Licenses and qualifications that can be obtained at our university

We will introduce various qualification courses including teaching license.
Please note that the qualifications that can be obtained vary depending on the faculty/department.
To obtain this qualification, you must complete each course and graduate from our university.

teaching license

Teacher training course

Teaching licenses are broadly divided into Type 1 licenses, Type 2 licenses, specialized licenses, and special licenses, but the licenses that can be obtained at our university are Type 1 licenses that undergraduate students can obtain upon graduation from university, and specialized licenses that graduate students can obtain upon completing a master's course at graduate school.
The types of licenses are further divided by school type and subject, and the licenses that can be obtained are determined by the faculty/department or graduate school/major to which you are enrolled, as shown in the table below.
For the primary education curriculum (kindergartens and elementary schools), only students in the Department of Child Education and Welfare can obtain a Type 1 license, and only students majoring in Education and Welfare can obtain a Specialized License.
The types of teaching licenses that can be obtained at Rissho University are as follows:

Faculty

1. Regarding junior high school teacher's license (class 1) and high school teacher's license (class 1) [subject]
Faculty Department Junior high school teacher license (class 1) [Subject] High school teaching license type 1 [Subject]
Buddhism sect Society/Religion Civics/Religion
Buddhism Society/Religion Geography History/Civics/Religion
Sentence Tetsu society Geography and history/civics
History society Geography and history/civics
society society Geography and history/civics
Sentence Japanese Language and Literature Major Course national language Japanese/Calligraphy
English English and American Literature Major Course English English
economy economy society Geography, history, civics, commerce
management management - commercial
law law society Geography and history/civics
social welfare social welfare society Citizens/welfare
Department of Earth Environment environmental system Science Science/Information
geography society geography history
psychology clinical psychology society Citizens
Interpersonal/social psychology - -
data science data science - information
2. About elementary school teacher (class 1) license and kindergarten teacher (class 1) license
Faculty Department Obtainable licenses
social welfare child education welfare Kindergarten teacher (class 1) license, elementary school teacher (class 1) license
3. About special needs school teacher (class 1) license
Faculty Department Obtainable licenses
social welfare social welfare Special Needs School Teacher (Type 1) License
Intellectually disabled/physically disabled/sickly

graduate school

1. About Junior High School Teacher's License and High School Teacher's License [Subjects]
Graduate school major Junior high school teacher specialty license
[Subject]
High school teaching certificate
[Subject]
literature Buddhist studies Society/Religion Civics/Religion
English and American literature English English
Sociology society Citizens
history society geography history
Japanese literature national language Japanese/Calligraphy
philosophy society Citizens
Economics Economics society Citizens
Business Administration Business Administration - commercial
jurisprudence jurisprudence society Citizens
social welfare science social welfare science society Citizens
earth environmental science environmental systems science Science Science/Information
geospatial systems society geography history
psychology clinical psychology - Citizens
applied psychology society Citizens
Interpersonal/social psychology - -
2. About elementary school teacher specialty license and kindergarten teacher specialty license
Graduate school major Obtainable licenses
social welfare science Educational Welfare Studies Elementary school teacher's license, kindergarten teacher's license
*It is assumed that you have obtained a first-class driver's license.

qualification

In addition to the graduation credits set by each faculty/department, the following licenses and qualifications can be obtained (partially qualifying for entrance exams) by completing the required credits for the license/qualification acquisition course.

National qualification

Qualification type Faculties/departments/courses available
School librarian teacher All faculties, departments and courses (excluding Faculty of Psychology of Interpersonal and Social Psychology)
librarian All faculties/departments/courses
Childminder Faculty of Faculty of Social Welfare Department of Child Education and Welfare
assistant surveyor Faculty of Faculty of Geo-Environmental Science Environmental Systems
Faculty of Geo-Environmental Science

National exam eligibility

Qualification type Faculties/departments/courses available
social worker Faculty of Faculty of Social Welfare Welfare, Department of Social Welfare
mental health worker Faculty of Faculty of Social Welfare Welfare, Department of Social Welfare

Qualifications for appointment

Qualification type Faculties/departments/courses available
museum curator All faculties/departments/courses
social welfare officer All faculties/departments/courses
social education director All faculties/departments/courses
child instructor Faculty of Psychology of Clinical Psychology
Faculty of Psychology of Interpersonal and Social Psychology
Faculty of Faculty of Social Welfare Welfare, Department of Social Welfare
Faculty of Faculty of Social Welfare Department of Child Education and Welfare
Faculty of Letters of Sociology
Child welfare officer* Faculty of Psychology of Clinical Psychology
Faculty of Psychology of Interpersonal and Social Psychology
Faculty of Faculty of Social Welfare Welfare, Department of Social Welfare
Faculty of Faculty of Social Welfare Department of Child Education and Welfare
Faculty of Letters of Sociology

However, ``employed in a facility specified by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Ordinance to provide advice, guidance, or other assistance for the welfare of children or other persons for more than one year'' (partly from Article 13, Paragraph 2, Item 2 of the Child Welfare Act) Excerpt) is necessary.

Certification

Qualification type Faculties/departments/courses available
social researcher Faculty of Letters of Sociology
Faculty of Psychology of Interpersonal and Social Psychology
Faculty of Data Science Data Science
certified psychologist Faculty of Psychology of Clinical Psychology
Faculty of Psychology of Interpersonal and Social Psychology
Faculty of Faculty of Social Welfare Department of Child Education and Welfare
Bachelor of Science in GIS Faculty of Faculty of Geo-Environmental Science Environmental Systems
Faculty of Geo-Environmental Science
Faculty of Data Science Data Science
Regional surveyor Faculty of Geo-Environmental Science
Natural regeneration assistant Faculty of Faculty of Geo-Environmental Science Environmental Systems