FAQ for Course / Learning

Q. Is there any models for C ourse planning I can refer to?

A. Curriculum map and Course planning model for each department are included in Course Guide of each department.

　 Check URL below for Course Guide of your department.

　 https://risyuyouran.musashino-u.ac.jp/faculty/global/curriculum-global/global-business/

Q. Where can I check the details of credits required for graduation?

A. Please see the page “Necessary Credits for Graduation Requirements” included in Curriculum Information in Course Guide, in which
you can check detailed information for required credits specified by Musashino BASIS courses and de partmental courses ( required /
required elective / elective).

Check URL below for Course Guide of your department.
https://risyuyouran.musashino-u.ac.jp/faculty/global/curriculum-global/global-business/

Q. Can I satisfy the required credits for graduation with current course registration?

A. Please confirm by yourself with the page “Necessary Credits for Graduation Requirements” included in Curriculum Information in
Course Guide.
Check URL below for Course Guide of your department.
https://risyuyouran.musashinou.ac.jp/faculty/global/curriculum global/globalbusiness/

Please consult at Gakumuka / Musashino Gakumuka if anything is unclear to you upon confirming.

Q. I want to change to another class.

A. Classes automatically registered in advance cannot be changed due to personal circumstances.

Q. What is the difference between required courses and designated courses(全員履修科目)?

A. Required courses are required for graduation, of which you should take a C or higher grade to get the credits. While credits of
designated courses courses are not required for graduation.

Q. How can I repeat a required / designated course which I’ve taken in lower year level?

A. You have to register it by your own since it will not be automatically registered except for specified cases.

Q. I have failed a required course , do I have to repeat it?

A. Yes, you have to repeat it because credit for required courses are necessary for graduation.

Q. Can I repeat a course in the same year when I’ve taken it?

A. You can repeat a course when you failed to get the credit of it (grade D or X), But note that it’s unavailable to repeat a course in the same year.

Q. What wil l happen to the former grade of the course if I’ve repeated it?

A. If you repeat a course, the new grade (include failed grade) will cover the previous one.

Q. Can I repeat a passed course?

A. Generally, it’s not permitted to repeat a passed course. but it’s available to repeat a passed course in the cases of : ①You are a 4th year
repeater, ②It is specially permitted by regulations of qualification course

(Teacher Training Course, Japanese Teacher Training Course, Social Welfare Practice).

Q. What will happen when students who will take a course is over capacity?

A. We will select the students who will be allowed to take the course.
Students who cannot take the course will be notified on MUSCAT, for the course will be automatically deleted.
The selections are going to be held under considerations of some aspects.

Q. How can I make sure if a course registration (add・drop) is finally completed?

A. You can check it as follows.
①During registration period: MUSCAT Courses/Grades Course registration confirmation
②Out of registration period: MUSCAT Class My timetable
※Course registration confirmation Tab can be indicated only during course registration period.
The notice of registered course list will be posted in Messages For You after each registration.
If you receive nothing , be sure to confirm because you may have failed the course registration.

Q. Why can’t I see what I have registered on <My timetable>?

A. The result of course registration (add・drop) will be reflected on <My timetable> after course registration period. To make sure if your
course registration (add・drop) has been completed during the registration period, please check <Course registration confirmation>.

Q. Where can I find the timetable of intensive courses and other irregularly scheduled courses?

A. “Timetable of Irregularly scheduled courses (Intensive courses)” will be posted on <Information> during the course registration period.
After course registration period, you can confirm the timetable by <Weekly Schedules > on MUSCAT.
Timetable of courses under schedule adjustment will be indicated on <Weekly Schedules> or shared by instructors in charge as soon as fixed.

Q. What should I do if an intensive course and a regular course will be in the same slot of the timetable?

A. In this case, you have to choose and drop either of them within course registration period.
If the duplication is found out after course registration period, please go to Gakumuka / Musashino Gakumuka immediately to seek consultation.

Q. Can I reregister a closed course if I deleted it from my timetable by mistake in adjustment period?

A. You can re register a closed course you have registered before adjustment period.
If you cannot re register the course, please go to Gakumuka / Musashino Gakumuka immediately to seek consultation.

Q. Can I take courses which are held in another campus?

A. You can take them only if you have enough time (no less than 1h) to move from one campus to another.
【e.g.】◯：Period 3 in Ariake campus → period 4 (no class) → period 5 in Musashino campus
✕：Period 2 in Ariake campus → lunch break → period 3 in Musashino campus

Q. I haven’t decided the course to take in Fall semester yet , can I decide and register them in course registration period of Fall semester?

A. Generally, you are supposed to make your yearly course plan in the beginning of the the year.
Although it’s possible to register courses in registration period of Fall semester, some courses will be unavailable due to an enrollment capacity restriction.

Q. How do you check attendance for classes?

A.When attending face-to-face classes, be sure to touch your student ID to the attendance card reader installed at the entrance of the classroom. Your attendance status is registered by holding your student ID over the attendance card reader. You can check the attendance status from MUSCAT. Since online classes cannot be registered with an attendance card reader, the teacher in charge of the class will manage them separately. If you have any other instructions from the teacher in charge of the class, please follow them.

Q. What should I do if I attend an online class but MUSCAT shows my attendance as absent?

A.Attendance status in online classes cannot be registered using an attendance card reader, so the teacher in charge of the class manages it separately. Therefore, MUSCAT attendance information is not automatically changed.

Q. What should I do if the attendance card reader became error (or got no response) after my touching?

A. Let the instructor know your attendance, and go to Gakumuka / Musashino-Gakumushitsu to report the problem.

Q. What should I do if I don’t bring my student ID card with me and cannot touch on the attendance card reader?

A.Please let the instructor know the case in attending classes.

Q. How can I contact the instructor in charge of my class?

A. Full-time instructors’ contact information can be confirmed on【MUSCAT＞Syllabus＞ Search by Instructor＞click the class＞click the name of the instructor】. On the other hand, part-time instructors and some full-time instructors may not open their contact information, in which situation Gakumuka / Musashino-Gakumushitsu cannot convey the contact details, either. So please ask directly to the instructor for his/her contact information during class periods.

Q. What should I do if I have to be absent from classes because of job hunting or mourning?

A. You can submit a report of “specified absence” only when you are absent from classes due to training projects of Qualification courses of Musashino University or some other specified reasons defined as acceptable reasons. The details are mentioned in “Learning Guide” (see the chapter of “6.Classes”). Note that absences due to job hunting are not available for report of “specified absence”. If you need to be absent from a class due to any other reasons, please let the instructor in charge know and share the situation with him/her. Gakumuka / Musashino-Gakumushitsu will not transfer any information regarding your absence to instructors.

Q.Are seats reserved for face-to-face classes?

A. If there is a seat assignment from the teacher in charge, please follow it. If there is no seat assignment from the teacher in charge, please follow the seating chart posted in each classroom.

Q.What should I do if I cannot receive my textbook before the first class due to the delay of delivery?

A. What should I do if I cannot receive my textbook before the first class due to the delay of delivery?

Q.Can I return the textbook I have already bought when I change my mind to take another course?

A. New textbook with no handwriting is able to be returned. Bring the book with a purchase statement (not a receipt) to book center in returning.