Table of Contents
Graduate School Regulations ........................................................................................... 2
Section 1 — General Provisions .............................................................................................. 2
Section 2 — Duration for Program Completion, Academic Year, Term, and School Holidays ....... 2
Section 3 — Organizational Structure of Departments and Program ......................................... 3
Section 4 — Academic Programs ............................................................................................ 3
Section 5 — Grading and Completion for the Program ............................................................. 4
Section 6 — Total Capacity and Staff Organization Admission Capacity and Total Capacity ....... 5
Section 7 — Admissions, Withdrawals, Transfers, Leaves of Absence and Graduation ................ 5
Section 8 — Enrollment Fees, Tuition, and Other Costs ........................................................... 7
Section 9 — Rewards and Punishment.................................................................................... 8
Supplementary Provisions ...................................................................................................... 9
Degree Regulations ........................................................................................................ 10
Supplementary Provisions ........................................................................................................
Enrollment Regulations of the Full-time MBA Program (English), Graduate School ofManagement, GLOBIS University ................................................................................... 11
Section 1 — General Provisions ............................................................................................ 11
Section 3 — School Holidays ................................................................................................ 14
Section 4 — Taking Courses ................................................................................................ 14
Section 5 — Substitute Classes and Re-Registration for Courses............................................. 20
Section 6 — Leave of Absence, Withdrawals and Re-Admission .............................................. 21
Section 7 — Other Items ..................................................................................................... 23
Section 8 — Non-Degree Students ....................................................................................... 25
Supplementary Provisions .................................................................................................... 28
Appendix: Provisions regarding Students with Unpaid Tuition (in relation to Article 9of the Enrollment Regulations) ...................................................................................... 29
Supplementary Provisions .................................................................................................... 29
Appendix: nano-MBA Regulations.................................................................................. 31
Supplementary Provisions .................................................................................................... 31
GLOBIS Community Regulations.................................................................................... 33
Protection of Accounts and Personal Information .................................................................. 33
Activities and Community Management ................................................................................ 34
Report of Inappropriate Use ................................................................................................ 35
Disclaimer........................................................................................................................... 35

Graduate School Regulations
Section 1 — General Provisions
Purpose
Article 1: The regulations of the Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University specify the requirements for
the Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University (hereafter referred to as the "University").
Graduate School
Article 2: The Graduate School of Management is established under the University.
Master’s Degree Program
Article 3: A professional master's degree program (Master of Business Administration) is established under the
Graduate School of Management.
Department
Article 4: The Department of Management is part of the Graduate School of Management and has the threeprograms below.
1. Part-time & Online MBA Program (Japanese)
2. Part-time & Online MBA Program (English)
3. Full-time MBA Program (English)
Academic Objectives
Article 5: Responding to the need to educate management professionals in Japanese and Asian societies, theGraduate School of Management aims to cultivate practical business leaders and management professionals who
follow a well-rounded code of professional ethics who will "create and innovate" businesses. The purpose is tocontribute to practical research in the creation of businesses and models of business innovation unique to Japanand Asia.
Section 2 — Duration for Program Completion, Academic Year, Term, and School Holidays
Standard Duration of Program Completion and Maximum Duration of Enrollment
Article 6: The standard duration of program completion at the Graduate School of Management is below.
1. Part-time & Online MBA Program (Japanese), Part-time & Online MBA Program (English): Two years
2. Full-time MBA Program (English): One year
Article 6-2: If students who belong to any programs decide to take longer to complete the academic program than
the standard duration stipulated in Article 6-1, they may be permitted to extend their studies by applying forenrollment extension as specified in Article 14. Students in programs with a duration of two years may extend
their studies to a maximum of five years. Students in the Full-time MBA Program (English) may extend their studies
to a maximum of two years under regular circumstances. However, extensions are subject to the validity of student
visas issued by embassies or consulates. The President may allow an extension of enrollment beyond the maximum
duration for all programs if there are exceptional circumstances.
Article 6-3: The maximum duration of enrollment in the program is the number of years stipulated in the previous
paragraph, except for any leaves of absence.
Academic Year
Article 7: The academic year begins on September 01 and ends on August 31 of the following year.
Academic Term
Article 8: The academic year for the Part-time & Online MBA Program (English) and the Part-time & Online MBA
Program (Japanese) is divided into four three-month terms, with classes beginning in January, April, July, andOctober. For the Full-time MBA Program (English), the academic year is divided into eight modules, with classes
beginning in September, October, mid-November, January, mid-February, April, mid-May, and July. Each module2

is one-and-a-half months long, except for the September module, which is one month long.
School Holidays
Article 9: The day classes are not held (school holidays) are stipulated separately.
Section 3 — Organizational Structure of Departments and Program
President
Article 10: The President is the head of the University.
Dean
Article 11: The Dean is the head of the Graduate School of Management.
Management Structure
Article 12: Matters concerning the operations of the Graduate School of Management and other necessary affairs
are deliberated at the Faculty Meetings or the University's Executive Committee, depending on the specific content.
Article 12-2: Faculty Meetings are attended by registered faculty (including professors, associate professors, andlecturers) and other staff as appointed by the Faculty Meeting. The chairperson of the faculty meeting is the Deanof the Graduate School of Management.
Article 12-3: Faculty Meetings shall provide opinions on matters decided by the President regarding Admission,
graduation, course completion, conferral of degrees, and other essential matters concerning education andresearch stipulated by the President as requiring the hearing of opinions of Faculty Meetings.
Article 12-4: A Board of Delegates shall be established as necessary, and deliberations by the Board of Delegatescan replace Faculty Meeting deliberations.
Article 12-5: The Executive Committee for the University consists of the Chairperson, President, Dean, Deputy
Dean, Secretary General, faculty who have issues to propose, and other University staff deemed necessary by the
Chairperson. The Chairperson chairs the Executive Committee for the University. However, the President shallmake decisions regarding admission, graduation, program completion, conferral of degrees, and other essential
matters concerning education and research.
Article 12-6: The Executive Committee for the University deliberates on affairs concerning the earnings andexpenses of the University, the primary services for students, significant changes in systems, and other related
issues.
Section 4 — Academic Programs
Courses
Article 13: Matters concerning courses, number of credits, course registration, and other items are stipulated
separately.
Article 13-2: The courses stipulated in Article 13-1 may, through various media, be offered outside the classroom
where the original class is provided.
Article 13-3: The courses stipulated in Article 13-1 may be taken outside of Japan, including those specified in
Article 13-2, which take place outside the classroom where the original class is offered.
Article 13-4: The courses stipulated in Article 13-1 may be conducted at places other than classrooms and affiliatedfacilities of the University.
Article 13-5: The courses stipulated in Article 13-1 may be conducted in the evening or at other times and periods
specified by the University.
Enrollment Extension
Article 14: The Graduate School of Management can accept requests from students in each program when they
apply for the Enrollment Extension System. This system enables students to complete the curriculum in a planned
manner for a certain period longer than the standard duration of program completion as stipulated in Article 6-1
due to circumstances such as those at work.
3Section 5 — Grading and Completion of the Program
Grading
Article 15: The University evaluates the overall performance of students enrolled in University courses usingprescribed grading criteria stipulated separately.
Requirements for Program Completion
Article 16: Completion of the program at the Graduate School of Management requires students to be enrolled forat least the standard duration of program completion stipulated for each program in Article 6 to pass a test as
determined by the Graduate School of Management (Full-time MBA Program (English) excluded), and to haveobtained at least the required number of credits for program completion in the specified courses.
Article 16-2: The credits required for program completion are as follows. At least half of the credits must be earnedin the program to which the student belongs.
ProgramCredits required for program completion

Part-time & Online MBA Program (Japanese)
Part-time & Online MBA Program (English)
Full-time MBA Program (English)

36 credits
36 credits
48 credits

Conferral of Degrees
Article 17: The Master of Business Administration degree is conferred on those who complete the Graduate Schoolof Management program.
Article 17-2: The degree's specialization and other necessary details concerning the degree are stipulated
separately.
Taking Courses at other Graduate Schools
Article 18: The University may, following consultations with other graduate schools, allow a student to participate
in courses from these other graduate schools if the University determines that courses in a specialized field
contribute to the student's academic development.
Article 18-2: The credits accrued at other graduate schools as stipulated in the preceding paragraph and 19-1 are,for up to 10 credits, considered for credits earned at the University through consultation in the Faculty Meeting orwith the Board of Delegates.
Certification of Credits Earned Before Admission
Article 19: Credits earned by a student for a course, including credits earned according to stipulations as a nondegree student in the University or other graduate schools, before enrollment in the University may be regarded
as the equivalent of taking a course at the University when determined there is sufficient educational benefit.
Article 19-2: The total number of credits earned at the University and those earned at other graduate schools that
may be recorded as earned at the University following Article 19-1 cannot exceed 15. The maximum number ofcredits earned at other graduate schools to be regarded as earned credits at the University will be as stipulated
in Article 18-2.
Article 19-3: In addition to what is stipulated in the preceding two paragraphs, the necessary criteria andprocedures for approving credits and related issues are specified separately.
Article 19-4: When a student has acquired credits before entering the University following the provisions of Article
1, the University may deem that the student has been enrolled in the University for a period not exceeding onehalf of the standard term of study for the relevant professional master’s degree program, taking into consideration
the period required to acquire said credits and the student's grades, etc.

4Section 6 — Total Capacity and Staff Organization
Admission Capacity and Total Capacity
Article 20: The admission capacity of the Graduate School of Management shall be limited to 1,000 students.
Admission
Total
Established Graduate School / Department
Capacity
Capacity
Graduate School of Management / Department of Management

1,000

2,070

Staff Organization
Article 21: The University maintains staff in charge of educational affairs, student relations, accounting,administration, and related functions. The specific staff organization is stipulated separately.
Section 7 — Admissions, Withdrawals, Transfers, Leaves of Absence and Graduation
Admission Period
Article 22: The admission date is April 1 for the Part-time & Online MBA Program (Japanese). The admission dateis October 1 for the Part-time & Online MBA Program (English) and September 1 for the Full-time MBA Program(English).
Application, Selection, and Procedures for Admission
Article 23: Following Article 22, application, selection, and admission procedures are conducted two or more times
each year.
Admission Qualifications
Article 24: Qualifications for admission to the University are stipulated separately.
Application for Admission
Article 25: Those who wish to enroll in the University must apply by submitting a completed application form alongwith the prescribed application fee and other documents as stipulated separately.
Admission Screening
Article 26: The President determines which applicants stipulated in Article 25 are to be accepted after deliberations
at the Faculty Meetings or the Board of Delegates, based on the results of the screening process stipulated
separately.
Admission Procedures and Admission Acceptance
Article 27: Following Article 26, those who receive notice of acceptance must submit prescribed documents andpay the enrollment fee. The documents required for admission are stipulated separately.
Article 27-2: The President shall permit those who have completed the admission procedures following Article 271 (including those exempt from paying the enrollment fee or allowed to postpone payment of the enrollment fee).
Withdrawals and Transfers to Other Graduate Schools
Article 28: Students wishing to withdraw from the University must notify the Administration Office.
Article 28-2: Students wishing to transfer to other graduate schools must notify the Administration Office in thesame manner as the withdrawal.
Re-Admission
Article 29: The University may allow re-admission after a screening when a student who has previously withdrawn
or been expelled from the University following Article 35 reapplies for admission. Details are stipulated separately.
Transfer Students
Article 30: The enrollment of a transfer student from other graduate schools to the University may be granted
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after examining various factors, including the reason for transferring, academic capability, and other related issues.
Leaves of Absence
Article 31: A student who can no longer attend school due to illness or other unavoidable circumstances may bepermitted to take a leave of absence after completing the necessary procedures.
Article 31-2: The duration of a leave of absence is specified separately.
Article 31-3: The student must promptly take steps to re-enroll in the University as soon as the given circumstances
necessitating the leave of absence have ended.
Study Abroad
Article 32: The University may allow a student to study at a graduate school overseas, following consultations withthese entities, if the University determines that the study at the said graduate school contributes to the student’s
academic development.
Article 32-2: Following Article 32-1, studies abroad will not be considered leaves of absence.
Non-Degree Students
Article 33: Students not enrolled in the University wishing to take one or more courses offered by the University
may be permitted to enroll as non-degree students based on the Graduate School of Management provisions.
Article 33-2: The Graduate School of Management stipulates requirements for non-degree students.
Program Completion
Article 34: The University shall approve the program completion of students who satisfy specific program
completion requirements as stipulated.
Removal from School
Article 35: The President may, after consultation at the Faculty Meeting or with the Board of Delegates, remove
from the University any student to whom one of the following situations applies:
1. Students whose enrollment duration exceeds the maximum duration stipulated in Article 6.
2. Students who do not respond or communicate through their registered contact information for one year.
3. Students who have been reported deceased.
4. Students who neglect to pay the enrollment fee or tuition beyond the payment deadlines stipulated
separately fail to pay despite being given stern warnings.

