Diploma Policy

Based on the founding spirit, the educational philosophy of the school is to cultivate "chidoka" as advocated by the founder, Takayoshi Endo, through practical education.

商経学部では、伝統と実績を重んじつつ、変化の激しい社会に柔軟に対応する学びにより、実学の真の楽しさ・面白さを追求する。商経学部において、高い倫理観、専門的な知識・技能、幅広い教養を身につけ、所定の単位を修得した学生に学位を授与する。実学は、座学と実践の融合によって体現される。商経学部では、社会人として生きていくために必要な知識、技能、問題発見と分析・解決能力に加え、ビジネス・経済・社会に関する幅広い専門的知識を身につけ、社会の発展に主体的・組織的に貢献する人材の育成に努める。

Based on the spirit of our founding, our educational philosophy is to cultivate "chidoka" (people who practice the arts) as advocated by our founder Ryukichi Endo through "practical education." We will certify the graduation of students who have acquired the following abilities and earned the required credits, and award them a degree.
chidoka is a leader with a strong sense of ethics who can take a broad perspective, grasp the changes of the times, and solve various social problems.

High ethical standards

  • ビジネス・経済・社会の多様な局面で、主体的・組織的に判断・行動する際に求められる使命感と倫理観

Wide-ranging education

  • 持続可能な社会を実現する上で欠かせない学際的な学びを基礎とした普遍的な知識、ならびに多様な意見や考え方を尊重できるコミュニケーション能力

Specialized knowledge and skills

  • ビジネス・経済・社会の動きを理解し、問題解決するために必要な商学・経営学を中心とした有用かつ高度な知識および技能

上記の力を身につけるためのカリキュラムを編成・実施し、所定の単位の修得により、学修成果を評価する。

Curriculum Policy (Policy for organizing and implementing the curriculum)

商経学部では、伝統と実績を重んじ、実学の真の楽しさ・面白さを追求し、ディプロマ・ポリシーの達成のため、以下のカリキュラムを体系的に編成し実施する。商経学部の教育目標は、劇的に変化する経済や社会に対して、柔軟に対応し、高い倫理観を持って企業活動を変革できる人材、『ビジネスプロフェッショナル』人材の育成である。商学科においては、最新の会計理論とスキルの向上、また経営学科では、デジタルテクノロジーを利用した先進的な経営を学ぶ教育を行う。

Specialized Education

商経学部では、商学・経営学に加えて経済学の知識を学び、ビジネス・経済や社会に関する幅広い専門的知識を修得させる。初年次に学部学科の基礎的な専門科目を必修科目として設置する。2年次以降には、専門知識を多角的に身に付けさせるために、所属する学科に設置したコースから主コースを選択する制度を設ける。また希望者は、副コースとして、主コースで選択したコース以外の所属学科のコース、他学科のコース、他学部のコースを選択可能とする。

Seminar education

In order to acquire advanced specialized knowledge and skills, seminar education is provided from the second year onwards. In the second year, Basic Seminar I and II are held, in the third year, Research Seminar I and II, and in the fourth year, Research Seminar III and IV. Seminars are taught by faculty members from a wide range of fields. In seminar education, students deepen their specialized learning through an accumulation of research, investigations, presentations, etc., and in the fourth year, Research Seminar III and IV, students are required to write a graduation research thesis or a production.

