Requirements for an Electrical Chief Engineer License
This page explains the required credits, practical experience, experience-year calculation, and license categories for obtaining an Electrical Chief Engineer license.
Required credits and practical experience
For the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department in the Faculty of Engineering, Division II, students may obtain an Electrical Chief Engineer license by application if they earn at least the required credits in each subject category in Table A while enrolled and complete the practical experience specified for the relevant license type in Table B after graduation. The required credits total at least 43: 17 credits related to Item 1, 7 credits related to Item 2, 10 credits related to Item 3, 1 credit related to Item 4, 6 credits in experiments and practical training, and 2 credits in design and drafting. As a general rule, the credits in Table A must be earned while enrolled.
How qualifying experience is calculated
Table B specifies the practical work and required number of experience years for each type of Electrical Chief Engineer license. The qualifying experience is calculated by adding half of the experience gained before graduation to the experience gained after graduation.
Three license categories
There are three types of Electrical Chief Engineer license. The required qualification is determined by the voltage of the electrical installation concerned.
Official sources
The following official Tokyo Denki University materials were used to prepare this page.
- 2026 Student Handbook — School of Engineering (2026 academic year) — PDF page 149
- 2026 Student Handbook — School of Engineering II (2026 academic year) — PDF page 109
- 2025 Student Handbook — School of Engineering II (2025 academic year) — PDF page 109
- 2025 Student Handbook — School of Engineering II (2025 academic year) — PDF page 110
- 2025 Student Handbook — School of Engineering II (2025 academic year) — PDF page 111