Notice on Deadline Extension of Degree Dissertation Submission - 2025 Fall Semester 

1. Application Requirements

 This applies to individuals who have completed their MS/PhD coursework but missed the deadline for dissertation submission due to unavoidable circumstances. They should have passed the term to submit within the specified timeframe, resulting in a permanent 'coursework completed(영구수료)’ status. 

1) Until 2nd semester of 2020 admission: 6 years for MS, 10 years for PhD, and 12 years for integrated MS/PhD from the year of admission

2) Starting from the 1st semester of 2021: 4 years for MS, 8 years for PhD, and 10 years for integrated MS/PhD from the year of admission

*Applications falling under the above-mentioned cases must be approved by the Graduate School Committee. 

2. Required Documents: 

- Extension of deadline application form (attachment no. 2) 

- Statement from the academic advisor (attachment no. 3)  

- Evidence (attach at least 10 pages of dissertation content) 

- Minutes of the department committee meeting (to be processed by the administration office) 

3. Application Deadline: June 4th(Wed) ~ June 27th(Fri) 16:00  **Strict adherence to the deadline is required.** 

* For spring semester: from the beginning of June until mid-June, Fall semester: from the beginning of December until mid-December  

4. Submission Location: Administration office of MS/PhD Programs (Room #103, KUBS Main Building) 

5. Review period:  

Applications received in June  will be reviewed during the break in July and will be applied to the Fall semeseter of 2025. 

6. Note 

1) Students approved by the Graduate School Committee must pass the qualification exam for dissertation submission. Even if they have already passed the qualifying examination, they must retake the exam to submit their dissertation. 

- We are considering revising the relevant regulations to recognize the passed comprehensive examination as passing only for those who have extended the time to submit their thesis, and will announce the revision and details at a later date.

- Those who have already passed the foreign language exam during their enrollment period will be exempted from submitting the exam result again.  

2) Students approved by the Graduate School Committee must pay a portion of the tuition (12% of the total tuition) every semester to take the qualification exam and submit their dissertations.
(Reentrance fee is additionally required in the first semester of returning.) 

3) Application and approval for an extension of the deadline for disseration submission will only be allowed once. Students must submit and pass their dissertations within two semesters. 

4) If a student’s academic advisor, who used to advise them during their enrollment, has retired, they must be assigned to a facult membery who is currently in office.  

※ For enquiries, please contact Administration Office of MS/PhD Programs by email(kubs_msphd@korea.ac.kr).