Undergraduate Application Handbook / Application Documents 

The Undergraduate Application Handbook includes information on matters including eligibility to apply and points to note for applicants and exam/interview candidates.
Please be sure to read through the handbook before beginning your online application.

2026 Undergraduate Application Handbook

2026 Undergraduate Application Handbook
Application & Entrance Examination Manual

Uploading application documents (files)

Please check the List of Application Documents of the Application Handbook for the documents that you need to upload.
Access the URL below to download forms specified by APU.

Digital brochures page:
（https://www.apumate.net/en/admissions_guide/download）

Printing Application Confirmation Slip and Address Label

You will be able to print out these documents after completing your online application.

On the application completion page or after logging in using the Check Application button in the top section of the initial guidance screen, go to "Online Application Status and Uploads, etc." to print the documents.
*Please be sure to print the Application Confirmation Slip in color.

Required Documents

Required Documents

Prepare the documents you need to send by post.

Please refer to the Undergraduate Application Handbook for details of the documents you need to send by postal mail.

【Second and subsequent applications】
There is no need to resubmit school-issued documents once submitted. If you need to send additional documents when applying for the second time or later, please send only those documents. Please refer to the Application Handbook for the documents that can be diverted.

*There is no need to send the proof of payment (receipt/statement, etc.) that you receive when paying the Application Fee.

Please note:

  • No changes are permitted to application pathway, preferred college/department or other such details after you have paid the Application Fee.
  • No changes are permitted to documents submitted. Moreover, documents will not be returned to applicants in principle.
  • Your application will not be accepted if documents are incomplete.
  • It make take some time for authorities to issue the documents required for your application. Please make arrangements for these documents to be issued in plenty of time.

Sending required documents by postal mail

Please confirm the following procedure before sending your required documents.

Print out your Address Label, and check that you have enclosed all your application documents, and send them to the Entrance Examinations Office, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University by express simplified registered postal mail (速達・簡易書留).

Please read through the following important notes carefully.

  • You will be able to print out your Address Label after completing the online application process.
  • Check that the information printed on the label is correct, then affix the label to a regular Standard Size 2 envelope (240mm x 332mm).
  • Check the operating hours of your local post office, and go to the post office counter to have the envelope sent by simplified registered postal mail (速達・簡易書留).
  • APU does not accept documents posted outside the application period.
  • To check on the delivery status of your documents, go to the Japan Post Track & Trace website.You will need to enter the inquiry number shown on the express simplified registered postal mail receipt issued by the post office.

【For applicants from overseas】
When sending application documents from overseas, please make sure that they arrive at APU by the application deadline, and send them by DHL, EMS, FedEx, or any other means that provides a postal record. High school transcripts and other school-issued certificates may also be submitted via e-mail.
Please note that only documents sent directly to the university by e-mail from the applicant's educational institution will be accepted. Documents sent by the applicant by e-mail will not be accepted. For more details, please refer to the Application Handbook.