Kyoai Entrance Exam POINTS

Key Points for the 2026 Entrance Examination

  1. Scholarship ExamA chance to become a scholarship student with no application fee!
  2. Comprehensive (Faculty of Co-Innovation)You can apply while studying at home using online learning materials!
  3. Scholarship Exam/General SelectionHeld at five locations nationwide! Answers will be in multiple choice format!
  4. General selection/common test-based selectionYou can select up to three choices with one application!

1A chance to become a scholarship student with no application fee!

Starting this year, the scholarship exam, which is the selection test for special scholarship students, will have no application fee!
The results are judged on a maximum of 300 points across three subjects (math, English, and Japanese).
Students with excellent grades will be eligible for entrance examination scholarships with full tuition reimbursement for up to four years!

Scholarship Exam Points

  • Students with excellent grades will receive full tuition support as an entrance examination scholarship student (for up to four years / continuation review available)
  • Even if you are not eligible for the entrance examination scholarship, you may be eligible for admission exemption from the general selection process depending on your grades.
  • The exam date is Saturday, December 13th, so you will know the results by the end of the year.
  • For entrance examination scholarship students, the enrollment procedure period is until Friday, March 13, 2026, so there is no need to pay the admission fee etc. until the results of the first term of national and public universities are announced.
  • Entrance exam in three subjects: mathematics, English, and Japanese

2You can apply while studying at home using online learning materials!

This year's entrance exam will recruit the first class of students for the Faculty of Digital Co-Creation, which will be established in April 2026.
The comprehensive selection process will introduce a new type of entrance exam using the online learning material "atama+."
You can apply by studying at home and passing the specified number of certification exams!

Explanation by the Dean! About the Comprehensive Selection for the School of Digital Co-Creation

Key Points for the Comprehensive Selection for the Faculty of Digital Co-Creation

  • Candidates can study at their own pace using "atama+" and applying for a study account is free.
  • You can take the learning and certification exam from home!
  • Single application/multiple applications available
  • Even if you fail the first period, you can reapply for the second period free of charge.

3The test will be conducted at five locations nationwide, with answering in multiple choice format.

Until last year, the scholarship exam and general selection exam were written in writing, but starting this year, the answer format has been changed to multiple choice.
This year, the event will be held at five locations, including our university (Nagano, Niigata, Utsunomiya, and Sendai).
You can take the exam at a venue near you.

Outside the prefecture (only for scholarship exams, general selection A, and general selection B)

Examination venue areaVenue nameTest venue addressScholarship Exam (Saturday, December 13th)General Selection A (Saturday, February 7th)General Selection B (Friday, February 27th)
SendaiTKP Garden City PREMIUM
Sendai west exit
Sorara Plaza, 1-2-15 Kakyoin, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
(3 minutes walk from the west exit of Sendai Station on the JR Tohoku Main Line)
TEL:022-200-2611
NaganoHotel Shinanoji131-4 Nakagoshocho, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
(8 minutes walk from the Zenkoji Exit of JR Nagano Station)
TEL:026-226-5212
UtsunomiyaHotel Sunshine Utsunomiya2-3-3 Higashijukugo, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture
(3 minutes walk from the East Exit of JR Utsunomiya Station)
TEL:028-633-0123
NiigataJR East Hotel Mets Niigata1-96-47 Hanazono, Chuo-ku, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
(1 minutes walk from JR Niigata Station)
TEL:025-246-2100
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NiigataNiigata Daiichi Hotel1-3-12 Hanazono, Chuo Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
(3 minutes walk from JR Niigata Station)
TEL:025-243-1111
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4With one application, you can select up to three choices!

In the general selection and selection using the University Entrance Common Test, students can apply to both their second and third choice schools, including the Faculty of Co-Innovation, with a single application.

<参考例>
[1rd choice]
International Studies Course (International Society Major)Failed
[2rd choice]
School Education Course (Regional Child Education Major)Pass
[3rd choice]
Faculty of Digital Co-Creation...Pass
in this case···
Apply for admission to either the School Education Course (Regional Child Education Major) or the Faculty of Digital Co-Creation

*Courses within the same major (International Society Major: English Communication/International/Business Management/Psychology and Human Culture) (Child Education Major: School Education/Early Childhood Education and Childcare) cannot be applied to simultaneously, as the evaluation criteria are the same.
*Please note that the required courses for the School of International and Area Studies and the School of Digital Co-Creation are different, so please be careful when applying.

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