Optional Elective Credits for Graduation
For the 2026 academic year at the Saitama Hatoyama Campus, the optional elective graduation requirement is 2 credits. The credits that may count toward this requirement are also explained below.
Credits That Count Toward the Optional Elective Requirement
For the Faculty of Science and Technology, credits earned in general education or professional education subjects beyond the total number of credits required for graduation may count toward the 2-credit optional elective requirement. For professional education subjects, credits earned beyond 80 credits, including self-selected subjects, count toward the optional elective requirement. Credits earned by taking and passing courses offered by another faculty or by a partner university also count.
Required Number of Credits
The number of optional elective credits required for graduation is 2.
Progression Requirement in the Science Curriculum Model
In the Science curriculum model, 2 optional elective credits are required for graduation. However, the progression requirement from the third year to the fourth year includes 0 optional elective credits.
Official sources
The following official Tokyo Denki University materials were used to prepare this page.
- 2026 Student Handbook — School of Science and Engineering (2026 academic year) — PDF page 66
- 2026 Student Handbook — School of Science and Engineering (2026 academic year) — PDF page 176
- 2026 Student Handbook — School of Science and Engineering (2026 academic year) — PDF page 177