School of Health Sciences Kumamoto University

Qualifications and licenses

After graduating from this department, a Bachelor's degree (in nursing sciences or health sciences) will be awarded.
Also, the qualifications and licenses that can be acquired along with graduation are as follows:

National Examination eligibility and Teaching License
Nursing Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (Nursing)
Nursing National Examination eligibility
Public Health Nurse National Examination eligibility*
Midwifery State Examination eligibility*

*You can select one based on your requirements, however, there are limits to the number of people
Radiological Sciences Bachelors in Radiation Technology Science (Health Sciences)
Medical Radiology Technician National Examination eligibility
Major in Inspection Technology Science Bachelor degree (Health Sciences)
Clinical Laboratory Technician National Examination eligibility



National Exam Pass Status (April 2016)

Test typeExamination yearNew graduates from Kumamoto UniversityNational (incl. already graduated)
Number of examineesNumber of successful candidatesPass rateNumber of examineesNumber of successful candidatePass rate (of which these are new graduates)
Nurse 2015 69 69 100.0% 62,154 55,585 89.4%
(94.9%)
Public Health
Nurse
2015 28 28 100.0% 8,799 7,901 89.8%
(92.6%)
Midwife 2015 16 16 100.0% 2,008 2,003 99.8%
(99.8%)
Medical Radiology
Technician
2015 37 34 91.9% 3,016 2,377 78.8%
(90.9%)
Clinical Laboratory
Technician
2015 47 43 91.5% 4,400 3,363 76.4%
(87.4%)