○Administration of Credit Approval for Foreign Language Skills Tests, etc.
June 23, 2017
Approved by the Chairperson of the Management Council, University-wide Education
Management Department
The approval of credits through certification examinations such as the Practical English
Proficiency Test, TOEFL®, TOEIC® , and IELTS which are other types of learning
specified separately by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology as stipulated in Article 30, Paragraph 1 of Hiroshima University General
Provisions (hereafter, General Provisions) shall be administered as follows.
(1) Foreign language skills tests, etc. eligible for approval
1. Practical English Proficiency Test (Eiken)
2. TOEFL® test
3. TOEIC® public test and the TOEIC® IP test approved by the Hiroshima
University Institute for Foreign Language Research and Education
4. IELTS(2) Approved Class Subjects and No. of Credits
1. Practical English Proficiency Test (Eiken)
Grade
Level 1
Pre-1

Approved Class Subjects

Approved Credits

Basic English Usage &Up to 2English Usage SeminarCommunication I/II/III

Up to 6

Basic English Usage &Up to 2English Usage SeminarCommunication I/II/III

Up to 4

2. TOEFL® test
Score

Approved Class

ApprovedCredits

Paper-BasedInternet-Based

Subjects

560 and above

83 and above

Basic English

Up to 2

Usage &English Usage
SeminarCommunication Up to 6
I/II/III520 and above

68 and above

Basic English

and less than 560

and less thanUsage &83

Up to 2English Usage
SeminarCommunication Up to 4
I/II/III*Scores for the TOEIC ITP® test implemented by This University shall be read andrecognized as Paper-Based scores noted in the table.
3. TOEIC® public test and the TOEIC® IP test approved by the Hiroshima University
Institute for Foreign Language Research and Education
Score
860 and above

Approved Class Subjects
Basic English Usage &Approved Credits
Up to 2English Usage SeminarCommunication I/II/III

Up to 6730 and above andBasic English Usage &Up to 2

less than 860

English Usage SeminarCommunication I/II/III

Up to 4

4. IELTS
Score
6.5 and above

Approved Class Subjects
Basic English Usage &Approved Credits
Up to 2English Usage SeminarCommunication I/II/III

Up to 6

5.5 and above andBasic English Usage &Up to 2

less than 6.5

English Usage SeminarCommunication I/II/III

Up to 4Note:
TOEIC(R) indicates the TOEIC(R) Listening & Reading Test.

Basic English Usage indicates the Basic English Usage I and Basic English Usage
II class subjects.

Basic English Seminar indicates the English Usage Seminar I and EnglishUsage Seminar II class subjects.

Communication I/II indicates the Communication I A, Communication I B,Communication II A, and Communication II B class subjects.

Communication III indicates the Communication III A, Communication III B, andCommunication III C class subjects.

(3) Application Method and Range of Credit Approval
1. A person who acquired a prescribed level or score after admission who intends toreceive approval for credits based on stipulations set forth in Article 30, Paragraph 1 of
the General Provisions shall submit the Application for Credit Approval for Foreign
Language Skills Tests, etc. to the school of enrollment along with the certificate orcertification of score (as a rule, the original) within 2 weeks after classes start eachsemester.
2. Applications shall be approved only for class subjects for which credits have not beenacquired at the time of application.
3. Approval shall only be given for credits and a performance assessment shall not beincluded.
4. The number of approved credits for each class subject shall be limited to 1 credit.

5. In cases where approval is sought for class subjects in which a student is currently
registered at the time of application, a change in registration content for the said classsubject shall be either “credits not required” or “cancellation of completion.”(4) Application
1. This administration of credit approval shall be applied to enrolled students fromFY2017.
2. Notwithstanding the stipulations set forth here, the provisions in force for
Administration of Credit Approval for Foreign Language Skills Tests, etc. shall remain
applicable to students enrolled prior to FY2016.
Supplementary Provisions
1.

Administration of Credit Approval for Foreign Language Skills Tests, etc. shallbe discontinued (approved by the Director of Headquarters for Liberal Arts Education
on January 31, 2017).
Supplementary Provisions (May 29, 2020 Partial Revision)
This revision shall be applied from April 1, 2021.
Supplementary Provisions (November 5, 2020 Partial Revision)
This revision shall be applied from April 1, 2021.