Period of studies

• Master's program : 2 years (4 semesters) or longer
• Doctorate program : 2 years (4 semesters) or longer
• Integrated program : 4 years (8 semesters) or longer

In the event of Master's program, Doctorate program or integrated program, any student who earned required credits for the completion of the program, the required class years may be shortened within one year (two semesters).

The required class years of the transferred students in Master's program and Doctorate programs has to be two semesters or more for each degree course.

Required credits for completion

• Master's program : 24 credits in major courses and 6 credits in research courses
• Doctorate program : 54~60 credits in major courses (including up to 24 credits from the Master's program) and 9~15 credits in research courses
• Integrated program : 48~54 credits in major courses and 9~15 credits in research courses

Required credits for completion

Classification		Completed Credits	Major	Research	Grade	Remark	Registration
Master's program	Advanced Practice in Nursing - entered before 2015	30 (39)	24 (33)	6 (6)	Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better	Including the intern credits (within 6credits)	2 years or longer (4semesters) (second semester or more for new and transfer students)
	Advanced Practice in Nursing - entered in and fter 2016	(42)	(36)	(6)
	Dept. Dependable Software - entered in and fter 2017	(45)	(39)	(6)
	Financial Engineering - entered before 2013	(45)	(39)	(6)
	Financial Engineering - entered in and after 2013	(42)	(36)	(6)
Doctorate Program	Students who entered before 2014	69	60	9		Including the credits for master's (within 24credits)
	Students who entered in and after 2014	69	54~60	9~15
	Students who entered in and after 2017	45	30~36	9~15		No Credit recognition from the Master's courses
Integrated Program	Students who entered before 2014	63	54	9		-	4 years or longer (8semesters)
	Students who entered in and after 2014	63	48~54	9~15

Students who entered from 2014 for Doctorate and Integrated courses will have different combination of major credits and research credit, so please check the details on the table below.

Required credits for completion for PhD Students who entered in and after 2017

• For PhD students who entered in and after 2017, we shall state the required credits that they actually must take to complete Doctorate program in Ajou graduate school without recognizing up to 24 credits from your master’s courses. (In case of financial engineering department, additional credits can be recognized up to 12 credits from master’s courses.)
• Duty to take additional courses designated by academic advisor
  • Additional courses designated by academic advisor: 3 ~ 12 credits
  • Who should take these additional courses
    1. Those who are graduated from a special (or professional) graduate school
    2. Those whose major of Master’s and Doctorate is different
  • Those who can submit a written statement of reasons for exemption confirmed by academic advisor may be exempted from the duty to take these additional designated courses(This statement shall be approved by dean of department and dean of Graduate School)
  • This duty applies to PhD students who entered in and after 2017

Credits for the doctorate course and integrated course - students who entered after 2014

Credits for the doctorate course and integrated course - students who entered after 2014

Department		Doctorate Course (entered from 2014 to 2016)			Doctorate Course (entered in and after 2017)			Integrated Course
		major	research	total	major	research	total	major	research	total
Mechanical Engineering		60	9	69	36	9	45	54	9	63
Industrial Engineering		60	9	69	36	9	45	54	9	63
Chemical Engineering		54	15	69	30	15	45	48	15	63
Material Engineering		54	15	69	30	15	45	51	12	63
Environmental Engineering		54	15	69	30	15	45	48	15	63
Civil and Transportation Engineering		54	15	69	30	15	45	48	15	63
Architecture		54	15	69	30	15	45	54	9	63
Architectural Engineering		54	15	69	30	15	45	54	9	63
Systems Engineering		54	15	69	30	15	45	48	15	63
Urban Development		54	15	69	30	15	45	54	9	63
Electrical and Computer Engineering		54	15	69	30	15	45	48	15	63
Computer Engineering		54	15	69	30	15	45	48	15	63
Digital Media		54	15	69	30	15	45	48	15	63
Mathematics		54	15	69	30	15	45	48	15	63
Physics		54	15	69	30	15	45	48	15	63
Chemistry		54	15	69	30	15	45	48	15	63
Biological Science		54	15	69	30	15	45	48	15	63
Business Administration		60	9	69	36	9	45	54	9	63
Business Analytics		60	9	69	36	9	45	54	9	63
Global Management		60	9	69	36	9	45	54	9	63
Korean Language and Literature		60	9	69	36	9	45	54	9	63
English Language and Literature		57	12	69	33	12	45	54	9	63
French Language and Literature		60	9	69	36	9	45	54	9	63
Economics		60	9	69	36	9	45	54	9	63
Psychology		60	9	69	36	9	45	54	9	63
Applied Social Science		54	15	69	30	15	45	54	9	63
Political Science and Diplomacy		54	15	69	30	15	45	54	9	63
Public Administration		54	15	69	30	15	45	54	9	63
Law		60	9	69	36	9	45	54	9	63
Medical Sciences		60	9	69	36	9	45	54	9	63
Biomedical Sciences		60	9	69	36	9	45	54	9	63
Nursing Sciences		57	12	69	33	12	45	-	-	-
Pharmacy	entered in 2014	57	12	69	-	-	-	51	12	63
	entered from 2015 to 2016	54	15	69	-	-	-	48	15	63
	entered from 2017	-	-	-	30	15	45
Energy Systems Research		54	15	69	30	15	45	48	15	63
Molecular Science and Technology		54	15	69	30	15	45	48	15	63
Education		57	12	69	33	12	45	-	-	-
Financial Engineering		60	9	69	30	15	45	48	15	63
Bio Medical Engineering		54	15	69	30	15	45	48	15	63
Space Electronics and Information Engineering		54	15	69	30	15	45	48	15	63
Applied Bio Technology		54	15	69	30	15	45	48	15	63
NCW		54	15	69	30	15	45	48	15	63
Systems Biomedical Informatics		54	15	69	30	15	45	48	15	63
Life Media		60	9	69	36	9	45	54	9	63

Application for research credit

• In case of shortage in study credits, it is impossible to complete the courses or graduate.

