学位・称号 Academic Degree/Academic Title
学位は、大学（専門職大学、短期大学及び専門職短期大学を含む）の卒業者及び大学院課程の修了者に対して授与される。学校教育法及び学位規則に基づく学位として、学士、学士（専門職）、修士、博士、専門職学位、短期大学士及び短期大学士（専門職）がある。学士の学位の授与は、大学（専門職大学、短期大学及び専門職短期大学を除く）を卒業した者に対し行われ、専門職大学を卒業した者には、学士（専門職）の学位が授与される。短期大学士の学位は、短期大学を卒業した者に対し授与され、専門職大学の前期課程又は専門職短期大学を卒業した者には、短期大学士（専門職）の学位が授与される。このほか、上記規則により、機構では、次のとおり学位を授与している。
1. 短期大学卒業者や高等専門学校卒業者等でさらに一定の学習を行い、機構の審査に合格した者に対し、学士の学位を授与。1992年度から2022年度の間に本制度で63,829人が学位を取得した。
2. 機構が認定した各省庁大学校の課程の修了者に対し、修了した課程に応じて、学士、修士、博士の学位を授与。1992年度から2022年度の間に本制度で34,848人が学位を取得した。
高等専門学校が付与する準学士並びに専門学校が付与する専門士及び高度専門士は学位ではなく称号として位置付けられている。
1. 短期大学卒業者や高等専門学校卒業者等でさらに一定の学習を行い、機構の審査に合格した者に対し、学士の学位を授与。1992年度から2022年度の間に本制度で63,829人が学位を取得した。
2. 機構が認定した各省庁大学校の課程の修了者に対し、修了した課程に応じて、学士、修士、博士の学位を授与。1992年度から2022年度の間に本制度で34,848人が学位を取得した。
高等専門学校が付与する準学士並びに専門学校が付与する専門士及び高度専門士は学位ではなく称号として位置付けられている。
Academic Degree/Academic Title 学位・称号
An academic degree is a qualification awarded to those who graduate from universities, professional and vocational universities, junior colleges and professional and vocational junior colleges, and to those who successfully complete postgraduate programs. The academic degrees provided for under the School Education Act and the Rules for Degrees are bachelor’s degrees, bachelor’s degrees (Professional), master’s degrees, doctoral degrees, professional degrees, associate degrees and associate degrees (Professional). Bachelor’s degrees are awarded to those who have graduated from university, while bachelor’s degrees (Professional) are awarded to those who have graduated from a professional and vocational university. Associate degrees are awarded to those who have graduated from a junior college, while associate degrees (Professional) are awarded to those who have graduated from the first half of a professional and vocational university program and to those who have graduated from a professional and vocational junior college. In addition, under the Rules for Degrees, NIAD-QE awards the following academic degrees:
1. Bachelor’s degrees are awarded to those graduates of a junior college or college of technology and those with equivalent qualifications as long as they pass an examination conducted by NIAD-QE after having undertaken a certain amount of additional learning. The NIAD-QE awarded 63,829 degrees in this category from 1992 through 2022.
2. Bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees (according to the program completed) are awarded to those who have successfully completed programs at those educational institutions operated by a government ministry or agency which are approved by NIAD-QE. The NIAD-QE awarded 34,848 degrees in this category from 1992 through 2022.
An academic title is awarded to those who graduate from colleges of technology and professional training colleges to officially endorse the completion of those educational institutions.
1. Bachelor’s degrees are awarded to those graduates of a junior college or college of technology and those with equivalent qualifications as long as they pass an examination conducted by NIAD-QE after having undertaken a certain amount of additional learning. The NIAD-QE awarded 63,829 degrees in this category from 1992 through 2022.
2. Bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees (according to the program completed) are awarded to those who have successfully completed programs at those educational institutions operated by a government ministry or agency which are approved by NIAD-QE. The NIAD-QE awarded 34,848 degrees in this category from 1992 through 2022.
An academic title is awarded to those who graduate from colleges of technology and professional training colleges to officially endorse the completion of those educational institutions.
関係法令 Related laws and regulations
学校教育法第104条、同第121条、学位規則第６条第１項、同第６条第２項、平成６年文部省告示第84号（専修学校の専門課程の修了者に対する専門士及び高度専門士の称号の付与に関する規程)
作成日 Published date
2021/08/03
最終更新日 Last updated
2024/04/08