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Graduation Requirements

To graduate from IPNU, students must study for at least four years, and obtain 113 credits from compulsory subjects and at least 16 credits from elective subjects, for a total of at least 129 credits.

The study requirements for each area/field are as follows. Please see the syllabus for the number of credits for each subject at the university, the year level, study hours, and class subjects by year.

No. of Credits Required for Graduation

AreaFieldCompulsory SubjectsElective SubjectsTotal
Liberal ArtsHuman Science7 creditsAt least 4 creditsAt least 11 credits
Social Science5 creditsAt least 2 creditsAt least 8 credits
Environment Science2 creditsAt least 1 creditAt least 3 credits
Information Technology2 creditsAt least 2 creditsAt least 4 credits
International Studies3 creditsAt least 2 credits*1At least 5 credits
Subtotal19 creditsAt least 12 creditsAt least 31 credits
Nursing StudiesComprehension of Life
in Health and Illness
20 creditsAt least 1 creditAt least 21 credits
Nursing Fundamentals13 creditsAt least 13 credits
Nursing Assistance Methods33 creditsAt least 33 credits
Nursing Practicums21 credits21 credits
Further Nursing Studies7 creditsAt least 3 credits*2At least 10 credits
Subtotal94 creditsAt least 4 creditsAt least 98 credits
Total113 creditsAt least 16 creditsAt least 129 credits

*1 Of the at least 2 elective subject credits in the International Studies field in Liberal Arts, at least 1 credit must be obtained from one of the following subjects: German, Chinese, or Russian.

*2 Of the at least 3 elective subject credits in the Further Nursing Studies field in Nursing Studies, at least 2 credits must be obtained from one of the following subjects: Nursing Administration II, Global Health Nursing, or Disaster Nursing.

*Note: Students wishing to apply for a Type 2 License in School Nursing must obtain credits from the following two elective subjects: Law and Society, and Computer and Academic Literacy.