Leave of Absence ․ Reinstatement ․ Readmission․Expulsion
?. Leave of Absence
Application Period
Tuition refund policy
(General Leave of Absence /
Leave of Absence due to
military service)
Applicant
2. 4(Mon) ? 3.18(Mon)
Full refund
Both registered students and unregistered students
3.19(Tue) ? 4.2(Tue)
5/6(83%) refund
Registered students
4. 3(Wed) ? 5. 2(Thu)
2/3(66%) refund
Registered students
5. 3(Fri) ? 5.16(Thu)
1/2(50%) refund
Registered students
? Application Period for Leave of Absence
? Leave of Absence Category
1. General Leave of Absence (Refer to the table above for the application period)
a. Students are not limited to number of times applying for leave of absence.
b. However, the total leave of absence period shall not surpass 2 years for master's students and 3 years for doctoral students.
c. The minimum period to take leave of absence is one semester.
d. If students do not apply for reinstatement, the leave of absence period will be automatically extended.
e. The leave of absence period will be excluded from the enrollment period.
f. Freshman and readmitted students are not allowed to take leave of absence in their first semesters. However, one can apply for leave of absence in the case of the military service or sickness (amedical certificate must be submitted).
g. International students must return to their home countries during theleave of absence period.
? International students with Alien Registration Card must have re-entry permit to return to Korea. (Except for the people who have valid multiple re-entry permit or valid multiple visa)
?During the vacation seasons, which are usually the month of June and December, many international students are likely to stand in long queues to apply for a re-entry permit at local immigration offices, Incheon Airport office and Incheon Port office.
A more convenient way to apply for a re-entry permit is to register through HiKorea(http://www.hikorea.go.kr) in advance. International students can go to departure investigation without visiting airport or port immigration office on the day of departure.
Students must notify their department after applying for reinstatement. After military service, students must submit a copy of the certificate of discharge to the Graduate school office.
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Approval by the Department
Approval by the Graduate School
Confirm the change of your status
in the portal site
(http://portal.yonsei.ac.kr)
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Enroll in courses and register
? Important remarks for international students:?
At the time of applying for reinstatement, international students must submit a copy of their passport to the Graduate School Office. After the reinstatement, students must submit copies of their visa and foreign registration card. The above documents can be submitted in person or sent to the following email: gradsys@yonsei.ac.kr
?. Readmission
? Application Period for Readmission
Students must apply for readmission prior to the 2nd reinstatement application period.(2013. 2. 18)
? Eligible Expelled Students
1. Expulsion due to unregistered student status
2. Expulsion due to expiration of leave of absence period
3.Expulsion due to poor academic performance
4. Voluntarily withdrawn students
? Expelled Students can be readmitted only once.
? Readmission Procedure
1. For the students who are not registered or whose leave of absence period has been terminated, should submit the following documents to their departments: readmission form, a statement of reason for readmission, transcript, and approval from the academic advisor. (Please ask your department in early February for the submission deadline)
2. Readmission will be finalized upon receiving approval from the Graduate School.
3. Students qualified for readmission enroll in courses during the regular enrollment period and add/drop period. In addition, readmitted students must register during the registration period and late registration period.
Failure to register during the designated period shall result in expulsion due to unregistered student status.
2. Expulsion due to expiration of leave of absence period
a. Failure to return to school after one's leave of absence period has expired shall result in expulsion.
b. Leave of absence period for normal leave: Master student - 2 years(4 semesters), Doctoral student / Joint master and doctoral program student - 3years. (6 semesters)
c. Leave of absence period for military service: Leave of absence will be
allowed for the entire period of military service.
3. Expulsion due to poor academic performance
Students with a cumulative GPA below 2.0 will receive a warning. One who receives two warnings will automatically be expelled due to poor academic performance.
4. Expulsion due to expiration of thesis submission period
a. Failure to submit one's thesis during the thesis submission period shall result in expulsion.
b. Students in this case shall not be readmitted.
c. Expiration periods of thesis submission according to degree programs
Master's program: 4 years; Doctoral program: 7 years; Joint master's and doctoral program: 8 years
d. The periods above do not include the maximum number of leave of absence periods (2 years for master's; 3 years for doctoral and joint master/doctoral students) and the expulsion period.
e. Students with legitimate reason may extend up to two years of thesis submission period when approved by the Dean of the Graduate School.
5. Expulsion due to disciplinary measures
a. Violating the student code of conduct shall result in expulsion due to disciplinary measures.
b. Students in this case shall not be readmitted.
? Every expelled students will not receive a tuition refund.