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Section 8 — Enrollment Fees, Tuition, and Other Costs
Enrollment Fees, Tuition, and Other Costs
Article 36: Fees for the Graduate School of Management shall be determined as follows: enrollment fees andtuition:
1. Part-time & Online MBA Program (Japanese) and Part-time & Online MBA Program (English)
Enrollment Fee: JPY 22,000
Admitted until and including the 2013 Tuition for the standard duration of program completion (two years):academic year
JPY 2,826,000
Enrollment Extension Fee: JPY 250,000 per year
Enrollment Fee: JPY 23,000
Admitted from the 2014 academic year Tuition for the standard duration of program completion (two years):
until the 2016 academic year
JPY 2,907,000
Enrollment Extension Fee: JPY 257,000 per year
Enrollment Fee: JPY 23,000
Admitted from the 2017 academic year Tuition for the standard duration of program completion (two years):
until the 2019 academic year
JPY 2,961,000
Enrollment Extension Fee: JPY 262,000 per year
Enrollment Fee: JPY 80,000
Admitted in or after the 2020 academic Tuition for the standard duration of program completion (two years):year
JPY 2,998,000
Enrollment Extension Fee: JPY 267,000 per year
2. Full-time MBA Program (English)
Enrollment Fee: JPY 206,000
Admitted until and including the 2016 Tuition for the standard duration of program completion (one year):academic year
JPY 3,703,000
Enrollment Extension Fee: JPY 257,000 per year
Enrollment Fee: JPY 210,000
Tuition for the standard duration of program completion (one year):
Admitted in the 2017 academic year
JPY 3,771,000
Enrollment Extension Fee: JPY 262,000 per year
Enrollment Fee: JPY 220,000
Admitted in the 2018 and 2019 Tuition for the standard duration of program completion (one year):academic years
JPY 3,771,000
Enrollment Extension Fee: JPY 262,000 per year
Enrollment Fee: JPY 225,000
Admitted in or after the 2020 academic Tuition for the standard duration of program completion (one year):year
JPY 3,845,000
Enrollment Extension Fee: JPY 267,000 per year
Other necessary educational costs are stipulated separately.
The enrollment fees and tuition for non-degree students in each program are stipulated separately.
Payment Method
Article 37: The payment methods for the enrollment fee, tuition, and other costs are defined separately.

7Section 9 — Rewards and Punishment
Commendation
Article 38: Students with superior character and grades or students who display behavior worthy of particularvalue may receive a commendation.
Scholarship
Article 39: The University may award scholarships to outstanding students as identified through reviews duringadmissions or in recognition of course achievement.
Disciplinary Action
Article 40: The President shall take disciplinary action after deliberations at the Faculty Meetings or the Board ofDelegates for students who have violated the Graduate School Regulations or any other regulations or directives
or have committed any unlawful or inappropriate action.
Forms of Disciplinary Action
Article 41: The three levels of disciplinary action are (1) warning, (2) suspension for a limited period, and (3)expulsion.
1. Warning: Demand for correcting past negligence and a call for future improvement.
2. Suspension: An order suspending the student from attending class for less than six months.
3. Expulsion: Forfeiture of student status.
Behaviors Subject to Disciplinary Action
Article 42: Behavior and other items listed below may be subject to disciplinary action. However, in principle, items(2) and (3) shall result in expulsion.
1. Acts that violate the University regulations.
2. Students who receive or exceed the Ds or Fs specified in their corresponding program.
3. Students who exceed the standard duration of program completion stipulated in Article 6 and repeat an
academic year.
4. Harassment.
5. Cheating on examinations and other activities or actions that violate academic ethical standards in preparing
a report or other assignments.
6. Addressing, contributing, or posting comments that malign or slander the University or those related to the
University through media that is accessible to those related to the University, including mailing lists, social
media, and others.
7. Actions that obstruct the duties of teaching staff and student learning, research, and legitimate activities at
the University through unlawful means, such as violence, intimidation, fraud, and others.
8. Criminal activity.
9. Other actions that disrupt the sound order of the University and actions deemed inappropriate for students.
Implementation of Disciplinary Action
Article 43: Disciplinary action shall be implemented by the Dean of the Graduate School of Management or others,
under orders from the President, by issuing a notice of disciplinary action to the student.
Student Opportunity for a Hearing
Article 44: The President shall notify a student subject to disciplinary action that said action will be placed fordeliberation before the Faculty Meeting or the Board of Delegates. The student can present oral or writtencomments regarding said disciplinary action if factual errors, new facts, or other legitimate causes are discovered.

8Supplementary Provisions
1. The Graduate School Regulations take effect on April 1, 2006.
2. The revised provisions of the Graduate School Regulations (Articles 3, 10-2, 18, and 21) take effect on April 1,
2007.
3. The revised provisions of the Graduate School Regulations (Article 17-2 and Item (1) of Article 39 take effecton December 25, 2006.
4. The revisions of the Graduate School Regulations (Articles 3 and 10-5) take effect on May 1, 2008.
5. The Graduate School Regulations (Article 10) revisions take effect on August 1, 2008.
6. The revisions of the Graduate School Regulations (Item (1) of Article 39) take effect on September 29, 2008.
7. The revisions of the Graduate School Regulations (Articles 18 and 21) take effect on April 1, 2009.
8. The revisions of the Graduate School Regulations (Items (2) and (5) of Article 36) take effect on March 20,
2009.
9. The revisions of the Graduate School Regulations (Articles 18, 21, and 33) take effect on April 1, 2010.
10. The revisions of the Graduate School Regulations (Articles 14, 18, and 21) take effect on April 1, 2011.
11. The revisions of the Graduate School Regulations take effect on April 1, 2012.
12. The revisions of the Graduate School Regulations take effect on April 1, 2013.
13. The revisions of the Graduate School Regulations take effect on April 1, 2014.
14. The revisions of the Graduate School Regulations take effect on October 1, 2014.
15. The revisions of the Graduate School Regulations take effect on April 1, 2015.
16. The revisions of the Graduate School Regulations take effect on April 1, 2016.
17. All Regulations of the University shall be governed by and construed following the laws of Japan.
18. Any dispute arising out of the Regulations of the University shall be subject to the exclusive authority of theTokyo District Court.
19. Revisions to the Graduate School Regulations take effect on June 1, 2016.
20. The revisions of the Graduate School Regulations take effect on April 1, 2017.
21. The revisions of the Graduate School Regulations take effect on October 1, 2017.
22. The revisions of the Graduate School Regulations take effect on April 1, 2018.
23. The revisions of the Graduate School Regulations take effect on April 1, 2019.
24. The revisions of the Graduate School Regulations take effect on April 1, 2020.
25. The revisions of the Graduate School Regulations take effect on April 1, 2021.
26. The revisions of the Graduate School Regulations take effect on April 1, 2022.
27. The revisions of the Graduate School Regulations take effect on April 1, 2023.
28. The revisions of the Graduate School Regulations take effect on April 1, 2024.

9Degree Regulations
Purpose
Article 1: These regulations aim to provide the necessary details for granting a degree by the Graduate School ofManagement, GLOBIS University.
Degrees to be conferred
Article 2: The University shall confer professional degrees. These degrees are conferred on those who havecompleted the Master’s degree program at the Graduate School of Management.
Area of Specialization
Article 3: The area of specialization describing this professional degree shall be Master of Business Administration.
Note: From the academic year 2018, the Japanese description of this professional degree has become different
between the Part-time & Online MBA Program (Japanese), Part-time & Online MBA Program (English), and the
Full-time MBA Program (English).
Verification of Program Completion
Article 4: The president shall appoint a committee to determine the program completion requirements for those
who have completed them.
Article 4-2: A committee in place of the Board of Delegates of Faculty Meetings is formed to proceed with thedeliberations swiftly and substantially following Article 10.
Article 4-3: The committee shall consist of faculty representatives, including at least two full-time faculty members;
however, the president may add faculty members and other staff from other graduate schools or research
institutions as deemed necessary.
Article 4-4: The committee shall report to the president its findings regarding program completion verification.
Conferral of Degrees
Article 5: The President shall confer degrees based on the report referred to in the preceding article.
Revocation of Degree Conferral
Article 6: If it is determined that the degree was awarded due to fraudulent actions by the recipient, the degree
shall be canceled, and the diploma returned after deliberation by the Committee as stipulated in Article 4.
Article 6-2: If a person who has been awarded a degree commits an act that tarnishes the university's reputationand the degree, the person will be subject to deliberation by the Expulsion and Disciplinary Committee. The degree
may be revoked.
Supplementary Provisions
1. The Degree Regulations take effect on April 1, 2006.
2. The revised provisions of the Degree Regulations take effect on April 1, 2015.
3. The revised provisions of the Degree Regulations take effect on October 6, 2015
4. The revised provisions of the Degree Regulations take effect on October 1, 2017
5. The revised provisions of the Degree Regulations take effect on December 3, 2019
6. The revised provisions of the Degree Regulations take effect on April 1, 2021
7. The revised provisions of the Degree Regulations take effect on April 1, 2022
8. The revised provisions of the Degree Regulations take effect on April 1, 2023
9. The revised provisions of the Degree Regulations take effect on April 1, 2024

