Teaching Licence Requirements and Credit Totals
This page explains which teaching licences are required by school type and subject, and gives the required credit totals for middle and high school licences in the stated scope.
Licence requirements by school type
To become a teacher at an elementary school, middle school, high school, special-needs school, or kindergarten, you need the teaching licence for that type of school. Middle school and high school teaching licences are divided by subject.
Required credits for middle and high school licences
In the relevant table, the total requirement is 29 credits for a middle school licence and 25 credits for a high school licence.
Official sources
The following official Tokyo Denki University materials were used to prepare this page.
- 2026 Student Handbook — School of System Design and Technology (2026 academic year) — PDF page 108
- 2025 Student Handbook — School of Science and Engineering (2025 academic year) — PDF page 213