Early Completion Program Slection Requirements
Number of papers and oral presentations required to apply for the selection of the Early Completion Program
(as of April 2024)
note: If you have any questions about the selection requirements, please contact the academic service office corresponding to each degree program.
Degree Programs in Business Sciences
Doctoral Program in Doctoral Program in Law
- Number of peer-reviewed academic papers
- At least 2 peer-reviewed academic papers equivalent.However, one of the editions should be about over 100,000 letters.
- Number of oral presentations
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Doctoral Program in Business Administration
- Number of peer-reviewed academic papers
- At least 2 peer-reviewed papers published in academic journals.
- Number of oral presentations
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Degree Programs in Pure and Applied Sciences
Doctoral Program in Mathematics
- Number of peer-reviewed academic papers
- At least 2 papers.
(The manuscript must have been published or accepted for publication in an international journal. One of the papers must be a single author.) - Number of oral presentations
- The number of oral presentations does not matter.
Doctoral Program in Physics
- Number of peer-reviewed academic papers
- At least 3 papers.
(Already published or accepted for publication in an international journal.) - Number of oral presentations
- The number of oral presentations does not matter.
Doctoral Program in Chemistry
- Number of peer-reviewed academic papers
- At least 3 papers.
(The paper must have been published or accepted for publication in an international journal. Must be first author or contributing author) - Number of oral presentations
- The number of oral presentations does not matter.
Doctoral Program in Engineering Sciences
-Subprogram in Applied Physics
- Number of peer-reviewed academic papers
- At least 3 papers.
(The manuscript must have been published or accepted for publication in an international journal. Must be first author.) - Number of oral presentations
- The number of oral presentations does not matter.
Doctoral Program in Engineering Sciences
– Subprogram in Mate-rials Science
- Number of peer-reviewed academic papers
- At least 3 papers.
(The manuscript must have been published or accepted for publication in an international journal. Must be first author.) - Number of oral presentations
- The number of oral presentations does not matter.
Doctoral Program in Engineering Sciences
– Subprogram in Materials Science and Engineering
- Number of peer-reviewed academic papers
- At least 3 papers.
(The manuscript must have been published or accepted for publication in an international journal. Must be first author.) - Number of oral presentations
- The number of oral presentations does not matter.
Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering
Doctoral Program in Policy and Planning Sciences
- Number of peer-reviewed academic papers
- At least 2 peer-reviewed academic papers.
(First authorship is preferred.) - Number of oral presentations
- The number of oral presentations does not matter.
Doctoral Program in Risk and Resilience Engineering
- Number of peer-reviewed academic papers
- At least 1 peer-reviewed academic paper.
(First authorship is preferred.) - Number of oral presentations
- At least 2 oral presentation materials.
(Refereed international conference papers are preferred.)
Doctoral Program in Computer Science
- Number of peer-reviewed academic papers
- At least 1 peer-reviewed academic paper.
(You must be the primary author. Peer-reviewed international conference papers may be accepted.) - Number of oral presentations
- The number of oral presentations does not matter.
Doctoral Program in Intelligent and Mechanical Interaction Systems
- Number of peer-reviewed academic papers
- At least 2 peer-reviewed academic papers.
(One of the papers may be accepted as a peer-reviewed international conference paper. As a rule, you must be the first author.) - Number of oral presentations
- At least 1 oral presentation at an international conference.
(As a rule, you must be the first author and the oral/poster presenter of the paper. )
Doctoral Program in Engineering Mechanics and Energy
- Number of peer-reviewed academic papers
- At least 2 peer-reviewed academic papers.
(First authorship is preferred.) - Number of oral presentations
- At least 2 oral presentation materials.
Degree Programs in Life and Earth Sciences
Doctoral Program in Biology
- Number of peer-reviewed academic papers
- At least 2 original papers by the first author.
(Material that has been published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed international journal.) - Number of oral presentations
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Doctoral Program in Agricultural Sciences
- Number of peer-reviewed academic papers
- At least 2 papers in English or 4 papers in Japanese, or 1 paper in English and 2 papers in Japanese. All authors must be first authors.
(Material that has been published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed international journal.) - Number of oral presentations
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Doctoral Program in Life and Agricultural Sciences
- Number of peer-reviewed academic papers
- At least 2 original papers by the first author.
(Material that has been published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed international journal.) - Number of oral presentations
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Doctoral Program in Bioindustrial Sciences
- Number of peer-reviewed academic papers
- At least 2 papers in English or 4 papers in Japanese, or 1 paper in English and 2 papers in Japanese. All authors must be first authors.
(Material that has been published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed international journal.) - Number of oral presentations
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Doctoral Program in Geosciences
- Number of peer-reviewed academic papers
- At least 2 original papers by the first author.
(Material that has been published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed international journal.) - Number of oral presentations
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Doctoral Program in Environmental Studies
- Number of peer-reviewed academic papers
- At least 2 published, original papers directly related to the dissertation. Must be the first author.
- Number of oral presentations
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Doctoral Program in Life Science Innovation
【Important Notice】
Due to the planned integration of the Life Innovation Degree Program into the Graduate School of Integrative and Global Multidisciplinary Arena (G-SIGMA), which is expected to be established in April 2027, admission to the Early Completion program is temporarily suspended.
Admissions to the Early Completion Program for Working Professionals within the Life Innovation Degree Program under G‑SIGMA are expected to resume in accordance with the curriculum progression of the Doctoral program upon the establishment of G‑SIGMA.