Planning to Obtain Both Junior and Senior High School Teaching Licenses

Students seriously considering teaching should plan their coursework with both licenses in mind, as some teacher recruitment examinations require expected completion of both.

Why you should plan for both licenses

To work as a teacher, it is generally necessary to take a local government teacher recruitment examination or an aptitude examination for a private school. Some local governments and private schools require applicants to be expected to obtain both junior high school and senior high school teaching licenses. If you are seriously considering taking a teacher recruitment examination, a study plan aimed at obtaining both licenses is strongly recommended. This is particularly important in mathematics and science, where many local governments require applicants to be expected to obtain both licenses at the time of application.

Official sources

The following official Tokyo Denki University materials were used to prepare this page.