3. Graduation Requirements & Areas of Study

• Students who enrolled in the College of International Management (APM) as new (1st-semester) students in AY 2023 or later.

Some subjects have set “prerequisite subjects” to ensure that students register for courses in a systematic manner. If the prerequisite subject is listed on the “Subject List”, students must earn credits for the set prerequisite before they can register for this subject. The required APM Major Education Subjects are prerequisites for many other APM Major Education Subjects.
You can check the “Subject List” here.

The College of International Management has established the following four Areas of Study in order to support the development of future business people with high professional ethics and the ability to discover and resolve management issues. Students will acquire knowledge of management and a deep understanding of diverse societies, cultures, and traditions and also interact with individuals from a variety of backgrounds in the world of international business.

Major

• APM students can register one of the four Areas of Study as their Major.
• If a student completes 16 or more credits from among the designated subjects for their registered Area of Study (including up to 4 credits for seminar subjects), then the name of that Area of Study will be noted as their Major on their diploma.
• If a student does not fulfil the above requirements, then no Area of Study will be noted on their diploma.

Minor

• APM students can also register one of the other Areas of Study as a Minor.
• Students can only register one Minor.
• If a student completes 12 or more credits from among the designated subjects for the Area of Study they registered as their Minor (including up to 4 credits for seminar subjects), then the name of that Area of Study will be noted as their Minor on their diploma.
• If a student does not fulfil the above requirements, then the name of their Minor will not be noted on their diploma.
• Furthermore, a student’s Minor will only be noted on their diploma if they have also fulfilled all the requirements for their Major. If a student only fulfils the requirements for their Minor, and not their Major, then neither the name of their Major or their Minor will be noted on their diploma.

Schedule for Area of Study Registration & Registration Method

Schedule for Area of Study Registration

Eligible Semesters	1st Semester – Final Semester
Registration Periods	Students can register/change their Areas of Study at any point between the start of Period A and end of Correction Period 2 (Including during Period B and Correction Period 1)

* After a student has registered for an Area of Study, they can change it an unlimited number of times within the registration period above.
*Students are not permitted to register or change their Area of Study outside of the period listed above.

How to Register for an Area of Study

Please refer to this manual and register using the “2023 APM Area of Study Application Form”.

Area of Study Registration Manual
2023 APM Area of Study Application Form APM

How to Confirm your Major / Minor Area of Study

A list of students’ registered Areas of Study will be uploaded below after Correction Period 2 each semester.
Please check your registered Major and Minor using this list.

2023 Curriculum APM Students: Current Area of Study Registration (After 2024SP Correction Period 2)

How to Check your Credit Completion Status for Subjects Assigned to Each Area of Study

Please refer to this manual.

Checking your Credit Completion Status Manual

"Accounting and Finance (AF)” major students who plan to pursue CPA, CFA, or CMA certification are recommended to complete 20 or more credits in AF Major Education Subjects, excluding “Accounting I”, “Finance”, and seminar subjects.

• Students who enrolled in the College of International Management (APM) as new (1st-semester) students between AY 2017 and AY 2022.
• Students who enrolled in the College of International Management (APM) as 2nd-year transfer students between AY 2018 and AY 2023.
• Students who enrolled in the College of International Management (APM) as 3rd-year transfer students between AY 2019 and AY 2024.

Graduation Requirement 1: Enroll for at least four years

Students must be enrolled at APU for at least four years.

Year Level	1st Year Student		2nd Year Student		3rd Year Student		4th Year Student
Semester Level	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
Enrollment	Enroll							Graduate	―

Graduation Requirement 2: Complete at least 124 credits in total

Students must earn a total of at least 124 credits to graduate.
However, even if a student has earned 124 credits overall, they cannot graduate if they have not fulfilled any of graduation requirements 3 to 7.

Graduation Requirement 3: Complete all required language subjects (or be exempted from required language subjects)

The number of required credits for English or Japanese Language Subjects differs between students based on the results of the placement test taken after enrollment. APU automatically registers and assigns students to these classes until they earn credits for all their required language subjects.

【English】Required Language Subjects for Japanese-Basis Students

• Students can only proceed to the next level after earning credits for both English A and B at a given level. Students who fail either subject A or B cannot proceed to the next level. (For example, if a student passes English A but fails B, then they will only be registered for English B again in the next semester.)
• At all levels, English A is worth 4 credits and English B is worth 2 credits.
• Please refer to the “English Language Subjects” page for more details.

