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Admission<\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
Admission<\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
<\/i>Admission Policy<\/div>
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1) BUPST expresses that its mission is to provide education and training in order to develop professional translators. BUPST is focused on creating top level professional translators. Professional translators are responsible for translating material of professional quality, which means they require an education that equips them to understand that material. BUPST accepts students aspiring to become translators of this caliber, and provides professional level education and training. BUPST requires applicants to have completed 4 or more years of postsecondary education (university) and to have earned at least a bachelor’s degree. This requirement is naturally given the fact the BUPST awards a master’s degree in translation to students that successfully complete the MST program.<\/p>\n

2) BUPST’s MST program is only for English to Japanese and Japanese to English translation. No other languages are offered in this program. It is therefore necessary for students to be fluent in both Japanese and English. Japanese applicants whose native language is Japanese must have undergone 10 years of English language education (in junior high, high school, and college). English native speakers living in English speaking countries must have undergone the equivalent amount of Japanese language education. Applicants whose native language is neither Japanese nor English must have undergone the equivalent amount of education for both Japanese and English languages. It is clear therefore that BUPST requires English and Japanese fluency as a requirement for admission.<\/p>\n

3) Since BUPST seeks to develop top level professional translators, BUPST looks for applicants aspiring to make translation a career, and makes this a requirement for admission. The three requirements listed above (possess at least a bachelor’s degree, fluency in both Japanese and English, and a aspiration to pursue translation professionally) will be mentioned in more detail later.<\/p>\n

4) BUPST’s education and training is all conducted online via the Internet. BUPST’s translation training is all done using a computer. Students therefore need to be skilled at operating both a computer and the Internet.<\/p>\n

5) Currently all BUPST students hold a bachelor’s degree, are fluent in both English and Japanese, aspire to become professional translators, and are skilled in using a computer and the Internet.
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<\/i>Process from Admission Application to Beginning Courses<\/div>
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1. Application for test = Submission of application for admission
\nNotice of receipt of application and confirmation of testing format (within two business days after applying)<\/p>\n

2. Assign test proctor (five days before written examination)
\nConfirmation Notice (within two business days after proctor nomination)<\/p>\n

3. Submit a resume with photo, curriculum vitae, and an essay, with a university academic transcript and a diploma (two days prior to written examination)<\/p>\n

Japanese native speakers must submit an official score of their 530 or more on the paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL PBT), 71 or more on the Internet Based Test (TOEFL iBT), 800 or more on the TOEIC Score.<\/p>\n

English native speakers must submit an official score of their JLPT (Japanese-Language Proficiency Test) N2 or more “certificate of results and scores” along with their application for admission.<\/p>\n

Applicants whose native language is neither Japanese nor English are required to submit both an official score of their TOEFL PBT530 or more, TOEFL iBT71 or more, IELTS6.5 or more, PTE50 or more scores and their JLPT (Japanese-Language Proficiency Test) N2 or more “certificate or results and scores”.<\/p>\n

4. Written examination sent via email<\/p>\n

5. Submit completed written examination (within two hours after beginning test) observed by proctor<\/p>\n

6. Complete oral examination (a student will be contacted via ZOOM for a 30 minute online interview) with student identity verification by photo attached on resume<\/p>\n

7. Decision passing or failure of applicant
\nWithin 2 days after completion of all the entrance examination, Vice Chancellor tentatively decides passing or failure of applicant, based on all the application and examination papers including the personal resume, working history, the short essay, the evaluation statement of written examination, the evaluation statement of interview, and the TOEFL, TOEIC score document and\/or JLPT score document along with the transcript and the diploma. Formal determination of passing or failure is made by the Admission Committee, within 2 days from Vice Chancellor’s decision, to which Vice Chancellor requests for final determination. Based on the determination by the Admission Committee, Chancellor issues a success certificate to the applicant who passes the entrance examination.<\/p>\n

8. Notice of acceptance (within five business days after oral examination).
\n“Notice of Acceptance” form, an enrollment agreement, guidelines for tuition fees, and an enrollment application will be sent via email.<\/p>\n

9. New applicants for admission are required to submit the enrollment application and the enrollment agreement with signature within one week upon receipt.<\/p>\n

10. New applicants for admission are required to submit the required papers within 14 days upon receipt of “Guidelines for Admission” and “Notice of Acceptance” sent by mail.<\/p>\n

11. First payment of tuition is required within one week after submitting the enrollment application.<\/p>\n

12. After confirming payment of first-year tuition and submission of required papers, a student ID and password together with Student Handbook will be sent to begin the program.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

<\/i>Student Identity Verification Policy<\/div>
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Prospective students are required to submit an admission application with an attached photo taken within the past 3 months. When prospective students take BUPST’s entrance exam, the student’s identity is verified by using the photo on the student’s admission application. Student identity is verified when both the written and interview portions of the entrance exam are administered. BUPST may also verify student identity by requiring students to submit a driver’s license, passport, individual number card, or other government issued photo identification.<\/p>\n

After students have enrolled, BUPST has the chance to meet with them on several occasions, including course final exams, graduation project guidance, and other oral exams. Student identity can be verified at these times. Student identity is finally verified when students attend their graduation ceremony.<\/p>\n

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<\/i>Admission Details<\/div>
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Admission Dates<\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n

January, April, July, October\uff08quarter system\uff09<\/p>\n

Number of Students<\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n

50 students\uff08per quarter\uff09<\/p>\n

Eligibility<\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n

Those who possess a Bachelor\u2019s degree.<\/p>\n

Application Documents:<\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n
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  1. Application form \uff08Please use the online form\uff09<\/li>\n
  2. Essay (approximately 1200 letters) on an applicant\u2019s reasons for applying and reasons for choosing BUPST.<\/li>\n
  3. Bachelor\u2019s degree diploma: 1 copy \/ university academic transcript: 1 copy<\/li>\n
  4. Language or professional qualification certificates (copied)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    TOEFL PBT530 or more, TOEFL iBT71 or more, IELTS6.5 or more, PTE50 or more scores for students whose native language is Japanese.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

    JLPT (Japanese-Language Proficiency Test) N2 or more for students whose native language is English.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

    Students whose native language is neither Japanese nor English must submit both an official score of their TOEFL PBT530 or more, TOEFL iBT71 or more, IELTS6.5 or more, PTE50 or more scores and their JLPT (Japanese-Language Proficiency Test) N2 or more.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

    Application Method<\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n Click here for the admission application form.<\/a>\n
    Application\/Exam Fees:<\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n

    US $70<\/p>\n

    Examination Process<\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n

    There is a first-stage and a second-stage exam.<\/p>\n

    \u3010First-Stage Exam\uff08Written Exam\uff09\u3011<\/span><\/p>\n