Japan
Undergraduate and postgraduate entry requirements.
Undergraduate entry requirements
Students whose first language is not English may be asked to provide evidence of English Language ability when applying to the University of Winchester. The requirement for admission to undergraduate degree programmes is a minimum score of 6.0 in IELTS (International English Language Teaching System) including a minimum score of 6.0 in Academic Writing, or an equivalent qualification (for example 560 in Paper-based TOEFL, 220 in Computer-based TOEFL).
All students applying for a Bachelors (BA/BSc/LLB) degree at Winchester should hold one of the following qualifications:
- Successful completion of a suitable one year UK Foundation programme from a recognised university or further education college
- Successful completion of one year at a recognised university in Japan with a GPA of 2.8 or above, depending on the subject area
- Holders of the Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate) with a recognised foundation/bridging qualification will be considered for entry to Bachelors degree programmes. Holders of Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho and the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) will also be considered
- Junior College two and three year diploma holders or graduates of the Colleges of Technology five year programmes will be considered for entry to Bachelors degree programmes
Personal statement
Students must supply the University with a detailed personal statement explaining why you want to join the University of Winchester and why the programme you are applying for interests you. You will also need to supply the University of Winchester with an academic reference, which should be from on official headed paper and notarised where possible.
Postgraduate entry requirements
Students whose first language is not English may be asked to provide evidence of English Language ability when applying to the University of Winchester. The requirement for admission to postgraduate degree programmes is a minimum score of 6.5 in IELTS (International English Language Teaching System) including a minimum score of 6.5 in Academic Writing, or an equivalent qualification (for example 580 in Paper-based TOEFL, 237 in Computer-based TOEFL).
All students applying for a Masters degree (MA/MSc/MBA) at Winchester should hold the following qualifications:
- A good Bachelors degree (Honours)from a recognised university with a GPA of 2.8 (good B grade or approximately 65%) or above will be considered for entry to Masters study
Personal statement
Students must supply the University with a detailed personal statement explaining why you want to join the University of Winchester and why the programme you are applying for interests you. You will also need to supply the University of Winchester with an academic reference, which should be from on official headed paper and notarised where possible.