○Hiroshima University By-Laws Regarding School Transfer(April 1, 2004 Approved by the Vice President (Education/Student))
Hiroshima University By-Laws Regarding School Transfer
Purpose:
Article 1. These By-Laws prescribe matters necessary to school transfer at Hiroshima
University (hereafter, This University), based on the stipulations in Article 36, Paragraph
2 of Hiroshima University General Provisions (April 1, 2004 Regulation No. 2).
Qualifications:
Article 2. School transfer may be permitted to a student enrolled in This University when aFaculty Meeting of the school of enrollment and school of desired enrollment deems, inview of the student’s aptitude, that the transfer of school would develop the student’sabilities.
Disclosure:
Article 3. The dean of each school shall determine the selection method and other necessary
matters for the academic year in regard to a person intending to transfer schools, andshall notify the president of them by December 15th.
(2) The president shall disclose the selection methods, etc. of each school by January 10th.
Procedure:
Article 4. A person intending to transfer schools must submit the Request for School
Transfer (Appended Form No. 1) to the dean of the school of enrollment through a tutor
in the school of enrollment between February 1st and 10th.
(2) An application in accordance with the preceding paragraph may only be submitted inregard to one school.
(3) A tutor in the school of enrollment shall draw up the Evaluation Report (AppendedForm No. 2) after hearing the reasons for transfer from the person intending to transferschools.
(4) The dean of the school of enrollment that approves the intent to transfer schools shallsend the Request for School Transfer and Evaluation Report to the dean of the school ofdesired enrollment by the last day of February.
Selection Method:
Article 5. The school of desired enrollment that receives the Request for School Transfer
shall make an overall judgment and determine acceptance or denial based on acombination of the motivation behind the intent, performance on the entrance
examination, academic records, interview, short essay, written test, a proficiency test, etc.
(2) The dean of the school of desired enrollment shall complete a request to the president
for permission to transfer schools by March 31st.
Period of Approval:

Article 6. The period of approval for school transfer shall be April 1st.
Year of Assignment:
Article 7. As a rule, the year of assignment for curriculum to be studied by a person
approved for school transfer shall be in the 2nd year.
Period of Enrollment:
Article 8. The remaining period of enrollment for a person approved to transfer schools
shall be the period obtained by subtracting the period of enrollment already passed fromthe predetermined period of enrollment for the school to which the student is to betransferred.
Restriction on School Transfer:
Article 9. As a rule, a person permitted to transfer schools may not apply again for schooltransfer.
Supplementary Provisions
This by-law shall come into effect from April 1, 2004.
Supplementary Provisions (February 20, 2006 Partial Revision)
1. This by-law shall come into effect from April 1, 2006.
2. The previsions then in force regarding faculty transfer for students admitted in or before
FY2005 shall remain applicable, regardless of stipulations set forth in the Hiroshima
University By-Laws Regarding Faculty Transfer revised in accordance with this by-law.
Supplementary Provisions (May 1, 2019 Partial Revision)
This by-law shall come into effect from May 1, 2019.
Supplementary Provisions (April 1, 2020 Partial Revision)
1. This by-law shall come into effect from April 1, 2020.
2. The previsions then in force regarding faculty transfer for students admitted in or before
FY2020 shall remain applicable, regardless of stipulations set forth in the Hiroshima
University By-Laws Regarding Faculty Transfer revised in accordance with this by-law.
Supplementary Provisions (January 29, 2021 Partial Revision)
This by-law shall come into effect from January 29, 2021.

Appended Form No. 1 (related to Article 4, Paragraph 1)
Request for School Transfer

Appended Form No. 2 (related to Article 4, Paragraph 3)
Evaluation Report