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For students admitted before AY2022 who wish to recieve credit approval for English subjects, please refer this.

For students admitted before AY2022 who wish to recieve credit approval for Non-English Foreign Language subjects, please refer below.

Among the courses of studt specified separately by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology under Articles 30-1 and 31-2 of the Hiroshima University General Provisons (hereinafter, "General Provisions"),  the approval of credits based on external foreign language proficiency tests shall be treated as follows.

1. Applicable foreign language proficiency tests,  subjects for which foreign language proficiency tests etc. are accepted for credit and the number of approved credits(by language) are listed in the appended table.

2.Method and scope of application for credit approval

(1)The grades or scores for credits approval are as follows.

     English: Only those obtained after enrollment

     Other than English: Only those obtained within two years prior to the date of application.

(2)Students who have obtained the required grade or score prior to enrollment and who wish to receive credits in accordance with the provisions of Article 31-2 of the General Provisions shall submit to their school the Application for Credit Approval for Foreign Language Proficiency Test, etc. (designated form) and in principle, the original certificate or score report. This Application for Credit by Foreign Language Proficiency Test, etc. replaces the Application for Approval of Previously Acquired Credits stipulated in the Hiroshima University By-Laws Regarding Approval of Previously Acquired Credits.

(3)Students who have obtained the required grade or score after enrollment and who wish to receive credits in accordance with the provisions of Article 30-1 of the General Provisions shall apply to their school within the each course registration period by submitting the Application for Credit Approval for Foreign Language Proficiency Test, etc. (designated form) and in principle, the original certificate or score report.

(4)Students are permitted to apply only for subjects for which they have not earned credits at the time of application. However, Basic Japanese is excluded.

(5)Only credits will be awarded and no grade will be given.

(6)The number of approved credits for each subject is limited to one. However, in Basic Japanese, the number of approved credits for each class subject is limited to 3.

(7)If the student wishes to have credit approved for a subject in which he/she is currently registered, he/she should select either "Credits Not Required" or "Cancellation of Registration" as the change in registration for the subject.

Supplementary Provisions
1    The arrangements prescribed herein shall become applicable from April 1, 2023.
2    Credit Approval for Foreign Language Proficiency Tests, etc. (Approved by the Chairperson of Control Center of Education, Headquarters for Education on June 23, 2017) is repealed.
3    Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, the previous provisions shall apply to students admitted prior to AY2022 with respect to the approval of credit based on the English Language Proficiency Test. However, in the case of students who have obtained the prescribed grade or points after enrollment and wish to receive credit in accordance with the provisions of Article 30-1 of the General Provisions, the time of application shall be within the each course registration period.

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