For high-school students

This page provides information on the process for entering the Course of Civil Engineering and the Course of Public Policy and Engineering in the Department of Socio-Environmental Engineering of the Hokkaido University Faculty of Engineering for students planning to take the Hokkaido University entrance examinations.

Also see the website of the Hokkaido University Admission Center for information on Hokkaido University entrance exams.

When you take the exams

Notes:

The information below has been prepared based on information about the entrance exams for the 2011 academic year available as of March 2010. Note that this information is subject to change in the 2012 academic year or later.

Also be sure to refer to the admissions guidelines distributed in late October for details.

To enter these courses, you must take either of the following exams with a passing score:

  1. General entrance exam for science (first schedule)
  2. Faculty of Engineering entrance exam (second schedule)

1. When taking the general entrance exam for science (first schedule)

Hokkaido University has begun using a general entrance exam system for selection of applicants beginning with the 2011 academic year.

If you intend to enter a scientific faculty, take the exam for any of the five scientific options (general science, biology focus, chemistry focus, physics focus, or mathematics focus).

See the chart below for the allotment of points in each of these exam options.

2. When taking the Faculty of Engineering entrance exam (second schedule)

Prospective students for these courses who will take the secondary exam on the second schedule should take the Faculty of Engineering entrance exam.

See the chart below for the allotment of points in this exam option.

First year

Students in their first year will take general education courses in the Faculty of General Education.

Since the units required vary depending on the department or course you intend to join beginning in your second year, carefully check the documents distributed at guidance and other opportunities after entering the university and make sure you take your required classes.

Second year

Students are assigned to a faculty, department, and course in their second year.

Be sure to choose the Course of Civil Engineering or the Course of Public Policy and Engineering in the Department of Socio-Environmental Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering.

Your classes on specialized subjects will begin after your assignment to the course.

See the curriculum page for information on each specialized subject.

Fourth year

Students in their fourth year are assigned to research teams where they will conduct research for their graduation theses.

You can join any research team from either the Course of Civil Engineering or the Course of Public Policy and Engineering.

The specialized fields of research vary by research team.

See the homepage of each research team for details of its research.

Career options

Activities in preparation for graduation, such as surveying students’ career preferences, career guidance, and civil service exam preparatory courses, begin around autumn in students’ third year.

Also refer to the career options webpage for prospective employers of graduates.

Going on to graduate school

About 70% of graduates of the Course of Civil Engineering and the Course of Public Policy and Engineering go on to the master’s degree program.

If you want to continue to conduct research in a research team in the Course of Civil Engineering or the Course of Public Policy and Engineering, enter either of the following graduate programs:

See the website of the Hokkaido University Graduate School of Engineering concerning graduate school entrance examinations.

Those interested in public policy also may choose graduate study in the Hokkaido University Public Policy School.

Every year a number of students from the Course of Civil Engineering and the Course of Public Policy and Engineering go on to the Public Policy School.