Grades
On this page you can find out Annual Schedule of Grades, Requirements for Graduation and the procedure of Recognition of Credits Acquired Before Admission.
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2025年度（2026年3月実施）卒業式・学位記授与式について
２０２５年度９月学部卒業式・大学院学位授与式について
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入学前修得単位認定の申請について
2024年度（2025年3月実施）卒業式・学位記授与式について
- Annual Schedule of Grades
- Requirements for Graduation
- Recognition of Credits Acquired Before Admission
- March Graduation (For Students Who Enrolled in September)
- September Graduation (For Students Who Enrolled in April)
Annual Schedule of Grades
| Schedule *Subject to change |
Necessary documents and information |
|---|---|
| April 21 to May 23 | Application for Recognition of Credits Acquired Before Admission |
| May 12 | Announcement of Screening Result of Status for Completion
*Due to maintenance of the certificate issuance service, the issuance of “Certificates of Expected Completion” has been rescheduled to start from the afternoon of June 3. |
| From 10:00 AM on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, to 3:00 PM on Thursday, July 3, 2025 | Submission of master’s thesis (Only those who are expected to graduate in September) |
| ～Late August | Confirmation of your name for issuing Diploma and Certification |
| Early September～ | Preparation for March graduation
Please see the section titled “March Graduation (For Students Who Enrolled in September)” at the bottom of this page for important information. |
| September 1 | Announcement of Spring Semester Results and September Graduation Results |
| September 20 | Awarding of Degrees Information for students whose program completion has been confirmed |
| Late September | Application for Recognition of Credits Acquired Before Admission |
| [Last Year’s Reference] Early December |
Confirmation of your name for issuing Diploma and Certification |
| [Last Year’s Reference] Early March |
[Last Year’s Reference] Announcement of Fall Semester Results and March Graduation Results |
| [Last Year’s Reference] Early March |
[Last Year’s Reference] Announcement of graduation ceremony and notes for graduation (Japanese only) |
| [Last Year’s Reference] Early March |
[Last Year’s Reference] Notes for Students who failed in graduation (For those who plan to continue their studies next year) (Japanese only) |
Requirements for Graduation
Master’s program
The numbers in the table represent the numbers of credits.
You should understand in advance that acquiring these required credits alone will not meet the requirements for graduation and you also need to select and enroll in other subjects from among those marked with ○ .
※For each course’s requirements, click here.
| Category | 1st year | 2nd year | Number of required credits | |
| Research Seminar (研究指導) | Compulsory
*Semester each |
Compulsory
*Semester each |
－ | |
| Core Subjects (Seminars)
(コース設置科目（演習）) |
4 〇 | 4 〇 | 8 | 14–18 （※） |
| Core Subjects (Lectures)
(コース設置科目（講義）) |
〇 | 〇 | 〇 | |
| Common Subjects (Lectures)
(共通科目（講義）) |
〇 | 〇 | － | |
| Common Subjects (Foreign Languages)
(共通科目（外国語）) |
〇 | 〇 | 0– 4（※） | |
| Subjects from Other Courses
(他コース設置科目) |
〇 | 〇 | 〇 | |
| Master’s Thesis (修士論文) | － | Compulsory | － | |
| Number of Credits Required for Graduation | 32 | |||
Doctoral Program
| Category | 1st year | 2nd year | 3rd year | Number of required credits |
| Research Seminar
(研究指導) |
Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | － |
| Doctoral Dissertation
(博士論文) |
－ | － | Compulsory | － |
| Number of Credits Required for Graduation | － | － | － | － |
Recognition of Credits Acquired Before Admission
・Guidelines of Recognition of Credits Acquired Before Admission
・Application for Recognition of Credits Acquired Before Admission
March Graduation (For Students Who Enrolled in September)
Starting in AY 2024, March Completion changed from an application-based system to an automatic system. If
students fulfill the requirements for March completion in the 2025 fall semester, they will automatically
complete your program in March 2026.
- March 2026 Completion Flow（for students wishing to complete your program in March）
- How to Defer March 2026 Completion（For Students Not Wishing to complete your program in March)
September Graduation (For Students Who Enrolled in April)
The English version of the document is currently being prepared. Please refer to the Japanese version available on this page.