The University of Aizu Honors Program

Program Categories

Certification requirements of these programs

Others

Type A

(4 + 1)

4-year Undergraduate

+

1-year Master's Program

（1）Students must have earned at least 100 academic credits that are included in the graduation requirements with a GPA of 3.0 or higher at the end of the first semester in their third year (for students admitted in October, the end of the second semester of the third year).

（2）Students must have received recommendation from their graduation thesis supervisors.

（3）Both of the Undergraduate Academic Affairs Committee and the Graduate School Academic Affairs Committee must have approved the enrollment in the said program of relevant students.

●Course Registration for Undergraduate Students Accepted for the Program

Students, who satisfy the conditions in items above, aim to advance to our graduate school, and wish to take classes offered in the Graduate School, will be handled as follows

(1) The above-mentioned students may take graduate school courses to earn up to 10 credits or equivalent.

(2) Registration methods for graduate courses should be based on the "Graduate School Regulation on the Completion of the University of Aizu Graduate School Studies," etc.

(3) When the above-mentioned undergraduate students successfully completed the relevant graduate school courses, academic credits for those courses shall be accredited as those they have earned from optional courses of the Undergraduate School. Following admission to the Master's Program, they must apply for authorization of the　above-mentioned academic credits as those for graduate school courses, according to the provisions in Article 28 of the "Graduate School Regulation on the Completion of the University of Aizu Graduate School Studies."

●Early Completion of the Master's Program

1: If students do not complete their Master's Program in 1 year (when they do not shorten their enrollment periods), they will complete their Programs in 2 years.

2:For completing the Master's program for a year, they must be the first author of at least one paper that has been published or accepted for publication in a major academic journal or a peer-reviewed proceeding of a major international conference, AND the paper(s) must be written based on research achievements made during their undergraduate fourth year and/or first year in the master's program after the start of the Program.

Type B

(3 + 2)

3-year Undergraduate

+

2-year Master's Program

Early admission to the Graduate School

(B1)

（1）Students must have earned at least 100 academic credits included in the graduation requirements with a GPA of 3.50 or higher at the end of the first semester in their third year (for students admitted in October, the end of the second semester of the third year).

（2）Students must have received recommendation from their graduation thesis supervisors.

（3）Both of the Undergraduate Academic Affairs Committee and the Graduate School Academic Affairs Committee must have approved the enrollment in the said program of relevant students.

Note*1:
Students may go on to the Graduate School without acquisition of academic credits required for graduation prerequisites of the Undergraduate School. However, they will NOT be granted with a bachelor degree of our university, as they will be regarded as being withdrawn from the Undergraduate School for admission in the Graduate School.

Early graduation from the Undergraduate School

(B2)

（1）Students must have earned at least 105 academic credits included in the graduation requirements with a GPA of 3.75 or higher at the end of the first semester in their third year (for students admitted in October, the end of the second semester of the third year).

（2）Students must have received recommendation from their graduation thesis supervisors.

（3）Both of the Undergraduate Academic Affairs Committee and the Graduate School Academic Affairs Committee must approve the enrollment in the said program of relevant students.

Note*1:
Students who have obtained the credits required for graduation can apply to graduate and receive a bachelor degree in their third year (early graduation) by passing the entrance exam of the graduate school before that.

Note*2:
Students wishing to take courses offered for 4th-year students must submit a Upper-class Course Registration Request to the Academic Affairs Section of the Student Affairs Division. Students certified for this program will be automatically registered for Graduation Theses.

Major Support Measures (After admission to the Master's Program)

(1)Receipt of Honors Program Scholarship

(2)Taking Honors Year

(3)Receipt of Honors Activity Expenses (Selesction will be made)

Certification requirements of this program

Others

Candidates

for the Integrated

Undergraduate-

Master's Program

(1) Students who have earned at least 40 academic credits included in the graduation requirements with a GPA of 3.50 or higherNote) The grades from the intensive courses which are held in the second semester of the 1st year (For students admitted in October, in the first semester of the 1st year) are not considered.

(2) Students who have scored at least 450 points on a TOEIC L&R test taken from admission to the end of the 1st yearNote 1) TOEIC IP tests administered by any institution other than the University is not acceptable.
Note 2) This requirement shall not be applicable to students admitted through the entrance examination for the ICT Global All-English Program.

(3) Students must be approved the enrollment in the said program by the Undergraduate Academic Affairs Committee.

(1) Early assignment to a GT supervisor
(2) Taking courses offered for upperclassmen
(3) Exempt from the limit on the number of registerable course credits

The above support is available only until the end of the first semester of the third year of undergraduate school (until the end of the second semester of the third year of undergraduate school for students admitted in October).

The applicant shall satisfy any one of the following requirements and apply for it based on the implementation guidelines.

1. Those who have participated in at least two of the following activities;
   a Special basic lectures
   b Overseas Internship Program
   c Studying abroad
2. Recommended by faculty members

1. Early assignment to a GT supervisor
2. Taking Honors Special Courses
3. Honors activity expense (for Participation in various events, manufacturing materials etc.)
4. Modify the requirement of writing a graduation thesis