Master's and doctoral credits※Based on admitted students in 2021

Classification	School of Education	Paper Research Credit
Master's Program	24 credits or more	6 or more credits
Doctoral programs	36 credits or more	9 or more credits
Master's-PhD Combined Program	36 credits or more	15 or more credits

Students from similar departments or specialized graduate schools must complete prerequisite courses separately as prescribed by the President.

A master's or doctoral degree program operated by an external institution that is designated as an educational institution must complete at least the prescribed number of credits required by the institution.

A course is considered complete when at least the prescribed number of credits are earned and the grade point average for all courses is 3.0 or higher.

A person who has abandoned the integrated master's and doctoral degree program and has met the criteria for completion of the master's degree program in the preceding paragraph shall be recognized for completion of the master's degree program.

Courses that were recognized as equivalent at the time of admission may not be taken twice.

Transfer of credits under dual and joint degree programs may be by agreement between universities.

Years of class

The duration of graduate master's and doctoral programs shall not be less than two years each, and the duration of combined master's and doctoral programs shall not be less than four years. However, the master's program for nurse practitioners is not less than 2 years and 6 months (5 semesters).

Conditions for shortening the school year※Based on admission to the 2021 academic year

Courses	Condition	Shortened period
Masters	Those who have earned at least 12 master's credits in the bachelor's program and at least 12 credits in the master's program, including at least 6 credits in teaching and 6 credits in paper research, with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher	Within 6 months
Master's and Doctoral Degree consolidation	1) Those who have earned at least 36 credits of teaching credits and 15 credits of paper research credits and have a grade point average of 4.28 or higher (For students admitted before 2011, a total grade point average of 95 or higher)	Within 6 months
	2) Earned 12 master's credits during the bachelor's program, and 24 teaching credits during the combined master's and doctoral program, 15 paper research credits or more, with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.	Within 1 year

Years of study

The number of years of enrollment in the Graduate School may not exceed twice the number of years of study. However, doctoral programs may not exceed five years.

Readmitted students will have a full transfer period.

Awarding degrees

Master's Degree

The master's degree shall be awarded to those who have completed the prescribed courses and fall under the following items, and who have submitted a paper and passed the review, through the resolution of the Graduate Council.

• Have earned the required number of credits in the Graduate School and have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
• Passed the foreign language examination and comprehensive examination administered by the Graduate School.
• Those who have paid the prescribed amount each semester for the equivalent of a school year
• Recommended by your advisor
• Those who have completed the research ethics training prescribed by the graduate school

PhD

The doctoral degree shall be conferred upon a person who has completed the prescribed courses (including the integrated master's and doctoral degree program) and who falls under any of the following items, and who has submitted a paper and passed the review, through the resolution of the Graduate Council.

• Have earned the required number of credits in the Graduate School and have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
• Passed the foreign language examination and comprehensive examination administered by the Graduate School.
• Those who have paid the prescribed amount each semester for the equivalent of a school year
• A certain level of publication record as determined by the president after admission
• Recommended by your advisor
• Those who have completed the research ethics training prescribed by the graduate school