【Application Schedule for the Exchange Student Program of the School of Political Science and Economics (SPSE)】
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April Addmission
(Spring Semester)
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September Admission
(Fall Semester)
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| 1) Nomination form the home instituion Due |
September 15, 2025
(Japan Time) |
February 15, 2026
(Japan Time) |
| 2) Online submission of Application form Due |
September 15, 2025
(Japan Time) |
February 15, 2026
(Japan Time) |
| 3) Application period by Email |
August 18~ October 1, 2025
(Japan Time) |
January 15 ~ March 1, 2026
(Japan Time)
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| 4) Addmission period |
November~December in the year before |
April ~June of the year
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*When the starting date of application is approaching, the SPSE Office of Meiji University will send the information on the exchange program application procedures to the partner universities by e-mail.
【Application Requirements】
1. The student at one of the partner universities of School of Political Science and Ecnomics (SPSE) of Meiji University is eligible.
*Participants of the Exchange Student Program of the SPSE must be enrolled to their home institution until they finish the Program. Those who will graduate from their home institution before the Program starts or during the Program are not allowed to apply.
2. You must complete studying at your home university al least for one year before starting the exchange program.
3. Language Requirements (English or Japanese)
◆If you take courses in English; TOEFL iBT 71 or above, TOEIC 710 or above, IELTS 5.5 or above, Cambridge ESOL FCE or above, CEFR B1 or above, or its equivalent level
◆If you take courses in Japanese; Japanese Language Proficiency Test N3 or above, or its equivalent level
* If there are requirements about language proficiency on the MOU between your home institution and the SPSE, priority is given to that of the MOU.
* The language proficiency test must be taken within 2 years before the day when you submit your application materials (except for Japanese Proficiency Level Test certificate of N1).
4. GPA: no requirement.
【How to apply: Nomination and Application Procedures】
(1)Nomination by home institution
(2)Submission of the online application form
(3)Submission of the application materials by E-mail
(4)Application for a Certificate of Eligibility (to obtain a student visa and a resident status of "Study Abroad") |
(1)Nomination by home institution
Coordinators at our partner universities need to nominate students to the SPSE Office, Meiji University first.
・ Please use a designated “Students List” when you nominate students. “Student List” will be e-mailed to the partner universities prior to the application period.
・ Please wait for a confirmation e-mail from the SPSE Office, Meiji University. Then, please advise the nominated students to start this application procedures.
<Note>
◆Students at the partner universities of the SPSE:
Before proceeding with the application procedures, please make sure that the coordinators at your home institution have submitted a "Student List" to the SPSE Office of Meiji University.
(2)Submission of the online application form
Each applicant needs to submit the online application form themselves by the deadline from the following link.
“Online Application Form for the Exchange Student Program of the School of Political Science and Economics (The SPSE) , Meiji University”
https://www.meiji.ac.jp/seikei/spse-exchange/
(3)Submission of the application materials by E-mail
Submit application materials by E-mail to the E-mail address below with following required items:
・Title: “Application materials of the Exchange Student Program for Spring 2026”
・Text: Write (a) your name and (b) home university and faculty in the text of the E-mail.
E-mail address: seikei[at]mics.meiji.ac.jp *Please change "[at]" to "@".
<Note>
・Each applicant needs to prepare and submit all the following application materials by the deadline.
・All documents must be written in Japanese or in English.
・Please read through the “Check List for Application Materials” carefully first.
・Please submit each material in a designated format (PDF, Excel and JPEG/PNG).
・The place indicated as "signature" on each document should be signed by the student by hand.
・Any application materials submitted after the deadline is not accepted.
| No. |
Name of the document |
Download |
Submission Format |
| 1 |
Check List for Application Materials |
【Standard form】 |
PDF |
| 2 |
Signature of the Applicant and the Exchange Student Program Coordinator |
【Standard form】 |
PDF |
| 3 |
Nomination Letter (from Dean of your home department to Dean of the SPSE) |
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PDF |
| 4 |
Study Plan |
【Standard form】 |
PDF |
| 5 |
A copy of your English Language Proficiency Test Certificate or Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) Certificate |
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PDF |
| 6 |
The latest Academic Transcript written in English |
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PDF |
| 7 |
Certificate of Health |
【Standard form】 |
PDF |
| 8 |
A copy of your passport (page of your photo, must be valid until the end of exchange program) |
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PDF |
| 9 |
ID photo (taken within 6 months as it is also used for documents for your visa application and Student ID Card) |
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JPEG/PNG |
| 10 |
Housing Form |
【Standard form】
【Sample】 |
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*The SPSE does not require our partners/ students to send original hard copies of the application materials by courier.
(4)Application for a Certificate of Eligibility (to obtain a student visa and a resident status of "Study Abroad")
In order to study abroad at Meiji University as an exchange student, international students are basically required to obtain a student visa and a resident status of "Study Abroad".
To obtain a student visa and a resident status of "Study Abroad", all applicants must apply for a Certificate of Eligibility (COE) in the application process for an exchange program.
<Updated on July 1>
For the 2026 Spring Intake, you can apply for your COE through our affiliated Administrative scrivener's office, Support Gyoseishoshi Law Firm Co.Ltd.
Once you complete the online application, please email them at "Meiji_U@shigyo.co.jp" including the following information, follow their instructions stated in their reply, and complete the COE application procedures by October 1st (For university-wide Exchange Students).
※By clicking the e-mail address above, you can utilize a sample template.
・E-mail title: "Request for COE Application Support (SPSE)"
・Text of the e-mail must include:
(1) Your Name
(2) Your e-mail Address
(3) Name of your home university
(4) Statement expressing that you would like to request for their COE application Support.
For your information, students need to prepare and submit following documents to apply for a COE in many cases:
- Application for the Certificate of Eligibility
- Statement of Financial Responsibility
- Documentation which shows the proof of the payment amount indicated on the “10. Application for Certificate of Eligibility”
①A bank balance certificate or copy of the applicant's account bankbook
②A bank balance certificate or copy of the bankbook for the bank account of the person responsible for payment
③An income certificate of the person responsible for payment
④Certificate of scholarship funds received. (Disbursement period must correspond to duration of study abroad at Meiji.)
*Applicants were required to submit a proof document showing that they can afford 720,000JPY or more (for semester exchange) or 1,440,000JPY or more (for one-year exchange).
(The amount of the bank balance, your financial supporter's annual income in the 2024 fiscal year, or the scholarship you will receive must be 720,000JPY or more (for semester exchange) or 1,440,000JPY or more (for one-year exchange). )
Please be ready to prepare the proof documents while preparing for the application.
*Please note that the SPSE cannot accept students who miss to obtain a COE even if they meet all the requirements and submit all the necessary application materials.
<Updated on July 17>
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan has started "Japan Pre-Entry Tuberculosis Screening" for those with a designated nationality, because there have been more cases in which foreign-born residents of Japan diagnosed with Tuberculosis in recent years.
Those with a designated nationality are required to submit a "TB Clearance Certificate" when applying for a COE.
Please see the details from the website of Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare of Japan below for your reference:
Japan Pre-Entry Tuberculosis Screening | FAQ(English) |
