Credit Approval

According to KUBS International University Credit Approval regulation, minimum 12 and maximum 19 credits can be transferred to KUBS.

Course Review

• Students review the possibility of course approval that they wish to take at partner universities during the exchange period through Outbound Program Manager before they depart or while they register courses.
• It is regularly processed 5th through 15th of each month.

  *Course Reivew Request Form + Consent Form for Collection and Use of Personal Information :

  KUBS Exchange Course Evaluation Application OIA Exchange/GLP Course Evaluation Application

Course Replacement

• Courses taken at exchange universities will be approved by replacing them with the courses offered at Korea University.
• Only Major Required Course and Interdisciplinary Major Course are available for course replacement.

Possible Courses for Credit Approval

Attention!

Number of Times

• Credit approval can be processed only one time, additional credit approval is not allowed and after credit approval is processed, changes cannot be made.

Course/Credit

• Accodring to KU regulation, students must complete half of the Major required course credits (including Double Major, Minor and Dual Degrees) at Korea University.
• Credits for every completed courses should be approved except courses that received F or Non-pass/Pass conceded.
• Language courses can be approved up to 3 credits per each semester.
• PE courses can be approved up to 3 credits including KU PE credits.
• Locally specialized courses at exchange universities are recommended to take (Even if a course is offered by Business School at exchange university, it does not necessarily mean that it can be approved as Major Required or Major Elective at KUBS).

Submission

• Credit approval should be submitted within 60 days of first enrolled semester after returning from exchange program.

Make-up Course

• Courses taken at KUBS cannot be retaken at exchange universities and courses taken at exchange universities cannot be retaken at KUBS.

Prerequisite

• If students take the course at exchange universities that requires prerequisite course from KUBS to be trasferred, students cannot receive credit approval until they complete prerequisite course at KUBS.

Double Major / Dual Major / Minor

• Any courses and credits related to other majors must be checked with affiliated department so there will not be any problems regarding graduation

Transcript

• The name of the university, name of the course, and the grades are written in the language (English) on the transcript issued by the exchange universities.
• In case of Major Required Course, the course title taken at exchange university is replaced with the course title from KUBS.
• The grades obtained from exchange universities are not reflected in GPA of KUBS. (GPA from exchange semester is marked "N/A")

Instruction and required documents for Credit Approval

After your course evaluation has been completed, please submit your Credit Transfer Application through the portal and then bring the following four required documents to the KUBS International Affairs Team (KUBS Main Building, Room 311). - Processing time: Approximately 5–6 weeks

※ Important Notes When Submitting Your Credit Transfer Application

• 1. Go to Portal → Academic Administration → Courses & Grades → Apply for External Credit Transfer, and submit your application.
• 2. When entering the course title, it must exactly match your official transcript, including capitalization, spacing, punctuation, and commas.
• 3. Do not use special characters.
  Example: Español (x) → Espanol (o)
• 4. Enter your Local Grade exactly as shown on your transcript.
• 5. Check the "Replacement Course" option only for courses approved as Major Required.
  Do not check this option for Major Elective or General Elective courses.
• 6. If you have taken courses for your double major, when submitting your Credit Recognition Application, please select "Double Major Required" instead of "Major Required" for required courses, and "Double Major Elective" instead of "Major Elective" for elective courses.
• 7. Click "Final Submit" in the portal, then bring the following four required documents to the KUBS International Affairs Team.

Required Documents

• 1. Original Official Transcript
  • - Students nominated by KUBS: The transcript must be either mailed directly by the host institution in a sealed envelope or bear a verification stamp from the host institution's international office.
  • - Students nominated by Korea University's Office of International Affairs (OIA): The transcript must bear a verification stamp from the OIA.
• 2. Printed copy of the Course Evaluation (Course Review) result email
• 3. Course syllabi (including those for General Elective courses)
• 4. Grading Scale (not required if it is already included on your official transcript)