1. Master's program

1. 1. Students are required to receive research advising from their academic supervisor and advising from their co-supervisor according to their area of research, and earn 30 or more credits for courses (32 or more credits for students who choose to conduct the research paper in the Graduate Schools of Global and Regional Studies (only for students enrolled in or before AY 2019) and International Tourism Management Studies; 36 or more credits for students who choose to conduct the research paper in the Course of System for Welfare Society of the Graduate School of Sociology; the Course of System for Welfare Society, Graduate of the School of Welfare Society Design).

   2. When selecting and determining courses to take, students are required to receive advising from their academic supervisors. (For the determination of academic supervisors.) New students are required to determine their academic supervisors through discussions with the instructor from whom they wish to receive research advising about their research proposals.

   3. Since how to take courses varies depending on the graduate school and course to which they belong, students are required to carefully read the “Completion requirements” section and the “Course requirements” section provided in each course curriculum.

   4. Students are allowed to take courses offered by partner universities (see "Auditing Student System under the Agreement of the Tokyo Metropolitan Graduate School Consortium"), and other courses of our university when their academic supervisors consider this necessary for research advising. Moreover, credits you earned from courses taken through the above-mentioned method, together with credits which will be recognized as “Recognition of credits” that have already been earned, may be counted toward the completion requirements up to a maximum of 20 credits.

   5. The application period for the recognition of credits earned at graduate schools of Toyo University or other universities (including credits earned as a non-degree student) before entering the graduate school of Toyo University is the course registration period of the semester in which you enter the university. For details, please refer to the "Approval of Previously Earned Credits".

   6. When taking courses offered by other graduate schools and courses, students are required to gain approval from their academic supervisors and instructors in charge of the relevant courses after confirming the details on necessary procedures at the office in charge.

2. Doctoral program

1. Students are required to receive research advising from their academic supervisor and advising from their co-supervisor according to their area of research.

2. Students are allowed to take courses according to the instructions of their academic supervisors.

3. Since how to take courses varies depending on the graduate school and course to which they belong, students are required to carefully read the “Completion requirements” section and the “Course requirements” section provided in each course curriculum.

4. Students are allowed to take courses offered by partner universities see "Auditing Student System under the Agreement of the Tokyo Metropolitan Graduate School Consortium") and courses of our university when their academic supervisors consider this necessary for their research.

5. When taking courses offered by other graduate schools, courses, and programs, students are required to gain approval from their academic supervisors and instructors in charge of the relevant courses after confirming the details on necessary procedures at the office in charge.

1. After courses to be taken are determined, students are required to undertake course registration by themselves through the ToyoNet-G system during the period indicated below.

2. Any changes and additional registration are not allowed after the end of the course registration period. Students are required to allow sufficient time to undertake course registration.

3. When taking courses offered by other graduate schools, courses, and programs, students are required to gain approval from their academic supervisors and instructors in charge of the relevant courses after providing notification at the office in charge, using designated forms.

A syllabus describes the content to be taught (outline), learning goals (knowledge/skills students can gain from studying the subject), teaching method and content of each class, grading method and criteria, textbooks, and required preparation and review.

1. Students will be graded for the courses that they have registered through examinations or other measures. Students who get passing grade can receive the prescribed credits.

2. Grades are evaluated as described below.

The academic performance of students is assessed in a comprehensive manner based on their remarks in classes, responses to assignments, daily commitment to classes and results, and other factors.

1. Students need to carry out procedure for academic year promotion at designated places at the beginning of every academic year.  The details on the schedule for procedures for academic year promotion will be announced as needed.

2. A “Sticker for Student ID card” etc. will be distributed at the time of the procedure for academic year promotion.

3. When students in the second year of the master’s program or in the third year of the doctoral program “extend their term of study (repeating),” they need to take other procedures. Accordingly, they are required to provide notification at the office in charge by the beginning of July (students enrolled in the Semester course only) or by the beginning of January (see “Repeating (extension of the period of enrollment)” section).

Hakusan Campus

• Graduate School of Letters 

• Graduate School of Business Administration 

• Graduate School of Economics 

• Graduate School of Global and Regional Studies 

• Graduate School of International Tourism Management 

• Graduate School of Regional Development Studies（For students who enrolled in and before AY 2017） 

Kawagoe Campus

• Graduate School of Interdisciplinary New Science 

• Graduate School of Information Sciences and Arts 

Itakura Campus

• Graduate School of Life Sciences