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Updated Information: Application Period for Leave of / Return from Absence
Please be kindly informed that the application period for Leave of Absence & returning students after semester(s) of Leave of Absence will be changed starting 2016 as follows:
(a) Effective Date: February 2016
(b) Subject: Undergraduate and graduate school
(c) Major Changes:
(a) Students who are currently taking Leave of Absence (fall semester of 2015) and planning to return for the first time can follow the original application period (March 20, September 20).
(b) Leave of Absence during semester(s)—Undergraduates only
① Students can take Leave of Absence without any tuition deduction during the current application period
② When the revised application period becomes effective, students who take Leave of Absence in March (or September) will be considered as “Leave of Absence during a semester” and will receive a refund of tuition fees after deducting 1/6 from a total amount.
③ By 2016, in case of a department chair signs, students can request Leave of Absence until the second week of March (or September). They will not be considered as “Leave of Absence during a semester” which allows students to follow the original application period
④ The revised application period will come in fully effective in 2017 according to its rules
(C) Returning Students after Military Leave of Absence
① Within a month after classes begin, students who are discharged from the military services can extend the Leave of Absence period after Military Service if completing the following requirements:
- Receive a guidance from a department chair
- Submit a “consent of a department chair” form
② If one is unable to join the military due to academic calendar, Korea University will cooperate with Ministry of Education and the Office of Military Manpower Administration in order to reduce difficulties of entering the military
Please be kindly informed that the application period for Leave of Absence & returning students after semester(s) of Leave of Absence will be changed starting 2016 as follows:
1. Application Period for Leave of / Return from Absence
(a) Effective Date: February 2016
(b) Subject: Undergraduate and graduate school
(c) Major Changes:
| Current | Revision | |
| Application Period |
February 20 – March 20 August 20 – September 20
|
February 1 – February 25 August 1 – August 25
|
| Comments | Registered students can return | Unregistered students can return |
２. Moratorium
(a) Students who are currently taking Leave of Absence (fall semester of 2015) and planning to return for the first time can follow the original application period (March 20, September 20).
(b) Leave of Absence during semester(s)—Undergraduates only
① Students can take Leave of Absence without any tuition deduction during the current application period
② When the revised application period becomes effective, students who take Leave of Absence in March (or September) will be considered as “Leave of Absence during a semester” and will receive a refund of tuition fees after deducting 1/6 from a total amount.
③ By 2016, in case of a department chair signs, students can request Leave of Absence until the second week of March (or September). They will not be considered as “Leave of Absence during a semester” which allows students to follow the original application period
④ The revised application period will come in fully effective in 2017 according to its rules
(C) Returning Students after Military Leave of Absence
① Within a month after classes begin, students who are discharged from the military services can extend the Leave of Absence period after Military Service if completing the following requirements:
- Receive a guidance from a department chair
- Submit a “consent of a department chair” form
② If one is unable to join the military due to academic calendar, Korea University will cooperate with Ministry of Education and the Office of Military Manpower Administration in order to reduce difficulties of entering the military