International Undergraduate Admissions
Answer a few questions to roughly determine your eligibility as a first-year student.
Have you completed or will you complete either of the following?
- ・ A 12-year standard education curriculum at an accredited educational institution that follows the laws and regulations of where the institution is located
- ・ A 12-year standard education curriculum at an international school recognized by the government of the country where the school is located
If you are not sure if your school or country offers a 12-year standard education curriculum, please contact your local Japanese embassy for confirmation.
According to this basic check, you meet the academic eligibility requirements for applying to APU.
Please make sure that you also meet APU’s language requirements. If you have further questions about your eligibility, please contact us at [email protected]
(Please note that this is a basic confirmation test and does not guarantee your application eligibility.)
Have you completed or will you complete one of the following educational qualifications by the time of enrollment to APU (April 1 for spring enrollment, September 21 for fall enrollment)?
- ・ International Baccalaureate Diploma
- ・ Abitur
- ・ Baccalaureate
- ・ GCE A Levels (two or more subjects*)
*Two subjects is the minimum requirement but we highly recommend submitting three.
According to this basic check, you meet the academic eligibility requirements for applying to APU.
Please make sure that you also meet APU’s language requirements. If you have further questions about your eligibility, please contact us at [email protected]
(Please note that this is a basic confirmation test and does not guarantee your application eligibility.)
According to this basic check, you meet the academic eligibility requirements for applying to APU.
Please make sure that you also meet APU’s language requirements. If you have further questions about your eligibility, please contact us at [email protected]
(Please note that this is a basic confirmation test and does not guarantee your application eligibility.)
According to this basic check, you meet the academic eligibility requirements for applying to APU.
Please make sure that you also meet APU’s language requirements. If you have further questions about your eligibility, please contact us at [email protected]
(Please note that this is a basic confirmation test and does not guarantee your application eligibility.)
According to this basic check, you meet the academic eligibility requirements for applying to APU.
Please make sure that you also meet APU’s language requirements. If you have further questions about your eligibility, please contact us at [email protected]
(Please note that this is a basic confirmation test and does not guarantee your application eligibility.)
Have you completed or will you complete your education at an institution designated by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)?
List of schools 1, List of schools 2 (Japanese only)
According to this basic check, you meet the academic eligibility requirements for applying to APU.
Please make sure that you also meet APU’s language requirements. If you have further questions about your eligibility, please contact us at [email protected]
(Please note that this is a basic confirmation test and does not guarantee your application eligibility.)
According to this basic check, you may not meet the academic eligibility requirements for applying to APU.
If you would like to request verification of your educational background for application eligibility, fill out and submit our Education History Confirmation Request Form. Please note that it may take some time to receive a response. We recommend requesting verification at least four weeks prior to the application deadline.
Information for:
2024 Application
2023 Application
Admissions Policy
2024 Admissions Policy
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) welcomes students who will uphold the university’s basic ideals of Freedom, Peace, and Humanity, International Mutual Understanding, and the Future Shape of the Asia Pacific Region. These students should also, while using both English and Japanese, be ready to acknowledge and understand differences in cultures and values, engage actively in an international campus community, and contribute to mutual learning.
New undergraduate students must possess the following attributes and abilities in order to engage in this kind of learning:
- 1. Knowledge and Skills
- Basic knowledge required for studying at university
- English or Japanese language proficiency required to pursue university-level studies
- 2. Reasoning, Judgment, and Expression
- Critical thinking, analytical ability, and creativity needed to identify problems and proactively work towards their resolution
- Ability to interpret information accurately, as well as express one’s own ideas clearly and logically using facts and data
- 3. Initiative and Capacity to Collaborate with Individuals from Diverse Backgrounds
- Ability to pursue goals and follow them through
- Readiness to engage with and support others on the basis of mutual understanding
- Desire to make full use of a multicultural learning environment and participate in multicultural collaborative learning
- Interest in one of the fields of Culture, Society, and Media, International Relations, and Global Economy in global society with a focus on the Asia Pacific region
- Basic ability to study the field social sciences with a focus on society, politics, and economics
- Ability to read and write basic texts that will lead to reading and writing specialized texts at College of Asia Pacific Studies
- Ability to pursue one’s own interests and to express them clearly
- Ability to integrate large amounts of information and think from multiple angles when framing opinions
- Interest in global management and business fields including Strategic Management and Leadership, Marketing, Accounting and Finance, Entrepreneurship and Operations Management
- Ability and desire to develop creativity, leadership skills and problem-solving skills
- Desire to make positive change through business and take action toward inclusion and sustainability in the Asia Pacific region and the world
- Interest in tourism and hospitality and sustainable societn
- Interest in various regions both within Japan and abroad, as well as willingness to work toward solving problems for region sustainability
- Willingness to learn across disciplines in collaboration with various social actors on and off campus
In order to admit undergraduate students compatible with APU’s learning environment, applicants will be evaluated through a comprehensive assessment of the aforementioned knowledge, skills, reasoning, judgement, expression, initiative, and capacity to collaborate with individuals from diverse backgrounds using a variety of methods.
2023 Admissions Policy
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) welcomes students who will uphold the university’s basic ideals of Freedom, Peace, and Humanity, International Mutual Understanding, and the Future Shape of the Asia Pacific Region. These students should also, while using both English and Japanese, be ready to acknowledge and understand differences in cultures and values, engage actively in an international campus community, and contribute to mutual learning.
New undergraduate students must possess the following attributes and abilities in order to engage in this kind of learning:
- 1. Knowledge and Skills
- Basic knowledge required for studying at university
- English or Japanese language proficiency required to pursue university-level studies
- 2. Reasoning, Judgment, and Expression
- Critical thinking, analytical ability, and creativity needed to identify problems and proactively work towards their resolution
- Ability to interpret information accurately, as well as express one’s own ideas clearly and logically using facts and data
- 3. Initiative and Capacity to Collaborate with Individuals from Diverse Backgrounds
- Ability to pursue goals and follow them through
- Readiness to engage with and support others on the basis of mutual understanding
- Desire to make full use of a multicultural learning environment and participate in multicultural collaborative learning
- Interest in one of the fields of Culture, Society, and Media, International Relations, and Global Economy in global society with a focus on the Asia Pacific region
- Basic ability to study the field social sciences with a focus on society, politics, and economics
- Ability to read and write basic texts that will lead to reading and writing specialized texts at College of Asia Pacific Studies
- Ability to pursue one’s own interests and to express them clearly
- Ability to integrate large amounts of information and think from multiple angles when framing opinions
- Interest in global management and business fields including Strategic Management and Leadership, Marketing, Accounting and Finance, Entrepreneurship and Operations Management
- Ability and desire to develop creativity, leadership skills and problem-solving skills
- Desire to make positive change through business and take action toward inclusion and sustainability in the Asia Pacific region and the world
- Interest in tourism and hospitality and sustainable societn
- Interest in various regions both within Japan and abroad, as well as willingness to work toward solving problems for region sustainability
- Willingness to learn across disciplines in collaboration with various social actors on and off campus
In order to admit undergraduate students compatible with APU’s learning environment, applicants will be evaluated through a comprehensive assessment of the aforementioned knowledge, skills, reasoning, judgement, expression, initiative, and capacity to collaborate with individuals from diverse backgrounds using a variety of methods.