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Enrollment Regulations of the Full-time MBA Program (English), Graduate School of Management,
GLOBIS University
Section 1 — General Provisions
Purpose
Article 1: The Enrollment Regulations of the Full-time MBA Program (English), Graduate School of Management,
GLOBIS University (hereafter referred to as the "Enrollment Regulations") specify the requirements for the Fulltime MBA Program (English) (corresponding to Article 2, Item (2)) associated with the Graduate School Regulations.
The requirements which correspond to Article 2, Items (1) and (2) are specified in the Enrollment Regulations of
the Part-time & Online MBA Program (Japanese), Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University, and therequirements which correspond to Article 2, Item (3) are specified in the Enrollment Regulation of the Part-time& Online MBA Program (English), Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University.
Program
Article 2: The following three programs are part of the Department of Management of the Graduate School ofManagement, GLOBIS University (hereafter referred to as the University).
1. Part-time & Online MBA Program (Japanese)
2. Part-time & Online MBA Program (English)
3. Full-time MBA Program (English)
Article 2-2: The Full-time MBA Program (English) is a one-year program that begins September 1 and ends August
31.
Section 2 —Admissions, Admission Screenings and Tuition
Admission Timing
Article 3: The admission date is September 1 of each academic year.
Application Qualifications
Article 4: Applicants to the University, in principle, must have two years or more of work experience, whether
private or public, upon the date of admission and have met one of the following criteria:
1. Graduated from a four-year college or university.
2. Received a bachelor’s degree certified under the National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality
Enhancement of Higher Education (NIAD-QE).
3. Completed 16 years or more of education in an institution outside of Japan.
4. Completed 16 years or more of education in an institution outside of Japan through distance learning fromJapan.
5. Completed a program in Japan at an educational institution designated as equivalent to a university programin a foreign country (designated as a Japanese school by the Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology).
6. Granted a degree equivalent to a bachelor’s degree by completing three years or more at a university in aforeign country.
7. Granted an advanced diploma (qualification equivalent to a bachelor’s degree) offered at a higher vocational
school designated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
8. Acknowledged by an individual review of application qualifications and to be at least 22 years of age.
Application Process
Article 5: Applicants must complete the designated procedures and pay the stipulated application fee by the
specified deadline.
11Admission Screenings
Article 6: The decision regarding which students to admit will be made after an admission screening of all theapplicants.
Article 6-2: Admission screening procedures, such as the method and timing, are stipulated separately.
Applying to Different Programs Simultaneously, Reapplying to the Same Program
Article 7: Applicants may not apply to more than one of the three programs specified in Article 2 during the sameacademic year.
Article 7-2: Applicants not accepted in previous years may reapply.
Article 7-3: Applicants must perform all designated procedures when reapplying.
Article 7-4: If applicants are not accepted, they may not reapply to any programs during the same academic year.
Admission Procedures, Admission Acceptance, Withdrawal of Admission and Postponing Admission
Article 8: After acceptance, applicants will be officially admitted to the program upon completing the proceduresfor confirming enrollment through the Online Admission Portal by the prescribed deadline.
Article 8-2: Those who have been admitted (from now on referred to as "admitted students") must pay the MBAtuition fees (enrollment fee and tuition fee) by the specified deadline. For admitted students continuing theirstudies within the university (such as those who have completed their courses as a non-degree student as definedin Article 8), the already paid Pre-MBA enrollment fee will be deducted, and the admitted student will pay thedifference. In addition, those accepted are defined as “Pre-MBA students” as outlined in Article 8 of the Enrollment
Regulations of the Part-time & Online MBA Program (English), Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University,
until program commencement. Non-degree students, as defined in Article 8 of the University, are permitted toenroll as "Pre-MBA students."
Article 8-3: Withdrawal of admission will be accepted from admitted students until one day before admission, as
defined in Article 3. Except for the enrollment fee, the tuition will be returned to the accepted applicants who
withdraw.
Article 8-4: Admitted students must dispose of all the downloaded course materials when withdrawing fromenrollment.
Article 8-5: Upon an admitted student’s request, admission may be postponed until the following September if
there are exceptional circumstances, such as a natural disaster, hospitalization, long-term outpatient treatment,or child delivery, etc. by the applicant, and it becomes difficult for the admitted student to continue studies on an
ongoing basis for six months or more. When requesting to postpone admission, applicants shall, up until one day
before the date of admission, submit to the Student Services Office through the method specified in an application
form stating the reason for the request to postpone admission.
Article 8-6: If an enrollment deferral is granted, the admitted student shall be subject to the terms and conditions
and regulations (including tuition fees) of the year the admitted student enrolls.
Article 8-7: If the applicant is found to be a member of an organized crime group, a company affiliated with anorganized crime group, a corporate racketeer, or a similar anti-social force, or a person related to such, theuniversity will not accept, pass, or grant admission to the applicant and enrollment will be canceled (Paid tuition
will be refunded)
Payment of Tuition, Refund Policy
Article 9: The one-year standard duration of program completion tuition shall be paid in one installment before
enrollment. Payments are to be made by bank transfer or with a credit card. If the payment policy changes,
students must follow the revised policy.
Article 9-2: Students who extend their studies beyond the one-year standard duration of program completionmust pay the enrollment extension fee stipulated in Article 36 of the Graduate School Regulations.
Article 9-3: A receipt can be downloaded from the Virtual Campus if necessary.
Article 9-4: Tuition must be paid by the due date. If payment is not confirmed after the due date, the Student
Services Office will manage the process according to the Provisions regarding Students with Unpaid Tuition
stipulated separately, which take precedence over Sections 1 to 7.
Article 9-5: If a tuition revision is made, in principle, students must follow the tuition applied at admission.
12Article 9-6: Paid tuition will not be refunded.
Article 9-7: Notwithstanding Article 9-6, if the University accepts a request for withdrawal from a student before
the end of February, a portion of paid tuition will be refunded at the amount equivalent to the tuition for theperiod corresponding to the one-year standard duration of program completion. Students will bear all service
charges that may arise from the refund.
Article 9-8: Notwithstanding Article 9-6, the paid tuition for an expelled student or student that applies to Article
35 item 3 of the Graduate School Regulations will be refunded for any future modules after the course registration
was terminated. Paid tuition is defined as tuition that the students pay after deducting the amount stipulated in
Articles 9-9 and scholarships. Students will bear all service charges that may arise from the refund.
Article 9-9: The tuition for credits earned before admission and recognized as credits earned as a Pre-MBA student
at the University will be deducted from the total amount of the tuition for the one-year standard duration ofprogram completion, as stated in Article 36 of the Graduate School Regulations. Also, if non-degree students,
including Pre-MBA (J) or Pre-MBA (E) students, take a leave of absence as stipulated in the Enrollment Regulationsof the Part-time & Online MBA Program (English), and re-enroll after admission, the earned credits will beconsidered as credits earned after admission. For courses that have not been completed upon payment of tuition
for the Full-time MBA Program (English), tuition will be refunded after the credits have been earned.
Article 9-10: Notwithstanding Article 9-6, if the accepted applicants withdraw their admission up until one day
before the admission date stipulated in Article 3 and have paid their tuition according to Article 8, or if there is a
special approval from the Dean and the Student Services Office, the tuition may be refunded at the student’s
request up to the amount of the tuition paid.
Verification of Credits Obtained Before Admission
Article 10: Those who wish to transfer credits earned at other graduate schools before admission, following Article
19 of the Graduate School Regulations, must submit documents that show the relevant course name, the numberof credits earned, and a course outline, along with the corresponding transcripts to the Student Services Officewhen completing the admission procedures. A maximum of 10 credits may be transferred and be recognized as
credits earned at the University if registered faculty members in charge of the relevant fields at the University areapproved after a screening upon receiving the documents.
Article 10-2: The maximum number of credits that can be taken as a non-degree student at the University before
admission, transferred to an MBA program, and counted as part of the credits required for program competitionis 12, regardless of the program. If the person becomes a Pre-MBA student (E) from the 2016 January term until
the 2016 July term, the maximum number of credits they can transfer to an MBA program is 15. Furthermore, thecredits to be recognized and counted as part of the credits required for program competition must have beenregistered and earned five or fewer years before enrollment. The validity period only applies to the University; if
a student transfers to another graduate school, the student will follow the regulations stipulated by the said
graduate school.
Article 10-3: Up to 15 credits earned before admission can be recognized as earned in the University, including
the credits stipulated in Articles 10-1 and 10-2.
Article 10-4: If the student completed courses exceeding the maximum number of credits that can be transferred
as stipulated in Articles 10-1, 10-2, and 10-3, the Student Services Office will decide which course credits will betransferred.
Article 10-5: For courses taken by any non-degree student defined in Section 8 five or fewer years before the dateof admission, courses marked as either D or F will be counted in the evaluations, resulting in the disciplinary action
stipulated in Article 29.
Transfers Among Programs
Article 11: A student wishing to transfer to a different program at the university may, after a screening, receive
permission to transfer. Details of the transfer shall be specified in the program's enrollment regulations after thetransfer.
Article 11-2: If the student wishes to transfer from the Part-time & Online MBA Program (English) or the Fulltime MBA Program (English) to the Part-time & Online MBA Program (Japanese), the transfer date shall be thebeginning of each term. The student should contact the Student Services Office at least one month before theend of each term and follow the necessary procedures.
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If the said student wishes to transfer from the Part-time & Online MBA Program (Japanese) or the Full-time MBA
Program (English) to the Part-time & Online MBA Program (English), the student shall contact the Student
Services Office at least one month before the end of each term and follow the necessary procedures.
If the said student wishes to transfer from the Part-time & Online MBA Program (Japanese) or the Part-time &Online MBA Program (English) to the Full-time MBA Program (English), the transfer date shall be the beginningof module 1 (October) or module 3 (January). The student should contact the Student Services Office at least
one and a half months before module 1 or module 3 and follow the necessary procedures.
The student must follow the instructions provided by the Student Services Office to submit an essay explaining
the reason for requesting the program transfer. The program transfer will be decided after a comprehensive
review of the submitted documents, interview results, and other related information. Transferring to a programin a different language more than once is not accepted.
Article 11-3: Credits and grades, including Ds, Fs, and ineligible for grading that the student received before theprogram transfer will be transferred to the program to which the student will transfer. In principle, if a student
earned more than one-third of the number of credits required to complete the program before transferring,according to the maximum number of credits in a program in a different language as stipulated in Article 16, theprogram transfer request to a different language program cannot be accepted. In principle, if a student earned
more than one-half of the number of credits required to complete the program to which the student is willing totransfer before transfer, according to the maximum number of credits in a different program as stipulated in Article
16, the program transfer request within the English programs cannot be accepted.
Article 11-4: After transferring, the student must follow the program completion requirements into which thestudent has transferred. The enrollment period and any term leaves of absence before transfer will be counted aspart of the entire enrollment period as an MBA student.
Article 11-5: If there is a difference between the tuition (enrollment fee and tuition) and the tuition already paid
for the program to which the student is transferring, the student shall pay the additional tuition or receive a refund.
In addition, the scholarship rights of the former program will be terminated, and the student must pay the total
tuition fees for the new program. The tuition already paid shall be deducted.
Article 11-6: Students are required to pay the amount of the actual costs related to program transfer, such as theStudent ID reissuance fee.
Article 11-7: After transferring, the student must follow the Enrollment Regulations of the program in which thestudent is transferring.
Section 3 — School Holidays
School Holidays
Article 12: Classes are not held on New Year’s holidays, Golden Week, and other days specified by the
University.
Section 4 — Taking Courses
Modules
Article 13: Courses offered under The Full-time MBA Program (English) are held on a “Module” basis. Each module
lasts one and a half months, except for Module 0, which lasts one month.
Pre-Matriculation Requirements
Article 14: The University requires the accepted applicants in the Full-time MBA Program (English) to complete
pre-matriculation requirements designated by the date specified by the University.
Article 14-2: If the accepted applicants cannot complete pre-matriculation requirements within the given period,
the University may recommend that such students cancel their admission. Any paid tuition will be refunded as
stipulated in Article 8-4 for students who withdraw their admission due to not passing pre-matriculation
requirements.

