After the model of staffing practice with students in Daigakuryo (students who, having completed specialized study, remained in Daigakuryo aspiring to be hakase working towards the level of academic achievement equivalent to a Master's or Doctoral program of today), Tenmon tokugyo no sho (tenmon student) (number of positions: 2), Onmyo tokugyo no sho (onmyo student) (number of positions: 3), and Reki tokugyo no sho (reki student) (number of positions: 2) were set up as official candidates for the positions of the respective hakase and onmyoji.
大学寮の修業生（学を修め大学寮に残って博士を目指す者、現代における大学院修士課程ないし博士課程に相当）の運用にならって、天文得業生（定員2名）、陰陽得業生（定員3名）、暦得業生（定員2名）が、各博士職や陰陽師職の公認候補として設置された。