Examination guide

(1) Admission Policy

　■Nurture people who have been and will continue to “create their own future

　 -Keio University's Admission Policy　

Keio University is dedicated to the mission of its founder, Yukichi Fukuzawa, who said, “Keio University aims to be a fountainhead of elegance and a model of wisdom and virtue, and to be a leader in society at large. Keio University is committed to making this possible. Keio University has numerous researchers with outstanding research achievements that make this possible, and each faculty is committed to curriculum reform, distinctive courses, international exchange, and other educational activities that lead the trends of the times. We respect the academic backgrounds of students and evaluate their abilities and aptitudes from various perspectives, and have established various entrance examination systems to accept a wide variety of excellent students from all over Japan and from overseas. With this system, we aim to accept students who will lead the future of Japan and the world. (Source: Cited from the school's website)

 

(2) Various Entrance Examination Systems　

　Based on the above policy, Keio University has established the following entrance examination systems.

-General Entrance Examination - Entrance Examination with Voluntary Recommendation (Faculty of Letters only)

-Entrance Examination with Recommendation of Designated Schools (Law, Commerce, Science and Engineering, Pharmacy)

-Returnee Student Entrance Examination (all faculties except Nursing and Medical Care) - International Student Entrance Examination (all faculties except Nursing and Medical Care)

-AO Entrance Examination (Law, Political Science, Environment and Information Studies, Science and Engineering, Nursing and Medical Care)　

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(3) AO Entrance Examinations for the Faculty of Policy Management and the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies

　Both faculties are relatively new within the university, having been established in 1990, and were the first universities in Japan to introduce the AO entrance examination system as one of the measures for attracting students with high potential and versatility. As one of the measures to attract students with high potential and versatility, we introduced the AO entrance examination system for the first time at a Japanese university.

-Specifically, there are the following tests　

First stage test: Submit a statement of reasons for your application, a personal statement, and other application documents.　

Secondary examination: Interview (about 30 minutes)

-The AO entrance examination system is not a system for selecting athletes, so your achievements such as winning various sports competitions in high school will be evaluated qualitatively, but not quantitatively.

-For details of the AO entrance examination for the Faculty of Policy Management and the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, please refer to the application guidelines for the