The Non-Degree Student Program is a program for those other than regular students to take regular lectures at the graduate school and earn credits. By taking lectures in specific subjects and acquiring cutting-edge knowledge and skills, this program allows participants to fully utilize the fruits of their study in practical business.

Non-Degree Student Overview for 2008 Academic Year

1.Non-Degree Student Overview
（１）Persons able to undertake studies as non-degree students are limited to those recognized as capable of learning the courses (“subjects,” hereafter) they hope to take.
（２）The period of the program shall be the 2008 academic year. However, those wishing to continue taking courses in the next academic year and onwards do not need to submit a new application.
（３）Applications can be made for the subjects listed in the attached “2008 Academic Year Non-Degree Student Schedule.” Students can apply to take the courses from among those listed to a maximum of 12 units in the relevant academic year.
（４）Non-degree students may take exams for each of the subjects they have been authorized to take. Upon application, a certificate for the credits earned will be issued to those recognized as having completed a subject based on exams and their attendance.
（５）Credits earned as a non-degree student can be accumulated in the “AIIT Academic Credit Bank.”　→ Refer to “9. The AIIT Academic Credit Bank System,” discussed below
（６）Non-degree students cannot attend lectures for subjects other than those they have been authorized to take.
（７）Non-degree studentsｖ also asked to observe the various regulations of the school

2.Subjects Accepting Applications
  Subjects from among those in the Master Program of Information Systems Architecture and Master Program of Innovation for Design and Engineering, other than seminar subjects (Applications can be made for courses to a maximum of 12 units per year)

3.Number of Students to be Admitted
  10 students
* However, as the number of students allowed in each subject is be set so as not to impede the studies of regular students, non-degree students may not be able to take certain subjects for which there have been many applications.

4.Date, Time and Location for Accepting Applications
  【Date and Time】
  Wednesday, September 10, 2008 9:00 – 21:00
  Thursday, September 11, 2008 9:00 – 21:00
  【Location】
   Administration Section, Administration Department Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology
   1-10-40 Higashi Oi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
   (Applications will not be accepted by post.)

5.Announcement of Successful Applicants
  Wednesday, September 17, 2008

6.Admission Screening Fee
   9,800 yen

7.Application Eligibility
  A person who meets one of the following conditions is eligible to apply:
（１）A person who has graduated from a Japanese university or who is expected to graduate by March 31, 2008
（２） A person who has been awarded a bachelor degree according to the provisions under Article 104, Paragraph 4 of the School Education Law or who is expected to do so by March 31, 2008 [including a person who has been awarded a bachelor degree by the National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation or who is expected to do so by March 31, 2008]
（３）A person who has completed 16 years of school education in a foreign country, or who is expected to do so by March 31, 2008
（４）A person has taken the correspondence course of an overseas school in Japan and has completed 16 years of school education of the foreign country concerned, or who is expected to do so by March 31, 2008
（５）A person who has completed a course at a foreign university (a graduate of which must have completed a 16 year course in the school education system) which is assessed in Japan to have university courses in that education system and specifically designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, or a person who is expected to do so by March 31, 2008
（６）A person who has completed specialized courses at a vocational school (whose minimum period required for graduation is four years or longer, and which also satisfies other conditions specified by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) which have been specifically designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and has done so after the date designated by the Minister, or a person who is expected to do so by March 31, 2008
（７）A person deemed eligible by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (1953 Education Ministry Ordinance No. 5)
（８）A person who, by individual review of their eligibility, is recognized by the Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology as having equal to or higher academic ability than persons who are graduates of a university, and will be 22 years of age on or before April 1, 2008

8.Screening Method
  Screening will be conducted based on an examination of submitted documents.

9.The AIIT Academic Credit Bank System
  All non-degree students at the school will be registered as users of the AIIT Academic Credit Bank.
The AIIT Academic Credit Bank is a system through which credits earned as a non-degree student are accumulated and can then be used when enrolling in the school as a regular student.
When enrolling in the school as a regular student, credits accumulated in the AIIT Academic Credit Bank can be certified as regular student credits. *1
In addition, when enrolling as a regular student, an amount equivalent to the tuition fees paid as a non-degree student can be deducted from the tuition fees payable following regular enrollment. *2
※１　The validity period for credits accumulated in the AIIT Academic Credit Bank is five years. Students who sit for examination and complete regular enrollment within five years of earning the credits will have the credits recognized as regular student credits.
※２　By completing the procedures for an Application for Reduction and Exemption from Tuition Fees following regular enrollment, students can have the tuition fees for their first year of regular enrollment reduced an amount equivalent to the number of credits certified as regular student credits multiplied by the non-degree student tuition fees paid for each credit. Also note that if tuition fees have been revised, the tuition fees following the revisions shall be applied.