Following the spread of the new coronavirus infection by the Omicron strain, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has requested in writing from national, public and private universities nationwide that even one examinee does not lose the opportunity to take the examination.If there is a test that could not be taken with the new Corona, it is required to make a pass / fail judgment based on other results.

 According to the Ministry of Education, the document was sent to the directors of national, public and private universities nationwide, excluding graduate schools, under the name of Hiroshi Masuko, director of the higher education bureau.Based on the fact that the infection of Omicron strains has spread rapidly nationwide and priority measures such as prevention of spread have been announced in the three prefectures of Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, and Okinawa, we requested the university to take measures to prevent the examinees from losing their chances to take the examination. is doing.

 As an example of countermeasures
・ If there are students who could not take both the main test and the supplementary test of the common test for university admission at the university that imposes the common test for university admission, pass / fail judgment will be made by individual academic ability test and survey report.
・ For students who did not take the main test, supplementary test, or transfer to another schedule of the individual academic ability test, pass / fail judgment will be made using the common test for university admission and the survey form.
・ If the examinee who did not take the main examination, the supplementary examination, or the transfer of another schedule of the individual academic ability test has not taken the university entrance examination, set the additional examination again and perform the individual academic ability test, or the examinee himself / herself Pass / fail judgment by combining the activity report, the reason for admission to the university, the study plan, the essay, the interview, etc.
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 At the same time, we are also requesting the establishment of a consultation desk in preparation for students who could not take both the common test for university admission and the individual academic ability test.

reference:[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology] Further securing of examination opportunities in the selection of university admissions for the XNUMXth year of Reiwa (PDF)

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