When a person who has obtained practical abilities to take on the relevant occupations through work experience in an occupation requiring professional expertise is to enroll in professional and vocational universities, etc. (meaning a professional and vocational university or a university with a purpose which is a purpose pursuant to the provisions of Article 108, paragraph (4) (referred to in Article 104, paragraph (5) and paragraph (6) as a "professional and vocational junior college"); the same applies below), and if they are deemed to have taken courses which are part of the curricula of the relevant professional and vocational universities, etc., through obtaining the relevant practical abilities, a period specified by the professional and vocational universities, etc., considering matters including the level of practical abilities obtained may be counted in the course term, pursuant to the provisions of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; provided, however, that that period may not exceed the period prescribed by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, within a range not exceeding one half of the course term of the relevant professional and vocational universities, etc.
専門性が求められる職業に係る実務の経験を通じて当該職業を担うための実践的な能力を修得した者が専門職大学等（専門職大学又は第百八条第四項に規定する目的をその目的とする大学（第百四条第五項及び第六項において「専門職短期大学」という。）をいう。以下同じ。）に入学する場合において、当該実践的な能力の修得により当該専門職大学等の教育課程の一部を履修したと認められるときは、文部科学大臣の定めるところにより、修得した実践的な能力の水準その他の事項を勘案して専門職大学等が定める期間を修業年限に通算することができる。ただし、その期間は、当該専門職大学等の修業年限の二分の一を超えない範囲内で文部科学大臣の定める期間を超えてはならない。
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