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Senmon-to-University Transfer · Turning Senmonshi into a Degree

This path is for those already studying at a senmon gakko (vocational college) in Japan who want to carry that training into a university bachelor's degree. The key isn't that finishing a senmon gakko automatically lets you transfer — you must clear two gates at once: whether your program confers the Senmonshi title (or, under the current law, "specified specialized course" status) that grants legal transfer eligibility, and whether the target university is admitting and how many credits it will recognize from your prior study. Unlike sitting undergraduate exams directly or entering via the EJU, you join partway through the program, saving time — but where you land depends on each school's credit assessment. After transferring into the 2nd or 3rd year, you continue to a bachelor's degree and on to employment or graduate school. In most cases the whole journey continues under the "Student" residence status.