4) Notes on Admission
1. Admission Schedule
April 2025 Entry
Application period: August 1 - August 29, 2024
Final deadline for video interview submissions: September 5, 2024
*Within a few days of receiving an invitation link, all applicants must submit a recorded video.
Notification of Results: November 6, 2024
September 2025 Entry
Application period: January 14 - February 13, 2025
Final deadline for video interview submissions: February 20, 2025
*Within a few days of receiving an invitation link, all applicants must submit a recorded video.
Notification of Results: April 23, 2025
2. Concentration
Before you apply for the Institute for the Liberal Arts, please read the Application Guide and understand the relationship between the concentrations and the departments. All students at the ILA follow the same curriculum especially designed for the ILA program. However, on paper each student is also registered in one of six faculties. The placement of faculty and department is only for administrative purposes and degree certificate issuance upon graduation (refer to the chart below).Applicants can number their first to third choice of concentration on the Application for admission, but the final placement will be made by the University. Since each concentration has a limited number of places, all successful applicants will be apportioned to the concentration of their choice in order of their score. If the first (second) choice has already been filled, applicants will be placed in their second (third) choice. You will be notified of the concentration, faculty, and department to which you are admitted in the letter of acceptance. Once assigned, Doshisha University policy does not allow ILA students to change their concentrations, faculties, or departments.
| Concentration | Faculty | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese Society and Global Culture | Letters | English / Philosophy / Aesthetics and Art Theory / Cultural History / Japanese Literature |
| Social Studies | Sociology / Social Welfare / Media, Journalism and Communications / Industrial Relations / Education and Culture | |
| Japanese Business and the Global Economy | Economics | Economics |
| Commerce | Commerce | |
| Japanese Politics and Global Studies | Law | Law / Political Science |
| Policy Studies | Policy Studies |
3. English Proficiency Score
When you apply through the ILA Online Application System, you will be required to upload one of the designated English proficiency scores. However, for Duolingo, SAT and ACT, please also ask the test centers to share your official score report directly to the ILA office via their website. (SAT College Code: 7231, ACT College Code: 9078))
4. Video Interview
From 2025 Application onwards, we conduct a Video Interview. An Invitation link (URL) for recording a video interview will be sent to all applicants who have completed their application. Within a specified period of receiving the invitation link, applicants must record their answers to the Video interview questions using the online system.