A. Application(Submission) Period : Monday, January 29, 2018. ~ Friday, February 2, 2018. 23:59

B. How to apply : After applying on the Academic System, submit online before the deadline

- Academic System => Academic Records => Apply school register change => Transfer to another department(Uploading the application form approved by your guarantor is mandatory) → Obtain approval of your current advisor and the new advisor from the desired department → Obtain approval of your current head/chief of department/program and the new head/chief from the desired department → Students must submit it online before the deadline on the Academic System

  ※ Cautionary Measures

      a. Students must upload the application form approved by your guarantor.

         - Form for guarantor approval : Attached file

         - Undergraduate, Government scholarship and KAIST scholarship students must obtain one of your parent’s signatures.

         - General scholarship students must obtain the official seal of the applicable affiliated organization.

       b. Please declare a new advisor after consulting with the desired department’s office and the new advising professor.

       c. Interviews with your current advisor and the new advisor from the desired department are mandatory.

       d. Please check your approval status by clicking the “Details on type of status change” button. After obtaining approval from all relevant professors, must submit(click) it online before the specified deadline.

       e. Please be aware that if you fail to submit by the deadline, your application will be cancelled automatically.

C. Miscellaneous

1. Department Transfer

   - After the transfer, students must study in the new department for at least two semesters(masters)/four semesters(doctorate) (Article 6 of Guidelines for Department Transfer Students) to get the transfer officially recognized.

   - Government Scholarship Graduate students can transfer departments. Only 10% of the students in the original department that a student belongs to can transfer.

   - If the applicant and current department head(or dean of college if the department head is the applicant’s current advisor) agree, the advisor’s approval is not required.

   - Recognition of Credit from other Departments (majors)

      Article 32 of the Curriculum Management Guidelines

     . If the student has completed the course and earned credit, partial or full credit may be recognized for major courses that overlap with the curriculum of the new department (major) and electives that are closely related to the curriculum of the new department(major).

     . Application Period: After department transfer, but before the end of the relevant semester.

     . Procedure: Apply on the Academic System(Grades=>Apply Credits Completed Before Admission =>Transfer to another Department) → Obtain approval of the course professor(after interview) → Click the ‘Apply for advisor’s approval’ button → Obtain approval(recommendation) of the advising professor → Obtain approval(recommendation) of the department head → approval of credit recognition

D. For further information please contact : Academic Registrar's Team(042-350-2365)

Attachments : Academic System User Guide(refer to 2p, 6p)