01 ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must meet one of the following criteria:
- Applicants have graduated or expect to graduate by August 2025 from a degree-granting junior college (associate’s degree program) outside of Japan.
- Applicants have graduated or expect to graduate by August 2025 from a degree-granting university (bachelor’s degree program) outside of Japan.
- Applicants have been enrolled for at least two years in a bachelor’s degree program at a degree-granting university outside of Japan and have earned or expect to earn at least 62 credits* by August 2025.
- Applicants who are judged by the President of the Kansai Gaidai University (KGU) to have equivalent qualifications (eligibility) to those stated above.
*Credits will be calculated according to KGU’s credit conversion standards and must count toward the graduation requirements at KGU.
02 START OF ENROLLMENT: SEPTEMBER 2025
03 APPLICATION PERIODS FOR FALL 2025 ENROLLMENT
| 1st Application Period | December 2, 2024 - January 24, 2025 (JST) |
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| 2nd Application Period | March 3, 2025 - April 18, 2025 (JST) |
04 REQUIRED APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
- Application for Admission
Please proceed “Application for Admission” through online application system.
- Letter of Recommendation
Download the form here and ask your recommender to submit to cge2023@kansaigaidai.ac.jp.
- Statement of Purpose and Study Plan
Statement of Purpose and study Plan section is in the online application.
- Official Academic Transcript(s)
Please have the transcript(s) from all universities and colleges attended sent either using Parchment or emailing directly from the institution(s) to cge2023@kansaigaidai.ac.jp.
- WES (if applicable)
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Please provide a Course-by-Course Evaluation from World Education Services (WES) if you fit in either of the following categories:
- Attended a post-secondary institution that uses a grading system other than GPA.
- Attended more than one post-secondary institution.
Note:
Please visit the WES website to order this evaluation and submit it via the admission system along with your academic transcript(s). The WES Basic Package is sufficient for our review process.- ・Word Education Services: https://www.wes.org/
- ・Course-by-Course Evaluation: https://www.wes.org/evaluations-and-fees/education/transfer-admissions/
*Please select “US” for “Equivalency Country”.
- Proof of English Proficiency (if applicable)
Applicants whose native language is not English must submit a certificate of TOEFL iBT® Test score of 94, IELTS 7.0, Cambridge 180, Pearson 67 or higher. However, this must be within two years prior to the application deadline.
- Activity Report Form
Download the form here and submit it through the admission system.
- Self-introduction Video
The video should include self-introduction, reasons for applying, etc.; maximum of 5 minutes. Upload to admissions system.
- Copy of Passport
- Photograph (digital data)
- Merit Scholarship Application
Download the form here and submit it through the Admission system. Please see the Tuition and Fees page for eligibility.
05 APPLICATION FEE USD 50 (NON-REFUNDABLE)
You may pay the application fee by credit card through admission system. After completing the application section, the payment screen will appear.
06 HOW TO APPLY
Please submit the application through the online Admission System.
07 NOTIFICATION OF ADMISSION
| 1st Application Period | February 24, 2025 (JST) |
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| 2nd Application Period | May 23, 2025 (JST) |
08 CONFIRMATION OF ENROLLMENT
Successful applicants must confirm their enrollment by completing the necessary payments by the following dates:
| 1st Application Period | March 24, 2025 (JST) |
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| 2nd Application Period | June 20, 2025 (JST) |
Note
- Students who have provided false information in relation to their application will be denied admission.
- Students who have been accepted but fail to meet the eligibility requirements by August 2025 will be denied admission.