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What are CBMS grads?

CBMS grads are those who graduated (or will have graduated) from Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, the University of Tokyo.
CBMS grads are exempted from some of the admission process, usually including written exams.

Do I have to fill in Research Plan even if I am a CBMS grad?

Yes. It may take some time, but you need to.

I graduated from Dept of CBMS long ago. Still am I qualified for CBMS grads?

Yes. Graduation year does not matter.
Graduates from Department of Computational Biology and department of Medical Genome Sciences also qualify.

Does a CBMS grad have to submit an English proficiency score report?

CBMS grads are exempt from English exams, so CBMS grads do not have to submit an English proficiency score report.

Do internal students have to take Written Examination (Specialty) to get enrolled in the doctoral program?

No. Internal students are exempt from taking Written Examination (Specialty).

Does a CBMS grad have to submit the screening fee (exam fee)?

If you are a student in our department and if you wish to enroll in the doctoral course RIGHT AFTER you graduate from the Master's course, you do not need to pay the screening fee. Ex-students have to pay. Even if you are a student in our department right now, though, say, if you graduate in March and wish to enroll in October, you do need to pay.

Do CBMS grads have to submit transcripts and graduation certificates?

CBMS grads do not have to submit the transcript and graduation certificate of Graduate School of Frontier Sciences (GSFS), UTokyo. If they are asked to submit other transcripts or graduation certificates other than ones by GSFS, UTokyo, CBMS grads need to submit those transcripts or graduation certificates. An example of this is when you graduated from a foreign university, you may need to submit the transcript and graduation certificate of the foreign university.

I am a second-year master’s student in the Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, scheduled to complete my program in March. I applied for the Schedule A entrance examination, but my examination number is not on the list for the oral examination in August. What should I do?

If you apply to the doctoral program while enrolled in the master’s program in the Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, and there is no gap between the month of completion and the month of enrollment (i.e., the gap is less than half a year), the oral examination will be conducted around the same time as your master’s thesis final defense. In other words, for those completing in March, the entrance oral examination will be held around January–February, and for those completing in September, it will be held around July–August.

In other words, if you are scheduled to complete in March and apply for Schedule A, there will be no oral examination in July–August. Similarly, if you are scheduled to complete in September and apply for Schedule B, there will be no oral examination in January–February.

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