高等教育に関する質保証関係用語集 Glossary of Quality Assurance in Japanese Higher Education

用語集 専門職短期大学

専門職短期大学 Professional and Vocational Junior College

短期大学のうち、専門職大学と同様の目的を持つ高等教育機関。2019年4月施行の学校教育法改正により大学制度の中に位置づけられた。入学資格は大学(学士課程)と同様である。卒業要件は、修業年限が2年の場合は2年以上在学し、62単位以上の修得かつ実験、実習又は実技による授業科目の単位が20単位以上(20単位以上のうち、学外での実習による授業科目の単位を10単位以上修得)、修業年限が3年の場合は、3年以上在学し、93単位以上の修得かつ実験、実習又は実技による授業科目の単位が30単位以上(30単位以上のうち、学外での実習による授業科目の単位を15単位以上修得)。卒業すると、短期大学士(専門職)の学位が授与される。
専門職短期大学では、教育課程の編成、設置のために必要な実務経験を有する専任教員の割合、実験、実習又は実技による授業科目(学外での実習を含む)による修得単位数等について、専門職大学と同様の基準が設けられている。
また、2019年4月施行の短期大学設置基準改正により、既存の短期大学に、専門職短期大学制度の趣旨を生かした学科(専門職学科)を設置することが可能となった。

Professional and Vocational Junior College 専門職短期大学

A higher education institution within the category of junior colleges, whose purpose is the same as that of professional and vocational university. This type of institution was introduced in April 2019 along with the professional and vocational university. The eligibility for admission is the same as those of the universities (undergraduate programs). The graduation requirements are, in the case of two-year programs, enrollment for at least two years with no less than 62 credits earned, at least 20 of which should be from subjects involving experiments, practical training or skills practice, with at least 10 of those 20 credits are required to be earned from practical training conducted outside the junior college; in the case of three-year programs, the requirements are enrollment for at least three years with no less than 93 credits earned, at least 30 of which should be from subjects involving experiments, practical training or skills practice, with at least 15 of those 30 credits are required to be earned from practical training conducted outside the junior college. Those who graduate are awarded an associate degree (Professional).
Professional and vocational junior colleges are subject to the same requirements as professional and vocational universities concerning the structure of academic programs, the ratio of their full-time academic staff members who have practical experience, the number of credits for subjects involving experiments, practical training or skills practice, etc.
The Standards for the Establishment of Junior Colleges were revised in April 2019 to make it possible for junior colleges to establish departments with the same purposes.

関係法令 Related laws and regulations

学校教育法第90条、同第104条第6項、同第108条第4項、同第109条、学位規則第5条の5

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作成日 Published date

2021/08/03
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