is the Japanese original academic degree given to people who had spent more than 4 years and successfully completed a particular specialized course of study at the
vocational school
A vocational school is a type of educational institution, which, depending on the country, may refer to either secondary or post-secondary education designed to provide vocational education or technical skills required to complete the task ...
s certified by Japanese
MEXT
The , also known as MEXT or Monka-shō, is one of the eleven Ministries of Japan that composes part of the executive branch of the Government of Japan. Its goal is to improve the development of Japan in relation with the international community. ...
(the educational ministry of the
Japanese government
The Government of Japan consists of legislative, executive and judiciary branches and is based on popular sovereignty. The Government runs under the framework established by the Constitution of Japan, adopted in 1947. It is a unitary stat ...
). The vocational schools in this article mean a "senmon-gakkō" (専門学校) which means a professional training college and a "senshū-gakkō" (専修学校) which means a Specialized training college. This academic degree was established in 2005 to improve the graduates' reputation and to promote lifelong learning. Its level is equal to
Bachelor
A bachelor is a man who is not and has never been married.Bachelors are, in Pitt & al.'s phrasing, "men who live independently, outside of their parents' home and other institutional settings, who are neither married nor cohabitating". ().
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given by the university.
Requirements
*To spend more than 4 years.
*To spend more than 3,400 lessons (equal to about 2,834 hours and 126 credits at a university) before graduation.
*There is a proper system of education assigned by certified vocational schools.
*To pass the examinations assigned by certified vocational schools.
See also
*
Diploma (Japan)
External links
The official leaflet published by MEXT(Japanese)
The 139th announce of MEXT(Japanese)
Academic degrees of Japan
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