UNIST Graduate Program Readmission Application for 2024 Spring(1st) semester

We are pleased to announce the readmission guidelines for the 2024 Spring(1st) semester as follows;

1. Applicability: Graduate(Master’s, Doctoral, Combined) Students who dropped out or were expelled.

– A student shall be readmitted after two semesters, which includes the semester during which the withdrawal(drop out) or expulsion occurred.

– Readmission application should be applied within 3 years from the date of dropout or expulsion with the following exceptions.

· The period of military service and treatment for diseases requiring long-term care shall not be included in the possible application period of readmission.

· According to the addendum of the Guidelines on the Readmissions, the graduate program readmission from 2024-1st semester and 2026-2nd semester shall be recruited without the restriction of submitting readmission application within 3 years from the date of drop out of expulsion.

2. Students who are not eligible for readmission.

– Those who have exceeded the academic period(enrollment duration).

– Those who were expelled due to disciplinary action.

– Those expelled after receiving three academic warnings (applicable to the students admitted from the 2014 academic year).

3. Readmission Application Period

– Students submission period : ~ January 2nd(Tue), 2024.

* Please Before the relevant Committee schedule for each semester.

* Submit to the affiliated Academic & Student Affairs Team of the College

– Since readmission for graduate program was newly launched after promulgation of the new graduate program readmission guideline during December, application submission date for graduate program readmission for 2024-1st semester is scheduled separately from undergraduate readmission period. However, undergraduate and graduate program readmission process is expected to be scheduled in the same dates from 2024-2nd semester.

4. Application Procedure : Submit the application to the Academic and Student Affairs Team of the affiliated College with academic advisor’s opinion and an approval of department(school) head

5. Required Documents for Readmission <refer to the attachment>

– 1 copy of the “Request for readmission”

· The study plan

· Opinion of academic advisor(of department head if needed) on readmission

– 1 copy of the “Notice of collection and use of personal information”

– 1 copy of the academic transcript.

6. Readmission Procedure

Readmission Announcement	→	Interview with academic advisor(or department head if needed) and Approval of department(school) head	→	Submission of readmission documents (Academic & Student Affairs Team of the College)
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Readmission approval from the president	←	Screening and Approval review (during the vacation)	←	Screening of the department(school)

7. Important Notes

– Previous academic records(degree program, affiliated department, type of scholarship, enrolled semester,  the number of enrollment semester left, GPA and others) earned will be automatically recognized without any additional procedure.

– Requirements for graduation and affiliated department for readmitted students will be as follows; However, when the case of following transitional measures cannot be applied arises, decision making from department(school) committee shall be needed.

· Students entered equal to or before 2020 Fall(2nd) semester: Transitional measures in change of department curriculum will be applied.

· Students entered after 2021 Spring(1st) semester: Affiliated department and graduation requirements will be unchanged from the date of initial admission.

– Those expelled with academic warnings shall be expelled permanently upon receiving another academic warning after readmission.

– Readmission is only permitted once.

– Those who do not enroll after readmission are not allowed to apply again.

– Readmitted students shall not be allowed to take a leave of absence for the first semester after readmittance except for the reasons of illness, pregnancy and childbirth and military service.

– Readmitted students should pay the readmission fee in addition to the regular tuition fee.

8. Inquiry : Educational Affairs Team (readmission@unist.ac.kr / 052-217-1112)