Track	Starting Level	No. of Credits Required for Graduation	Standard Track Registration Period for Required English Subjects				Advanced Track Registration Period for Required English Subjects
			Elementary A	Pre- Intermediate A	Intermediate A	Upper-Intermediate A	Advanced 1A	Advanced 2A
			Elementary B	Pre- Intermediate B	Intermediate B	Upper-Intermediate B	Advanced 1B	Advanced 2B
Standard Track	Elementary	24	1st Semester	After Completing Elementary	After Completing Pre-Intermediate	After Completing Intermediate	(Optional)	(Optional)
	Pre- Intermediate	18	Exempt	1st Semester	After Completing Pre- Intermediate	After Completing Intermediate	(Optional)	(Optional)
	Intermediate	12	Exempt	Exempt	1st Semester	After Completing Intermediate	(Optional)	(Optional)
	Upper- Intermediate	6	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	1st Semester	(Optional)	(Optional)
Advanced Track	Advanced 1	12	Cannot Register				1st Semester	After Completing Advanced 1
	Advanced 2	6					Exempt	1st Semester
	Exempt	0					Exempt	Exempt

【Japanese】Required Language Subjects for English-Basis Students

• Please refer to the “Japanese Language Subjects” page for more details.

Starting Level	No. of Credits Required for Graduation	Registration Period for Required Japanese Subjects
		Foundation I (4 Credits)	Foundation II (4 Credits)	Foundation III (4 Credits)	Intermediate (4 Credits)
Foundation I	16	All Registered in 1st Semester			After Completing Foundation I – III
Foundation II	12	Exempt	Both Registered in 1st Semester		After Completing Foundation II – III
Foundation III	8	Exempt	Exempt	1st Semester	After Completing Foundation III
Intermediate	4	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	1st Semester
Higher than Intermediate	0	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt

Graduation Requirement 4: Fulfill the credit requirements for each subject field

• Of the 124 credits required for graduation, students need to earn 102 credits in specific subject fields (Graduation Requirements 3 and 5-7).
• Although students are required to complete 102 credits in the set subject fields, they can complete the remaining 22 credits (124 credits – 102 credits) in any subject field they are interested in.
• Depending on each student’s starting level for required language subjects, the number of required credits for “English/Japanese Language Subjects” and “Language Education Subjects and/or Common Liberal Arts Subjects” will change. However, all students are still required to earn a total of 102 credits in the required subject fields.

【E.g.: English-basis Students (Starting from Foundation Japanese I)】

Subject Field		Required Credits	Subtotal	Total
Common Education Subjects	Japanese Language Subjects	16	102 Credits 40	At least 124 Credits
	Required Common Liberal Arts Subjects	4
	Common Liberal Arts Subjects	12
	Language Education Subjects and/or Common Liberal Arts Subjects	8
APM Major Education Subjects	Required Major Education Subjects	18	62
	Required Major Education Subjects (Mathematics)	2
	Major Education Subjects	42
Other College Subjects		0	0
Subjects Not Counted Towards Graduation		0

Graduation Requirement 5: Complete at least 20 credits of subjects held in English (Japanese-basis domestic students only)

Japanese-basis domestic students must complete at least 20 credits of Common Liberal Arts or Major Education Subjects (either from their own college or another college) held in English.
Japanese-basis students must fulfil the following requirements in order to register for subjects held in English.

English Track	Requirements for Taking Subjects Held in English
Standard Track (JST)	Complete credits for or be exempted from “Intermediate English A/B”
Advanced Track (JAT)	No specific requirements. Can register for subjects held in English from their 1st semester.

（NOTE）

• Language Education Subjects and subjects held in both English and Japanese (E/J) do not count towards this total.
• Japanese-basis international students do not need to complete this requirement for graduation.
• Even if your residence status (domestic/international) changes after enrollment, your curriculum and graduation requirements do not change.
• The subject “Bridge Program” counts as a subject held in English.

Subject Outline	Bridge Program is a Common Liberal Arts Subject where students study a wide variety of liberal arts topics while improving their English ability. This subject was established to serve as the first step towards students taking regular classes held in English. Students cannot register for this subject again if they have already earned credits for it before.
Eligibility	Only Japanese-basis domestic students on the English Standard Track can register for this subject.
Registration Restrictions	Available after completing “Pre-Intermediate English A & B” and before completing “Upper-Intermediate English A & B”. The classes are separated by college, so students cannot register for the “Bridge Program” of other colleges. Students who want to take this subject should register for it themselves during one of the course registration periods.

