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Admissions for Graduate School of Dentistry

Graduate School Admission

Applicants must obtain a approval of acceptance from a professor of department that you would like

to enroll as a research student.

  1. Visit our homepage below.
    Graduate School of Dentistry
  2. Find a department that you are interested in
  3. Contact professor to see if he/she will accept you as a research student

If you still don’t know where to make contact, please email si-soumu-kyomu(a)office.osaka-u.ac.jp

(replace (a) with @),indicating the name of department that you interested in

Application information

■ Doctoral course

◆ Spring Admission (April 2025 Enrollment)

Twice examination opportunities are available for Spring Admission.

Application period
for screening of
eligibility for
admission
Application PeriodExamination Day
The first timeAugust 19th – 21st, 2024September 24th – 27th, 2024October 26th, 2024
The second timeDecember 2nd – 4th, 2024December 23rd – 25th, 2024February 1st, 2025
# Please check the application guideline to see if an admission eligibility screening (pre-application screening) is required.

Admission Policies & Application Guidelines 2025

★ Handling of Application Documents in the Application Procedures for International student (April 2025 Enrollment) Doctoral course Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University

 Due to the pandemic of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2), it has been getting very difficult to take external English examinations. Considering this situation, the validity period of the TOEFL, TOEIC, and IELTS score sheets listed in Note 1 on page 6 of the application procedures has been changed as follows.

The valid certificate should be the one issued within two years before the last day of the applicationperiod.

The valid certificate should be the one issued within five years before the last day of the application period.

◆ Fall Admission (October 2024 Enrollment)

Application period
for screening of
eligibility for admission
Application PeriodExamination Day
May 20th ‒ May 22nd,
2024
June 10th – June 12th,
2024
July 6th, 2024
Please check the application guideline to see if an admission eligibility screening (pre-application screening) is required.

Admission Policies & Application Guidelines 2024

★ Handling of Application Documents in the Application Procedures for International student (October 2024 Enrollment) Doctoral course Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University

 Due to the pandemic of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2), it has been getting very difficult to take external English examinations. Considering this situation, the validity period of the TOEFL, TOEIC, and IELTS score sheets listed in Note 1 on page 5-6 of the application procedures has been changed as follows.

The valid certificate should be the one issued within two years before the last day of the application period.
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The valid certificate should be the one issued within five years before the last day of the application period.

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The Application Fee Payment System


■ Research student

Applicants must obtain an approval of acceptance from a professor of department that you would like to enroll as a research student.

# Admission of research students is open at any working days; however, the paper works take approximately 3 months for applicants living in Japan.

# For applicants residing overseas, in general, applications must be submitted by the end of the fourth month prior to the month in which you wish to enroll.

Application Guidelines for Research Fellowship

Information about Entrance Examinations for International Students

http://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/international/inbound/examination