Graduation Requirements: Courses, Credits, and Graduation Research

Graduation requirements differ by academic year, campus, faculty, and curriculum track. They include completing required courses and credits, meeting faculty standards, and, where applicable, completing graduation research.

Required Courses and Credits

For the 2025 academic year at Tokyo Senju Campus, Faculty of System Design and Technology students must earn all credits for the compulsory courses assigned to their department. For the 2025 academic year at Hatoyama Campus, Faculty of Science and Technology students must earn all credits for the required courses assigned to their academic system. For the 2026 academic year at Tokyo Senju Campus, Faculty of System Design and Technology students must complete all prescribed courses established by their department; completing these courses is recognized as completion of the applied foundational level. For the 2026 academic year at Tokyo Senju Campus, Faculty of Engineering, Evening Division students must earn all credits for the compulsory courses assigned to their department.

Faculty Course Requirements and Standards

For the 2026 academic year at Tokyo Senju Campus, Faculty of System Design and Technology students are certified as graduates when they satisfy the course-taking requirements of their faculty. For the 2025 academic year at the same campus, Faculty of Engineering, Evening Division separately establishes the graduation standards referred to in Article 32, paragraph 2 of the University Regulations.

Graduation Research and Thesis

For the 2026 academic year at Hatoyama Campus, students following the Mechanical Engineering curriculum track belong to a laboratory in their fourth year, conduct graduation research based on a faculty member’s research theme, and complete a graduation research thesis. The research involves applying learned knowledge and working on unresolved problems through activities such as investigation and developing solution methods, while cultivating the attitude and qualities expected of an engineer.

Minimum Enrollment Period and Faculty Requirements

For the 2026 academic year at Hatoyama Campus, Faculty of Science and Technology students are certified as graduates when they have been enrolled for at least four years and have met the course requirements of their faculty.

Official sources

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