Teacher Certification Course
At Osaka University, it is possible to acquire a type 1 license for a junior high school or senior high school teacher or school nurse in an undergraduate program and an advanced license for a junior high school or senior high school teacher or school nurse in a graduate program.
Note: The
teaching license
given
differs depending on school, graduate school, department, and major.
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types of teaching certificates
- In order to acquire a teaching certificate, the credits necessary must be earned in keeping with the Educational Personnel Certification Law.
- For details, please check the booklet or course list for your year available at the Student Affairs Section, Education Planning Division, Department of Education and Student Affairs and the Educational Affairs Section at your school.
Teaching Training Booklets
Osaka University has prepared booklets for teacher and nurse training.
There are three booklets:
• Invitation to teacher training -- A guidebook for obtaining a teaching
license
• Steps for a future teacher -- Teacher/school nurse practice notebook
• Nursing care guidebook & log book -- To further deepen one's experience and learning
Booklet 1 is given to newly enrolled students at the time of Teacher Certification Course Guidance A.
These booklets will be available at the Student Affairs Section, Education Planning Division, Department of Education and Student Affairs (Suita Campus) and the Education Affairs Section of your school as well as the Center for Education in Liberal Arts and Sciences (Toyonaka Campus).
Students hoping to take the teacher certification course must read this booklet.
(The color of the cover and content of each book will vary by entrance year, so make sure to get the booklet for your year.)
You will receive Booklet 2 at the Advance Guidance for Education and Nursing Practicums and Booklet 3 at Orientation for Nursing Care Practicum.
Teacher Certification Course Schedule
For an overview of the curriculum in the 4-year Teacher Certification Course, click here .
A yearly schedule for the course (periodic events and guidance programs, and off-campus practical training) can be found below.
Details will be posted to the KOAN bulletin board.
|
Year in School
|
Estimated Period
|
Guidance, etc.
|
Practical Training
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Year 1 |
Early April
|
Teacher Certification Course Guidance A
|
Comprehensive Seminar
|
|
Mid May
|
Course Guidance for Comprehensive Seminar
|
||
|
Year 2
|
Late September~Mid October
|
Applications for Nursing Care Practicum in Year 3* | - |
|
Year 3 |
Early to Mid April
|
Teacher Certification Course Guidance B (online)
|
Nursing Care Practicum* |
|
Early April
|
Orientation for Nursing Care Practicum* | ||
|
As required
|
Applications for Education and Nursing Practicum | ||
|
Year 4 |
Sunday in late April or Mid May |
Advance Guidance for Education and Nursing Practicums and Guidance for Teacher Training Seminar
|
• Education Practicum (Nursing Practicum)
• Teacher Training Seminar A |
| Late August ~ Late September | Group Applications for Teaching Certificates | ||
| Early July ~ Late November | Follow-up Guidance for Education and Nursing Practicum | ||
| Sunday in Late October or Late November | Teacher Training Seminar B (Workshop) |
*The programs indicated by asterisks are for students pursuing junior high school teaching license.
Applying for a Teaching License
- Submit the application for your teaching license to the Board of Education in a prefecture of your choice.
- The certificate verifying your academic ability, which is necessary for your application, is issued from the Educational Affairs staff of your school.
- For your reference: Obtaining Certificates for Graduates
- Osaka University collectively applies for teaching certificates for those who are expected to graduate in March or who complete a doctor's course.
- Acceptances for the collective application are scheduled for mid August - mid September every year. Details will be posted on the KOAN bulletin board (teaching certification course) as soon as the schedule is finalized.
Questions about Teaching Course
If you have any questions about the Teacher Certification Course, please contact the Student Affairs Section at the Education Planning Division, Department of Education and Student Affairs or the Educational Affairs Section of your school.