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Course Planning
Article 15: The Student Services Office will guide the students concerning taking courses, if necessary.
Article 15-2: Due to their circumstances, students can apply for the enrollment extension system, which enables
them to complete the curriculum in a planned manner for a period longer than the standard duration of program
completion as stipulated in Article 14 of the Graduate School Regulations. Students wishing to use this systemshall specify which courses to take and submit the designated form to the Student Services Office five months
before the expected program completion date.
Article 15-3: The extension period is one year upon submission of the designated form of the enrollment extension
system.
Article 15-4: If students do not submit the designated form and fail to complete the program within the standard
duration of program completion or the period of extension as written on the designated form, they will beconsidered to be repeating a school year, unable to register courses, obliged to pay the enrollment extension fee
stipulated in Article 9-2, and may be subject to disciplinary action. Repeating the school year more than once shallresult in expulsion.
Article 15-5: After the start of the Full-time MBA Program (English), course registration in the July term of Parttime & Online MBA Program (English) by the Full-time MBA Program (English) students who are expecting tocomplete the program requirements in one year is not permitted because of the program schedule differences. If
the Student Services Office finds such a course registration by the Full-time MBA Program (English) students, theircourse registration may be canceled without prior notice. Students who apply for the enrollment extension beyond
the standard duration of program completion are allowed to register for the courses in the July term of the Parttime & Online MBA Program (English)
Article 15-6: Depending on the circumstances regarding the student’s course registration, the University may ask
the student to review their course registration and cancel it after contacting the student.
Maximum Number of Credits
Article 16: The maximum number of credits any student can register is equivalent to 60 credits in a given
academic year.
Article 16-2: The maximum number of credits students may earn while enrolled in the program as part of their
paid tuition is 60 credits.
Article 16-3: If students request to register for more than 60 credits, the students are required to apply and pay
for each course. Regardless of the module to be registered, the students must pay the full tuition for the course
in advance when their course registration has been confirmed. Even if the total amount of earned credits does
not reach 60 credits after the additional application, the additionally paid tuition will not be returned, as the credits
earned through this registration will not be included in the maximum number of credits as part of the student’s
paid tuition during enrollment.
Article 16-4: Tuition upon cancellation of courses when the student has more than 60 credits shall be returned
under the following conditions:(a) If the cancellation is made 14 or more days before the first day of the corresponding course, nocancellation fee will be incurred.
(b) If the cancellation is made 13 or fewer days before the corresponding course, JPY 32,000 is charged per
course.
Article 16-5: Per Article 16-3, if students complete a course with more than 60 credits during their enrollment
period, those credits are considered earned during their enrollment.
Program Completion
Article 17: Requirements for program completion are stipulated in Article 16 of the Graduate School Regulations.
Article 17-2: The credits required for program completion are 48, including the required courses and required
elective courses. As the required courses and required elective courses differ according to admission year, they
are stipulated in a table separately. Students must complete at least one-half of the credits required for program
completion from the program to which they belong.
Article 17-3: Students who meet conditions determined by the University may be exempted from some required
courses. Applications for course exemptions must be made before enrollment to the MBA program and will not be
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accepted after enrollment in the MBA program. If the course exemption is granted after the application screening,
no credits will be given for the exempted courses. Once the course exemption is granted, students cannot revokeit.
Article 17-4: At the end of the academic year, following the Degree Regulations, students who complete theprogram completion requirements will be judged as to whether they have completed the program or not by theCompletion Verification Committee. After the Completion Verification Committee has judged and the President
acknowledged that a student has completed the program, the student’s program completion will be considered
finalized.
Article 17-5: If, due to a leave of absence, a student's expected date of program completion is not at the end of
August (at the end of the academic year), according to the Degree Regulations, students who complete theprogram completion requirements will be judged as to whether they have completed the program or not at theend of each module up to the maximum duration of enrollment. After the Completion Verification Committee has
judged and the President acknowledged that a student has completed the program, the student’s program
completion will be considered finalized.
Article 17-6: Students cannot extend their enrollment duration after completing the program.
Article 17-7: The Degree Regulations stipulate the details regarding program completion and degree conferral forstudents who complete the program requirements.
Article 17-8: According to the Degree Regulations, if students’ degrees have been revoked, their verified program
completion will also be revoked.
Enrollment in Courses and Certification of Credits from Different Programs
Article 18: If a student registers for a course in a different program from the program the student belongs to,the credits will be counted as part of the credits required for their respective program completion.
Article 18-2: If a student registers for a course in a different language, the student should follow the Regulations
and confirm the Class Guide of the program that offers the registered course.
Article 18-3: The maximum number of credits earned in a program in a different language is 16, one-third of therequired credits for program completion, including those earned before admission. Credits earned in the programin a different language that exceeds the 16-credit limit will be included in the maximum number of credits
stipulated in Article 16 but will not be counted as part of the credits required for program completion.
Article 18-4: To register for a course from a program offered in a different language, students must meet thelanguage ability requirements below.
1. For students who wish to register for the courses offered in Part-time & Online MBA Program (English)
or Full-time MBA Program (English):English Proficiency (meeting any of the following criteria):• Speak English as a native language• Have graduated from a college, or university, or completed a graduate school program conductedentirely in English• Have English language proficiency equivalent to TOEIC 850 or above as determined by the GLOBISMBA Office
2. For the students who wish to register for the courses offered in the Part-time & Online MBA Program(Japanese):Japanese Proficiency (meeting any of the following criteria):• Speak Japanese as a native language• Have graduated from a college or university or completed a graduate school program conductedentirely in Japanese• Have Japanese language proficiency approximately equivalent to Level 1 on the Japanese Language
Examination or N1 on the Japanese Language Proficiency Test
Article 18-5: Students cannot register for the same course in other programs. If a student enrolled in the same
course in Japanese and English before the 2010 academic year. In that case, the credits earned in both courses
will be included towards the maximum number of credits earned, but only the first course completed will count as
part of the credits required for program completion.

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Taking Courses at Other Graduate School Programs and Certification of Credits
Article 19: Credits accrued before admission and during enrollment at other graduate schools as a result of Article
18-2 of the Graduate School Regulations are, for up to a maximum of 10 credits, considered for credits earned at
the University through specified procedures.
Article 19-2: Students and accepted applicants of this program may not be permitted to enroll in courses at GLOBISManagement School.
Course Closure, Class Cancellation, and Class Changes (on the University side)
Article 20: To maintain effective learning, courses may be closed when the minimum required number ofstudents is unmet or other unavoidable circumstances arise.
Article 20-2: Course closures will be decided 14 days before the first day of the corresponding course. However,the Student Services Office of the University may delay the decision of course closures in certain circumstances(e.g., the lecturer of a course cannot be finalized, or class dates, times, locations, or contents cannot be
finalized due to unexpected reasons). In such cases, the Student Services Office will inform the students of thedelay of course closure decision.
Article 20-3: Under certain circumstances affecting a faculty member, classes may be presented by substitutefaculty members, or changes such as class dates, times, locations, or contents may be made even after thedetailed course schedule has been disclosed.
Article 20-4: After the course openings have been confirmed, classes may be canceled, closed, or postponed, orthe course format may be changed under the following circumstances.
1. Natural disasters or calamities such as typhoons or earthquakes, strikes related to transportation agencies,
riots, a coup d’état, or infectious diseases.
2. Accident, illness, an event of congratulations, or condolences involving the course faculty member.
3. Maintenance inspections, renovation work, or other activity disrupting access or use of the facilities.
4. Other circumstances or force majeure determined by the Student Services Office that make holding classes
impossible.
Article 20-5: Under certain circumstances affecting the University that force a course change, closure, or
postponement, students shall immediately dispose of any course materials they have received.
Precautions on Taking the Integrated Learning Program (ILP)
Article 21: Students who wish to apply for the Integrated Learning Program (ILP) should obtain the minimum
number of credits required for graduation of 48.0 credits, not including the credits for the ILP.
Article 21-2: Before registering for the ILP, students should understand that the University is not responsible forany cancellation due to the company’s or environmental situation.
Course Bidding System
Article 22: Students must select the number of points to bid upon registering for courses categorized as
Technovate and Technovate Special courses offered in the Part-time & Online MBA Program (English) during theFirst Registration Period.
Article 22-2: Each student is granted 15 points at the beginning of the First Registration Period for every term.
The points are used only for course registration during the First Registration Period and expire by the end of every
term.
Course Cancellation, Course or Class Changes (on the student side)
Article 23: After course registration, students may cancel, change, or postpone the term of their registeredcourses up until 14 days before the first day of the corresponding course.
Article 23-2: If a student changes courses, cancels courses, or postpones the term of taking one’s registeredcourses, they shall immediately dispose of any course materials they have received.
Article 23-3: After course registration, if unavoidable circumstances arise that require students to change theirregistered courses or classes or postpone the module when they enroll in their registered courses, the Student
Services Office may accept the change after reviewing the necessary documents submitted by the student.

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Natural disasters
Hospitalization, long-term outpatient treatment, delivery, and child-rearing or similar circumstances
involving the student• Death or hospitalization involving any relative of the student’s family• Other exceptional circumstances granted by the Student Services Office.
Article 23-4: Students shall not register for courses whose dates overlap even partially. In this case, students mustcancel one of these courses during the period stipulated in Article 23-1.
Article 23-5: If, after the course begins, the Student Services Office finds a student registered for classes withdates that overlap, equivalent to those described in Article 23-4, the Student Services Office shall cancel theregistration for either one of the courses.
Distribution of Course Materials
Article 24: Course materials shall be downloaded from the Virtual Campus.
Article 24-2: Students are responsible for securing the designated textbooks for each course.
Article 24-3: If students do not take a course for any reason, including but not limited to cancellation or
postponement of enrollment, they must immediately dispose of any course materials they have downloaded.
Article 24-4: Course materials are uploaded to the Virtual Campus approximately three weeks before thecommencement of each course. If the student's circumstances prevent them from downloading course materials
before the module or their studies are adversely affected by downloading course materials directly before the startof the module, the University bears no responsibility.
Excused Absences Policy
Article 25: Students will be excused from attending classes and may be marked as present for classes missed in
the event of the death or hospitalization of an immediate family member of the student as an exceptional
measure.
Article 25-2: A student should contact the Student Services Office and provide documentation of the death or
hospitalization, funeral services attended, or any official documentation from an entity that can verify the reasons
given to the Student Services Office by the deadline.
Class Attendance Requirements
Article 26: Students will be marked as present when they participate for two hours of each class or more.
Article 26-2: Students who participate for at least two hours of class time on each Day will be marked as present
for the Day and subject to evaluation.
Article 26-3: Each time a student arrives late to class but still attends more than two hours of the class, it will becounted as “half-absence.” When the overall course is evaluated, the half-absences will be counted andincorporated into the attendance requirements for grading.
Class Attendance Requirements
Article 26: Students will only be marked as present when a faculty member visually confirms their presence inclass in person or by video, comments, raising their hands, etc.
Article 26-2: Students who participate for at least two hours of class time each Day will be marked as present for
the Day and subject to evaluation.
Article 26-3: Students who are absent for at least two hours of a class for any reason, including connectiondifficulties for online courses, will be marked absent for that day of class.
Article 26-4: Each time a student arrives late to class but still attends more than two hours of the class, it will becounted as “half-absence.” When the overall course is evaluated, the half-absences will be counted andincorporated into the attendance requirements for grading.

