| Course | Credits | Average Grade | Number of semesters | Qualifications | |
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| Major | Prerequisites (Only applicable) | ||||
| Master's Program | 24 credits or more | 12 credits or more | B or above | 4 semesters or more | Pass the thesis eligibility exam Receive thesis research supervision for 2 semesters or more Passed the thesis preliminary screening and final evaluation |
| Ph.D. Program | 36 credits or more | 24 credits or more | B or above | 6 semesters or more | |
| Master’s and Ph.D. Joint Program | 60 credits or more | 12 credits or more | B or above | 8 semesters or more | |
Your professor should determine the designation of prerequisites.
Thesis Eligibility Exam
Foreign Language Tests
| Exam Eligibility | Exam Schedule | Exam Subjects | Pass Criterion | Foreign Language Test Waiver Eligibility Criteria | |
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| Master’s (Bachelor and Master's Joint Program) |
Ph.D. (Master's and Ph.D. Joint Program) |
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| Enrolled Students | In March, September | English, German, French, Japanese, Chinese, or Russian. (Ⅰ,Ⅱ are taken separately and are passed if the combined average score is above the passing standard. Ⅰ test includes common questions for all departments, and Ⅱ test includes reading comprehension related to each major) ※ Foreign students cannot choose their native language; they can choose Korean. |
60 or higher | 70 or higher | TOEFL (PBT 540, iBT 76, CBT 207) TOEIC 700⋅ TEPS 600⋅ IELTS 6.0 or higher Korean Language Proficiency Test Level 4 or higher ( Foreign students only) |
Comprehensive Exam
| Exam Eligibility | Exam Schedule | Exam Subjects | Pass Criterion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled students who passed the foreign language test | Master’s (Bachelor and Master's Joint Program) |
18 credits or more / B or higher | In April and October | Choose 2 subjects from your completed major area of study | 70 or higher in each subject |
| Ph.D. Program | 27 credits or more / B or higher | ||||
| Master's and Ph.D. Joint Program | 51 credits or more / B or higher | ||||
Thesis-related timeline
| Division | Submission Eligibility | Schedule | Contents | Note | ||
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| Master’s Program | Ph.D. Program | Master's and Ph.D. Joint Program | ||||
| Order | 2 | 1 | 1 | Apply for advisor approval | Apply on the portal and print the Advisor Approval Application and submit it to the department. (Integrated Information>Academic Administration>Graduation>Advisor) |
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| Order | 3 | 5 | 7 | Submit a research plan | Apply on the portal and print the Research Plan Application and submit to the department (Integrated Information>Academic Administration>Graduation>Research Plan) |
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| Presentation of the research plan | Submit a presentation statement (without comments) to the department ※ If not submitted, the research plan must be resubmitted in the next semester. |
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| Order | 4 | 6 | 8 | Apply for thesis submission | Submit thesis application to the department | |
| Credits | 24 credits | 36 credits | 60 credits | Apply for thesis evaluation | Thesis evaluation application 3 copies of the thesis proposal for Masters, 5 copies for Ph.D. (to be forwarded to the committee) Thesis research ethics compliance statement Obligatory performance for full scholarship students (recipients only) |
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| Average | B or higher | B or higher | B or higher | Paying the thesis evaluation fee | Pay by virtual account which can be found at the portal (Integrated Information>Academic Administration>Registration>Other Expense Registration) |
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| Degree Eligibility Exam | Pass foreign language exams and comprehensive exams | Preliminary thesis evaluation | Submit the preliminary thesis evaluation report (without comments) to the department | |||
| Thesis evaluation | Submit the thesis evaluation report (without comments) to the department | |||||
| Thesis revision evaluation | Submit the revision thesis evaluation report (without comments) to the department | |||||
| Submit thesis | Submit 5 copies of thesis (with comments) to the department | |||||
| Submit the thesis to the Haksan library online | ||||||
Ph.D. and Master's Joint Program students will only be eligible to apply for the presentation after publishing at least 1 paper (including upcoming) in an SCI-quality journal where the applicant is the primary author, and the advisor is a co-author.