Application Guidebook for AO (Self-Recommended Admissions) Screenings in Academic Year 2024/2025
Application Guidebook for AO (Self-Recommended Admissions) Screenings in Academic Year 2024/2025
(Last updated: April 2, 2025)
The Application Guidebook for the Spring AO 2025 applicant screening is now available for download.
Application Guidebook and Documents Forms
Please read the Application Guidebook carefully for details on the required application documents.
Application Guidebook for the Spring AO 2025 (PDF) (Published: January 20, 2025/Updated: April 2, 2025)
Application Guidebook for the Summer/Fall AO 2024 (PDF)
The Japanese language version of the Application Guidebook for the Spring AO 2025 applicant screening is available for download from the following link . Japanese language version
Please note that applicants of the Spring AO and Summer/Fall AO who pass the first-round screening will be interviewed in Japan at the second-round screening. The Winter AO (GIGA) 2025 is especially recommended for applicants residing outside of Japan who wish to take the entrance examination without the process of traveling to Japan and be eligible to apply for scholarships exclusively for international students. The Application Guidebook for the Winter AO (GIGA) 2025 will become available at the following website around late September, 2025 (schedule may be changed):
Admission Quota
Faculty of Policy Management: 150
Faculty of Environment and Information Studies: 150
*The admission quota is the total for all AO screenings in Academic Year 2025 and for both April and September enrollments.
Application Timeline
All times and dates indicated in Japan Standard Time (JST)
| Spring AO 2025 | Summer/Fall AO 2024 | |
| Enrollment Period | September 2025 or April 2026 | April 2025 or September 2025 |
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Online Application |
10:00 a.m., Monday, May 12, 2025 - 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 4, 2025 |
10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 1, 2024 - 3:00 p.m., Monday, September 2, 2024 |
| Application Fee Payment |
Monday, May 12, 2025 - 10:59 p.m., Thursday, June 5, 2025 |
Thursday, August 1, 2024 - 10:59 p.m., Tuesday, September 3, 2024 |
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Submission of Documents by Post From within Japan, must be postmarked on or before the deadline. |
Monday, June 2, 2025 - Thursday, June 5, 2025 |
Monday, September 2, 2024 - Tuesday, September 3, 2024 |
|
First Round Results Announcement Examination Slip Issued |
11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 10, 2025 - 4:59 p.m., Saturday, July 19, 2025 |
11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 10, 2024 - 4:59 p.m., Sunday, October 27, 2024 |
| Second Round Screening (Interview) |
Saturday, July 19, 2025 |
Faculty of Policy Management:
Faculty of Environment and Information Studies: |
| Announcement of Final Result (Check on the Online Application System) |
From 11:00a.m., Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | From 11:00a.m., Friday, November 1, 2024 |
If there are any changes, announcement will be made on the following Keio University website. Please check for annoucements regularly. https://www.sfc.keio.ac.jp/en/
Contact Information
Admissions Office at Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus
Address: 5322 Endo, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 252-0882 Japan
Email: ao-request<at>sfc.keio.ac.jp
Please replace "<at>" with "@" in the email address before sending out the email.