Graduate School COVID-19

2022 Spring Semester Special Leave of Absence Notice

Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, Special Leave of Absence can be permitted for Spring Semester of 2022. This case is not included into the total period of Leave of Absence also not calculated during your study in KU, which Freshman or Transfer Student can apply for.

□ Temporarily, this Special Leave of Absence is possible to apply in case student can’t start this semester or continue the study due to COVID-19 situation you can have during 2022 spring Semester.

1. Target : Freshmen/Tranfer/Course Completed Student who can meet one of the below conditions as Graduate School student

A. COVID-19 infected or confirmed patient who can’t start semester or continue study.

B. Who can’t come to Korea from Countries where the restriction of arrival to Korea effects

at time you apply ‘Special Leave of Absence’ for 2022 Spring Semester

  - Only who stay in the Countries as indicated at http://www.0404.go.kr/ from MOFA(Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 
 

2. Period of Application and the Withdrawal Policy

A. When : from February 1(Tue.) ~ May 30(Mon.) 16:00, 2022

B. Where to register : administration Office (Main building 304 room)

C. Tuition Withdrawal

1) Freshmen or Tranfer Student who apply by March 17(Thu.) 16:00 can be refunded 100% of tuition fee except Entrance Fee. In case of enrolled Student, the 100% of tuition fee can be withdrawn if you apply by that time.

2) From March 18(Fri.), it’s possible to be withdrawn based on “General Tuition Refund

Policy” not following above condition

D. In case of Awardee of scholarship for this semester, all amount of scholarship will be

redeemed if you’re confirmed as COVID-19 2022 spring Semester Special Leave student.

* Your scholarship can be carried over and permitted to next semester when you register if you can meet one of the below conditions.

1) If you return to school after solving your issues related with COVID-19 and special leave

2) This can be eligible to only for scholarship awardee from Korea University not other institution. (Regarding Foundation Scholarship, you should follow the guideline from them.)

3) For other reasons except the above, basic guideline and regulation of scholarship is applicable. (Scholarship awardee can’t preserve the qualification of that if they apply the leave of absence basically)

3. Documents needed

A. Special Leave of Absence Application [Attachment 1]

B. Confirmation Letter(Chief Professor or Advisory Professor) [Attachment 2]

C. Proof to submit

- COVID-19 infected or confirmed patient(if possibly having symptom) verifying confirmation document

- Visa issuance not permitted document from the embassy

(Applicable document to prove your denied visa)

D. Tuition Fee Refund Form [Attachment 3]

- Bank Account(KUPID-portal uploaded) to be refunded (mandatory)

4. ETC.

A. only for 2022 Spring Semester to register “Special Leave of Absence”

B. Freshmen / Tranfer should register for this first semester and then can apply for this special

leave and withdrawal

C. Who comes to Korea enrolled in KU without the Leave of Absence, unless arrived to Korea by middle of February can be restricted to participate in class which starts March 2(Wed.) because 14-day quarantine policy was strengthened these days.

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有关COVID-19

2022年第一学期(春季学期)研究生院实行特别休学通知

COVID-19持续处于“严重阶段”在全世界不断扩散，所以本院决定仅限2022年第一学期(春季学期)实行特别休学。这次实行的特别休学, 其休学时间不会纳入常规休学期间，同时新生及插班生也可以进行申请

□ 仅限因COVID-19无法正常开始/继续学业的情况，只在2022年第一学期(春季学期)限时实行特别休学。

1. 对象 : 研究生院 新生，插班生，在读生，结业生当中符合以下A, B项目中一项者。

1). COVID-19疑似(隔离)患者和确诊患者(无法正常开始/继续学业)。

2). 特别休学申请日为准, 滞留或访问在难以入境韩国的国家或地区的研究生。

*对于海外入境者实行入境限制的国家 :

可通过外交部海外安全旅游网站(http://www.0404.go.kr)进行确认。

2. 休学申请期间及学费退还
  1). 申请期间：2022年2月1日（星期一）- 5月30日（星期二）16：00
  2). 申请地点：所属各系行政办公室(http://graduate.korea.ac.kr/grad/department/major.do)
  3). 学费退还
      A. 仅限3月17日（星期四）16：00前申请的学生
          - 新生及插班生：学费全额退还（不包括入学金）
          - 在读生：学费全额退还
      B. 3月18日（星期五）之后申请的学生
          - 按照学费返还标准退还
   4). 奖学金受益者仅限于以COVID-19的原因申请特别休学时，将停止/退还其全额奖学金。
*只限满足以下条件时，复学时可结转获得奖学金。
   A. 特别休学结束后立即复学时，允许结转发放奖学金。
   B. 因COVID-19将奖学金结转至下学期仅限于校内奖学金。外部财团发放的奖学金是按照相应财团方针进行。
   C. 因其他原因休学时，将适用原有运营方针（奖学生休学时，将取消奖学生资格）

3. 提交材料

1). 特别休学申请书【格式1】

2). 系主任或指导教授的确认书【格式2】

3). 证明文件

- 若为感染疑似(隔离)患者或感染患者，须提交证明文件。

- 若无法拿到签证, 需要提交证明文件。

4). 学费退还申请书【格式3】

- 在KUPID上必须登录学生本人账号

※ 详细情况请咨询所属学院系行政办公室。