Taking Graduate General Education Courses (GGEC)
and Courses in Other Graduate Schools, etc. andApproval of Credits for Completion Requirementsfor 2024 AY(1) Taking GGEC and courses in other graduate schools
If an academic advisor deems that it is beneficial for education, the following courses can be taken
up to 10 credits per year. Students who wish to take the courses must obtain the consent of theacademic advisor before registering the courses, and submit the “Notice for Courses
Registration.”
Students in Master’s Program
GGEC and courses in other graduate schools and undergraduate schools

 Student in Doctoral Program enrolled after AY 2015
GGEC and courses in other graduate schools and Master's Program in Library, Information andMedia Studies
 Student in Doctoral Program enrolled before AY 2014
Lecture Courses in Master's Program in Library, Information and Media Studies«Documents to Submit»
・ Notice for Courses Registration ･･･ Download from the Program website.
« How to Submit»
Submit in person or by post.
You do not need to obtain the approval seal of the program chair.

(2) Approval of credits for completion requirementsStudents in Master’s Program
Up to 8 credits in conjunction with the GGEC and lecture courses in other graduate schools
and the credits already acquired prior to admission can be accepted as the credit of thecompletion requirements. Among these, the GGEC should be 4 credits at the maximum.

Student in Doctoral Program enrolled after AY 2015
2 credits acquired from the subjects of the Life, Environment, Academic Integrity category ofthe GGEC can be accepted as the credit for the completion requirements, as the alternatives oflecture courses.
Furthermore, other subjects (such as courses in the Master's Program in Library, Informationand Media Studies and other graduate schools, etc.) cannot be accepted as the credits for thecompletion requirements.

Student in Doctoral Program enrolled before AY 2014
The credits acquired in the above (1) cannot be accepted as the credit for the completion
requirements.

(3) Application for approval of credits for completion requirements
If you wish to get approval as the completion requirements, please submit the application
documents during the following period.
«Application Documents»
・ Application Form for Approval of Credits ･･･ Download from the Program website.
・ Transcript ･･･ Print out by the certificate issuing machine・ Syllabus of Course ･･･ Print out from the website by yourself
・ Statement (Free format) ・・・Write the reason you took the course(4) Application for approval of credits acquired in the graduate school
prior to admission
If you wish to get approval of the credits you have acquired in a graduate school prior to admission,please submit the application documents during the following period.
«Application Documents»
・ Application Form for Approval of Credits ･･･・Download from the Program website.
・ Transcript ･･･ Acquire from the graduate school to which you belonged prior to admission toUniversity of Tsukuba
・ Syllabus of Course ･･･ Print out from the website by yourself※Credits approved through this procedure will be accepted as credits toward completion
requirements without having to go through the procedure described in (3) again.

Application Period and Where to Submit«Application Period»
1) Friday, August 30, 2024 ~ Wednesday, September 4, 2024
2)

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 ~ Thursday, January 23, 2025

Note: Courses that end in Fall C module cannot be applied for the period of 2). If you areplanning to complete in March 2025, and wish to apply for credit toward completion requirements
for courses in the fall semester, please take the courses that end the Fall B module so that you canapply during 2).
«How to Submit»
Submit in person or by post.
※Please contact us if you have any problems with submission.
Contact：
Graduate Academic Affairs Section
Academic Service Office for the Library, Information and Media Sciences Area
University of Tsukuba
1-2, kasuga, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8550
TEL：029-859-1121

Email：tosyoss-daigakuin@un.tsukuba.ac.jpMarch, 2024 Graduate Academic Affairs Section