メタデータをダウンロード RIS形式 (EndNote、Reference Manager、ProCite、RefWorksとの互換性あり) This paper aims to clarify the structural characteristics and problems of the credit system in Japanese universities by analyzing its transitional process. First of all, the author tried to settle the definition of the credit system and to set up the following 5 areas for studies : "one credit", "total credits", "distribution o