6Kanazawa University Course Regulations

pleted the Data Science Special Program.
3(Purpose)
Article 1

Necessary matters regarding the Data Science Special Program
will be determined separately.

These regulations shall prescribe the necessary mattersconcerning the completion of courses in accordance with Article 49(Courses related to obtaining an educational staff license)
Article 6

Those who are going to obtain an educational staff license(3) of the Kanazawa University Regulations.

must complete the following credits: “Courses Related to Teacher(Courses and Methods of Registration)

Education”, “Courses related to Basic Understanding of Education”,

Article 2

Courses are divided into common education courses“Courses for Morality, Comprehensive Learning and Instructional(courses that form the basis of bachelor’s course education based onGuidance”, “Courses on Common Education”, “Instructional Guid-

the Kanazawa University Global Standard) and specialized education

ance for Each Field”, “Special Courses Required by The Universi-courses (courses for teaching special arts and sciences in a chosenty”, and “Special Needs Education”.
(Selection of participants)

field).
2 The method of completing the courses shall be separately deter-

Article 7

mined by the Institute of Liberal Arts and Science and each College.

lottery.

Article 3

Common education courses are divided into “introducto-2

For some courses, students may be selected by a test or

The appropriate number of students and the courses in the pre-ry courses”, “GS courses”, “GS language courses”, “basic courses”,

ceding paragraph shall be set by the Institute of Liberal Arts and“beginner language courses”, and “free elective courses”.

Science and each college.
(Course registration procedures)

2 Specialized education courses are divided into “college GS courses”, “college GS language courses”, “specialized basic courses”, andArticle 8

Students shall apply to and obtain permission from the“specialized courses”.

Dean of the college or the Director of the Institute of Liberal Arts

(Core Education Special Program)and Science in accordance with the registration procedures for theArticle 4

For the purpose of studying a particular field, education

courses they wish to take during the registration period specified

programs consisting of common education courses and specialized
education courses provided by each academic group (hereinafter

separately.
2istration period, and in the event of a needed change, proceedings“Core Education Special Program”) can be established and the aca-must be carried out within the course amendment period.

demic results can be recognized.
2 In the Core Education Special Program, the director of the In-3stitute of Liberal Arts and Science will approve completion afterCourses that have not been registered cannot be taken. The same
shall apply if there are any deficiencies or mistakes in the course

consultation by the Common Education Committee.
3 The curriculum, etc. set forth in the preceding two paragraphs

Students must confirm the courses they wish to take after the reg-registration procedure.
4If, for unavoidable reasons, the procedures for registration of ashall be separately determined by the Institute of Liberal Arts andcourse cannot be carried out within the prescribed period, it shouldScience.

be notified to the Dean of the college or the Director of the Institute(Minors)
Article 5of Liberal Arts and Science explaining the reason.
The curriculum in academic areas, courses, courses,fields, or majors other than those related to majors to which students(Restrictions on course registration)
Article 9

The maximum number of credits that can be registeredbelong (hereinafter “minor”) can be established and their academic

for each semester or quarter shall be determined separately by eachachievements can be recognized.

college and the Institute of Liberal Arts and Science.

2 Credits for those who have completed the prescribed requirementsin their minor will be approved by the Dean of the college after the(Rescission of permission to complete the course)
Article 10

Even after permission to take the course is granted, per-discussion with the Education and Research Committee of the col-mission to take the course may be revoked if it is found that thelege to which the student belongs.

course has been registered in violation of these regulations.

3 The curriculum, etc. set forth in the preceding two paragraphs shallbe determined separately in each college.
(KU-STEAM Program)
Article 5-2

With the aim of developing human resources who have

(Credential certification)
Article 11

A student who falls under any of the following categories

shall not be eligible for credit recognition:(1) Those who have not registered for the course

both a wide range of education and deep expertise, the KU-STEAM(2) Those whose number of attendances in courses is less than theProgram will be established and the learning outcomes will be cer-number of courses specified by the Institute of Liberal Arts andtified.

