Universities (except professional and vocational universities and universities in Article 108, paragraph (2) (referred to below as "junior college" in this article); the same applies below in this paragraph and paragraph (7)) are to grant a bachelor's degree to persons who have graduated from university, as provided for by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Professional and vocational universities are to grant a degree as provided for by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to a person who has graduated from professional and vocational university (for professional and vocational universities with courses sectioned into lower courses and upper courses pursuant to the provisions of Article 87-2, paragraph (1); this includes a person who has completed the lower courses), as prescribed by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
専門職大学は、文部科学大臣の定めるところにより、専門職大学を卒業した者（第八十七条の二第一項の規定によりその課程を前期課程及び後期課程に区分している専門職大学にあつては、前期課程を修了した者を含む。）に対し、文部科学大臣の定める学位を授与するものとする。
Universities with graduate schools are to grant a master's degree or doctoral degree to a person who has completed graduate school (except professional graduate schools) courses, and a degree as prescribed by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to a person who has completed professional graduate school courses, as provided for by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
大学院を置く大学は、文部科学大臣の定めるところにより、大学院（専門職大学院を除く。）の課程を修了した者に対し修士又は博士の学位を、専門職大学院の課程を修了した者に対し文部科学大臣の定める学位を授与するものとする。
Universities with graduate schools may grant a doctoral degree to a person who is deemed to have equivalent or greater scholastic ability as those who were granted a doctoral degree pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, as provided for by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
大学院を置く大学は、文部科学大臣の定めるところにより、前項の規定により博士の学位を授与された者と同等以上の学力があると認める者に対し、博士の学位を授与することができる。
Junior Colleges (except professional and vocational junior colleges; the same applies below in this paragraph) are to grant an associate degree to a person who has graduated from junior college, as provided for by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Professional and vocational junior colleges are to grant a degree as prescribed by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to a person who has graduated from professional and vocational junior college, as provided for by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
専門職短期大学は、文部科学大臣の定めるところにより、専門職短期大学を卒業した者に対し、文部科学大臣の定める学位を授与するものとする。
National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education is to grant degrees in each of the following relevant items, as provided for by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology:
独立行政法人大学改革支援・学位授与機構は、文部科学大臣の定めるところにより、次の各号に掲げる者に対し、当該各号に定める学位を授与するものとする。
a person who has graduated from Junior College (this includes the lower courses of professional and vocational universities) or a college of technology (for the lower courses of professional and vocational universities, a person who has completed them), or a person equivalent to this who has obtained a certain amount of credit in university or its equivalent by performing studies as prescribed by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology:bachelor's degree;
短期大学（専門職大学の前期課程を含む。）若しくは高等専門学校を卒業した者（専門職大学の前期課程にあつては、修了した者）又はこれに準ずる者で、大学における一定の単位の修得又はこれに相当するものとして文部科学大臣の定める学習を行い、大学を卒業した者と同等以上の学力を有すると認める者 学士
a person who has completed what is deemed to be education provided as equivalent to university or graduate school, in courses with special regulations within other laws for providing relevant education, out of providing education similar to school education in educational facilities other than a school:bachelor's degree, master's degree, or doctoral degree.
学校以外の教育施設で学校教育に類する教育を行うもののうち当該教育を行うにつき他の法律に特別の規定があるものに置かれる課程で、大学又は大学院に相当する教育を行うと認めるものを修了した者 学士、修士又は博士
When prescribing matters regarding degrees, the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology must hold consultation with councils or other organizations as prescribed by Cabinet Order in Article 94 of this Act.
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