MBA

A document that certifies the applicant’s earned degree.
Must be issued by the registrar of the university or college.

Applicants with a master’s or doctoral degree must submit these as well. Must be submitted for all higher education degrees in principle.

If the document is written in a language other than English, English translation must be accompanied with the original certificate.

*Successful applicants must submit the original document(s) to the Hitotsubashi ICS Admissions Office within the enrollment period.

**For graduates of Chinese universities
Graduates of Chinese universities are encouraged to submit a PDF of the English version of the "Online Verification Report of Higher Education Qualification Certificate" downloaded from the China Higher-education Information and Student Information (CHSI), in addition to their degree certificate.

A document that certifies the applicant’s courses attempted, earned credits and grades. Must be issued by the registrar of the university or college.
Must be listed for all courses taken during the enrollment.

Applicants with a master’s or doctoral degree must submit these as well. Must be submitted for all higher education degrees in principle.

If the document is written in a language other than English, English translation must be accompanied with the original certificate.

*Successful applicants must submit the original document(s) to the Hitotsubashi ICS Admissions Office within the enrollment period.

Prepare the Essay as directed on the first page of the format.

Scores must be dated within five years of the interview day of each round. Applicants are to:

1) Upload to the online application system:
- GMAT: test takers score report,or screenshot of the scores on GMAC portal (Appointment ID and Score)
- G R E: test takers score report

AND

2) Have GMAC/ETS send the Official Score Report directly to Hitotsubashi ICS.
- GMAT: University Code No.: F6R-Q5-29
- G R E: University Code No.: 4454

* Applicants are advised to take tests early enough to allow scores to be reported via both methods above before the application submission due date.
The Official Score Report takes a few days to arrive after being requested. Please request GMAC/ETS early as possible to ensure that it reaches the university by the application deadline.

A non-refundable application fee of JPY 30,000 is payable during the application period, via credit card or bank transfer.
Please refer to page 14 of the Application Package for details.

Photocopy of passport of the relevant page(s) of the applicant’s identity document indicating applicant’s name, photograph, passport number.
(Japanese applicants only) Or Japanese driver’s license number,date of birth, etc.

* Must be within the expiration date.

Scores must be dated within two years of the interview day of each round. Applicants are to:

1) Upload their test takers score report to the online application system.

AND

2) Have the ETS/IELTS test centre send the Official Score Report directly to Hitotsubashi ICS.
- TOEFL: University Code No.: 8682
- IELTS: Organization Name:
Hitotsubashi University - School of International Corporate Strategy
If sending in paper score report: Address: National Center of Sciences, 2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8439, Japan

Please make sure to send scores to the correct code. Scores sent to other departments inside Hitotsubashi University cannot be reviewed by Hitotsubashi ICS.

* Applicants are advised to take tests early enough to allow scores to be reported via both methods above before the application submission due date.
The Official Score Report takes a few days to arrive after being requested. Please request ETS/IELTS early as possible to ensure that it reaches the university by the application deadline.

Applicants are to upload the official certificate “Japanese-Language Proficiency Test Certificate of Result and Score（⽇本語能⼒試験認定結果及び成績に関する証明書）” issued by the Japan Educational Exchanges and Services (JEES) to the online application system.

Hitotsubashi ICS highly recommends applicants to submit one or two reference letters to enable the school to learn more about the applicant via the objective evaluations provided by referees.

A reference should be from a person who has been directly responsible for assessing the applicant’s work and/or academic performance. It is desirable that a reference be from a supervisor within the applicant’s current company/employing organization.

The Hitotsubashi ICS Online Application System will send the form to the applicant’s referees directly after completion of online registration.

Only refence letter(s) submitted via online application system will be accepted.
Applicants wishing to support their application with a reference letter/reference letters should ensure that their nominated referee(s) have uploaded the reference letter(s) to the online system before the application is submitted.

Reference letter(s) must be uploaded before the applicant clicks the ‘Submit’ button in order for the reference letter(s) to be included as application documents.
Reference letter(s) cannot be sent after the application submission.

* Depending on the email security settings at your referee’s organization, email service used, emails to the referee may sometimes be rejected, or classified as spam. We recommend the applicants to confirm the situation with your referee(s) once after the request is sent.

An official letter (no set format) from the applicant’s employer stating that the employer will sponsor the applicant.
(For applicants from Japanese companies, Haken Shodakusho in Japanese is acceptable)