# 学校教育法 / School Education Act — 第九十九条 (Article 99)

- Law: 学校教育法 (School Education Act), 昭和二十二年法律第二十六号
- English title "School Education Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第九十九条 (Article 99) — address `art-99`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-17
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-99
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### 第九十九条
<sup>art-99 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-99 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-99</sup>

**第一項**  大学院は、学術の理論及び応用を教授研究し、その深奥をきわめ、又は高度の専門性が求められる職業を担うための深い学識及び卓越した能力を培い、文化の進展に寄与することを目的とする。
<sup>art-99/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-99/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-99/par-1</sup>
Graduate school is to have the purpose of teaching and researching the theory and application of scholarly activities, mastering their profoundity, or fostering deep knowledge and outstanding abilities in order to take up occupations requiring high levels of expertise, and contribute to the advancement of culture.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  大学院のうち、学術の理論及び応用を教授研究し、高度の専門性が求められる職業を担うための深い学識及び卓越した能力を培うことを目的とするものは、専門職大学院とする。
<sup>art-99/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-99/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-99/par-2</sup>
Among graduate schools, those which are to have the purpose of teaching and researching the theory and application of scholarly activities, and fostering deep knowledge and outstanding abilities in order to take up occupations requiring high levels of expertise, are to be professional graduate schools.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  専門職大学院は、文部科学大臣の定めるところにより、その高度の専門性が求められる職業に就いている者、当該職業に関連する事業を行う者その他の関係者の協力を得て、教育課程を編成し、及び実施し、並びに教員の資質の向上を図るものとする。
<sup>art-99/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-99/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-99/par-3</sup>
Professional graduate schools are to make efforts to organize and implement curricula, and improve the quality of teachers, with the cooperation of relevant persons including persons holding down occupations requiring that high levels of expertise, and persons conducting businesses relating to the relevant occupations, pursuant to the provisions of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 学校教育法 — the text in force from 2026-06-17 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000026/20260617_508AC0000000037), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — School Education Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4743/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 210 — 学校教育法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19