Teacher training education (teacher training course)

教職課程の履修者に対し、1年次に、学部学科における基礎的な学びとともに、教職や生徒指導等の教育の基本的知識を身につける科目を配当する。
2年次には、学部学科での専門的な学びとともに、教科指導等の基本的知識・技術や生徒理解の基礎を身につける科目を配当する。3年次には、学部学科でのより専門性の高い学びとともに、アクティブラーニングによって教科指導・生徒指導等の実践的知識・技術を身につける科目を配当する。
4年次には、これまでの3年間の学びを有機的に統合し、教育実習などによって教科指導・生徒指導等の実践力を身につける科目を配当する。なお、3・4年次には、希望者を対象に課外活動としてインターンシップの機会も設定する。

商経学部では、各科目で身につく知識・技能等をシラバスに記載し、シラバスに記載された評価方法・基準により学修成果を評価する。
さらにGPAを導入することで学生の学修状況を把握し、指導に役立てている。上記の区分ごとに決められた単位数を修得するとともに、合計124単位以上を修得することによってディプロマ・ポリシーで定める学位を授与する。

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Admission Policy

The Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration strives to provide genuinely enjoyable and interesting practical education while valuing tradition and achievement. Our education aims to nurture business professionals capable of responding flexibly to dramatic changes in economics and society and those with high ethical standards who can transform corporate activities
Based on these educational goals, and to achieve the Diploma Policy and Curriculum Policy, we accept students who possess the appropriate knowledge and skills to enroll in the undergraduate university course and who are proactively engaged in studying all aspects of social sciences centering on commerce and management. 

Fundamental Qualities Required of Prospective Students

  1. Students who have acquired the basic academic skills necessary for university study through extensive learning in the high school education curriculum.
  2. Students who have a desire to develop expertise and wide-ranging knowledge and skills in liberal arts to identify and resolve real-world problems.
  3. Students who have a desire to acquire independence, diversity, and cooperation through active learning and collaboration with diverse individuals in the real world. 
  4. Students who have a desire to develop their capacity for thinking, making decisions, and expressing opinions, as well as upholding high ethical standards, by engaging in the learning described above. 
  5. Students who can proactively engage in learning about all aspects of social sciences centering on commerce and management.
  6. Students who have a desire to gain business skills through the acquisition of various qualifications.

Basic Policy for the Selection of Incoming Students

Interviews will be conducted to confirm the students' reason for applying, their motivation to study at the university, their future goals, and so on.
Documents such as school records and study plans will be assessed. The assessment of these documents will consider the results of learning and activities up through high school, the specifics and feasibility of university study plans, and the results of activities such as creative works and qualifications acquired in high school.
A scholastic aptitude test will be conducted to assess their general comprehension, mathematical ability, capacity for expression, and linguistic ability based on the content of high school classes to assess whether students have accurately understood what they learned up to high school. 

