may be used to download a pdf version of our Graduate Admission Handbook (Japanese):
1. Student Capacity
| Graduate School | Major | No. of students accepted |
|---|---|---|
| Accountancy | Professional Accountancy | 30 students |
2. Examination Schedule
| July | November | January | February | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examination Types | Regular exam / Exam for working people / Exam for recommended students | Regular exam / Exam for working people / Exam for recommended students / Exam for special early admission students | Regular exam / Exam for working people / Exam for recommended students / Exam for special early admission students | Regular exam / Exam for working people / Exam for recommended students |
| Application Period | Jun. 13 - Jun. 20, 2023 | Oct. 24 - Oct. 31, 2023 | Jan. 9 - Jan. 16, 2024 | Feb. 6 - Feb. 13, 2024 |
| Examination Date | Jul. 2, 2023 | Nov. 12, 2023 | Jan. 28, 2024 | Feb. 28, 2024 |
| Examination Place | KGU*1 | KGU*1& Fukuoka*2 | KGU*1& Fukuoka*2 | KGU*1 |
| Announcement of Results | Jul. 7, 2023 | Nov. 17, 2023 | Feb. 2, 2024 | Mar. 1, 2024 |
| Admission Procedure Deadline | Jul. 21, 2023 | Dec. 1, 2023 | Feb. 16, 2024 | Mar. 8, 2024 |
*1: Kumamoto Gakuen University (2-5-1 Oe, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 862-8680 Japan)
*2: Hotel Fukuoka Garden Palace (4-8-15, Tenjin, Fukuoka Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0001 Japan)
3. Selection Methods, Eligibility & Entrance Examination Fees
(1) Regular Examination
Selection Methods
| July exam | Screening of the application documents | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialized subject examination | bookkeeping | ||
| Interview | oral examination, including questions on accounting | ||
| Nov., Jan., and Feb. exam | Screening of the application documents | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialized subject examination | select one out of bookkeeping, accounting, and tax accounting | ||
| Interview | oral examination, including questions on accounting | ||
Eligibility
Persons who have graduated or are expected to graduate in March, 2024 from a university or have an equivalent qualification are eligible for this examination.
If applicants meet specific conditions such as passing a subject in a certified tax accountant examination, they shall be exempted from the requirement to take the specialized subject examination.
Entrance Examination Fee
¥32,000
(2) Examination for working people
Selection Methods
| Screening of the application documents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short essay | checking applicants' fundamental background knowledge on economics, and management | |||
| Interview | oral examination,including questions on accounting | |||
Eligibility
Persons who have worked more than 2 years as of April 1, 2024, and have graduated or are expected to graduate from a university are eligible for this examination.
Entrance Examination Fee
¥32,000
(3) Examination for recommended students
Selection Methods
| Screening of the application documents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short essay | checking applicants' fundamental background knowledge on economics, and management | |||
| Interview | oral examination, including questions on accounting | |||
Eligibility
Persons who are expected to graduate from a university or to complete a master's degree program in the KGU Graduate School of Commerce in March, 2024 are eligible for this examination. The applicants must submit a recommendation letter written by one of the professors at the university the applicants are graduating from.
Entrance Examination Fee
| ¥16,000 | For those who are expected to graduate from Kumamoto Gakuen University (KGU) or from KGU Graduate School of Commerce | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¥32,000 | For those who are expected to graduate from other than Kumamoto Gakuen University | |||
(4) Examination for recommended students (graduates of KGU's Specialist Accounting Course)
Selection Methods
| Screening of the application documents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interview | oral examination, including questions on accounting | |||
Eligibility
Persons who are expected to graduate from Kumamoto Gakuen University's Specialist Accounting Course in March, 2024 are eligible for this examination. The applicants must submit a recommendation letter written by one of the professors at Kumamoto Gakuen University.
Entrance Examination Fee
¥16,000
(5) Examination for recommended person from working place
Selection Methods
| Screening of the application documents | including the review on research project |
|---|---|
| Interview | oral examination, including questions on accounting |
Eligibility
Persons who have worked more than 3 years as of April 1, 2024 at either a company, public office, NPO, accounting office or tax accounting office are eligible for this examination. The applicants must submit a recommendation letter written by a chief of the personnel section of the place the applicant is working for. Applicants also need to have graduated from a university or have an equivalent qualification or must be recognized by our graduate school to possess academic ability that is equal to or exceeds that of a university graduate.
Entrance Examination Fee
¥32,000
(6) Examination for special early admission students
Selection Methods
| Screening of the application documents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specialized subject examination | select one out of bookkeeping, accounting, and tax accounting | |||
| Interview | oral examination, including questions on accounting | |||
Eligibility
Persons who are in the 3rd year at Kumamoto Gakuen University and are expected to earn 80% or more of the credits required for graduation with excellent grades by the end of the 3rd year are eligible for this examination.
If applicants meet specific conditions such as passing a subject in the certified tax accounting examination, they shall be exempted from the requirement to take the specialized subject examination.
Entrance Examination Fee
¥32,000
(7) Examination for specially early admission students (graduates of KGU's Specialist Accounting Course)
Selection Methods
| Screening of the application documents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interview | oral examination, including questions on accounting | |||
Eligibility
Persons who are in the 3rd year at Kumamoto Gakuen University's Specialist Accounting Course and are expected to earn 80% or more of the credits required for graduation with excellent grades by the end of the 3rd year are eligible for this examination. The applicants must submit a recommendation letter written by one of the professors at Kumamoto Gakuen University.
Entrance Examination Fee
¥16,000
Contact
Office of Graduate Studies, Kumamoto Gakuen University
2-5-1 Oe, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 862-8680 JAPAN
el: +81-96-371-8036, FAX: +81-96-364-5170
Email: daigakuin@kumagaku.ac.jp