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Suspension of Attendance Due to Infectious Diseases
Article 27: In on-campus classes, any student infected with an infectious disease, as stated in Article 18 of theJapanese National School Health and Safety Act, will not be permitted to physically participate in activities suchas attending on-campus classes. This shall not apply to online courses.
Article 27-2: Students may be marked as present for classes missed due to infection as stipulated in Article 27-1
as an exceptional measure if they submit the designated application form and a certificate from a medical
doctor.
Course Evaluation
Article 28: After the course has finished, students will be given final grades and evaluated as having completed
or not completed the course following specified criteria. For completed courses, the students will be assessedwith the grades of P/A/B/C/D. For courses that are not completed, the students will be evaluated with grades ofF or ineligible for grading.
Article 28-2: An F grade refers to when a student has satisfied the requirements for grading stipulated in eachcourse and has been evaluated as having not completed the course.
Article 28-3: If a student fails to meet any of the requirements for grading, the student will be evaluated as
ineligible for grading. In such a case, the student will neither be evaluated nor given feedback from the faculty
member.
Article 28-4: Only deliverables submitted to a designated page and by the deadline will be evaluated. Any requireddeliverables created in a language different from the course offered are ineligible for evaluation.
Article 28-5: Requests for amendments and changes to the evaluation regarding attendance and deliverables must
be made to the Student Services Office within 14 days after the final assessment has been completed.
Evaluations Which Result in Expulsion
Article 29: Students who accumulated four or more Ds and Fs by the end of Module 2, or seven or more Ds andFs at the end of Module 3 onwards (including the Enrollment Extension Period), will be subject to disciplinary
action (expulsion) from the University at the end of the corresponding module, as stipulated in Article 42 of the
Graduate School Regulations. Course registration will no longer be accepted afterward. Confirmed course
registration will be canceled, and if the students have already started enrolling, they must stop participating inall courses. However, courses taken five or more years before the admission date marked as D or F will not becounted toward this measure.
Article 29-2: If students acquired the credits required for program completion, including the required courses
and required elective courses, and, at the same time or a time after that, receive seven or more Ds or Fs, Article
29-1 is not applied and will not be subject to disciplinary action. However, course registration until the end of
program completion is not accepted. Confirmed course registration will be canceled, and if the students havealready started enrolling, they must stop participating in all courses.
Article 29-3: For courses taken during enrollment in the MBA program, three courses evaluated as ineligible forgrading will result in one F grade as defined in Article 28-2. All ineligible for grading courses incurred after thethird time will be counted as one F per course and counted in the number of the accumulated Ds and Fs grades.
Options Related to Expulsion Due to Receiving Four or More or Seven or More D and F Grades
Article 30: Students who accumulated four or more Ds and Fs by the end of Module 2 or seven or more Ds andFs at the end of Module 3 onwards will be allowed to file a petition to the Expulsion and Disciplinary Committee(hereafter, referred to as the EDC) specified in Article 44 of the Graduate School Regulations where students canpresent written comments. Students are requested to select one of the options below and contact the EDC by thedesignated date.
1. Expulsion from the University at the end of Module 0, Module 1, or Module 2 when the student receives
four or more combined Ds and Fs or at the end of the corresponding module when a student receives sevenor more Ds and Fs after Module 3 onwards.
2. File a petition to the EDC and have the EDC determine whether the student can stay enrolled.
Article 30-2: If the student selects Item 1 in Article 30-1 or does not contact the EDC within the designated period,
the student is requested to follow Article 29-1.
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why the student should stay enrolled by the date designated by the EDC. If the student submits the petition by
the deadline. In that case, they may remain enrolled until the end of the module following the module when thestudent accumulated Ds and Fs as stipulated in Article 30-1. The student will be required to pay the tuition forthis corresponding module.
Expulsion and Disciplinary Committee Meeting and the Process Afterward
Article 31: The EDC will have a meeting to review the petition submitted by the student who selects Item 2 inArticle 31-1 regarding whether the student should stay enrolled and inform the student of the result.
Article 31-2: If the student is judged to be able to stay enrolled, the said student may have the expulsion stipulated
in Article 29-1 deferred and remain enrolled with the conditions specified by the EDC. If the next module
corresponds with the first module of the second year. In that case, the student is required to complete a payment
for the annual amount of the fee for the enrollment extension by the due date designated by the Student Services
Office.
Article 31-3: If the student is judged unable to stay enrolled, the student will be expelled at the end of the next
module. The paid tuition for the remaining modules will be refunded as stipulated in Articles 9-8.
Article 31-4: Notwithstanding the previous articles, if the students acquired the credits required for program
completion, including the required courses and required elective courses at the end of the next module, the said
students may stay enrolled until the end of the program completion according to Article 29-2. The student mustcomplete tuition payment for the accepted enrollment period specified in Article 9 by the due date designated by
the Student Services Office. However, course registration for the period remaining until the end of program
completion will not be accepted.
Article 31-5: If the student was judged to be able to stay enrolled according to Article 31-2 and reaches theconditions specified by the EDC during the continuation of enrollment, the student shall be expelled without being
allowed to object to the EDC.

Section 5 — Substitute Classes and Re-Registration for Courses
Substitute Class System
Article 32: Students who cannot attend a registered class due to unavoidable circumstances are allowed theopportunity to participate in another class of the same course with the restriction on evaluation and classregistration as described in Articles 32-2 to 32-10 because this substitute class system merely allows students toattend missed classes.
Article 32-2: Attending a substitute class shall only be recognized for the same course, language, and program.
Article 32-3: The substitute class must be another class of the same course in the same program in which thestudent has been enrolled in the current module or the next module in which the same course is offered in thesame program if the class of that course has not reached capacity.
Article 32-4: If a student is registered for a substitute class in the same module as the registered initially class,the student is subject to evaluation. However, if a student is registered for a substitute class in the next module,
and the same course is offered in the same program. In that case, the student merely has an opportunity toattend the class and is not evaluated. Taking a substitute class may not apply to special courses because theclasses are held irregularly.
Article 32-5: For substitute classes in the same module, the lecturer from the substitute class will evaluate theclass's participation and assignments; however, the lecturer from the initially registered class will confirm the final
grade.
Article 32-6: A student may register for a substitute class up until the starting time of the class which the student
wishes to attend as a substitute class.
Article 32-7: When a student attends a substitute class that requires a report, the student must submit the reportby the specified deadline of the class, which comes first, either the registered initial class or the substitute class.
Reports shall not be accepted after the deadline. The report will be evaluated by the lecturer from the initiallyregistered class.
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Article 32-8: The substitute class system does not apply for the purposes of attending another course or class.
Article 32-9: Students cannot access the substitute class's Class Discussion Board.
Article 32-10: The substitute class system may not apply in some instances, such as for particular courses, courses
whose contents have changed, and courses being offered for the last time.
Re-Registration for Courses
Article 33: A student may be re-registered for courses that were evaluated as not completed.
Article 33-2: The re-registration for courses not completed may not apply in some instances, such as special
courses, courses whose contents have changed, and courses being offered for the last time.

Section 6 — Leave of Absence, Withdrawals and Re-Admission
Leave of Absence (Module)
Article 34: A leave of absence may be granted upon student request due to the circumstances listed below. In
principle, requesting a leave of absence (Module) will not be accepted after the module begins. However, due tounavoidable circumstances, there may be cases when a leave of absence (Module) may be approved after themodule has already started.
• Natural disasters• Hospitalization, long-term outpatient treatment, delivery, and child-rearing or similar circumstances
involving the student• Death or hospitalization involving any relative of the student’s family• Other exceptional circumstances granted by the Student Services Office.
Article 34-2: A student may request a leave of absence (Module) in units of one module (one-and-a-half months),
and the total accumulated leave of absence may be no more than one year except under exceptional circumstances.
Each module's period (number of days) shall be specified for each year. However, this may not be usedsimultaneously as a leave of absence from a course of any other program, as stipulated in Article 2.
Article 34-3: Notwithstanding Article 34-2, special permission for a leave of absence exceeding one year may be
granted. In such cases, the regulations, including the tuition at re-enrollment, will be applied.
Article 34-4: In accordance with the preceding paragraph, the reason and period for permitting a leave of absence
for more than one year shall be as follows.
- In the case of raising a child under the age of four, up to a total of three years
Article 34-5: When requesting a leave of absence, students shall, before the module in which the leave of absence
begins, submit to the Student Services Office through the method specified a leave of absence form stating thereason for the request.
Article 34-6: The enrollment period shall be extended by the actual number of days of the leave of absence, andclasses recognized as completed credits after returning shall only be those for which the final Day was held while
enrolled in the class.
Article 34-7: The Student Services Office may meet with the student who requests a leave of absence (Module).
Article 34-8: The period of a leave of absence (Module) shall not be counted as part of the standard duration ofprogram completion.
Article 34-9: If protraction of the particular circumstances listed in Article 34-1 or other factors make it difficult forthe student to return to the University for the planned module before the current module of the leave of absence(Module) has finished, the student may be granted an extension to the leave of absence by applying via theprocedures outlined in Article 34-5.
Article 34-10: Students on a leave of absence (Module) should register for courses for the module they plan toreturn to the University. If a student has not applied for an extension to the leave of absence (Module) according
to the preceding paragraph. In that case, they will be counted as re-enrolled from the module they plan to returnto even if they do not register for courses for the module they plan to return to the University.

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Article 35: Students wishing to withdraw from the University must submit a withdrawal form to the Student
Services Office, and in principle, after an interview with the Student Services Office, return their identification
cards and other items designated by the Student Services Office.
Article 35-2: If, at the time of withdrawal, there are courses for which a leave of absence has been granted andthe student has not yet re-enrolled, re-enrollment in said course will not be permitted. The leave of absence forthe course will be canceled, and the overall grade for the course will be evaluated as Ineligible for Grading.
Re-Admission
Article 36: When a student who has withdrawn or been expelled requests re-admission, the University shalldetermine the conditions for readmission and may grant readmission after screening. Details concerning readmission shall be stipulated in the Enrollment Regulations of the program to which the student wishes to be readmitted.
Article 36-2: The conditions for readmission to the Full-time MBA Program (English) are as follows
1. Six months or more must have elapsed since the day following withdrawal or expulsion.
2. Re-enrollment must occur within five years from the day after withdrawal or expulsion.
Article 36-3: Those who do not satisfy the requirements of the preceding article will not be eligible for readmission but will be subject to the application and admissions screening procedures set out in Article 2.
Article 36-4: A student may be re-admitted to the Full-time MBA Program (English) on September 1 after readmission has been approved.
Article 36-5: Students requesting re-admission must contact the Student Services Office in advance of the finaladmission round and complete the application procedures stipulated in Article 33 by the final admission roundapplication deadline for the Full-time MBA Program (English). Applicants must write an essay reflecting on thereason for the withdrawal or expulsion and the action plan for future academic performance improvement after
re-admission. If the student wishes to be re-admitted to a program offered in a different language than the one
enrolled before withdrawal or expulsion. In that case, the student must submit an essay regarding the reason
for requesting re-admission to a program in a different language. Students will be exempt from the following
parts of the admission process when applying for re-admission.
1. Students who require a preliminary screening: students who previously passed a preliminary screening
will be exempt when applying for re-admission.
2. If a student applies for re-admission after withdrawal or expulsion:- Within five years, in which the student’s most recent educational background has not changed, thestudent will be exempted from submitting a certificate of degree completion and an academictranscript.
- Within two years, if the students withdrawing from a program conducted in English apply to be readmitted to the same program, The students will be exempted from submitting TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC,
Cambridge CAE, or Cambridge CPE test results.
Re-admission will be decided after a comprehensive review of application information, such as the submitted
documents, interview results, and other related information.
Article 36-6: The credits and grades the student received before the withdrawal or the expulsion will be transferred
after their re-admission. However, courses evaluated as F grades or Ineligible for grading will not be transferred.
The credits for the courses marked as D grades received before the withdrawal or expulsion will be transferred aspart of the earned credits upon re-admission. However, these will not be counted as evaluations that result in thedisciplinary action stipulated in Article 29.
Article 36-7: The maximum duration of enrollment for re-admitted students will be two years regardless of theperiod previously enrolled in the University.
The maximum duration of a leave of absence for re-admitted students will be one year, including any leaves ofabsence (in 1.5-month units) previously taken. To complete the program, the student must follow the program
completion requirements to which the student has re-admitted. However, if the criteria for program completionchange, the student may be exempted from some required courses provided that the conditions stipulated by the
University are met.
In principle, requesting re-admission to a different English program shall not be allowed when half or more of the22credits required for program completion were completed following Article 17 before withdrawal or expulsion.
Furthermore, the program completion will be determined based on the enrollment period counted with theprevious enrollment period according to Article 17.
Article 36-8: The tuition charged after re-admission will equal the total tuition minus the amount already paid. A
re-enrollment fee (JPY 31,000) shall be paid upon re-admission instead of the enrollment fee.
Article 36-9: Re-admitted students shall follow the Graduate School Regulations, Degree Regulations, and Fulltime MBA Program (English) Enrollment Regulations at the time of re-admission.
Article 36-10: Re-admitted students are not eligible for scholarships from the University.

