Graduation-Prospective Certificate: Eligibility, Timing, and Language Options

This page explains who can receive a graduation-prospective certificate, when issuance begins, and the available language categories and issuing office.

Who can receive the certificate

The certificate is available only to fourth-year students. Students who meet the advancement requirements and advance to the fourth year can have it issued. This rule is stated for the 2026 academic year at Tokyo Senju Campus in the School of System Design and Technology and at Saitama Hatoyama Campus in the School of Science and Technology, and for the 2025 academic year at Tokyo Senju Campus in the School of Future Science. A graduation-prospective certificate cannot be issued while you are on a leave of absence. The supplied guidance states that students may consult their department as needed in this situation.

When issuance begins

At Tokyo Senju Campus, for the 2025 academic year in the School of Future Science and the 2026 academic year in the School of System Design and Technology, the issuance start date is announced by notice. For students in the School of Science and Technology at Saitama Hatoyama Campus, the certificate is issued from the beginning of the semester in which they plan to graduate if they have been enrolled for at least three years and are seeking graduation in that semester. This timing is stated for both the 2025 and 2026 academic years. For students who advance to the fourth year in the School of Future Science at Tokyo Senju Campus, issuance can begin in early April.

Language categories and issuing office

For the 2025 academic year in the Faculty of Engineering, Division II, at Tokyo Senju Campus, the graduation-prospective certificate is available in Japanese and foreign-language categories. The handling office is the Tokyo Senju Campus Administrative Office, Academic Affairs, on the third floor of Building 2. The source information does not state the number of days required for issuance.

Official sources

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