{"id":563,"date":"2024-04-17T19:07:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T10:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dhw.ac.jp\/en\/?page_id=563"},"modified":"2025-11-20T11:21:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T02:21:13","slug":"domestic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dhw.ac.jp\/en\/admissions\/domestic\/","title":{"rendered":"For International Students Residing in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Application Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The applicant must satisfy all of the following requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The applicant must meet one of the following criteria below:<br>-The applicant has graduated or will graduate from senior high school by the time of enrollment (including those currently working).<br>-The applicant has completed a 12-year curriculum in an educational system(s)or is scheduled to complete such a curriculum by the time of enrollment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The applicant must be eligible to obtain or renew the residence status of study abroad under the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act after being admitted into Digital Hollywood University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The applicant has passed level N2 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) or obtained 220 points or higher in the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) for the Japanese subject, or has equivalent competence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the applicant is currently enrolled in an educational institution in Japan or have previously been enrolled in an educational institution in Japan (e.g. Japanese language school, vocational school), the applicant must have an attendance rate of 80% and above.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u203bPlease note that submitting either JLPT or EJU certificate is not mandatory when applying. You are eligible to apply as long as your Japanese language skill is equivalent to JLPT N2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Admissions Categories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>DHU Undergraduate Admissions falls into several categories. Regardless of nationality, all applicants are free to choose their admission categories based on their strengths.If you are unsure which admission category that fits you the best, we would recommend you attend our Admissions Information Sessions or Open Campus, or you can also contact us at nyushi@dhw.ac.jp to consult with our Admissions Officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile\"><table class=\"\" style=\"width:1000px\"><thead><tr><th style=\"width:15%\">Admissions Categories<\/th><th>Selection Method<\/th><th style=\"width:40%\">Features<\/th><th style=\"width:10%\">Quota<br> (max)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Comprehensive Selection<br>\n(Activities-focus)<br>\n(Portfolio- focus)<\/td><td>\u30fbDocuments screening<br>\n\u30fbA academic skills test<br>\n\u30fbAn interview<\/td><td>Selection factors:<br>\n&#8211; Learning motivation<br>\n&#8211; Future dreams<br>\n&#8211; Activities-focus: Experiences and communication skills<br>\n&#8211; Portfolio-focus: Portfolio<\/td><td>65<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Comprehensive Selection<br>\n\u3010Honors Scholarship\u3011<br>\n(Project-based)<br>\n(Planning presentation-based)<br>\n(E-sports based)<\/td><td>\u30fbDocuments screening<br>\n\u30fbA basic academic skills test<br>\n\u30fbAn interview (only students who pass the screening can attend)<\/td><td>Selection method for applicants intending to receive a scholarship.Applicants who have experiences in creating art, event planning, using English in any overseas experiences, or have any experiences in e-sports field will be eligible.<br>\nApplicants who passed as an Honors Scholarship Student will be granted a full tuition waiver (1,040,000 yen) for max. of 4 years.<br>\nApplicants who do not meet the criteria for Honors Scholarship, but pass the admission screenings, will be accepted as a general selection with no tuition waiver.<\/td><td>20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>General Entrance Examination<br>\n(Type A)<\/td><td>\u30fbDocuments screening<br>\n\u30fbAcademic skills<\/td><td>\u30fc<\/td><td>40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>General Entrance Examination<br>\n(Type B)<\/td><td>\u30fbDocuments screening<br>\n\u30fbAcademic skills<\/td><td>Selection method based on the total score of 2 selected subjects.Subjects: National language, Mathematics, English, Essay, Drawing and Programming.<br>\nExaminees who have taken either Drawing or Programming will have the chance of receiving scholarships.<\/td><td>15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Third Year Transfer<\/td><td>\u30fbDocuments screening<br>\n\u30fbInterview<br>\n\u30fbBasic academic skills test<\/td><td>The applicants&#8217; motivation to learn, communication skills, creativity and abilities necessary to start from the 3rd year will be comprehensively evaluated.Graduates and prospective graduates of vocational schools, and university students who have completed their 2nd year of a 4-year bachelors degree will be eligible.<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guidelines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Please refer to the guidelines to see the documents required for each admission categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhw.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dhu_international_in_japan_2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guidelines for April, 2026 Admission<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhw.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dhu_transfer2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guidelines for April, 2026 Admission (Third Year Transfer)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Online Registration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Please make sure to complete the online registration and examination fee payment before submitting the application documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/e-apply.jp\/ds\/dhw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Online Registration<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Private Consultation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Digital Hollywood University offers a 30 minute multilingual private consultation through ZOOM every Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; For reservation: <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineconsultation.youcanbook.me\/\">Reservation form<\/a><br>&#8211; Available languages: Japanese, English, Chinese and Korean.<br>&#8211; Day: every Wednesday<br>&#8211; Time : 11AM ~ 7PM (Japan time)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inquiries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions regarding the Undegraduate Admission, please do not hesitate to contact us at:<br>E-mail: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:nyushi@dhw.ac.jp\" target=\"_blank\">nyushi@dhw.ac.jp<\/a><br>(Multilingual support: Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Application Requirements The applicant must satisfy all of the following requirements: \u203bPlease note that submi [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":224,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/hanyo.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-563","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"c-entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dhw.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dhw.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dhw.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dhw.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dhw.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=563"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.dhw.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":809,"href":"https:\/\/www.dhw.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/563\/revisions\/809"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dhw.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dhw.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}