Media and Governance

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants need to fulfill at least one of the requirements mentioned in sections 1 to 5 below:

1. They must have graduated or be scheduled to graduate from a university in Japan or overseas before September 21, 2014 for September 2014 enrollment, before March 31, 2015 for April 2015 enrollment, or before September 21, 2015 for September 2015 enrollment in the Graduate School of Media and Governance.

2. They must have acquired or be scheduled to acquire a bachelor’s degree from the National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation before September 21, 2014 for September 2014 enrollment, before March 31, 2015 for April 2015 enrollment, or before September 21, 2015 for September 2015 enrollment in the Graduate School of Media and Governance.

3. They must be accredited by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.

• Request for eligibility addressed to the Dean of the Graduate School of Media and Governance.

• Résumé
• Academic transcript(if previously enrolled in a university)
• Any papers, essays, publications, portfolios, and such written by the applicant relevant to research and academic accomplishments

• Request for eligibility to skip a year. There is no designated format for this request.
• Academic transcript for undergraduate studies
• Document showing requirements for advancing to the next year/graduation (e.g., copy of course registration guide) (Not required of applicants enrolled in Keio University)
• Verification that the applicant is enrolled in the Third Year or higher at a four-year university (photocopy of Student ID Card or academic transcript, screen printout of website for enrolled students after logging in, etc.) (Not required of applicants enrolled in Keio University)

• Seeking admission in September 2014 (Application Period I, 2014), or
• Seeking admission in April 2015 (Application Period II, 2014).

• Those who wish to enroll in September 2014 must have been enrolled in an undergraduate program for three years or more by September 21, 2014 (the end of March 2015 for those who wish to enroll in 7 April 2015). The duration of ‘temporary leave of absence’ or study abroad cannot be included in this calculation. However, the period during which credit points were accumulated at another university while studying abroad may be included.
• Those who wish to enroll in September 2014 must be scheduled to earn 90 or more undergraduate credits by September 21, 2014 (the end of March 2015 fort hose who wish to enroll in April 2015). Any credits earned from courses not deemed necessary for graduation, such as Optional Subject (Jiyu Kamoku) will not be considered. Those who are unable to earn the required credits by the designated date above will not be qualified to enroll even after passing the entrance examination.
• Those who wish to enroll in September 2014 must have earned 60 or more undergraduate credits by the end of March 2014 (the end of September 2014 for those who wish to enroll in April 2015). Any credits earned from courses not deemed necessary for graduation, such as Optional Subject (Jiyu Kamoku) will not be considered.
• Those who wish to enroll in September 2014 must fulfill one of the requirements mentioned below by the end of March 2014 (the end of September 2014 for those who wish to enroll in April 2015).

a. They must have acquired the ‘highest grade possible’ in two thirds or more of the total credits earned at the university they are currently enrolled in. All credits from courses not necessary for graduation, such as Optional Subject (Jiyu Kamoku) should also be included. However, they should not include credits they have earned which are graded on a pass/fail basis. Those enrolled at a university using different grading methods and unable to fulfill the requirements mentioned above must submit two or more recommendation letters from faculty members of the university they are enrolled in. Under extraordinary circumstances the Graduate School of Media and Governance may approve relaxing the ‘highest grade possible’ requirement if the grade obtained is nearly equivalent to it.

Note: Any questions regarding grade criteria should be addressed to the Admissions Office before applying.