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You can view the teaching licenses and various qualifications that can be obtained at Aoyama Gakuin University.

Available teaching licenses and qualifications (by faculty and department)

Teacher's certificate

This is a course to acquire the teaching qualification required to become a teacher at Kindergarten Building, elementary school, junior high school, or high school.
Our university's teacher training began in the 1880s with the training of English teachers, and has since produced a large number of teachers every year, earning it high praise from society.
Teaching licenses can be obtained for each type of school (Kindergarten Building, elementary school, junior high school, high school, etc.) and for each subject (English, Japanese, science, etc.) for junior high school and high school students by acquiring the credits specified in the Teaching License Act and the Enforcement Regulations of the Teaching License Act at a university or other institution.
*The types of teaching licenses available at our university vary depending on the faculty, department, and year of enrollment.
*In accordance with the Child Sexual Violence Prevention Act (effective December 25, 2026), if a conviction for a specific sexual crime is confirmed, you will not be able to carry out teaching practice or obtain a teaching license.

• Information about teacher training courses
• About the teacher training course enrollment guide
• Number of teachers certified and employed
• Teaching related courses

Various Qualifications

We would like to introduce the number of people who have qualifications as librarian teachers, librarians, social education officers, and curators.

• Number of people with qualifications as teacher librarians, librarians, social education officers, and curators

Librarian teacher

A "librarian teacher" is a qualification required to perform specialized duties in a school library. To obtain this qualification, you will need to earn credits for courses offered at our university based on the School Library Law and other applicable laws and regulations, and obtain a teaching license (for elementary, junior high, or high school).

librarian

A "librarian" is a qualification to become a professional staff member at a public library. To obtain this qualification, one must acquire credits for courses offered at our university based on the Library Law and other applicable laws and regulations, and must hold a bachelor's degree.

Social Education Officer

The term "social education officer" is a qualification required to become a professional staff member involved in local social education activities. As an employee of the prefectural or municipal board of education, the social education officer provides guidance and advice on social education activities such as youth education and lifelong learning at local community centers and education-related facilities.
To obtain this qualification, students must earn credits for courses offered at our university based on legal provisions such as the Social Education Law, pass the local civil service examination after graduation, and gain experience as an assistant social education officer for at least one year at an education board or other such institution, thereby becoming eligible to be appointed as a social education officer by a prefecture or city, town, or village board of education.

Curator

A "curator" is a qualification required to become a professional staff member at a museum or art gallery, and is a specialist who collects, stores, exhibits, and conducts research at museums, art galleries, aquariums, zoos, botanical gardens, etc.
To obtain the qualification of "curator," one must earn credits in courses offered at our university based on applicable laws and regulations such as the "Museum Act" and hold a bachelor's degree.

Social Researcher

A social researcher is a qualification to become a social research specialist. Please check the departments that you can obtain this qualification from on this page, and for details, please refer to the course syllabus for the department.

Qualifications and extracurricular courses

To obtain a qualification, you need to (1) pass a qualification exam, (2) obtain credits in a designated subject or group of subjects, and then apply for the qualification. We will introduce the support system provided by Aoyama Gakuin University, including "extracurricular courses" for obtaining qualifications.

Qualifications and extracurricular courses

Available teaching licenses and qualifications