Section 7 — Other Items
Corporate-sponsored MBA Student Information Disclosure Registration
Article 37: If a corporation bears more than half of the tuition amount, registers for the prescribed corporatesponsored MBA students information disclosure, and consented by the student, information related to MBA
enrollment will be disclosed to the corporation. The corporate-sponsored MBA student information disclosure
registration requires compliance with the regulation and a specified separate contract.
Article 37-2: In case of corporate-sponsored MBA student information disclosure registration, course
registration, and grades for each course taken to complete the program (such as final grades, attendance, classparticipation, etc.), and earned number of credits may be disclosed to the persons in charge at the applying
corporations as well as the persons in charge at GLOBIS Corporation whom the University entrusts withrecruiting the students.
Article 37-3: Actions specified under Articles 35, 41, and 42 of the Graduate School Regulations may bedisclosed to the persons in charge at the applying corporations and those in charge at GLOBIS Corporation,
whom the University entrusts with recruiting the students.
Article 37-4: Information disclosed through corporate-sponsored MBA student information disclosure registration
shall only be for the program's enrollment period.
Article 37-5: If a student leaves the company while enrolled in the University, the student's grades shall cease
being disclosed upon notification by the persons in charge at the applying corporation.
Quality Guarantee System
Article 38: Tuition paid after enrollment shall be refunded after a meeting upon a request made to the Student
Services Office by a student who has satisfied the program completion requirements as stipulated in Article 16 but
still feels the expected learning outcomes have not been achieved.
Article 38-2: The deadline for the request is one month after the announcement of program completion.
Article 38-3: In principle, tuition is refunded within two months after the date of the student's request.
Article 38-4: If the request for the Quality Guarantee System has been approved, credits required for program
completion, finalization of program completion, and conferment of degrees will not be granted.
Behavior Subject to Disciplinary Action
Article 39: The conduct listed below will be regarded as one of the behaviors subject to disciplinary action according
to Article 42 of the Graduate School Regulations. Anyone who commits the conduct prohibited below is subject todisciplinary action stipulated in Article 41 of the Graduate School Regulations after following the procedure
specified in Articles 40 and 44. Depending on the severity of the offense, the student may not be allowed to enroll
in courses until the decision of disciplinary action is made.
1. Misconduct
Perpetrators and accomplices shall be subject to disciplinary action for the corresponding misconduct.
- Behavior where students do not take the course through their efforts, such as viewing previous handouts ornotes, having discussions with students who took the course previously- Behavior where students do not create submissions such as assignments and reports through their efforts, byreferring to previous handouts, assignments, and reports, misusing analytical results from study sessions, including23

those through spreadsheets, plagiarism of copyrighted work, or receiving assistance from other students, or where
they assist others in writing assignments. However, having study sessions to prepare for reports shall not be
considered misconduct.
- Behavior where students do not take an examination (GMAP, etc.) through their efforts or prevent others fromtaking examinations through their efforts (such as cheating during examinations or sharing previous examinationquestions, etc.).
If misconduct is judged in any assignment or exam that affects the final grading of the course, they will be marked
as invalid. In addition, if cheating is observed in a report, the report will be marked invalid, and the course will be
graded F.
If a student is found to have committed misconduct multiple times, the student will be subject to expulsion
regardless of the circumstances.
2. Intentional incompletion of a course
Intentionally do not complete the course requirements to receive Ineligible for Grading and avoid obtaining credit
for a course in which they are enrolled.
3. Divulging information
intentionally divulging information or failing to act appropriately to protect sensitive information, such as in thefollowing cases:- When students add people other than lecturers and registered students to social media groups that are used forthe class (class groups)- When students distribute information intended only for members of the class, lecturers, and GLOBIS faculty,
including confidential information of the company of other MBA students, non-degree students, or alumni, or
confidential information related to companies researched as part of coursework (in cases of any behavior divulging
information of conveying information to third parties other than classmates and uploading or posting information
through social media)-When students distribute without permission personal information of MBA program students, non-degree students,
and alumni that is found in the Virtual Campus or Class Discussion Board to people other than MBA program
students, non-degree students and alumni, and others related to the University-When students distribute any information that may impede the learning of other students, such as the content,
to information media such as social media.
- For courses conducted online, when students share the class video and audio or video recordings of the classwith people other than students permitted to take the class- For courses conducted online, when students share the URL to join the class session with people other thanstudents permitted to take the class
4. Falsified applications
If students knowingly falsify contents on an application form.
5. Antisocial forces
If it is found that the person is a member of an organized crime group, a company affiliated with an organizedcrime group, a corporate racketeer, a similar anti-social force, or a person affiliated with such organization.
6. Prohibitions regarding copyrights
Any acts related to copyright infringement, such as those outlined below.
- Copying curriculum content, teaching materials, handouts, etc. (excluding personal copies made by students fortheir data storage) and transferring to another person.
- Quoting or reprinting curriculum content, teaching materials, handouts, etc., on SNS.
- Taking photos, recording audio and video, screen captures, etc. in class
7. Any act that violates the “GLOBIS Community Regulations” stipulated separately
Lost Property
Article 40: The Student Services Office will keep belongings left in University facilities for three months and disposeof them.
Maintaining a Learning Environment
Article 41: Students shall be responsible for setting up and maintaining a suitable learning environment, including24

the infrastructure necessary for courses, such as an Internet environment, software, PC, and a headset. The
University will not provide any compensation for issues that prevent a student from joining a class, such as andnot limited to troubles related to the student’s internet service provider, telecommunication companies, andbroadband service.
Article 41-2: In cases where noise or other problems caused by the student's infrastructure significantly impair
the learning environment for different students, the faculty member in charge of the course may, at their discretion,suspend the student's participation in the class until the environment is improved.
Article 41-3: Depending on the course characteristics, students may be recommended to use social media, webservices, and applications. However, students are fully responsible for their usage.

Taking Photos and Videos for Information Disclosure
Article 42: The university will take photos and videos of lectures and school events for the following purposes:
1. School records
2. Production of materials such as pamphlets, websites, school brochures, bulletins, etc. for advertising andinformation disclosure purposes
Article 42-2: The photos and videos taken will be openly released for the purposes indicated in Article 42-1.
However, students must consent in advance if the pictures and videos are to be shared publicly so that the person
can be clearly identified with their name.
"Student" Resident Status
Article 43: The University shall support obtaining and maintaining the "Student" resident status of an international
student enrolled in the Full-time MBA Program (English) only when the student attends the University. The
maximum support period shall be the standard number of years of study stipulated in Article 6 of the Graduate
School Regulations plus the minimum preparation period required before and after attending the University.
Article 43-2: The University shall cease supporting the student in maintaining "Student" resident status when thestandard number of years of study has been reached. However, students who are expected to graduate may
receive an extension of support up to the expected graduation date or one month beyond the scheduled graduation
date in cases where the student requires additional time to prepare to return to their home country.
Article 43-3: The University may suspend its support of the student in maintaining "Student" resident status if thestudent does not enroll in or attend on-campus courses for three months or more for any reason. If the student
does not intend to enroll or cannot participate in on-campus classes for three months or more, the student must
notify the Student Services Office in advance.
Article 43-4: The University shall extend its support to the student in maintaining "Student" resident status beyond
the standard period only in cases where the student successfully petitions for a Leave of Absence. When applying
for an extension of resident status, the designated documents shall be submitted by the specified date.
• Submission date: Three months before the student's residence permission expires.
• Necessary documents: Proof of finances (proof that the student has the financial resources to support
their stay until the end of the extended period), Course plan (state of intent for the student to complete
their studies in the shortest period possible)
Article 43-5: The Immigration Services Agency of Japan grants extensions of "student" resident status, and the
University does not guarantee permission for extensions.
Article 43-6: The conditions stated in Article 43 take precedence over all terms of this article.
Section 8 — Non-Degree Students
Non-Degree Students
Article 44: Non-degree students are not enrolled in a degree program at the University. Depending on the type ofcourses available for registration, non-degree students are categorized into four types: pre-MBA students,
graduates of a degree program at the University, nano-MBA students, and students enrolled in the GLOBIS Asia
Campus. Nano-MBA Regulations shall be stipulated separately.
Article 44-2: A student is defined as a corporate application non-degree student when a corporation dispatches
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its employee to the University as part of its human resource development. Corporate applications requirecompliance with a separate contract specified.

Article 44-3: For Pre-MBA (E) students, the enrollment duration is one year and, in principle, can take up to
two subjects per term within the study period. The duration can be extended for up to one year. However, theextension period shall be within the time limit for credits for a course specified in Article 10-2. After passing theuniversity's admission, extending the study period until the first term of enrollment is possible. Furthermore, if it
is later discovered that the student has taken more than the upper limit of the number of credits that can be taken
as a non-degree student as stipulated in Article 10-2. In that case, the credits for the courses will be voided.
Article 44-4: For graduates, there is no specified enrollment duration nor maximum number of courses for which
students can register, but they are not allowed to register for some classes. If students request to enroll in courses
after their expected program completion while still enrolled in their MBA program, they may enroll as graduates.
Enrollment in Courses and Certification of Credits
Article 45: As stipulated in Article 10-2, the maximum number of credits that any non-degree student in the
University can earn and transfer to an MBA Program is 12, regardless of the program. However, if the said person
becomes a non-degree student in Section 8 of the Enrollment Regulations of the Part-time & Online MBA Program(English) in or before the 2014 July term, or if the said person becomes a Pre-MBA (E) student in the 2016 January
term until the 2016 July term, the maximum number of credits that he or she can transfer to an MBA program is
15.
Article 45-2: In principle, course registration for non-degree students shall not be accepted afterward if a student
receives three or more D and F grades. However, in cases where a student gets a third D or F grade while
simultaneously taking other courses, enrollment shall be permitted until the final class in those courses. If a nondegree student receives four or more D or F grades before admission, even if the MBA program has started, theacceptance to the MBA program will be canceled, and the tuition, except for the enrollment fee, will be returnedto the student.
Article 45-3: Courses marked as D or F grades, including those taken in other programs, will be subject to thedisciplinary action stipulated in Article 29 after enrollment.
Article 45-4: Students need to meet the requirements for language ability below.
1. To register for courses offered in English:• English Proficiency (meeting any of the following criteria):• Speaks English as a native language• Have graduated from a college, or university, or completed a graduate school program conductedentirely in English• Have English language proficiency equivalent to TOEIC 850 or above as determined by the GLOBISMBA Office
2. To register for courses offered in Japanese:• Japanese Proficiency (meeting any of the following criteria):• Speak Japanese as a native language• Have graduated from a college or university or completed a graduate school program conducted entirely
in Japanese• Have Japanese language proficiency approximately equivalent to Level 1 on the Japanese Language
Examination or N1 on the Japanese Language Proficiency Test
Application and Payment of Enrollment Fee and Tuition
Article 46: The enrollment fee and the tuition shall be paid in full before the first day of the corresponding module.
It shall be paid upon enrolling in the first course via bank transfer or with a credit card designated by the University.
The tuition for each course and other necessary costs are stipulated separately. For corporate application students,
the sponsoring corporation pays the enrollment fee and tuition calculated at the end of the month when the course
starts and is due by the end of next month via bank transfer (the corporation bears the transaction fee).
Article 46-2: A receipt can be downloaded from the Virtual Campus if necessary.
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(a) If the cancellation is made 14 days or more before the first day of the corresponding course, nocancellation fee will be incurred.
(b) If the cancellation is made 13 or fewer days before the corresponding course, JPY 32,000 is charged per
course.
(c) If the cancellation is made on or after the first day of the corresponding course, the total enrollment fee
and tuition will be charged.
Article 46-4: Notwithstanding Article 46-3, if a student requests cancellation of a course for a reason equivalent
to a leave of absence (module) stipulated in Article 34 due to natural disasters or an illness requiring hospitalizationor similar circumstances between 13 days and one day before the first day of the course, and if the student
submits the required documents, the student may be refunded the total amount of the enrollment fee and thetuition after the Student Services Office has examined the request.
Article 46-5: After course registration, if unavoidable circumstances arise that require students to change theirregistered courses or classes or postpone the module when they enroll in their registered courses, changing theirregistered courses or classes or postponing the module when they enroll in their registered courses may be
accepted after the Student Services Office reviews the necessary documents submitted.
• Natural disasters• Hospitalization, long-term outpatient treatment, delivery, and child-rearing or similar circumstances
involving the student• Death or hospitalization involving any relative of the student’s family• Other exceptional circumstances granted by the Student Services Office.
Article 46-6: If a student changes courses, cancels courses, or postpones the term to take one’s registered courses,
they shall immediately dispose of any course materials they have received.
Article 46-7: Tuition must be paid by the due date indicated on the invoice the University issues after course
registration. If payment is overdue, overdue interest (at an annual rate of 12%) may be charged.
Leave of Absence (Course)
Article 47: If while enrolled in a course, a student becomes unable to attend that class or submit course
deliverables, even using the substitute class system, and is, therefore, unable to fulfill the grading requirements
due to the exceptional circumstances listed below or similar circumstances, a student may upon request be granted
a leave of absence (Course) for non-degree students.
• Natural disasters• Hospitalization, long-term outpatient treatment involving the student• Death or hospitalization involving any relative within the second degree of kinship of the student’s family• Transfers within the same company, long-term business trips required by the student's employer• Other exceptional circumstances granted by the Student Services Office.
Note: A leave of absence (Course) will not be granted for voluntary job searches, work overload, or changes in
the work environment that do not require a change of residence.
Article 47-2: When non-degree students request a leave of absence (Course), they shall submit to the Student
Services Office through the method specified a leave of absence (Course) form stating the reasons for the request.
In principle, a student must promptly submit a request after the occurrence of the event equivalent to a leave ofabsence (Course). The Student Services Office shall review the leave of absence (Course) based on the reason
for the application and the period of the application.
Article 47-3: Leaves of absence (Course) will not be retroactively accepted once the final grades have been
confirmed.
Article 47-4: Upon acceptance of a request for a leave of absence (Course), students will be re-enrolled in thenext term that the same course is offered in the same program only for the classes the student did not complete
after the leave of absence was granted. Course evaluation will be finalized when the student has completed theclasses in the next term that the course opens, based on attendance and assessment for any report and classcontribution before and after the leave of absence (Course). However, for online classes, the Day(s) in which thevideo recording was already provided due to absence is not subject to re-enrollment in the next term.
Article 47-5: The student must re-enroll for the course in the next term it opens; extensions of the leave of absencecannot be granted. Course re-enrollment must be in the same language and program. The class format may differ27

