4. Academic Affairs

Registration

Each student of a degree program must enroll as follows within the designated period of time each semester. The due date will be announced on campus bulletin boards, and an information e-mail will be sent to the student. The enrollment fee is stipulated at the end of each school year; the average amount is approximately US $2,500.

￭ Tuition for spring semester: due in mid-February

￭ Tuition for fall semester: due in mid-August

Class Registration

￭ How to register for classes

Students should check their class schedule and syllabus of each course under the guidance of their advisor professors and sign up for the classes online during the designated period.

￭ Credits for Each Semester

- Departments (divisions) that require 120 credits for graduation: 16 credits

- Departments (divisions) that require 130 credits for graduation: 17 credits

- Departments (divisions) that require 140 credits for graduation: 18 credits

- Departments (divisions) that require 150 credits for graduation: 20 credits

- Departments (divisions) that require 160 credits for graduation: 24 credits

(Note that students majoring in architecture need 18 credits.)

- Pre-veterinary, pre-med, pre-dentistry students: 21 credits

- Department of Medicine (yearly): 51 credits

※ When necessary, students can be allowed to take one extra credit

General Curriculum

￭ School days

Every school year is composed of 30 weeks (15 weeks in each semester)

￭ School year and semester

- The School year is from March 1st to February 28th of the following year.

- There are two semesters a year: Spring and Fall semesters. Classes may start 2 weeks before the Fall semester begins.

- Spring semester: from March 1st to the end of August

- Fall semester: from September 1st to February of the following year

- Each semester has classes for at least 15 weeks

- Summer and winter session: 4 weeks

Evaluation

￭ Examination

All tests are administered at the instructor’s discretion.

￭ Evaluation

All courses are evaluated based on criteria set by the instructor. Students whose attendance rate is below 75% will get an F.

￭ Grades

Grades range from an F (0) to an A+ (4.5).

￭ Warning for poor GPA

A warning is given to a student whose average point for each semester is below 1.75 or who failed to register for a new semester. A student is dismissed from school if he or she is warned three times due to a poor average. (For students at the Yeosu campus, the rule has been applied from 2006.)

￭ Academic Failure (Holdover)

Each department may apply its own rules on academic failure when its student fails to meet academic criteria the department sets as below:

Department of Medicine

- When the student’s average point score is below C(2.0).

- When the student gets a grade of F in any subject.

- Students subjected to holdover must retake the subject in which they got C+ or below in the corresponding school year.

Department of Veterinary Medicine

- When the student’s average point of the corresponding school year is below 1.75.

- When the student receives two or more F grades in a major subject (mandatory/elective) during one school year.

- When the student fails to take mandatory classes designated for the school year.

- Students who are subjected to holdover must retake all courses in which they got C+ or below in the corresponding school year.

Law School

- When the student’s GPA is below 2.0.

- If a student gets probation, his or her credit gained in the corresponding school year (2 semesters) of which grade is recorded under Bo or below is not subjected to recognition.

Master’s program in Graduate School of Dentistry

- When the student’s GPA is below 70.

- When the student gets score below 60 in any courses.

- Students who get academic probation are supposed to repeat all the courses provided in the corresponding school year.

Master’s program in Graduate School of Medicine

- When the student’s GPA is below C(2.0).

- When the student gets an F grade in any courses.

- Students who get probation must retake all courses in which they got C+ or below in the corresponding school year.

Graduation

Degrees are conferred to students who complete the required courses and obtain credits for graduation according to the rules of academic affairs within a given period of school years.

￭ Requirements for graduation

- Completion of school years (Statute 20)

- Completion within a term (Statute 21)

- Acquisition of required credits (120-160 credits)

- Completion of mandatory courses/optional courses based on the school year schedule

- Minimum G.P.A. of 1.75 for all semesters (including summer/ winter session)

- Passing grade in mandatory courses (major, foreign language, computing) (This doesn’t apply to students who were admitted before the class of 1999)

￭ Early graduation

Students who obtain required credits within the 6th or 7th semester with a minimum G.P.A. of 4.0 (except students who transferred from other institutions) can graduate early. However, students who violate a school regulation or give up on early graduation are not subjected to graduate early.

Scholarships

￭ University Scholarships

- Merit scholarship: This scholarship is awarded to model students who obtain at least 12 credits in the previous semester with outstanding academic performance (undergraduate minimum G.P.A of 2.5, graduate minimum G.P.A of 3.0)

- Financial scholarship: This scholarship is awarded to underprivileged students who obtain at least 12 credits with a minimum G.P.A. of 1.75.

- Types of scholarships: Some scholarships are given from school tuition and others come from outside sources (School Fund Foundation, Dongwon Scholarship Foundation, and Daeshin Scholarship).

￭ On-campus Scholarships

- Tuition Fees Aid/Financial Assistance

□ Merit-based Scholarships: Scholarship for students of outstanding record in admission procedure or during coursework.

□ Scholarship with legal condition: Scholarship for National Meritorious Person and his or her descendent, Scholarship for North Korean Defectors and their descendent

□ Welfare Scholarships: Children Welfare and Youths (as the head of a household) Scholarship, Academic Excellence Scholarship(for students from lower-income classes), Scholarship for students subjected to Basic Livelihood Security Assistance, Scholarship for Students with disabilities, Scholarship for Students admitted through Rural Area Admissions, Scholarship for students from fishing and farming communities.

□ Special Scholarships: Young/Ho Nam cultural exchange program scholarship, Scholarship for Outstanding Athlete, Family Scholarship (undergraduate/graduate program), Undergraduate/graduate school combination scholarship(graduate program)

□ Assistant Scholarships: Teaching Assistant (graduate program)

- Scholarships from Development Funds: Yong-bong Scholarship, Dae-shin Scholarship, Don-won Scholarship, and 80 other scholarships (of designated/undesignated grantee).

- College Scholarships: Scholarships assigned by each college

- Specialized Research Foundation Scholarships: LG innoTek Scholarship, NRF(National Research Foundation of Korea) Scholarship of Fostering Core Leaders of the Future Basic Science Program

￭ Off-campus Scholarships

- Scholarships from Governmental Institutes

□ Korea Student Aid Foundation: National Student Aid (two types), National Science and Engineering Scholarship, National Next Century Humanities Scholarship, Graduate Research Scholarship for Humanities and Social Sciences, National Scholarship for Love and Dreams, National Work-Study Program

□ RHF (Rural Hope Foundation) Scholarship sponsored by KRA: Scholarship for fostering succeeding generations in Rural Area, Scholarship for the Students from Farming or Fishing Family

□ Scholarship Foundations: Kumho-Asiana Scholarship, Kwangju Bank Scholarship, Mirae-asset Scholarship, Scholarship from Alumni Association, Mirae-international Foundation Scholarship, and other 80 scholarships.

￭ Life support scholarships

- Passion Scholarships

□ work-study scholarships for those who are undergraduate students serving at the school institution who have completed 12 or more credits and have been recommended by the head of the institution

- Companion Scholarships

□ Undergraduate scholarships for financially disadvantaged students to provide the opportunity to concentrate on academic incentives and job readiness and to help them realize their dreams and ideals

- Challenge Scholarships

□ Undergraduate students who have a challenging, enterprising spirit and sincerely strive for their future are selected

- Excellence Scholarships for Admission

□ Undergraduate students are selected as first-time applicants of outstanding students for admission by department unit