  1. Selection by School Recommendation
    Interviews, formal recommendations from school principals, school records, study plans, and essays will be used to comprehensively assess students' potential to fulfill the “Fundamental Qualities Required of  Prospective Students.” To assess a candidate’s performance in high school, documents such as school records will carry more weight than interviews.
    1. (1)Selection by School Recommendation Under the Designated School System
      Candidates will be assessed based on the content of the essays, with an emphasis on capacity for thinking, making decisions, and expressing opinions.
    2. (2) Selection by School Recommendation Under the Open Recruitment System
      (Academic Evaluation Category) Candidates will be assessed based on the content of the essays, with an emphasis on capacity for thinking, making decisions, and expressing opinions. 
      (Qualifications/Certifications Category) Candidates will be assessed based on qualifications and certifications, with an emphasis on knowledge and skills.
  2. Comprehensive Selection
    Interviews, school records, study plans, and essays will be considered to comprehensively assess the students’ potential to fulfill the “Fundamental Qualities Required of Prospective Students.” To assess a candidate's motivation for studying at the university, interviews will be given greater consideration than school records and other documents.
    1. (1)Comprehensive Selection for Scholarship Students
      Candidates with particularly outstanding results will be selected for a scholarship.
      (Presentation Category) The assessment of presentations will focus on the candidates' capacity for thinking, making decisions, and expressing opinions based on their understanding of the topic, clarity of expression, techniques used in the presentation, appropriate responses to questions, and time management.
      (Qualifications/Certifications Category) Candidates will be assessed based on their qualifications and certifications, with an emphasis on knowledge and skills.
      (Recommendation by a Teacher Who is a CUC Graduate) Candidates will be assessed based on character assessment forms, school records, and the content of their essays, with an emphasis on their capacity for thinking, making decisions, and expressing their opinions.
      (Inquiry-Based Learning Category) Through an inquiry-based learning report and an oral examination, candidates will be assessed from the perspectives of their actions in inquiry-based learning, logical organization and explanation of their own efforts, the learning and motivation they gained from the experience, and their intellectual curiosity, with an emphasis on independence, diversity, and cooperation.
    2. (2)General Comprehensive Selection
      (Aptitude Test) Candidates will be assessed based on the results of an aptitude test to evaluate whether they have accurately understood what they learned up to high school, with an emphasis on knowledge and skills.
      (Qualifications/Certifications Category) Candidates will be assessed based on qualifications and certifications, with an emphasis on knowledge and skills.
      (Activity Evaluation Category) Candidates will be assessed based on their participation in extracurricular activities, with an emphasis on independence, diversity, and cooperation.
    3. (3)Simultaneous Comprehensive Selection
      (Activity Evaluation Category) Candidates will be assessed based on their participation in extracurricular activities, with an emphasis on independence, diversity, and cooperation.
      (Academic Evaluation Category) Candidates will be assessed through a basic scholastic aptitude test, with an emphasis on knowledge and skills. The test is intended to assess whether the candidates have understood what they learned through high school subjects and courses. Candidates with particularly outstanding results will be selected for a scholarship.
    4. (4)Culture/Sports Achievement-based Comprehensive Selection 
      (Selection for Scholarship Students/General Selection category) Candidates will be assessed based on their achievements in cultural and/or sports activities, with an emphasis on independence, diversity, and cooperation. 
  3. General Selection
    Admission will be determined based on a comprehensive assessment of whether the candidates possess the appropriate knowledge and skills to enroll in an undergraduate degree program at the university (general comprehension, mathematical ability, capacity for expression, and linguistic ability). Candidates will be assessed based on a scholastic aptitude test, a comprehensive written test, the results of the Common Test for University Admissions, school records, and other documents. 
    Candidates with particularly outstanding results will be selected for a scholarship. In the Independence Assessment Category, independence will be assessed by the way they engaged in high school learning and their desire to study at university. Knowledge and skills will be given greater consideration for both the Individual Examination Category and the Common Test for University Admissions Category.
    1. (1) Individual Examination Category
      Candidates will be assessed based on the results of a scholastic aptitude test, with an emphasis on knowledge and skills. In addition, a comprehensive assessment will be made considering multiple factors. Their capacity for thinking, making decisions, and expressing their opinions will be assessed based on a comprehensive written test. Independence, diversity, and cooperation in extracurricular activities will be assessed based on high school learning outcomes, including school records. Knowledge and skills will be assessed based on qualifications and certifications.
    2. (2)Common Test for University Admissions Category
      Candidates will be assessed based on the results of the Common Test for University Admissions, with an emphasis on knowledge and skills. In addition, a comprehensive assessment will be made as follows: independence, diversity, and cooperation in extracurricular activities will be assessed based on learning outcomes, including school records, up through high school; knowledge and skills will be assessed based on qualifications and certifications.
  4. Special Selection
    1. (1)Special Selection for International Students
      Admission will be determined through a comprehensive assessment of interviews, study plans, essays, and Japanese-Language Proficiency Test results. Knowledge and skills will be assessed based on Japanese-Language Proficiency Test results. Candidates will be assessed based on interviews, with an emphasis on independence, diversity, and cooperation.
    2. (2)Special Selection based on Recommendation by the National Association of Principals of Commercial High Schools
      Admission will be determined through a comprehensive assessment of interviews, school records, and study plans. Scholarship students will be selected through a comprehensive assessment of knowledge and skills based on the acquisition of university-designated highly difficult qualifications.

Three policies of the department

商学科 経営学科