from the initially registered course.
Article 47-6: Even if the next opening term exceeds the enrollment duration as a non-degree student, reenrollment for a course approved for a leave of absence (Course) for non-degree students will be accepted.
Article 47-7: Once a leave of absence (Course) for non-degree students has been approved, it cannot be canceled.
Article 47-8: Paid tuition is not refunded to students irrespective of whether they can attend the classes in thenext term that the course opens.
Article 47-9: When re-enrolling for the course, non-degree students shall complete the class selection procedures
when requesting the leave of absence (Course) according to instructions from the Student Services Office. If thestudent does not select the class for re-enrollment by the deadline, the Student Services Office shall choose whichclass the student shall attend.
Article 47-10: Regarding course registration and other rules, the regulations at the time of re-enrollment will beapplied.
Quality Guarantee System
Article 48: Tuition for a completed course may be refunded in full after a meeting upon a request made to theStudent Services Office by a non-degree student who has fulfilled the course requirements for grading as describedin each course but still feels the expected learning outcomes have not been achieved.
Article 48-2: The deadline for the request is 14 days after the final Day of the corresponding course. For substituteclasses in the same term, the deadline is 14 days after the final Day of the substitute class.
Article 48-3: In principle, tuition is refunded within two months after the date of the student's request.
Article 48-4: If the course requirements for grading have been fulfilled and the student has been evaluated ashaving completed the corresponding course, credits are issued for the completed course.
Article 48-5: Refunds under this system shall be only for one course.
Disclosing Information of Corporate Application Students
Article 49: Grades, including attendance, class contribution, and other evaluations of corporate application
students, may be disclosed to sponsoring corporations and GLOBIS staff members. Deliverables, including
assignments, may also be disclosed.
Article 49-2: Actions specified under Articles 35, 41, and 42 of the Graduate School Regulations may be disclosed
to the persons in charge at the applying corporations and the persons in charge at GLOBIS Corporation, whom
the University entrusts with recruiting the students.
Application of Provisions
Article 50: Except for the provisions listed in Section 8, provisions in Sections 1 to 7 for MBA program students
apply to non-degree students.
Supplementary Provisions
1. 1. These Enrollment Regulations shall apply from July 1, 2024. However, Article 33-2 shall not apply to those
who apply for re-enrollment in 2025. In addition, for Article 43 (Application and Payment of Enrollment Fee andTuition) and Article 44 (Changes or Cancellation of Applications), these terms and conditions shall apply when theactions described in the relevant clauses occur before the effective date. For applicants and admitted students
who wish to enroll in the 2024 academic year, these terms and conditions shall apply when the actions describedin these terms and conditions concerning the application and enrollment procedures occur.
2. These Regulations may be modified without prior notice.
3. If any changes are made to these Regulations, these changes will take effect immediately.
4. These Enrollment Regulations shall be governed by and construed following the laws of Japan.
5. The Tokyo District Court shall have exclusive authority over any dispute arising from these Enrollment
Regulations.
6. From the 2021 Academic Year, the conventional Part-time MBA Program (Japanese) and Online MBA Program(Japanese) were reorganized to Part-time & Online MBA Program (Japanese) due to program integration. The
earned credits from the Part-time MBA Program (Japanese) and Online MBA Program (Japanese) will also bedeemed as Japanese MBA Program credits from the 2021 Academic Year henceforth.
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8. These regulations shall be applied based on Japan Standard Time.
Appendix: Provisions regarding Students with Unpaid Tuition (in relation to Article 9 of theEnrollment Regulations)
Appendix: Provisions regarding Students with Unpaid Tuition (in relation to Article 9 of the Enrollment Regulations)Purpose
Article 1: These provisions specify how to proceed with MBA Program students who have neglected to pay thetuition (enrollment fee, tuition, and other fees) enrollment fee and tuition beyond payment deadlines (hereafter,
referred to as the “students with unpaid tuition”).
Reissuing of Invoice for Unpaid Tuition and Instructions for Payment
Article 2: The Student Services Office will reissue an invoice to students with unpaid tuition after the tuition
payment deadline. The Secretariat General will instruct students who have not paid to proceed with payment.
Students will bear all service charges that may arise from the payment of tuition after the payment deadline.
Enrollment for the Students with Unpaid Tuition
Article 3: Students with unpaid tuition cannot register for or enroll in courses until payment is confirmed.
Previously registered courses may be canceled at the discretion of the Secretariat General.
Article 3-2: The period during which students are neither allowed to register for nor enroll in courses shall beconsidered part of the enrollment duration.
Issuance of Certificates for Students with Unpaid Tuition
Article 4: The Student Services Office will not issue any certificate until tuition payment has been confirmed.
Removal Due to Unpaid Tuition
Article 5: If a student, regardless of measures taken in Article 2, has not completed payment as stipulated in
Article 9 of Enrollment Regulations by the day before six months have passed from the payment deadline, in
principle, the student will be removed from the University as defined in Article 35 of the Graduate School
Regulation. The date of expulsion will be the day before six months from the tuition payment deadline.
Partial Payment of Tuition
Article 6: If the student has difficulty completing the tuition payment by the deadline, the Secretariat General may
allow the student to pay tuition by partial payment upon the student's request. However, in this case, the payments
must be completed by the day before six months from the tuition payment deadline.
Article 6-2: The request referred to in Article 6-1 must, in principle, be submitted by the payment deadlines.
Article 6-3: If payment has not been confirmed by the day before, six months before the tuition payment deadline,
the provisions in Article 5 will apply.
Certification of Credits and Verification of Program Completion for Students with Unpaid Tuition
Article 7: Credits will not be certified if tuition is not paid before the payment deadline. Furthermore, even if thestudents have completed the program completion requirements, program completion will not be verified for the
students with unpaid tuition.
Article 7-2: For students who have paid their unpaid tuition, certification of credits and verification of program
completion may be finalized retroactively. The student’s program completion module will be finalized following
Article 15 of the Part-time & Online MBA Program (English) Enrollment Regulations.
Re-enrollment after Expulsion
Article 8: A request for re-enrollment by a student who has been removed due to the provision stipulated in Article
5 may be approved after the student has paid the unpaid tuition. For re-admission, students shall follow Article
36 of the Full-time MBA Program (English) Enrollment Regulations.
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at a Faculty Meeting or with the Board of Delegates at a time when tuition payment has been confirmed as
stipulated in Article 8-1.
Supplementary Provisions
This Appendix takes effect on September 1, 2020.
This Appendix takes effect on May 11th, 2022.
This Appendix takes effect on May 10th, 2023.
This Appendix takes effect on May 10th, 2024.

