Waseda University School of Social Sciences has decided to require submission of the results of the English external examination to qualify for the national self-recommended entrance examination from the 2024 entrance examination.
According to Waseda University, the target English external test and results are Eiken (CSE score) 1,950 or higher, GTEC CBT960 or higher, IELTS4.0 or higher, TEAP225 or higher, TOEFL iBT42 or higher, TOEIC L & R / TOEIC S & W 1,150 or higher.
It is valid only for the results that can be submitted by the application period, but for those who have already graduated, those obtained after graduating from high school are also valid.Candidates who submit results that exceed the above levels may be subject to evaluation by "qualified persons" who are eligible to apply.
The number of English external examinations is increasing every year, and Obunsha Co., Ltd., a publishing company specializing in education, says that the entrance examination in 2020 reached about 8% of universities.The standard values for the test results vary from university to university, but it is said that if you leave a result of Eiken Level 2 or higher, you can take the test in an advantageous way.
The introduction of the English external test was also planned for the common test for university admission, but the concern that regional disparities and economic disparities in households would affect the test results could not be eliminated, and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology abandoned the introduction. There is.
