Substituting Specialized-Subject Credits for Teacher-Certification Credits
The applicable rule allows some teacher-certification credits to be earned through specialized-subject courses, with the details depending on the faculty, campus, and academic year.
Engineering Faculty, Evening Division: 2026
For students in the Engineering Faculty, Evening Division, at Tokyo Senju Campus in academic year 2026, all or part of the credits for courses on teaching methods and courses concerning the basic understanding of education may, for the time being, be earned through courses concerning specialized subject matters for the subject attached to the teaching license. This is based on Note 6 of the table in Article 5, Paragraph 1 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Act on Teachers' Licenses, as revised in 2017.
Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology: Ordinary Industrial Teaching License in 2025
For students in the Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology at Tokyo Senju Campus in academic year 2025, when an ordinary teaching license for industrial subjects is awarded, all or part of the credits for courses on teaching methods and courses concerning the basic understanding of education may, for the time being, be earned through courses concerning specialized subject matters related to the subject covered by that license. This is based on Note 6 of the table in Article 5, Paragraph 1 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Act on Teachers' Licenses, as revised in 2017.
Official sources
The following official Tokyo Denki University materials were used to prepare this page.
- 2025 Student Handbook — School of Future Science (2025 academic year) — PDF page 137
- 2026 Student Handbook — School of Engineering II (2026 academic year) — PDF page 139