As a principle bachelor's titles were given only to university graduates, however graduates from Tokyo Higher Normal School Advanced Course and Hiroshima Higher Normal School Advanced Course of moral education were allowed to receive bachelor's titles as exceptional cases (Matters about Titles of Graduates from Higher Normal Schools [Imperial Decree No.36 in 1930]).
学士の称号を授与されるのは大学の卒業者のみが原則であるが、東京高等師範学校専攻科と広島高等師範学校徳育専攻科の卒業生についてのみ、特に文学士と称することが認められていた（高等師範学校専攻科卒業者の称号に関する件（昭和5年勅令第36号））。