Credit
In Japanese: 単位 (tan-i)
Definition
A credit is a unit measuring the amount of study in a course; it is awarded on meeting set class hours and study, and underpins graduation requirements.
In more detail
Students accumulate the credits set per course and graduate on meeting the requirements.
It is managed alongside grades and GPA.
At universities, a one-credit course is in principle designed to need 45 hours of study, and credits are calculated according to the teaching method, including study outside class (Standards for Establishment of Universities, Art. 21).
Graduating from a university requires at least 124 credits (Art. 32; medicine, dentistry and some other fields differ).
In Classio
In Classio, only finalised grades are used for transcripts and reports; for universities, GPA and credits are used to check graduation requirements.
See also
Related terms
- GPA
GPA is an indicator of academic performance: grades converted to points and weighted by credits, used for progression, scholarships and career decisions.
- Course registration
Course registration is the process by which students register the courses they will take, based on the timetable, capacity and graduation requirements.
- Credit cap (CAP system)
The credit cap, or CAP system, is an upper limit on the credits a student may register for in a year or a term.
- Credit transfer
Credit transfer (tan-i gokan) lets credits earned at another university count as credits at the student’s own university.
Help articles that mention “Credit”
- Switch from your previous system (students and opening balances)How to map the columns of your previous system's export to Classio fields and import students and opening balances (amounts owed and credit).
- Change the school rules (billing, enrolment, student service)How to change rules such as the monthly fee due day, promotion thresholds, the absence limit, sharing of homeroom messages and the twice-yearly record checks in School rules, with a start date.
- Create report card, cumulative record and application transcript dataHow to choose a student and school year in Report card & records, generate the record data, and export it as CSV.
Sources
Sources checked: October 18, 2026