Graduation Requirement 6: Complete all APM Required Subjects

APM has established 11 required subjects (22 credits).
APM students are required to earn credits for all the following subjects to graduate.

【Required Common Liberal Arts Subjects】

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credits	Semester Available From	Registration Method
027003	Statistics	2	1st semester	Registered by Student
020031	Introduction to Economics	2	1st semester	Registered by University in 2nd semester*

*Notes about “Introduction to Economics”:

• APU normally registers students for this subject in their 2nd semester. However, students can register for this subject by themselves during their 1st semester if they have enough credits available. If a student registers for this subject early and successfully earns the credits, then APU will not register them for this subject in their 2nd semester.

【Required Major Education Subjects】

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credits	Semester Available From	Registration Method
030566	Introduction to Management	2	1st semester	Registered by university
030571	Accounting I	2	2nd semester*	Registered by university
037213	Introduction to Marketing	2	2nd semester*	Registered by university
030600	Finance	2	3rd semester	Registered by university
037214	Management of Human Resources and Organizational Behavior	2	3rd semester	Registered by university
030630	Production Management	2	3rd semester	Registered by university
033011	Legal Strategy in Business	2	3rd semester	Registered by university
033033	Business Ethics	2	5th semester	Registered by university
037210	Global Management (Capstone)	2	7th semester	Registered by university

*Notes about "Accounting I" and "Introduction to Marketing".

• APU normally registers students for these subjects in their 2nd semester. However, students can register for these subjects by themselves during their 1st semester if they have 16 or less credits of automatically registered subjects in their 1st semester (they have enough credits available). If a student registers for any of these subjects early and successfully earns the credits, then APU will not register them for that subject in their 2nd semester.

*Note about “Global Management (Capstone)”:

• APU automatically registers students for this subject in their 7th semester. However, students who wish to postpone the time of taking this subject due to job hunting or other reasons can drop it by themselves during course registration periods. If a student drop this subject, APU will register the subject in their 8th semester.

Graduation Requirement 7: Complete at least 2 credits from APM Required Subjects (Mathematics)

APM students must earn credits for at least one of the following subjects to graduate.

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credits	Semester Available From	Registration Method
030564	Fundamental Mathematics	2	1st semester	Registered by Student
037215	Advanced Mathematics	2	3rd semester	Registered by Student

• You can take both classes if you are interested.
• “Fundamental Mathematics” can only be taken in your enrollment language.
• Students are strongly recommended to take these subjects in the early stages of their studies.

Area of Study Registration

• APM students can register for one of the four Areas of Study listed above.
• If a student completes 12 or more credits from among the designated subjects for their registered Area of Study (including up to 4 credits for seminar subjects), then the name of their Area of Study will be noted on their diploma.
• If a student does not fulfil the above requirements, then no Area of Study will be noted on their diploma.

Schedule for Area of Study Registration & Registration Method

Schedule for Area of Study Registration

Eligible Semesters	1st Semester – Final Semester
Registration Periods	Course Registration Periods A & B, Correction Periods 1 & 2

* After a student has registered for an Area of Study, they can change it an unlimited number of times within the registration periods above.
*Students are not permitted to register or change their Area of Study outside of the periods listed above.

How to Register for an Area of Study

Please refer to this manual and register on Campusmate under “Area of Study Registration”.

APM Area of Study Registration Manual

How to Check your Credit Completion Status for Subjects Assigned to Each Area of Study

Please refer to this manual.

Checking your Credit Completion Status Manual

The College of International Management has established four Areas of Study in order to support the development of future business people with high professional ethics and the ability to discover and resolve management issues. Students will acquire a knowledge of management and a deep understanding of diverse societies, cultures, and traditions, and also interact with individuals from a variety of backgrounds in the world of international business.
Registration in a Area of Study is not a graduation requirement.

In order to graduate, students must fulfill the credit requirements for each subject field, as well as complete at least 124 credits total.
Please check the following table to see how the credit requirements are counted in the subject fields.

"Business Mathematics" and "Introduction to Management" are subjects which form the basis of study in APM. These subjects are automatically registered by the University for all APM students during their first year.

Students are strongly encouraged to complete the following five subjects positioned as "Core Subjects." These subjects form the foundation for later major subject studies, and students should aim to complete them by the end of their 2nd year.