Faculty / Graduate School courses (Japanese-taught courses)

*The Information on this page is only for the exchange students from our partner institutions under the student exchange agreement at university level Keio International Program students.

  • Exchange students may take courses offered by the Faculty or Graduate School.
  • Undergraduate students cannot register for Graduate School courses (PCP and GPP courses are also available.).
  • Some courses are not open to exchange students.

Japanese-taught courses

  • Students who have Japanese language proficiency equivalent to JLPT level N2 or above may take courses taught in Japanese open to exchange students.
  • The number of courses you can take also depends on your Japanese proficiency level. Please refer to the chart below.
  • Undergraduate students cannot register for Graduate School courses.

*When registering for Undergraduate Faculty / Graduate School courses, students are required to have Japanese proficiency equivalent to or higher than level N1 of the JLPT. Students whose Japanese proficiency is equivalent to the level N2 of the JLPT can register for undergraduate faculty courses, but need to form their study plan on the assumption that earning credits is extremely difficult.

Number of the courses you can take

Your Japanese language proficiency Level

5 courses or more

Students need to be placed into an Advanced or Higher Advcanced study level on the Japanese Language Program Placement Test at Keio.
OR
Students who have Japanese language proficiency equivalent to level N1 of the JLPT (*1)

Up to 4 courses

Students who have Japanese language proficiency equivalent to level N2 of the JLPT (*2)

(*1) "Equivalent to level N1" means you have already passed JLPT N1, or you are able to score at least 80% on the following samples from past JLPT N1 (*does not include listening section).
(*2) "Equivalent to level N2" means you have already passed JLPT N2, or you are able to score at least 60% on the following samples of past JLPT N2 (*does not include listening section).

Samples of Past JLPT

Level N1

 Level N2

Past JLPT Exam

Vocabulary
Grammar
Reading

 Vocabulary
Grammar
Reading

Answer Sheet

N1sheet.PDF

 N2sheet.PDF
Answers N1answer.pdf N2answer.pdf

Important Notes

*To check your Japanese Language Proficiency, please submit one of the following documents at the Course Registration Guidance for the KIP students.
- A photocopy of JLPT certificate of Result and Scores for N1/N2 level
- A printed answer sheet of the above sample of past JLPT N1/N2 level (*please grade by yourself)

*When you register for Undergraduate Faculty / Graduate School courses, the instructor's permission is required. Depending on the situation, you may not be able to take the undergraduate faculty courses you like. Please keep this in mind when forming your study plan and credit transfer plan.