Science and each college.

2 A certificate of completion will be issued to those who have completed the KU-STEAM Program.
3 Necessary matters regarding the Leading STEAM Human Resource Development Special Program will be determined separately.
(Data Science Special Program)
Article 5-3

The Data Science Special Program will be establishedto develop human resources with basic knowledge for mathematics,(3) Those whose leave period overlaps with the start period of therelevant course(Wrongdoing)
Article 12

Misconduct in examinations, etc., shall be governed by thedisciplinary rules for students of Kanazawa University.
(Credit periods)
Article 13

Each semester and each quarter’s credit recognition pe-

data science, and AI utilization, and the learning outcomes will beriod for the courses will be decided separately. However, for grad-certified.

uates, credits shall be determined on the date of granting of the2 A certificate of completion will be issued to those who have com-degree.
Ⅰ Official Regulations

1(Grade evaluation)
Article 14“Introductory Courses”, “Courses Provided by Other Universi-

Course results shall be in accordance with the following

ties or Ishikawa City College”, “Open University of Japan Courses”, “Courses for Which Credits Were Acquired Before Enroll-criteria:
English grade 		

GradeAchievementment” and “Credits Obtained by External Examination”(2) Common education courses other than those in the preceding		(certificate)(1) SAA

Pass More than 90％(2) AA

Pass More than 80％ less than 90%(3) BB

Pass More than 70％ less than 80％(4) CC

Pass More than 60％ less than 70％(5) Pass

P: Pass

Pass More than 60％(6) Certified

CF: Certified

paragraph shall be separately determined in each college.
(3) Specialized education courses shall be determined separately ineach college.
(Questions on Performance Evaluation)
Article 16

Regarding cases of doubts regarding grade evaluation,

Pass More than 60％

please refer to “Agreement on Response to Questions Regarding(7) Fail (unacceptable)		

Fail Less than 60％

Grade Evaluation”.

(8) FailFail Less than 60％(9) Abandoned

FailSupplementary provisions (Abbreviated)

2 Both “pass” and “fail” grades shall be used in courses aimed atachieving a certain level of proficiency.
3 The grade “certified” shall be used in courses to be evaluated basedon the results of external examinations, etc. other than examinations
in courses of this university. However, this may not apply to courses
specified in the unit compatibility list, etc.
4 The criteria for suspending (“on hold”) credit recognition and thepost-suspension performance evaluation method shall be determined
separately by the Institute of Liberal Arts and Science and eachcollege.
5 The grades in Paragraph 1 are used for grade notification.
6 On the certificate of achievement, only the courses for which thejudgment was “pass” shall be entered and the evaluation term referred to in Paragraph 1 shall be used. However, “certified” shall beindicated as “CF”.
(Overall performance evaluation)
Article 15

The grade points listed in the following items (hereinafterreferred to as “GP”) shall be established for the evaluation of thegrades set forth in the preceding article, and the average of grade
points (hereinafter referred to as “GPA”) of the courses shall becalculated.
GradeGP(1) S

4 points(2) A

3 points(3) B

2 points(4) C

1 point(5) Pass

N/A(6) Certified

N/A(7) Fail (unacceptable) 0 points(8) Fail

N/A(9) Abandoned	0 points (Courses that use the evaluation terms
provided in Article 14 (2) are not covered.)
2 The GP for courses for which credits have been suspended (“onhold”) shall be 0 points.
3 Criteria for calculating GPA shall be as follows: GPA = ((totalnumber of GP obtained in courses) x (the number of credits in courses)) / (total number of credits in registered courses)
4 GPA is not specified in the certificate of achievement.
5 Registered courses in GPA are included in the total number ofcredits of the courses.
6 The treatment of retaking courses shall be separately determinedby the Institute of Liberal Arts and Science and each College.
7 Courses not covered by GPA shall be as follows.
(1) Common education courses

2Ⅰ Official Regulations

Supplementary provisions
These Regulations shall come into effect on April 1, 2023.