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For students enrolling in April 2025 Master's / Doctoral Program


We will make a further announcement. Please check this website regularly.

Event schedule, including orientations for freshmen

AY 2025 April Entrance Ceremonies

  • [Date] Apr.1 (Tue.)
  • [Venue] Hiyoshi Commemorative Hall, Hiyoshi Campus

[Click here for details] AY 2025 Graduate Entrance Ceremony

Academic Advisor Consulting

The Dean of the GSMG, Assistant to Chairman and Academic Advisors held consulting meeting as following. Please feel free to join. (You can join or leave in the middle.)

  • [Date] Apr.2（Wed.）10:00am - 11:30am
  • [Venue] SFC campus Ω12
    Campus map
    Programs scheduled to attend: GR,HC,PS,CB,EG,XD,CI,BI
    Professional Courses scheduled to attend:

Receiving your CNS account and keio.jp account

You can confirm your CNS account and keio.jp activation key on SFC ITC website from Mar.26 (Wed.), around 10:00am. Please confirm them soon. However please activate your keio.jp account on and after Apr.1 (Tue.), 8:30am.

- You must activate your keio.jp account before course registration.
Academic Calendar
Course Registration System User Manual

Student ID Card Issuance

Date and time: 9:30-15:30 on Tuesday, Apr.2
Location: Office of Student Services counter on the first floor of the A Building at SFC
Documents to be submitted: Student Information Card (Make sure to complete the reverse side as well.)

- You will require your Student ID card when undergoing the annual health check. If you are unable to receive it on the above date and time, pick it up at the Office of Student Services counter on the first floor of the A Building at a later date (on weekdays 9:15-16:50) as soon as possible.

- The Student ID Card cannot be picked up by anyone other than students themselves.

- Be sure to check your name and date of birth on your Student ID Card and registration sticker (issued with your Student ID Card). Your name on your Student ID Card will appear on documents including various certificates, so be sure to check your name in detail such as the spelling, order, and your middle name if you have one. If your student ID Card was issued with an error in your name or other information, carry out the necessary procedures to correct information at the Office of Student Services counter on the first floor of the A Building by no later than Friday, Apr. 25.

2025 Health Checkup

  • [Date] Apr. 2 (Wed.) to 4 （Fri.），7 (Mon.) to 8 （Tue.）
  • [Venue] SFC Gymnasium; (Gamma Building)

Check this document for a health checkup at SFC

Academic Calendar

  • Please confirm the schedule on the Student Website"Academic Calendar".
  • You will find information about the curriculum and the course registration on the Student Website "Cautions Regarding Online Course Registration".
  • You can check the detailed syllabus at "SFC Syllabus Search".
    （ID：gsmg2025s、PW：tzsgiTQ9sVJTZyu）
  • Please check K-LMS (communication system related to study, research and classes) for information regarding courses. You need a keio.jp account to log in K-LMS as well.
  • Students who want to take Program Courses (HEISETSU) / courses for undergraduate at SFC that have restrictions on registration besides Course Registration should ask course lecturers to add to the list at the first class. If you want to take courses in the second half of the semester, you need to obtain permission via e-mail and register for courses during the registration period.

Information for Master Students

      Application Documents after passing the internal selection
      1. Two letters of recommendation written in English by two professors from a previous university or graduate school (no designated form) (not mandatory but recommended)
      2. Official undergraduate transcript and the Certificate of Graduation (Submission of Apostille for the certificate of graduation is also necessary)
      3. Official certificate of Enrollment and the Transcript at Keio University Graduate School of Media and Governance (Submission of Apostille for the certificate of Enrollment is also necessary)
      4. A copy of passport
      5. Proof of Funds(Must be original copies)

Items Distributed after Admission Registration and Orientation Materials

Master and Doctor

  1. Guidebook for Students of the Graduate School of Media and Governance 2025
    Procedure for Acquiring Master's Degree
    Procedure for Acquiring Doctoral Degree
  2. Graduate School Regulations for the Academic Year 2025 *(2025年度 大学院学則) (until Mar.31, 2025)
    Graduate School Regulations for the Academic Year 2025 *(2025年度 大学院学則) (on and after Apr.1, 2025 *keio.jp account required)
    - Booklets are available at the SFC office.
  3. Student Information Card
    - * Please submit to the Shonan Fujisawa Campus Student Services Office on the first floor of the A Building when your student ID card is issued)
  4. Notice on the AY 2025 Annual Health Checkup
  5. (For International Students)Scholarship Essential Points in English 2025 Spring
  6. 日本学術振興会（JSPS）関連事業のご案内(Japanese only)
  7. Guide to Personal Accident Insurance for Students Engaged in Education and Research("Gakkensai")
  8. Handbook for Enrollment in the Personal Accident Insurance for Students Pursuing Education and Research (Gakkensai)
  9. Guide to Liability Insurance coupled with "Gakkensai" ("Futaibaiseki")
  10. Handbook for Enrollment in the Liability Insurance coupled with Gakkensai（Futaibaiseki)
  11. Guidebook for the Keio Student Health Care Mutual Aid Association ("Kenpo-no-tebiki")
  12. Yes to life, No to drugs（麻薬・覚醒剤・大麻・危険ドラッグ等薬物の乱用をなくそう）
  13. A Guide from the Wellness Center Student Counseling Room
  14. Request for the participation in an action for the prevention of outbreaks of Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella-Zoster (Chickenpox) in the campus.
  15. SFC BYOD (Bring your own Devices / Laptop Specification)
  16. Keio Code of Research Ethics
  17. Stop!! Research Misconduct leaflet
  18. NO GRANT FRAUD
  19. >Harassment Prevention Committee leaflet
  20. Natural Disaster and Emergency Pocketbook
  21. Welcome to the Keio Co-op
  22. 慶應カードのご案内 (Japanese only)
  23. 塾生総合補償制度のご案内（Japanese only）
  24. Shonan Fujisawa Media Center Library Guide

Guidance Materials

  • Supports for international students
  • Scholarships for self-supporting students

  • Japanese Language Course Guidance for international students and returnees

      • New international students and returnees planning to take Japanese courses in the spring semester of 2025 need to take Japanese Level Check Tests and consult with the Japanese language instructor. Please visit the SFC Japanese language Section website ( https://japanese.sfc.keio.ac.jp/wp/) and complete Steps 1, 2, and 3 by *March 31*. *On April 2 afternoon*, the oral test will be conducted on campus at the Japanese Language Section office (λ207). The oral test will be around 10 minutes per person. The time for the oral test will be announced via email individually by April 1 to the email address you provided in Step 3. Please check your email.

    • Keio Japanese Courses (KJC) Students who want to take Keio Japanese Courses at Mita Campus should read the application guideline carefully and establish procedures correctly. If you have questions, please contact the office of Japanese Language Program Center for Japanese Studies jlp-inquiry@adst.keio.ac.jp.

      • Please refer to the "Keio Japanese Courses Guidebook" after online registration. The period of online registration which is mandatory is from Mar.11(Tue.) 3:00pm to 21(Fri)10:00 (JST).