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Readmission Application Deadline and Procedures for the Spring Semester, 2024

Readmission Application Deadline and Procedures for the Spring Semester, 2024

 

– Details –

  1. Eligibility: Dropouts and expelled students of undergraduate and graduate programs

 

  1. Deadlines Be punctual. Documents not submitted by the deadline will never be accepted.

1) Submission by Students : Submit to the department/division office by December 15 (Fri.), 2023.

ㅇ Address : EE Department Office(E3-2, #1212), KAIST, 291, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141

2) Evalution by Departments/divsions : December 16 (Sat.) ~ December 29 (Fri.), 2023.

3) Submission of Departments/divisions evaluation result to Academic Registrar’s Team: December 29 (Fri.), 2023

 

  1. Conditions for readmission

1) Students who belong to the following categories are not eligible for readmission.

– (Up to students enrolled in 2008) Those who are expelled for exceeding enrollment duration limit.

– (Starting from students enrolled in 2009) Those who are expelled for exceeding enrollment duration limit or who are expelled or voluntarily withdraw after getting enrollment duration limit extended.

2) Readmission is possible after 2 semesters including the semester in which dropping out or expulsion occurred.

  1. Readmission application and review procedures

Application for Readmission

Advisor & Department

Review

Review by Dean of Student Affairs & Policy

(undergraduate students)

Review by Academic and Research Review Committee

Approval by Provost

If you are not recommended for readmission or fail to attend in the previous deliberation process, the deliberation will be terminated and re-deliberation will not be possible.

Readmission with changing of major ()

Application for Readmission

Prepare two copies of each required document*, and submit to both the current department and the new department.

* In addition to the application for readmission, future study plan, opinion of advisor on readmission, and Academic transcript, applicants seeking readmission to a different department must submit an application for department transfer, and undergraduate applicants who have not declared major but decided his/her department must submit a declaration of major(undergraduate).

 

Department/

Division Review

Review by both the Current and new departments

※ If a student in the school of freshman decides to declare major at the same time as readmission, the department review of the school of freshman is omitted. Department screening is conducted only in a department that the student apply for.

 

Review by Dean of Student Affairs & Policy(undergraduate students)

 

Review by Academic and Research Review Committee

 

Approval by Provost

 

  1. Recommendation for readmission by department/division

1) The candidate is evaluated on academic capacity, remaining number of semesters,

and possibility of graduation based on the advisor’s opinion on readmission and future study plan by a three-member review committee consisting of the advisor, department/division head, and department/division professor or a department/division

-related committee. (In case of need, a department may interview an applicant.)

2) For undergraduate students, the Dean of Student Affairs and Policy will interview the recommended candidate and results will be announced through the Academic and Research Review Committee.

 

  1. Required documents for readmission

1) Application for readmission (application form 1) – submitted by applicant

2) Future study Plan (application form 2) – submitted by applicant

3) Opinion of advisor on readmission (application form 3) – submitted by applicant

4) Recommendation for readmission (application form 4) – submitted by department

5) Academic transcript – submitted by applicant

6) Application for department transfer (application form 5) – submitted by applicant (Chang a major)

7) Declaration of major(undergraduate) (application form 6) – submitted by applicant (Declare a major)

※ Students applying for readmission to a different department shall prepare two copies each, and submit to both the current and new departments.

 

  1. Other matters concerning readmission

1) Previously earned credits shall be automatically recognized without any separate procedures.

2) Graduation requirements for readmitted students shall be the same as requirements applied in the initial year of admission.

3) The prescribed years of study shall be counted from the date of initial admission.

4) Students readmitted after expulsion due to accumulated academic warnings will be expelled upon receiving an academic warning.

5) Students expelled for failing the qualifying exam must pass the exam within one year of readmission, and will face expulsion if requirements are not met.

This period may be extended by up to one semester if a leave of absence is taken.

6) Students can be readmitted only once, and will only be accepted to the original academic year or lower.

7) Tuition for readmitted students shall be governed by Rules on Collection of Student Payments.