Academic Policies & Grading System

Credits
The minimum coursework requirement for Special Undergraduate Students and Special Graduate Students is 15 credits per semester or 30 credits per year. Special Research Students are required to pursue research for a minimum of 15 hours per week. At the end of their period of exchange, all NUPACE students having earned credits are presented with an official transcript of academic records specifying courses studied, evaluation of performance and credits awarded. The number of credits granted is determined by the academic regulations of Nagoya University and is based on the number of hours studied. Upon examining the academic transcript, the student's home institution may determine the appropriate number of credits to be granted at that institution. Prospective students are asked to note that the granting of credits for the purpose of earning a degree falls under the jurisdiction of the student's home institution.

NUPACE students earn two sets of grades in courses taken for credit: Grades based on Nagoya University’s system, and their equivalent on the UCTS (UMAP Credit Transfer Scheme) scale. UCTS comprises an international grade evaluation standard that facilitates the transfer of credits and grades between different university systems. For further information on UMAP and the UCTS, see  http://www.umap.org/.

Nagoya University Grading System		UCTS Equivalent Scale
A*  Excellent	(90～100)	A   Excellent
A    Very Good	(80～89)	B   Very Good
B    Good	(70～79)	C   Good
C    Satisfactory	(60～69)	D   Satisfactory
F     Fail	(0～59)	F   Fail

(Nagoya University will not adopt the grades E and Fx, as employed by the UCTS grading system)

One Nagoya University credit has been calculated as equivalent to 1.935 UCTS units. Hence, the 15 credits per semester that NUPACE requires Special Undergraduate and Special Graduate students to earn equal approximately 29 UCTS units.