Following the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's policy to postpone the introduction of English private exams into university entrance exams, most national universities have switched to a policy that does not require English private exams for general entrance exams in 2020.The Japan Association of National Universities has released a collection of links on its homepage that summarizes the response status of each national university in the secondary examination.

 According to the links of the Japan Association of National Universities, 82 of the 80 national universities that conduct undergraduate entrance exams do not require the English private exam for general entrance exams. Of the 80 schools, 15 schools such as Chiba University, Hiroshima University, and Tokyo University of the Arts require voluntary submission in all faculties or some faculties, and the policy is to consider according to grades, but Kyoto University, Tokyo University, The remaining 65 schools, including Ochanomizu University, have decided not to use them at all for general entrance exams.

 Tokyokaiyo University is the only university that qualifies for applications with grades above a certain level in the English private examination.Tokyo Gakugei University is undecided.

 Before the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology postponed the introduction, 78 schools announced their intention to use the English private examination, and many required that they submit their grades when applying. Became.It seems that the fact that the grades of the English private exam could not be received through the national grade provision system and had to be calculated independently was also affected.

 The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is asking public and private universities to respond by December 12, but it is highly likely that similar movements will spread to public and private universities.

reference:[The Japan Association of National Universities] Regarding the response to the English private examination in the 2020 entrance examination (follow-up report)

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