Educational and Research Course

 Although the basic structure of our educational and research courses consists of undergraduate schools and graduate schools, these schools are further divided into departments and courses in accordance with individual fields of specialization. Graduate schools are set up for students who wish to continue study and research after finishing undergraduate school. Kyushu University also provides services to students other than its normal undergraduate and graduate students, such as research students, special students, and auditors.
 Students intending to study at the university should bear in mind that mastering the Japanese language before entrance is necessary because, except for a portion of the graduate courses, all lectures and instructions are given in Japanese.

 The length of study at the undergraduate schools is 4 years, with the exception of 6 years for the Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, and School of Dentistry. In the first year to year and a half, undergraduate students are to take only courses of general education with only a few specialized courses. The university also provides special classes of Japanese Language and Japanese Studies for International Students. Undergraduate students are awarded a bachelor's degree after earning all the credits necessary for graduation.
 Students of the Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, and School of Dentistry are qualified to take the national examinations after graduation. Those who pass the examinations may then become doctors or dentists. Graduates of the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences are also qualified to take the national examination and can then become licensed pharmacists if they pass the examination.
 Similarly, regarding the Department of Health Science in the School of Medicine, graduates of the Nursing Course, Radiological Sciences Course, and Medical Technology Course can take the respective national examinations and become nurses, radiologists, or medical test technicians.

 Graduate Schools are set up for students who wish to continue research in their field of specialization.
Each graduate school consists of two years for the master's course and three years for the doctoral course. However, the Graduate School of Dentistry and the Graduate School of Medicine have only four year doctoral courses, while the Graduate School of Law's professional degree course is a three year program. In addition, the Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences doctoral course is five years, but a master's degree may be awarded to anyone who is judged to have attained the scholastic ability equal to that of a master's level course. Only students who have earned all the necessary credits and have had their dissertations accepted are awarded the appropriate master's or doctoral degree, listed as follows.