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About International Students

Status of Students

The following shows the status of students and the corresponding selection methods by the Faculty of Human Development and the Graduate School of Human Development and Environment.

Degree-seeking Students (Regular students)

Status	Degrees	Selection Methods
Undergraduate Students	Degrees (Human Development) are conferred on those who have completed the required curricula in the Faculty of Human Development.	[Faculty of Human Development] Foreign students paying their own expenses (in Japanese) Kobe University / For Degree-seeking Undergraduate Students
Graduate Students	Master's Degrees (Arts, Education, or Science) are conferred on those who have completed the required curricula for the Master's programs in the Graduate School of Human Development and Environment.	[Master's programs] General Selection, Selection for Society Members, Selection for Foreign Students (in Japanese) Kobe University / For Degree-seeking Graduate Students
Graduate Students	Doctorate Degrees (Arts, Education, or Science) are conferred on those who have completed the required curricula for the Doctorate programs in the Graduate School of Human Development and Environment.	[Doctorate Programs] General Selection, Selection for Foreign Students (in Japanese) [Master's Programs] General Selection, Selection for Society Members, Selection for Foreign Students (in Japanese) Kobe University / For Degree-seeking Graduate Students

Non-Degree-seeking Studens

Classification	Explanation	Selection Methods
Research Students (Undergraduate, Graduate)	Research students pursue their research on specific topics under supervision of faculty members.	[Faculty of Human development] Research Students (in Japanese) [Master's Programs] Research Students (in Japanese) [Doctrate Programs] Research Students (in Japanese)
Credit-seeking Students (Undergraduate, Graduate)	Credit-seeking students take specific classes for credits.	[Faculty of Human Development] Credit-seeking Students, Auditors [Master's Program] Credit-seeking Students, Auditors
Auditors (Undergraduate, Graduate)	Auditors take specific classes but not for credits	[Faculty of Human Development] Credit-seeking Students, Auditors (in Japanese) [Master's Program] Credit-seeking Students, Auditors (in Japanese)

Classification of Foreign Students

Foreign students are defined as students who stay in Japan for the purpose of studying at educational institutions in Japan and are qualified as foreign residents. Foreign students are categorized as the follows:

Foreign Students Supported by Japanese Government (Japanese Government (the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) Scholarship Students): Foreign students who pursue their study and research at universities in Japan by the support of Japanese government
Other Foreign Students (Foreign Students): Foreign students who pursue their study and research at universities in Japan at their own expenses or by the support of their own government

Updated: 2007/09/27 (Thu) 13:27