Students who entered before 2014

• Master's course : Application for courses of 3 credits after allotting tutor (completion of a total of 6 credits)
• Doctoral course : Application for courses of 3 credits after allotting tutor (completion of a total of 9 credits)
• Integrated course : Application for courses of 3 credits after allotting tutor (completion of a total of 9 credits)

Application of up to 3 credits per semester is applicable for study credits.

Those who failed to complete the research credits must make an application for research about study subjects, even if they completed all credits on the major course.

In case of shortage in study credits, it is impossible to complete the course or graduate. In case of applying study credits after the minimum registration semester (4 semesters), students must pay registration fee.

Credits for the doctorate course and integrated course-students who entered before 2014

Students who entered after 2014

• Master's course : Application for courses of 3 credits after allotting tutor (completion of a total of 6 credits)
• Doctoral course : Application for courses of 3 or 6 credits after allotting tutor (completion of a total of 9~15 credits)
• Integrated course : Application for courses of 3 or 6 credits after allotting tutor (completion of a total of 9~15 credits)

Application of up to 6 credits per semester is applicable for study credits.

Those who failed to complete the research credits must make an application for research about study subjects, even if they completed all credits on the major course.

In case of shortage in study credits, it is impossible to complete the course. In case of applying study credits after the minimum registration semester(4 semesters), students must pay registration fee.

Credit recognition

Taking undergraduate school courses and credit recognition

• Range of recognition : The application for classes for undergraduate school course is recognized for total 6 credits for master's program and doctoral program, and 12 credits for integrated program in the period of attendance at school.
• Subject course : The subjects designated by the department chair and the academic advisor
• Required documents : None
• Time of submission : During the application for classes for each semester
• Course Registration Procedure : Apply in the same way as course registration in the graduate school on school homepage during the designated period -> Make sure to get advice from an academic advisor through AIMS

Taking courses from other Graduate School and credit recognition (Credits Exchange Program)

• Scope of recognition : The exchange credit to complete from the collaborated graduate schools may not exceed a total of 12 credits for each degree course within the period of attendance at school
• Subjects : Those that are included in the graduate course and that are not offered in the graduate school
• Submitted documents : Application for classes for the recognition of credit exchange
• Time of submission : Course registration period at every semester
• Procedure : File an application → Confirmed by the faculty in other graduate school → Confirmed by an academic advisor in the graduate school → Confirmed by a dean → Submit documents to a department office → Confirmed by the director of the graduate school → Confirmed by the dean of the graduate school
• Submission of student records :
  • Collaborated graduate schools : Pact Graduate School Administration Team sends students records to the graduate school(University of Science & Technology, Kyonggi University, Kyunghee University, Kookmin University, Korea National Defense University, Dongguk Universtiy, Myongji University, Seoul National University, Sookmyung Women's University, Yonsei University(Medical School), Hanyang University and University of Ulsan)
  • Credit exchange : Exchange credits are included in the total credits acquired in the graduate school, but they are not added to GPA. Acquired grades are recorded as they are and indicated as exchange credits (In case of a double degree earner, grades are calculated based on rating standard of the graduate school)

Credit recognition from the Master's courses for the newly admitted students in the Doctorate program(Students who entered before 2017)

• Time of application : Within the application period designated in the beginning of the semester
• Scope of recognition : Up to 24 credits
• Submitted documents : A copy of application for classes for the recognition of credits from the Master's program and grade report from the Master's program
• Procedure : File an application → Confirmed by a dean and the Admissions Committee (credit assessed by the department with the supervision of the dean of department) → Confirmed by the director of the graduate school → Confirmed by the dean of the graduate school

<Application for credit for special courses of lecture in Master's degree program> for new students

• Time of application : Within the application period designated in the beginning of the semester
• Scope of recognition
  • Up to 1/2 credits of required credits for graduation acquired in the previous graduate school are recognized for new students and transfer students.
  • The total credits acquired in the past are recognized for returning students
• Submitted documents : Credit Recognition Application, Graduate School Transcripts
• Procedure : File an application → Confirmed by a dean and the Admissions Committee (Evaluation under the supervision of a dean) → Confirmed by the director of the graduate school → Submitted to the graduate school → Approved by Graduate School Committee

Grade assessment

Method of grade assessment

• Major course : Assessment is made by considering the regular and special exam, attendance record, report and others
• Research : Paper guidance (Application for courses of 1-3 credits after allotting an advisor)

Grade assessment

Disposition of F : It will not be removed unless the same course is re-taken and a higher grade is earned.

Only for the case where the re-taking of class is impossible due to the course not being open in the applicable major, the credit may be withdrawn during the period of credit withdrawal