Credits (Credit system / What is a credit? / Number of credits / Recognition of previously acquired credits / Credit recognition for studying abroad at partner or accredited universities)
About units
Credit system
The credit system is a system in which students must earn a certain number of credits within the time limit for graduation. This is extremely strict, and if you are short of even one credit, you cannot graduate. The number of credits required for graduation is determined by each faculty and department. For details, please refer to the "Graduation Requirements" for each subject.
What are units?
A credit is a quantitative representation of the results of learning. When a teacher judges that a student has passed a course based on attendance, regular and regular exams, reports, and other learning work that the teacher deems necessary, a certain number of credits are awarded.
Number of credits
The number of credits is determined for each course, and the calculation method varies depending on the type of class.
Regulations based on the University Establishment Standards
Standard for 1 unit = "content requiring 45 hours of study"
Credit calculation method at our university
| Lectures and seminars | 1 unit = 15-30 class hours |
| Experimental, practical, and intensive courses (sports, etc.) | 1 unit = 30-45 class hours |
- For example, a 15-hour lecture course (1 credit) is stipulated as "content that requires 45 hours of study" and is worth 1 credit, with 30 hours of self-study outside of class time being assumed. Note that "1 hour" here refers to a 45-minute class period. At our university, a class is 90 minutes long, so in terms of credit calculations, 1 class period = "2 hours of class time."
In the semester course
15 weeks x 2 hours = 30 hours = 2 credits
It will be.
Actual Units
| Half-year courses (Courses available only in the first or second semester) |
Completed in 15 weeks ?2 credits for lecture courses ?2 credits or 1 credit for seminar courses ?1 unit for experiments, training, and practical subjects |
| Year-round courses (Subjects taught throughout the year) |
Completed in 30 weeks ?4 credits for lecture courses ?4 or 2 credits for seminar courses ?2 credits for experimental, practical, or skill subjects |
Recognition of previously acquired credits
Newly admitted first-year students who have already earned credits at another university or junior college before enrolling at our university and wish to have these credits recognized should submit the necessary documents to the academic affairs office at their campus during the designated period (from the day after the entrance ceremony to the first day of classes in the first semester) to apply. Credits will be recognized according to the standards of each faculty and department. The total number of credits recognized as previously earned credits and the number of credits recognized through exchange programs after enrollment must not exceed 60 credits (see Article 42 of the University Academic Regulations). Applications are only accepted in the year of enrollment and cannot be made in subsequent years.
If you are a
transfer student or have changed your faculty or department, the credits you have earned up to that point will be recognized for subjects that the faculty or department deems appropriate. Please apply by submitting the necessary documents to the academic affairs office on your campus during the specified period (listed in the documents distributed at the time of enrollment).
Credit recognition for studying abroad at partner and accredited schools
If you study abroad through a partner university or accredited university, you can follow the prescribed procedures after returning home and have the credits you earned abroad recognized according to the standards of each faculty or department. The total number of credits recognized as previously acquired credits and the number of credits recognized through exchange programs after enrollment must not exceed 60 credits (see Article 42 of the University Regulations). However, if you are seeking to obtain a teaching license, the credits for the recognized subjects will not be certified as credits toward obtaining a teaching license.