Keio International Program (KIP)       Undergraduate

This program is suitable for undergraduate students who wish to focus on studying in various academic fields in English. KIP students with advanced Japanese proficiency may also focus on undergraduate courses taught in Japanese, offered by the Keio University Faculties that are open to exchange students. In addition, they may choose to take up to four (4) Japanese language courses.  (Since priority is given to Japanese Language Program students, KIP students may not be able to take those courses which are already full.)

Please note that the main purpose of KIP is for students to attend a wide range of International Studies Courses taught in English, and/or attend regular undergraduate courses taught in Japanese, rather than emphasizing the study of Japanese language.

Program Requirement:

A student must register for a minimum of seven courses per semester made up of any combination of courses from the categories listed below. Registering for a minimum of seven courses is a mandatory requirement to maintain College Student visa status.

Following a major review in 2012, the curriculum of the International Center Courses has been redesigned such that the courses focus on Japan and East/South East Asia as a central theme. The courses are mainly for international students from overseas and conducted in English. As Japanese students can also take these courses, they can provide students with opportunities for international exchange through study.

There are about 70 courses in various fields such as Language & Literature, Arts, Culture & Cross-cultural Understanding, Science, Religion & Thought, History, Media & Communications, Social Issues, Politics, Diplomacy & International Exchange, Business & Economy, and Law.

In addition to the 70 courses under the fields mentioned above, there are Independent Study courses, under which students may arrange to receive individual supervision for their research from an academic advisor, and Keio Economics Professional Career Programme (PCP) Courses, offered by the Faculty of Economics.

Course Descriptions & Time Table:

http://www.ic.keio.ac.jp/en/iccourse/index.html

*Information at the above URL is for 2011. It will be updated at the end of March 2012. For 2012 courses (as of January 2012), click here

Students with advanced Japanese proficiency may focus on taking full-time undergraduate courses taught in Japanese, offered by the Keio University Faculties that are open to exchange students. In order to be permitted to take undergraduate courses taught in Japanese, students must take a Japanese Language Program placement test conducted by the Center for Japanese Studies at the beginning of each semester and be placed in Level 8 or above within a range from Level 1 to 12. (Level 8 means a student is able to audit university lectures, read text/reference books and write papers and take examinations in Japanese with advanced sentence structures, and has both an advanced vocabulary (8,000 words), and advanced knowledge of kanji (1,500 characters).)

   -Undergraduate Faculties open to exchange students-

  Most of the undergraduate courses are offered in Japanese. 

* There may be some registration restrictions and/or course prerequisites. Foreign language courses in all faculties and School of Medicine courses are not open to exchange students.

* Course descriptions & timetables for the faculties (available only in Japanese):
http://www.gakuji.keio.ac.jp/academic/rishu/index.html

（Course registration guide and course syllabus of 2012 offered by undergraduate faculties will be updated after April 1）

KIP students may take up to four (4)Japanese language courses per semester, offered by the Center for Japanese Studies, to improve their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. They may register for courses from two categories: “Subjects with a Specific Focus” and “Japanese Studies on Society and Culture”. (Since priority is given to Japanese Language Program students, KIP students may not be able to take those courses which are already full.) Please note that the courses in “Core Subjects” are NOT open to KIP students.

There is no minimum level of Japanese proficiency required for students who wish to take Japanese language courses offered by the Center for Japanese Studies. However, all KIP students are required to take the JLP placement test conducted by the Center for Japanese Studies at the beginning of each semester to be placed in an appropriate learning level. While most of the courses are offered at Mita Campus, students who have been placed in Levels 1 to 3 (Elementary Level) will mainly take courses taught at Hiyoshi Campus.

Please be aware that class attendance, participation, and course work are considered very important, especially in the Japanese language courses offered by the Center for Japanese Studies. KIP students should plan their study schedule carefully before registering for courses to avoid any schedule conflicts.

For the course lists for “Subjects with a Specific Focus” and “Japanese Studies on Society and Culture” given in the 2011 academic year, click here (JLP courses list is on Page 4).  Some courses may not be offered in the year you attend Keio.

General Information of JLP

http://www.ic.keio.ac.jp/nncenter/en/index.html?url=110.html

＊＊　Sample Weekly Schedule of a KIP student ＊＊

This student’s Japanese learning level in the JLP placement test is Level 1.

（Sample schedule of courses offered in 2009）

 (  ) = number of credits

*    International Center Courses

** “Subjects with a Specific Focus” courses offered by the Center for Japanese Studies