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 (March 2024)

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 2023 62 62 100.0% 63,301 55,557 87.8%
(93.2%)
Public Health
Nurse
2023 20 20 100.0% 7,795 7,456 95.7%
(97.7%)
Midwife 2023 10 10 100.0% 2,151 2,125 98.8%
(99.3%)
Medical Radiology
Technician
2023 33 32 96.9% 3,565 2,834 79.5%
(86.3%)
Clinical Laboratory
Technician
2023 36 34 94.4% 4,946 3,800 76.8%
(88.0%)