Hiroshima University has designated an admission policy that accords with the purposes and goals of education provided by each faculty. Based on this policy, we actively admit diverse students by means of 1) a general selection system (first-term/second-term), and 2) an AO (admission office) selection system, a method that places more emphasis on individual characteristics of each applicant. In its undergraduate education, Hiroshima University provides curricula designated to ensure consistency between liberal arts education and specialized education, thereby enabling students to obtain extensive knowledge on humanities in general as well as fundamental abilities in their individual fields of study. In addition to systems support each student in their studies and daily life, we have introduced our own proprietary educational system known as the Hiroshima University Program of Specified Education and Study (HiPROSPECTS®). We provide our foreign language education by dividing students into several classes based on their achievements so that each student can more effectively obtain advanced foreign-language communication skills.

The TOEIC® test is given four times a year to students in the first and second years. The test is designed to measure their English skills, with their test results then used as a criterion to divide them into classes based on their achievement levels. With TOEIC® scores recognized socially and internationally as a general meter of English skills, the TOEIC® test helps students check their current scores and motivated them to work harder to improve their English skills.

As a result of its efforts toward educational reforms, 37 programs provided by Hiroshima University have so far been awarded the “Support Program for University Education Reform GP (Good Practice) Programs” by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

HiPROSPECTS® is Hiroshima University’s unique, goal-oriented support system for undergraduate students. It provides individualized support for undergraduate students in their studies, thereby maintaining the quality of HU graduates and further improving education at Hiroshima University.

HiPROSPECTS®, which stands for “Hiroshima University Program of Specified Education and Study,” is a unique, goal-oriented educational support system.
 

HiPROSPECTS® includes both the Major Program, to which all HU students subscribe, and the Minor and Specific Programs, to which students can subscribe electively.

<Major Programs>
Program providing consistent general support and specialized education for students pursuing a bachrlor's degree.

<Minor Programs>
Program providing support for students who choose to pursue a minor emphasis in conjunction with their choice of major emphasis.

<Specific Programs>
Program providing support for students who pursue specific subjects or who choose to prepare for formal qualifying examinatios that are not covered in the Major Programs