Admissions

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Requirements

There are three key requirements for admission to the East-West Knowledge Leaders Program:

• A bachelor's degree (or an equivalent four-year baccalaureate degree) in any discipline from a regionally or nationally accredited institution;
• A minimum of three years of full-time work experience (five years preferred) at the time of application; and
• A minimum TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 577/233/90 (paper/computer/Internet), TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) score of 750, or IELTS (International English Language Testing System) overall band test result of 6.50 or higher.

An applicant who does not meet these minimum requirements may be considered for admission on a case-by-case basis. For a list of upcoming EWKLP terms and deadlines visit the EWKLP calendar.

Application Process

You may begin the application process now by applying online or by downloading the application forms as Acrobat PDF files below.

If you wish to have a brochure and application mailed to you, please request one using our Information Request Form. Acrobat Reader 5.05 or later recommended for best viewing of documents (PDFs). Download: [Windows] [Mac].

For more information on the curriculum and application requirements for EWKLP, please download the EWKLP Program Brochure.

The following must be sent to JAIMS for your application to be complete:

EWKLP Application Form   TOEFL, TOEIC, or IELTS score report Must be from a test taken within two years of the Date signed on the Applicant's Certification (page 4 of the EWKLP Application Form). English Proficiency Test Exemptions The following applicants are exempt from submitting an English proficiency test score:   Applicants whose native language is English and who are from either the United States, Australia, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, or Singapore. Applicants who hold a bachelor's or advanced degree within the last five years from an accredited or recognized college or university in the United States, Australia, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, or Singapore.   Official academic transcripts Official transcripts must be sent directly from each institution to JAIMS. JAIMS Admissions Office 6660 Hawaii Kai Drive Honolulu, HI 96825-1192 For applicants from Japan, please send to: JAIMS Promotion Division 1-17-25 Shinkamata Ohta-ku, Tokyo 144-8588 Japan

Student Profile

The following countries are a sampling of those represented by students in the EWKLP: France, Hong Kong,  Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, China, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

Average EWKLP Student
Age: 30

Average Score for Student
Who Took the TOEFL:607

Average Score for Student
Who Took the TOEIC: 849

Test Contacts

TOEFL
E-mail: toefl@ets.org
URL: http://www.ets.org/toefl

TOEIC
E-mail: tsa@ets.org
URL: http://www.ets.org/toeic

IELTS
E-mail: ielts@britishcouncil.org
or ielts@idp.com
URL: http://www.ielts.org