○Hiroshima University By-Laws on the Treatment of Long-term Completion ofCurricula(April 1, 2004 Approved by the Vice President (Education/Student))
Hiroshima University By-Laws on the Treatment of Long-term Completion of Curricula
Purpose:
Article 1. These By-Laws prescribe matters necessary to the treatment of long-term
completion of curricula at Hiroshima University (hereafter, This University), based on
stipulations in Article 22, Paragraph 2 of Hiroshima University General Provisions (April1, 2004 Regulation No. 2; hereafter, the General Provisions) and Article 32, Paragraph 2of Hiroshima University Graduate School Regulations (January 15, 2008 Regulation No.
2; hereafter, the Graduate School Regulations).
Eligible Students:
Article 2. A person eligible to apply for long-term completion of curricula shall be any
individual who falls under the following items and expresses the intent to systematicallycomplete a course over a certain period of time that exceeds the term of study (thestandard term of study in the case of a graduate school or the basic organizations for thedelivery of inter-graduate school programs).
(1) Individuals that are employed and working (including persons working part-time) for
whom securing time for studies is especially difficult(2) Individuals that carry out domestic duties, childcare, or caregiving at home for whomsecuring time for studies is especially difficult(3) Individuals admitted through the Hiroshima University Phoenix Admission System
Period of Long-term Completion of Curricula:
Article 3. The maximum period of long-term completion of curricula shall be the number ofyears prescribed by school, graduate school or the basic organizations for the delivery ofinter-graduate school programs that falls within the maximum period of enrollmentstipulated in Article 6 of the General Provisions or Article 10 of the Graduate SchoolRegulations.
Procedure:Article 4. A person intending to undertake long-term completion of curricula must submit
the predetermined application for long-term completion of curricula to the president
through the school, graduate school or the basic organizations for the delivery of intergraduate school programs to which the student belongs (hereafter, School, etc. ofEnrollment) between April 1st and April 15th in the first semester, and between October
1st and October 15th in the second semester.

(2) When an application is submitted in accordance with the stipulations set forth in thepreceding paragraph, the president shall grant approval following deliberations at theFaculty Meeting in the School, etc. of Enrollment.
(3) When approval is granted in accordance with the stipulations set forth in the preceding
paragraph, the president shall notify the dean of the School, etc. of Enrollment and issue
a letter of permission to the student.
Changing the Study Arrangement:
Article 5. Changes to long-term completion of curricula during enrollment may beapproved provided the number of students enrolled in theSchool, etc. of Enrollment (thenumber of persons enrolled as long-term study students shall be in accordance with astipulated formula) does not exceed admission capacity. However, changes in expected
year of graduation or completion shall not be approved.
(2) The abbreviation of the period of completion (including the cancellation of long-term
completion of curricula; hereafter, the same shall apply) may be approved for a person
already authorized for long-term completion of curricula. However, an extension of theperiod of completion shall not be approved.
(3) Changes to the long-term completion of curricula part way through enrollment and theabbreviation of the period of completion for a person already authorized for long-term
completion of curricula (hereafter, Change in Study Arrangement) shall be approved
only once.
(4) The procedure for a Change in Study Arrangement shall be as provided for in thepreceding article.
Supplementary Provisions
This by-law shall come into effect from April 1, 2004.
Supplementary Provisions (January 15, 2008 Partial Revision)
This by-law shall come into effect from April 1, 2008.
Supplementary Provisions (February 28, 2014 Partial Revision)
This by-law shall come into effect from April 1, 2014.
Supplemental Provisions (June 28, 2023 Partial Revision)
This by-law shall come into effect from June 28, 2023, and stipulations set forth in theHiroshima University By-Laws on the Treatment of Long-term Completion of Curricula
revised in accordance with this by-law shall be applied from April 1, 2023.