Time of Cancellation | Amount |
Before 2/4 of the semester | 100 % refund |
After 2/4 and before 3/4 of the semester | 50% refund |
After 3/4 of the semester | No refund |
<Those who entered the Graduate School in 2018 or after>
a. Eligibility
1) Master’s students who complete the course work should register as Research Registration students from the 5th semester. For example, those who completed the course work by 4th semester and want to submit Graduation Thesis at the 5th semester, they need to pay 10% of tuition fee as the research registration fee. However, they need to pay totally 20% of fee if they want to submit the Thesis at the 6th semester. From the 7th semester, there will be no more registration fee. If they pay this registration fee, they don't have to pay thesis evaluation fee additioanlly. If they can submit their thesis at the 4th semester, they don't have to pay this registration fee, but just pay the thesis evaluation fee of 150,000KRW.
2) Doctoral students who complete the course work should register as Research Registration students from the 5th semester. For example, those who completed the course work by 4th semester and want to submit Graduation Thesis at the 5th semester, they need to pay 15% of tuition fee as the research registration fee.(15% per semester) However, they need to pay totally 60% of fee if they want to submit the Thesis at the 8th semester. From the 9th semester, there will be no more registration fee. If they pay this registration fee, they don't have to pay thesis evaluation fee additioanlly. If they can submit their thesis at the 4th semester, they don't have to pay this registration fee, but just pay the thesis evaluation fee of 680,000KRW.
b. Registration and payment
1) Submission and payment deadline: The beginning of each semester(please find the notice board to check exact deadline)
2) Submission procedure: Students must submit the completed ‘Request for Research Student Form’ (available at Graduate
School webpage) and get the bill of tuition fee of research registration.
c. Registration fees: Registration fees are 10% per semester and 15% per semester for master’s students and doctoral students,
respectively. (at most 2 semester and 4 semester for master's and doctoral course respectively)
<Those who need to register to keep the "status of student" for any reason from the 5th semester>
a. We call it "연구생 등록" in Korean, and it is different from Reserach Registration(연구등록) which is required to submit Graduation Thesis.
b. It is only for those who need to keep the status of student by paying the registration fee to participate in any projects or other reasons.
c. The fee of this kind of registration is 100,000KRW per semester,
d. Students who want to submit the Graduation Thesis should not pay this kind of fee because they should pay Research Registration fee(연구등록) with 20% or 30% of tuition fee.
e. The application and payment period of "연구생 등록" is different from Research Registration(연구등록), so please check the notice board to find the exact period.
a. Eligibility
1) For Thesis/Dissertation Guidance I, master’s students and doctoral students must have registered for at least three (3)
semesters and two (2) semesters respectively.
2) Only doctoral students who have completed their Dissertation Guidance I may register for Dissertation Guidance II.
b. Online registration procedure: The main school webpage Hot Link Link to course registration for graduate students General
Electives
c. Students need to confirm their registration for Thesis/Dissertation Guidance I and II from the course registration page of
the [General Academic Information].
d. Important Notice
1) The Thesis/Dissertation Guidance offered to students without academic advisors are not acknowledged. Students,
who are not assigned of academic advisors, must submit the ‘Request for Academic Advisor Form’ and to the Office
of Registrar by the beginning of March (Spring semester) and September (Fall semester).
2) Students will be evaluated by the thesis/dissertation proposal held in a public forum for the advisor’s review. Students are required to submit the ‘Evaluation of the Graduation Thesis/Dissertation Proposal’ (available at Graduate School webpage Thesis/Dissertation Forms #5) to the Graduate School’s Office of Registrar at the end of the semester
3) Thesis/Dissertation Guidance courses carry no weight and do not count as accumulated hours. However, the completion of the course is required for the graduation with a passing grade of 70% (C).
4) Registered students for Thesis/Dissertation Guidance will be graded ‘0’ and required to retake the course, if students fail to submit the ‘Evaluation of the Graduation Thesis/Dissertation Proposal.’
5) Before the thesis defense, a master’s student must complete Thesis Guidance I.
6) Doctoral students are required to complete Thesis Dissertation I and II to be eligible for the dissertation defense.
a. Master’s degree
1) Maintain registration for at least four (4) semesters
2) Complete a minimum of 24 credit hours of graduate study (a minimum of 33 hours for students in the department of Area Studies, Archives and Information, and KFLT. a minimum of 30 hours for Global Culture & Contents)
3) 6-12 credit hours of supplementary course work (if applicable)
b. Doctoral degree
1) Maintain registration for at least four (4) semesters
2) Complete a minimum of 36 credit hours of graduate study
3) 9-12 credit hours of supplementary course work (if applicable)
b. Doctoral degree
Before degree conferral is possible, all Doctoral candidates must:
1) Maintain four (4) semesters of registration
2) Complete a minimum of 36 credit hours of graduate study
3) Obtain a minimum grade point average of 3.0
4) Complete 9-12 credit hours of supplementary course work (if applicable)
5) Complete Dissertation Guidance I and II
6) Pass a comprehensive examination and a proficiency test in foreign language
7) Have completed the coursework less than 10 years ago
8) Complete and defend an acceptable doctoral dissertation
*Please refer to the URL below to get detailed information about Graduation Requirements.