高等学校卒業証書 (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate)

If you have completed the Secondary School Leaving Certificate in Japan you will need to take our one year International Foundation Year or International Year One programme, or the equivalent from another institution, before beginning your undergraduate studies.

Bachelor's Degree

Students who have successfully completed one year of a Bachelor's degree in Japan with good grades will be considered for direct entry to the first year of a Royal Holloway Bachelor's degree programme

A levels & International Baccalaureate (IB)

If you have taken A levels or the IB, you  will be considered for direct entry onto our undergraduate programmes. Specific grade requirements can be found in the course finder entry for your chosen course.

University preparation programmes

The Royal Holloway International Study Centre provides an International Foundation Year and International Year One programme, which are designed for international students who do not quite meet the requirements for an undergraduate course. These programmes will help to develop your academic and English language skills in preparation for university. Upon successful completion, you can progress to degree level study at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Bachelor's Degree

Students who have successfully completed a Gakushi (Bachelor's) degree in Japan with good grades will be considered for direct entry to a Masters degree at Royal Holloway. 

Exact requirements will depend upon the programme and your grading scheme, but most programmes will require grade B or B+.

To apply to any of our courses, you need to prove a minimum level of English language proficiency.

Students who do not quite make the English language requirements may be able to take a pre-sessional English language programme.

Undergraduate students applications are made online via UCAS.

Postgraduate applications are made on our website using the online application form.

If you are applying to a University preparation course apply to Royal Holloway directly. There is more application information in the Studying Here section of the Royal Holloway website.

You could be eligible for a scholarship. If find out about undergraduate scholarships here and go here to find out here if you are eligible for a postgraduate scholarship.

If you are considering postgraduate study at Royal Holloway, there may be external funding available to you.

We have a number of permanent representatives in Japan:

iAE Global

https://iaeglobal.co/

Education Tower

https://educationtower.com/

SI-UK
T: +81 3 5272 9143
E: tokyo@ukeducation.jp
W: www.ukeducation.jp

We have agreements with the following Japanese institutions:

Keo University

Ritsumeikan University

Waseda University.

Please see our partner institutions page for more details.

There is a Royal Holloway Alumni Chapter in Tokyo who co-ordinate a popular 'drop-in' party once a month for University of London alumni. Our Regional Alumni Ambassador for Tokyo helps to organise these events and is also available to answer questions from prospective students and attend local exhibition events. For more information and contact details please see the Alumni Chapters section in the Alumni Getting Involved page.  

The British Council in Japan provides comprehensive advice on many aspects of studying in Britain.

The British Embassy in Tokyo for advice on visas and visiting the UK.

The Embassy of Japan in London for services for Japanese living in the UK.

UKCISA promotes and protects the needs of international students in the UK.