About the PEARL
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There is no transfer system in place at the PEARL, so all students are required to start from the first year of the programme.
No. The PEARL does not accept credits from another institution.
About the Admissions Procedures
The PEARL does not require the completion of any specific secondary school courses in order to be considered for admission. For information on eligibility requirements, please check the Application Guidebook from the following link
Admissions decisions are never based on a single factor. It is important to remember that we review the applications holistically.
No other test scores, qualifications, diplomas, or certificates are accepted in lieu of IB, SAT, and/or ACT scores.
No. The IB, the SAT, and the ACT are treated equally.
There are no subject or subject level requirements for IB grades. Your IB grades are acceptable as long as you are an IB Diploma candidate or an IB Diploma holder.
No. The optional writing component will not be required.
Yes. All applicants, including native English speakers, are required to submit TOEFL iBT® and/or IELTS Scores.
No. There are no "cut-off" scores.
No. IELTS One Skill Retake is not accepted.
Superscoring is not accepted, and you cannot combine the section scores from different tests.
Yes. We will match your scores to your application after it is submitted.
Yes. The transcript should be a final transcript, listing the classes you have taken every year in high school (e.g. grades 9 to 12 for US, 11 and 12 for IB, and 10 to 12 for local Japanese students) and your final grades for each class. For applicants who have not yet graduated, you must send a transcript up to the most recently completed school term.
If the grades from the earlier school(s) do not appear on your final transcript, then an official transcript issued by each high school will be required.
You may include them in section (1) Academic Background and Brief Self Introduction. This is the only section where extracurricular activities can be mentioned.
Please refer to the Application Guidebook from the link below for guidance on what may be submitted in this section. The university cannot provide individual advice regarding the suitability of materials. Applicants are encouraged to make careful and thoughtful decisions on their own.
No. Interviews are not part of the PEARL admissions/selection process. However, the submission of a two-minute video is mandatory for all applicants.
You will be required to submit all items online each time, but certain items are reusable. For details, please check the Application Guidebook from the following link:
You must be 18 years of age or above by September 21, 2026 if you apply under the eligibility requirement (5) or (7). Age does not matter when applying under the eligibility requirement (1), (2), (3), (4), or (6).
If you are expected to graduate from a high school, a document certifying your expected graduation needs to be issued and submitted by your high school. Your school may use the “Template of Certificate of Graduation, Expected Graduation” downloadable from the link below.
No. The admission quota is approximately 100 students through all three application periods. A selection ratio of each period is not fixed.
About the Curriculum
We offer a world-class education in advanced economics and liberal arts in the PEARL. Here is the page explaining our curriculum in details
The answer is included in the following link: You will have the opportunity to develop employment-ready Japanese proficiency, if you choose to register for such classes and succeed in completing them.
Japanese language courses are offered for non-native Japanese speakers only.
Once an applicant is admitted to the PEARL, he/she can apply to the Double Degree program with Sciences Po. To join the Double Degree program in the same year as entering PEARL, applicants must apply during the first and second application periods. Applicants who are admitted to the PEARL during the third application period can apply to the Double Degree program in the following year.
Yes they can. Credits for Research Seminars and Independent Research Projects (Kenkyu Project), whether they are taught in English or Japanese, will be counted towards graduation. In contrast, credits for all other types of classes taught in Japanese will not be counted towards the PEARL students' degree.
Yes, but the credits will not be counted towards graduation.
Yes, and for some of them, the credits will be counted towards graduation.
About the Campus Life
PEARL students study at our campus in Hiyoshi for their first and second years, and then at the Mita campus for their third and fourth years.
Campus maps are available from the links below.
Hiyoshi
Mita
Keio has several types of dormitories for its students. Location, cost, and other conditions vary by housing facility. Please visit the following link for details
Keio introduces a number of scholarships for its students. Please visit the following link for details: *Japanese Government (MONBUKAGAKUSHO: MEXT) Scholarships are not available for the PEARL students.
It can be found in the documents viewable from the link below