# KOREA UNIVERSITY Graduate School

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Academics

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- [Admission](https://graduate2.korea.ac.kr/admission/schedule.html)
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- [Scholarship](https://graduate2.korea.ac.kr/scholarship/scholarships.html)
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Academic Affairs

- [Academic Calendar](https://graduate2.korea.ac.kr/academic/calendar.html)
- [Academic Affairs](https://graduate2.korea.ac.kr/academic/info01.html)
- [Templates](https://graduate2.korea.ac.kr/academic/pattern.html)
- [Regulations](https://graduate2.korea.ac.kr/academic/regulations.html)

Graduate Dissertation

- [Course Enrollment](https://graduate2.korea.ac.kr/academic/info01.html)
- [Registration](https://graduate2.korea.ac.kr/academic/info02.html)
- [Eligibility Exams for Dissertation](https://graduate2.korea.ac.kr/academic/info03.html)
- [Graduate Dissertation](https://graduate2.korea.ac.kr/academic/info04.html)

# Graduate Dissertation

Course Enrollment

Registration

Eligibility Exams for Dissertation

Graduate Dissertation

학위청구논문

| Process | Eligibility | | | Dates | Application |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Master’s | Doctoral | Integrated |
| Pass foreign language exam | - | - | - | - Second foreign language: early March and early September  - English: consult the Institute of Foreign Language Studies website | - Second foreign language: KUPID>Records/Graduation>Application/Confirmation for Various Exams>Application for  - English: consult the Institute of Foreign Language Studies website |
| Pass comprehensive exam | Completed at least 12 credits, GPA 3.0 or higher | Completed at least 21 credits, GPA 3.0 or higher | Completed at least 30 credits, GPA 3.0 or higher | Early April  Early October | KUPID>Registration/Graduation>Application/Confirmation for Various Exams>Application for Comprehensive Exam |
| Apply to write dissertation | - 1. Pass foreign language and comprehensive examinations - 2. The combined degree (master’s and doctoral) program requires that the student publish at least one paper as the main author or corresponding author in an SCI-level reputed international journal or an accredited (candidate) journal (non-science) for the National Research Foundation of Korea. (Consult departmental guidelines for additional information.) | | | Mid-March Mid-September | KUPID>Records/Graduation>Dissertation Examination>Application for Dissertation Examination |
| Pay tuition for degree acceptance | Current students – Normal registration | | | Late February Late August | Deposit funds in a designated account |
| Students who have finished course work  - 1) Apply for examination over the Internet, then pay 12% of course fees - 2) If the student has already paid tuition amounting to 7% of course fees within the proper time period, apply for examination over the Internet, confirm the bill for the remaining 5%, then pay that amount. | | | Consult Departmental Notices |
| Submit application documents for dissertation examination | Dissertation for examination prepared within the dissertation template | | | Mid-April Mid-October | Administration Office of the corresponding department |
| Dissertation examination | Conducted by each department | | | Early May to Early June  Early November to Early December |  |
| Submit report on examination results | Submit report on the results of the dissertation examination and other related documents | | | Early to mid-June  Early to mid-December | Administration Office of the corresponding department |
| Submit a printed copy of the dissertation | Submit a final copy of the dissertation online | | | Early July  Early January | Library's Internet homepage |
| Submit a copy of the title and signature pages of the complete bound version of the dissertation | | | Administration Office of the corresponding department |

Attachment1. Guide for dissertation
Link1. Regulations on dissertation submissions

### Dissertaton Submission Requirements Check Manual

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