Why do all ICU students write a senior thesis?

At ICU, students in their final year take a year to conduct their graduation research on a topic of their own choosing and compile it into a thesis as the culmination of their learning. Some universities have recently made the senior thesis optional, but in the belief that it is an extremely important way of testing the knowledge that students have acquired and the thinking abilities that they have cultivated over their four years at university, ICU expects all of its students to complete a senior thesis.

This policy, which has continued since the university was first founded, will not change into the future.

We have recently launched a program in which students can receive guidance for their senior thesis at the University of Tsukuba or the College of Wooster, an American liberal arts college, providing an environment for students to engage in research in more diverse fields.