1. Reference
A. Article 55 of Regulations of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and
Technology (Readmission)
B. Article 5 (2) of Guidelines on Enrollment and Course Registration Procedures
(Readmission Procedures)

2. Refer to the instructions below on application for readmission in Fall 2022
for dropouts and expelled students.
 
3. Readmission documents must be evaluated by the relevant department/division
and submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs (Academic Registrar's Team) by
Thursday, June 30, 2022.

4. Also, please make sure that a strict screening is conducted for the candidates
who were expelled due to failure in the PhD qualifying exam.
 

< Readmission Procedures for Fall 2022 > ▢ Acceptance of application : To be accepted by mail or in person 【Applicant's applications must arrive by June 15, 2022. 】 ㅇ Address : ㅇㅇ Department Office, KAIST, 291, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141 ▢ Advisor’s Opinion ㅇ Applicants should contact the advisor, and have a face-to-face or non-face-to-face interview with him/her ㅇ The Advisor’s Opinion should be prepared by the advisor and submitted to the department office directly. ▢ Signature of advisor/department head ㅇ Applicants must submit the application to the department office after receiving the signatures of the advisor and the department head. ▢ Application for Department Transfer ㅇ Complete the application form including the signature of applicant and guarantor. ㅇ Applicants should have an interview with both the current and prospective advisors. ㅇ The application form should be submitted to the respective department offices after obtaining the signatures of the advisors and department heads of both the current department and prosepective department the applicant is applying to. ㅇ The current and prospective advisors fill out the Advisor’s Opinion and submit it directly to the respective department offices. ▢ Method of Review by Department/Division : face-to face or non-face-to-face interview ㅇ When conducting an interview by department, please observe the self-responsible quarantine system under the responsibility of the department head ▢ Method of Review by Dean of Student Affairs and Policy (applicable to undergraduate students only) : face-to face or non-face-to-face interview

 
= Details =
 
A. Eligibility : Dropouts and expelled students of undergraduate and graduate
programs
 
B. Deadlines
1) Submission by Students : Submit to the department/division office by
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
2) Evalution by Departments/divsions : Thursday, June 16 ~ Thursday, June 30, 2022
3) Submission of Departments/divisions evaluation result to Academic Registrar's
Team : Thursday, June 30, 2022
 
C. Conditions for readmission
1) Students who belong to the following categories are not eligible for
readmission
- Those who are expelled for exceeding enrollment duration limit.
(Up to students enrolled in 2008)
- Those who are expelled for exceeding enrollment duration limit or who
are expelled or voluntarily withdraw after getting enrollment duration limit
extended. (Starting from students enrolled in 2009)
2) Readmission is possible after 2 semesters including the semester in which
dropping out or expulsion occurred.

D. Readmission application and review procedures
 
 

Application for readmission		Department /division review		Review by Dean of Student Affairs and Policy (undergraduate students)		Review by Academic & Research Review Committee		Approval by Provost
	=>		=>		=>		=>

 
※ 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 ※ Students who have not declared major shall go through the new department/division review only ↓   Review by Dean of Student Affairs & Policy (undergraduate students) ↓   Reviewby Academic and Research Review Committee ↓   Approval by Provost

E. 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.
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.
 
F. Required documents for readmission
1) Application for readmission (prescribed form)_to be submitted by applicant
2) Future study Plan (prescribed form)_to be submitted by applicant
3) Opinion of advisor on readmission (prescribed form)_to be submitted by
applicant
4) Academic transcript_to be submitted by applicant
5) Application for department transfer (prescribed form)_to be submitted by
applicant(Chang a major)
6) Declaration of major(undergraduate) (prescribed form)_to be submitted by
applicant(Declare a major)
7) Recommendation for readmission (form provided)_to be submitted by
department
 
※ Students applying for readmission to a different department shall prepare
two copies each, and submit to both the current and new departments.

G. 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.

Attachment : 1. Instructions on application or readmission (Korean/English)
2. Application for readmission
3. Future Study Plan
4. Opinion of (prospective) advisor on Readmission
5. Recommendation for Readmission
6. Application for department transfer
7. Declaration of major(undergraduate). End of document.
 
In the event of misinterpretation arising from cultural differences, the original text in Korean shall take precedence over the English translation.