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Appendix: nano-MBA Regulations
Purpose
Article 1: These regulations specify the rules for nano-MBA students (non-degree students) as stipulated in Section
8 of the Enrollment Regulations of the Part-time & Online MBA Program (English), Graduate School of Management,
GLOBIS University.
nano-MBA Students
Article 2: The Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University (from now on referred to as “University”) shallestablish a group of courses for nano-MBA students in the Part-time & Online MBA Program (English).
Article 2-2: For nano-MBA students, the enrollment duration is one year. Nano-MBA students can take a maximumof two courses per term. If it is discovered later that a student has exceeded the maximum number of credits
allowed as a non-degree student as stipulated in Article 10-2 of the Enrollment Regulations. In that case, thecourse registration for the subject concerned shall be canceled.
Article 2-3: Nano-MBA students shall use the nano-MBA system for course registration and attendance. They
cannot use the Virtual Campus used by MBA students and non-degree students.
Enrollment and Course Tuition Fees
Article 3: No enrollment fee is required for nano-MBA students. The course tuition fee shall be paid in full before
the first day of the corresponding term. The tuition for each course and other necessary costs are stipulated
separately.
Article 3-2: Nano-MBA students can download a receipt for each course from the payment system.
Article 3-3: If a nano-MBA student cannot enroll in a registered course, the tuition shall be subject to the following.
(a) Cancellation is made 14 days or more before the first day of the corresponding course: No cancellation
fee will be incurred.
(b) Cancellation is made 13 or fewer days before the first day of the corresponding course: A cancellation
fee of 100 USD per course will be charged.
(c) Cancellation is made on or after the first day of the corresponding course: The total amount of thetuition will be charged.
Article 3-4: Notwithstanding Article 3-3, if a student requests cancellation of a course for a reason equivalent to aleave of absence (module) stipulated in Article 34 of the Enrollment Regulations of the Part-time & Online MBA
Program (English) due to a job transfer which requires a change of residence or due to a long-term business trip
needed by the student's employer, illness requiring hospitalization or similar circumstances between 13 days andone day before the first day of the course, and if the student submits the required documents, the student may
be refunded the total amount of the tuition after the nano-MBA Administration Office has examined the request.
Article 3-5: After course registration, if unavoidable circumstances arise that require students to change theirregistered courses or classes or postpone the term of their registered courses, a cancellation fee may be charged
as stipulated in Article 3-3. However, notwithstanding Article 3-3, changing their registered courses or classes orpostponing the term of registered courses in the period between 13 days and one day before the term may be
accepted when exceptional circumstances equivalent to a leave of absence stipulated in Article 34 of theEnrollment Regulations of the Part-time & Online MBA Program (English) arise after the nano-MBA Administration
Office reviews the necessary documents submitted.
Article 3-6: When Articles 3-3 to 3-5 apply, a nano-MBA student shall immediately dispose of the course materials
they downloaded.
Article 3-7: Tuition payment must be made by the due date as indicated on the University's invoice after course
registration. If payment is overdue, overdue interest (at an annual rate of 12%) may be charged.
Attendance Requirements
Article 4: Students will only be marked as present when a faculty member visually confirms their presence in classthrough video, comments, raising their hands, etc.
Article 4-2: A nano-MBA student who participates for at least 60 minutes of each class will be marked as present
for the class subject to evaluation.
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Article 4-3: Students who are absent for at least 60 minutes of a class for any reason, including being late formore than 30 minutes, leaving early, or having difficulties connecting to the system, will be marked absent forthat day of class.
Article 4-4: If nano-MBA students cannot attend class but watch the recording during the course period, they will
be marked as present.
Course Evaluation
Article 5: After a course has finished, students will be given final grades and evaluated as having completed or
not completed the course following specified criteria. For completed courses, the students will be assessed with a
P grade. For courses that are not completed, the students will be evaluated with the grade of ineligible for grading.
Article 5-2: If a student fails to meet any of the requirements for grading, the student will be evaluated as
ineligible for grading. In such a case, the student will neither be evaluated nor given feedback from the faculty
member.
Article 5-3: Any required deliverables created in a language different from which the course is offered are ineligible
for evaluation.
Article 5-4: Requests for amendments and changes to the evaluation regarding attendance and deliverables must
be made to the nano-MBA Administration Office within 14 days after the final assessment has been completed.
Exceptions to the Regulations of the Part-time & Online MBA Program (English) for nano-MBA
students
Article 6: Article 28 (Substitute Class System), Article 29 (Re-registration for Courses), Article 41-2 (Corporate
Application), and Article 45 (Leave of Absence (Course)) of the Enrollment Regulations of the Part-time & Online
MBA Program (English) shall not apply to nano-MBA students.
Quality Guarantee System
Article 7: Tuition for a completed course will be refunded in full after a meeting upon a request made to the nanoMBA Administration Office by a nano-MBA student who has fulfilled the course requirements for grading as
described in each course but still feels the expected learning outcomes have not been achieved.
Article 7-2: The request must be made within 14 days of the final class of the corresponding course.
Article 7-3: In principle, tuition is refunded within two months after the date of the student’s request.
Article 7-4: If the course requirements for grading have been fulfilled and the student has been evaluated ashaving completed the corresponding course, credits are issued for the completed course.
Article 7-5: Refunds under the Quality Guarantee System for non-degree students shall be only for one course.
Application of Provisions
Article 8: Except for the provisions of matters listed under the nano-MBA Regulations, requirements for the MBA
program stipulated in the Enrollment Regulations of GLOBIS University will apply to nano-MBA students.
Supplementary Provisions
The nano-MBA Regulations take effect on August 25, 2022.

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GLOBIS Community Regulations
The GLOBIS Community Regulations (from now on referred to as “these regulations”) define the terms of use of
the community function that GLOBIS (*) provides on the Virtual Campus (from now on referred to as “the Service”)
and G-BASE (external closed social media). The registered user (from now on referred to as the “User") shall use
the Service following the contents of these regulations.
*GLOBIS refers collectively to the Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University (from now on referred toas “GLOBIS University”) and GLOBIS Corporation.
These regulations apply to all related activities regarding the use of the Service, including the following.
1. Protection of Accounts and Personal Information
2. Usage fees
3. Actions based on trust (activities, community management)
4. Report of inappropriate use
5. Disclaimer
Protection of Accounts and Personal Information■ User Registration
User registration can only be done by the users permitted by GLOBIS.
GLOBIS can cancel user registration under the following circumstances.
1. The User is expelled or withdrawn from GLOBIS University
2. GLOBIS determines that there is a risk of hindering the operation of the Service or there is a risk of
infringing the rights of GLOBIS or a third party (including other Users; the same shall apply hereafter)
3. When the payment of the usage fee for G-BASE is in arrears■ User ID and Password
1. The User of the Service is responsible for managing the user ID and password issued by GLOBIS.
2. The User shall not lend, transfer, or trade user ID and password.
3. The User bears responsibility for all damages caused by the User’s insufficient management of user ID
and password, including but not limited to errors in use or the use by third parties. GLOBIS shall not takeany responsibility for the above damage.
4. If the User forgot the user ID and password or knows that a third party is using it, the User must promptly
notify GLOBIS so that GLOBIS can change the user ID/password.
■ Change of Registered Information
Once registered information such as address, e-mail address, occupation, and any other relevant information ischanged, the user shall promptly make the change in their profile.
■ Disclosure of Personal Information
Without the User’s consent, GLOBIS will not use the User’s personal information for purposes other than those
stipulated in the privacy policy (https://globis.com/privacy/) or disclose it to anyone other than the companies
that GLOBIS collaborates with under a confidentiality agreement. However, the User’s personal information may
be disclosed in the following cases.
1. GLOBIS receives formal inquiries based on a law from courts or government agencies such as the police.
2. GLOBIS determines that disclosing is appropriate based on reasonable grounds for other legitimate
purposes.
■ Disclosure of E-mail Address
Registered e-mail addresses will be disclosed within the class community to activate the community.

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■ Usage fees
The Usage fees for Virtual Campus and G-BASE are stipulated separately.
Actions based on trust (activities, community management)
At the user's responsibility, this service may be used to disseminate information freely, and some users may open
and operate groups.
However, if a group has a clearly stated theme or operating policy, participation must align with this. Moreover,
the User shall not establish a group to infringe third parties' rights, such as slandering others.
Furthermore, the User shall not engage in any act prohibited by law, such as infringing on a third party's privacy
or copyright within the group.
■ Restriction on Usage
1. GLOBIS reserves the right to temporarily suspend the Service and delete the post and the group withoutobtaining the User's consent when GLOBIS decides they interfere with the smooth provision of the Service
due to an increase in access number or data amount.
2. Only in the official groups approved by GLOBIS can the user promote products/services or request the
introduction of candidates for recruiting for the institution the User belongs to.
*Official groups defined by GLOBIS refer to the following groups.
Virtual Campus:- Official Club Activity Groups
G-BASE:- Groups recognized as official by GLOBIS
3. GLOBIS reserves the right to delete a group that has not been posted for a certain period if it determinesthat it will be of no further use.
If the User decides to promote products/services in the official club activity group, the User shall follow theconditions listed below.
1. Personal information obtained through the promotional activities cannot be used for any purpose otherthan the promotional activities and shall not be disclosed to third parties.
2. In principle, GLOBIS will not be involved in the User’s promotion activities. The User is responsible for all
inquiries, claims, and troubles among Users that derive from the User’s promotion activities and pays forcompensation, if any.
■ Use by GLOBIS
To publicize and promote the use of this Service, GLOBIS will publish information within the group on media suchas websites operated by GLOBIS with the permission of the group's operating manager or the content contributor.
■ Use of Copyrighted Material
1. The User may post or edit materials, including texts, images, and videos through the Service, if The Userowns necessary intellectual property rights, including copyrights, or obtains the required license from theright holder.
2. Copyrights of any materials, including texts, images, videos, and others posted and edited by the User
through the Service shall remain with the User. However, the User shall grant GLOBIS worldwide nonexclusive, unrestricted, sub-licensable, and transferable licenses for the use, duplication, distribution,
creation, display, and execution of derivative works. The user shall not exercise moral rights concerning
using any materials under the license.
3. Except what is specified in the preceding paragraph, all copyright and other intellectual property rights
concerning the Service and all information related to the Service belong to GLOBIS and the right holders
who grant a license for use to GLOBIS. The User shall not duplicate, transfer, lend, translate, modify,
reproduce, publicly broadcast (including acts to enable to do so), transmit, distribute, publicize, or use forbusiness purposes the information in this paragraph without permission from GLOBIS.

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■ Prohibited Matters
In using the Service, the User shall not conduct the following actions which
1. Violate laws or public order and morals
2. Relate to criminal acts
3. Destroy or obstruct GLOBIS server or network functions
4. Interfere with the operation of GLOBIS services
5. Collect or accumulate personal information of other Users
6. Impersonate other Users
7. Provide benefits directly or indirectly to antisocial forces in connection with GLOBIS' service.
8. Damage intellectual property rights, portrait rights, privacy, reputation, or other rights of GLOBIS, other
Users of this Service, and any third parties.
9. Submit or send excessively violent expressions, blatant sexual expressions, expressions that lead todiscrimination on race, nationality, creed, gender, social status, religion, etc., expressions that promotesuicide, self-injury, and drug abuse, and any other expressions that contain antisocial contents and give
discomfort to others.
10. Aim at commercial purposes, including sales, advertisement, or guidance (excluding those approved by
GLOBIS), aim at harassing and slandering other Users, or utilize the Service for any other purposes thanthose expected in the Service.
11. Solicit religious activities or religious organizations.
12. Determined to be inappropriate by GLOBIS.
■ Reporting Inappropriate Use
GLOBIS will strive to eliminate inappropriate postings so users can comfortably use the Service. GLOBIS requests
that Users cooperate with GLOBIS and report to GLOBIS once they find any posts that violate GLOBIS Community
Regulations.
■ Disclaimer
The User agrees to the following disclaimer for using this Service.
1. The User shall use the Service at its own risk. GLOBIS shall not bear any responsibility for any damages
caused by the use of the Service. GLOBIS is free from any obligation to compensate for such damage.
2. The contents of this Service shall be those that GLOBIS can provide at the given time. GLOBIS shall notmake any warranties regarding the provided information, or the information the User registers, including
its completeness, applicability, and usefulness.
3. In operating this Service, GLOBIS may change, stop, or suspend its contents without notifying the User if
it deems necessary. GLOBIS shall not bear any responsibility in such cases for damages, even if the Useror any other third party suffers damages because of the stop, suspension, and delay of the Service forany reason.
4. GLOBIS may change the terms and conditions and the contents of the Service without prior notice to theUser, and the User shall accept such change. The change includes, but is not limited to, partial revision or
abolition of the contents of this Service.
5. GLOBIS is not liable for any information given or received by the Users through this Service or for any
incidental acts.
6. If GLOBIS, the Users, and any third party suffer from damages caused by information infected by acomputer virus and spread through the Service, the User posting the information shall compensate for thedamages. GLOBIS shall not be liable for any such damage suffered by the Users or third parties.
7. 1., the 2nd sentence of 3., 5. and the 2nd sentence of 6. shall not apply if there is intentional misconduct
or gross negligence in GLOBIS or when the User falls under the consumer based on the consumer contract
law of Japan.

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Courses Required for MBA Completion by Incoming Academic Year
Take 48 credits including the required and required elective courses as designated.
Academic Duration ofYear
Enrollment

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

1 yearCredit Requiredfor Program
Completion

48 Credits

Maximum
Number of
Credits

Required Courses

Required Electives• Critical Thinking• Human Resource Management• Organizational Behavior and Leadership• Marketing I• Operation Strategy• Strategy• Accounting I(Financial Accounting)
60 Credits • Accounting II(Managerial Accounting)• Finance I(Corporate Finance)• Entrepreneurial Leadership• Leadership Development,
Ethics and Values
Take 11 Courses

2023
2024

1 year

48 Credits• Critical Thinking• Essentials of Marketing and Strategy• Essentials of Accounting• Essentials of Finance• Human Resource Management• Organizational Behavior and Leadership• Marketing• Operation Strategy
60 Credits• Strategy• Accounting I (Financial Accounting)• Accounting II (Managerial Accounting)• Finance I (Corporate Finance)• Entrepreneurial Leadership• Leadership Development, Ethics and Values
Take 14 Courses

36• Business Analytics• Technovate Thinking
Take 1 of 2 courses