Leave of absence

When a student has to leave school for more than two months due to unavoidable reasons such as illness, he or she must obtain permission from an advising professor, the head of the department and the president of the school by submitting a leave of absence form.

최단수업기간 및 최장재학기간

이 테이블은 휴학원 접수 절차를 나타냅니다.

Type	Permission	Reason	Form
General	No more than half of course hours taken during the semester	Other unavoidable reason	Leave of absence form
Illness	Before finals of the semester	Illness or accident	Leave of absence form Medical certificate
Military service Pregnancy Child birth·Child rearing Leave for Start-up	Before finals of the semester	Military service pregnancy·childbirth·child-rearing	Leave of absence form Evidence documents

Notice

The form must be completed in detail. For a leave of absence form to be accepted, it must include the signatures to prove that you have met all of your obligations to facilities management and academic departments. Necessary signatures include your department chair, library administration.

• If a student who is assigned as a special researcher applies for a leave of absence, and such assignment conflicts with the military service law, please contact person in charge of military service affairs.(Tel:2058)

Returning to school

This is the process for returning to school to continue study after a leave of absence period is over, or if the reason for leave of absence no longer exists. If a student fails to return after the specified period is over, he or she will be disenrolled.

Type and required documents

복학종류와 제출서류

이 테이블은 복학종류와 제출서류를 나타냅니다.

Type	Permission	Reason	Form
General	During enrollment period	Termination of general leave of absence period or no existence of leave of absence reason	Returning form

Notice

A student who plans to return to school after a leave of absence must enroll during a specified period in February or August.

In principle , when returning to school, the student returns to the semester from which he or she took leave of absence.

Quitting School

Student cannot drop out of school at his or her own discretion without legitimate reasons. Students with legitimate reasons must prepare the following documents with joint signatures of guarantors and obtain permission from his or her advising professor, department chair and the president of the school.

• Drop-out form -> Submit to Section of Student Records A student in a master's or doctoral course must return all or part of the student’s educational expense given by the school if he or she drops out.

Readmission

If a student who dropped out or was disenrolled wishes to be readmitted within two years, he or she will undergo a deliberation process with the Section of Academic and Student Affairs. If the student is approved, he or she can be readmitted to a later year during the enrollment period at the beginning of a semester. However, the following students will not be readmitted.

• Readmission is permitted only one time.
• Credits that readmitted students previously earned are recognized after consultation with their advising professor and the department chair.
• The student’s days of attendance count from the date of first admission.

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