Graduate Program Course and Admission Guide

Graduate Program Course

◎Master’s Program

Enrolled for two or more years
Earned a total of more than 30 credits including more than the 20 pre-designated credits in each relevant department
Pass the thesis assessment and final examination

■The following is the number of credits which must be obtained from department:

Major	Required Classes	Required Electives	Other Departments※1	Early Completion Course※2
Mechanical Engineering	10 credits or more	6 credits or more	Up to 10 credits	Credits for required subjects in the second year (4 credits) can be exempted by taking the equivalent number of credits from electives.
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	12 credits or more	6 credits or more
Architecture and Architectural Engineering	9 credits or more	10 credits or more		Credits for required and elective classes for the second year (credits corresponding to the number of classes) can be exempted by taking the equivalent number of credits from electives.
Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Chemical Engineering	10 credits or more	10 credits or more		Credits for required subjects in the second year (2 credits) can be exempted by taking the equivalent number of credits from electives.
Ocean Civil Engineering	8 credits or more	8 credits or more		Credits for required subjects in the second year (1 credit corresponding to the number of classes) can be exempted by taking the equivalent number of credits from electives.
Information Science and Biomedical Engineering	12 credits or more	6 credits or more		Credits for required subjects in the second year (4 credits) can be exempted by taking the equivalent number of credits from electives.
Mathematics and Computer Science	16 credits or more	6 credits or more	Up to 8 credits	Credits for required subjects in the second year (8 credits) can be exempted by taking the equivalent number of credits from electives.
Physics and Astronomy
Chemistry and BioScience
Earth and Environmental Science

※1 Including class credits (credits) of other departments, divisions, or Japanese/foreign graduate schools
※2 Early completion in the case of a student enrolled more than one year and considered to be in excellent academic standing

◎Doctoral Program

3 years【Degree may be completed in more or less than 3 years,depending on study plan.】
12 credits in:
Foundations in Research
　・5 Required Classes.
　・Minimum 7 non-compulsory Elective Classes.
Advanced Studies in Science and Technology
　・4 Required Classes.
　・Minimum 6 Compulsory Elective Classes.
　・Minimum 2 Non-compulsory Elective Classes.
Successfully complete and defend a doctral dissertation.

■The following is the number of credits required

Major	Required Classes※1	Compulsory Elective Classes	Non-compulsory Elective Classes	Other Divisions ※2
Foundations in Research	5 credits	－	7 credits or more	Up to 4 credits
Advanced Studies in Science and Technology	4 credits	6 credits or more	2 credits or more	Up to 4 credits

※1 Including seminars in the relevant department (non-credit)
※2 Including class credits from other divisions, or Japanese/foreign graduate schools