Accelerated Completion Program
The accelerated completion program is aimed at working adults with a certain level of research achievements and ability, and allows them to complete the doctoral program of the Graduate Graduate School of Policy Studies, Doctoral Program which normally takes three years, in as little as one year and obtain a doctorate. In this program, students are required to complete a doctoral thesis under the guidance of a supervisor based on their research achievements as working adults, and so an entrance examination is conducted to screen them. This program is only open to those who have applied for the "Working Adult Selection Examination."
Students admitted under the accelerated completion program can give presentations from the spring semester hearing (August) of the year they enrolled.
*Even if you apply for the accelerated completion program, you may be accepted into the regular Graduate Graduate School of Policy Studies, Doctoral Program doctoral program (standard completion period is three years) based on the results of the entrance examination.
Eligibility to apply
In addition to the eligibility requirements for applying for the working adult selection test in the Graduate School Graduate School of Policy Studies, Doctoral Program doctoral program, applicants are also eligible to apply for the "Accelerated Completion Program" below.
1. Paper Criteria
The candidate must have published (or have been accepted for publication in) two or more papers that are considered to be academic papers in policy research, including one paper directly related to the doctoral dissertation.
In principle, papers must be single-authored, but co-authored papers will also be accepted if the applicant is the main author. Accepted co-authored papers will be individually reviewed to determine whether they can be considered as a contribution, taking into consideration whether the applicant can be considered the main author, whether the paper has been peer-reviewed, etc.
2. Research Publication Standards
The candidate must have made a presentation at an academic conference (an organization registered with the Science Council of Japan or equivalent) on a topic directly related to the doctoral thesis.
In principle, presentations should be oral.