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Article 172-2 of the School Education Law Enforcement Regulations

6.Matters concerning the evaluation of the results of Gaku Osamu and the criteria for certification of graduation or completion


Gaku Osamu's evaluation, graduation certification criteria, etc.

Number of units required (undergraduate schools)

Faculty of Economics

Department of Economics 124
Department of International Commerce
Department of Public Management

Department of Economics (applicable for students enrolled in 2024)

Subject category Number of credits required for graduation
Fundamental Education Foreign language First Foreign Language 12 23 124
Second Foreign Language
Information and actuarial Computer literacy 2 8
Media literacy 2
Mathematics and Statistics 2
First-year education
Liberal Arts Education Liberal arts 16
Shimoseki Studies
Career Education
Foreign training
Special lecture
Education and Culture
Specialized Education Department of Major 28 70
Major application Theoretical and analytical methods 24
International and East Asia
Systems and Policy
Regions
Specialized education in other departments
Specialized Exercises 4 ※1
Specialized courses for other faculties ※2

Department of International Commerce (applicable for students enrolled in 2024)

Subject category Number of credits required for graduation
Fundamental Education Foreign language First Foreign Language 16 29 124
Second Foreign Language
Information and actuarial Computer literacy 2 8
Media literacy 2
Mathematics and Statistics 2
First-year education
Liberal Arts Education Liberal arts 16
Shimoseki Studies
Career Education
Foreign training
Special lecture
Education and Culture
Specialized Education Department of Major 24 66
Major application International and East Asia 24
Distribution and Marketing
Management and Accounting
Specialized education in other departments
Specialized Exercises 4 ※1
Specialized courses for other faculties ※2

Department of Public Management (applicable for students enrolled in 2024)

Subject category Number of credits required for graduation
Fundamental Education Foreign language First Foreign Language 12 23 124
Second Foreign Language
Information and actuarial Computer literacy 2 8
Media literacy 2
Mathematics and Statistics 2
First-year education
Liberal Arts Education Liberal arts 16
Shimoseki Studies
Career Education
Foreign training
Special lecture
Education and Culture
Specialized Education Department of Major 26 70
Major application Law, politics and administration 24
Economic and Fiscal
Community and Society
Management and Accounting
Specialized education in other departments
Specialized Exercises 4 ※1
Specialized courses for other faculties ※2

Faculty of Data Science (opened in April 2024)

Number of credits required for graduation

Department of Data Science 124

Department of Data Science (applicable for students enrolled in 2024)

Subject category Number of credits required for graduation
Fundamental Education Foreign language 8 11 124
Information and actuarial
First-year education
Liberal Arts Education Liberal arts 16
Shimoseki Studies
Career Education
Foreign training
Specialized foundations Mathematics and Information Systems 12 80
Introduction to DSF 10
Use of data analysis 20
Exercise and Graduation Research 14
Specialized application Business Data Science 10
Health Data Science
Specialized courses for other faculties

Criteria for evaluation

Judgment of grades is made by a 100-point scale method, and 60 points or more are passed (unit is certified) and 59 points or less are rejected.

Hide From 90 points to 100 points
Yu From 80 points to 89 points
Good From 70 points to 79 points
Allowed From 60 points to 69 points
Not available 59 points or less

GPA(Grade Point Average)

 The GPA aims to increase students' motivation to study Osamu, as well as to contribute to strict grade evaluation and student support. In addition, there are two types of "semester GPA" as an indicator of the status and achievements of Gaku Osamu in the relevant semester, and "Total GPA" as an indicator of the status and achievements of Gaku Osamu during the entire period of study.
 The number given according to the grade evaluation is called GP (Grade Point), and the GPA can be calculated by applying it to the formula specified in the outline of the handling of the GPA system at Shimonoseki City University.

Grade evaluation GP
Superior (90-100 points) 4
Yu (80-89 points) 3
Good (70-79 points) 2
Available (60-69 points) 1
Not allowed (59 points or less) 0

Subject to GPA
The subjects for which the GPA is calculated are compulsory subjects and elective subjects. However, the following subjects are not eligible.


Number of credits required for graduate school Graduate School of Economics

Number of credits required for completion
Graduate School Graduate School of Economics Economics and Business Administration  30

After acquiring at least 30 credits, including 8 exercises conducted by the research supervisor, receive necessary research guidance, and then pass the master's thesis examination and examination of the master's thesis and examination conducted by the graduate school.

Criteria for evaluation

Students will comprehensively evaluate their understanding of academic literature, their ability to make presentations in seminars, and actively participate in discussions. The evaluation is represented by four types: excellent (80 points or more), good (70 points or more), acceptable (60 points or more), and non-disable (less than 60 points). .

Pass Yu 100 to 80 points
Good 79 to 70 points
Allowed 69 to 60 points
Fail Not available 59 points or less

Graduate School Graduation Standards

Graduate School of Economics shall confer a master's degree in economics to students who meet the following requirements:

Grade evaluation criteria for master's thesis

  1. Whether the theme setting of the paper is clear and appropriate
  2. Whether the composition and logical deployment of the paper is consistent
  3. Whether prior research or related research is properly considered
  4. Whether the notes, materials, citations, etc. are properly displayed and the format of the paper is in place.
  5. Whether a certain level of knowledge is presented to the research issues
  6. Whether the response in the final exam is correct?

Process of preparation and examination of the results of master's thesis

Annual Dates Schedule for paper preparation
First Year March 31 Submission of Interim Progress Report
2nd year From late July to early August Interim presentation
October 31 Submission of a Master's thesis
From early November to mid-November Investigators and Deputy Investigation Committee
January 31 Submission of master's thesis
beginning of February Final examination
middle of February Master's thesis research presentation (final report session)
end of March Completion Ceremony