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

1. Application Requirements: 

    1) Extension of dissetation submission deadline (special case): 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 (6 years for MS, 10 years for PhD, and 12 years for integrated MS/PhD program), resulting in a permanent 'coursework completed(영구수료)’ status. 

     2) Reexamination (6 months): If the dissertation is rejected during the last semester of the deadline for submission, or if the academic advisor requests correction or supplementation, an extension of 6 months can be applied for. 

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

2. Required Documents: 

1) Application for extension of deadline for dissertation submission: 

- 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) 

2) Application for re-examination: 

- Re-examination application form (attachment no. 2) 

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

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

3. Application Deadline: 2nd December(Mon) ~ 23th December(Mon) 16:00  **Strict adherence to the deadline is required.** 

* For springl 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 December will be reviewed during the summer break in January and will be applied to the Spring semeseter of 2025. 

6. Note (for the students applying for an extension of the deadline for dissertation submission only) 

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. 

- 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).