2018 Spring Semester Graduate School
Notices on Examination of Degree Dissertations
A. Important Dates and Related Notices
- Apply for examination of degree dissertations online and submit the required documents to the
administration office of the corresponding department within the document submission period.
1) Online Application Period for Examination of Degree Dissertations
: March 12 (Mon.) ~ April 11 (Wed.) 4:00 PM
2) Application Method: Portal Login > Registration and Graduation > Evaluation for Thesis
> Evaluation of Thesis (Masters and Doctoral)
3) Registration Period
: April 18 (Wed.) ~ April 19 (Thu.) 4:00 PM
4) Examination Fees: After applying, print out your bill and pay the examination fee at KEB Hana Bank
during the payment period.
※ Departments of the College of Medicine and at Sejong campus must pay through the designated
account instead of the virtual account number, and the name of the depositor should be the name
of the student followed by the last three digits of their student number.
College | Bank | Account Number |
College of Medicine | KEB Hana Bank | 576-910003-93105 |
Sejong Campus | KEB Hana Bank | 670-910018-45805 |
5) Examination Fee Payment Period : April 18 (Wed.) ~ April 19 (Thu.) 4:00 PM
B. Submission of Application for Examination of Degree Dissertations
1) Submission Period: April 18 (Wed.) ~ April 19 (Thu.) 4:00 PM
2) Submission Documents: Submit the dissertation and following documents to the administration office
of the corresponding department .
Category | Master’s Program | Doctoral Program | Notes | |
Dissertation for Examination | 1. One copy for academic advisor 2. Two copies for the administration office of the corresponding department | 1. One copy for academic advisor 2. Four copies for the administration office of the corresponding department | Temporarily-bound dissertation | |
Documents for Examination of Degree Dissertations | Request for Dissertation Examination and Approval for Submission of Dissertation | Print out after applying online | | |
Request for Dissertation Examination | Print out after applying online | |||
Approval for Submission of Dissertation | 1. Recommendation from academic advisor 2. Signature and seal from academic advisor, a professor from the same department, and the head of the department | Separate form | ||
Recommendation from the Dissertation Examination Committee | 1. Recommendation from academic advisor 2. Signature and seal from academic advisor and the head of the department | Separate f | ||
Point of Contact of the external member of the dissertation examination committee | Accurately record the personal information, name of bank (account number), and other pertinent information | Related to examination fee payment | ||
Dissertation Examination Report | Record the degree, department, student number, academic advisor, major, name, and the title of the dissertation | Written by the examination committee chairperson | ||
Supplements | A certificate of publication (a copy) or Acceptance letter of publication from one of the journals listed in the Science Citation Index (SCI) or in publications of the National Research Foundation of Korea as well as expanded publications (excluding science majors) (applicable to students admitted beginning fall semester, 2009) | |||
Confirmation of Compliance with Research Ethics for Degree Dissertation (Prescribed Form) | ||||
Examination Fee | General | 150,000 KRW | 500,000 KRW | Payment through virtual account (with the exceptions of the College of Medicine and Sejong Campus) |
Academy-Research-Industry | 200,000 KRW | 600,000 KRW | ||
① Recommendation from an examination committee member and the list of examination committee
members must be written by the academic advisor.
② Confirmation from the person in charge of the dissertation examination request form must be verified at
the administration office of the corresponding department.
③ One copy of the dissertation for examination needs to be delivered directly to the academic advisor.
The remaining copies will be delivered to the committee members by the administration office
of the corresponding department.
④The request form for dissertation examination printed from the portal and all the attached documents
must be submitted to the administration office of the corresponding department. The department
administration office will send the submitted documents from students (Forms D-7, D-10, D-13, and
D-16 for doctoral students, T-6-and T-7 for master’s students) and/or copies of dissertation for
examination, and dissertation examination report form to the examination committee chairperson and
committee members.
C. Submission of the Result and Evaluation of the Dissertation Examination: due June 8 (Fri.)
- After the final dissertation examination, the dissertation examination committee chairperson will
complete the report, including the result and evaluation of the examination and submit it to
the academic office of the corresponding department.
D. (Library Homepage) Online Uploading of the Dissertation: June 25 (Mon.) ~ July 6 (Fri.)
On the library homepage (http://library.korea.ac.kr), go to User Service > Submit Thesis >
http://library.korea.ac.kr >User Service > Submit Thesis.
E. Submission of Complete Bound Copies of the Dissertation to the Library and Submission of a copy of the title and signature pages of the complete bound version of the dissertation and Confirmation of Thesis Plagiarism Check to the administration office of the corresponding department: July 5 (Thu.) ~ July 6 (Fri.)
F. Important Notices
1) Writing Guide for the Complete Bound Version of the Dissertation:
Refer to Chapter 4 Section 2, Examination of Degree Dissertations, in the Constitution of the Graduate
School – Detailed Enforcement Regulations for the Graduate School
(Bound dissertations should be 4 x 6).
2) A submitted request form for a dissertation examination and examination fees are
not returnable.
3) Changing the title of the dissertation:
The title of the complete bound version of the dissertation should match the title recorded in the
final report of the dissertation examination. In case the title of the dissertation has been changed,
the title should also be changed in the final report of the dissertation examination and approved
by the dissertation examination committee chairperson.
4) Submission of the Complete Bound Version of the Dissertation:
① Upload the dissertation on the library homepage (http://library.korea.ac.kr) under User Service >
Submit Thesis, print out the confirmation sheet and get it stamped after submitting the complete
bound version of the dissertation to the designated library.
② Submit the confirmation sheet, a copy of the title and signature pages of the complete bound
version of the dissertation and Confirmation of Thesis Plagiarism Check to the administration
office of the corresponding department.
5) Observance of the Submission Dates:
Examination documents and complete bound versions of dissertations submitted after the submission dates shall not be registered, and such dissertations shall be marked fail if a dissertation submission confirmation sheet of dissertation submission and a copy of the title and signature pages of the complete bound version of the dissertation and Confirmation of Thesis Plagiarism Check have not been submitted by Friday, July 6, 2018.
March. 2018
Dean of the Graduate School