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Graduate Academic Calendar

Month Date Day Schedule
1 1 Thu New Year`s Day (National Holiday)
5~14 Mon~Wed
5~30 Mon~Fri Foreign Students Application for Leave of/Return from Absence
12~23 Mon~Fri Application for Readmission, Master Degree of Integrated Master Doctoral Degree Program Candidate
23 Fri Notification of Entrance Exam Results for Integrated Master‐Doctoral Degree Programs & Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Programs
2 2~25 Mon~Wed Application for Leave of/Return from Absence, Change of academic advisor or Major, Integrated Master Doctoral Degree Program Drop and Voluntary Withdr
11~13 Wed~Fri Course Registration for Spring Semester
16~18 Mon~Wed Korean New Year`s Day (National Holiday)
23~27 Mon~Fri Enrollment for Spring Semester 2026
25 Wed Commencement Ceremony for 2025
3 1 Sun Independence Movement Day (National Holiday)
2 Mon Alternative Holiday (Independence Movement Day)
3 Tue Spring Semester 2026 Begins
3~13 Tue~Fri Online Application for Fall Semester (International Students)
3~17 Tue~Tue Application Document Submission for Fall Semester (International Students)
4~6 Wed~Fri Online Application for Spring Semester Comprehensive Exam
4~6 Wed~Fri Application for Entry or Drop of Interdisciplinary Major
4~9 Wed~Mon Course Add/Drop & Course Registration Confirmation Period (Tentative)
4~27 Wed~Fri Application for Delay of Early Candidate of Integrated Master‐Doctoral Degree Programs & Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Programs
11~27 Wed~Fri Application for Exemption from Foreign Language Exam (Required for Applying Dissertation Examination)
13~22 Fri~Sun Spring Semester Comprehensive Exam (By Each Department)
31~4/9 Tue~Thu Online Application for Fall Semester
31~4/10 Tue~Fri Application Document Submission for Fall Semester
4 16 Thu Notification of Comprehensive Exam Results
17 Fri Notification of Exemption from Foreign Language Exam Results
20~24 Mon~Fri Application for Thesis/Dissertation Examination
5 1 Fri Labor Day (Statutory holiday)
5 Tue KU Foundation Day / Children`s Day (National Holiday)
9 Sat Entrance Exam for Fall Semester (TBA)
24 Sun Buddha`s Birthday (National Holiday)
25 Mon Alternative Holiday (Buddha`s Birthday)
6 1~4 Mon~Thu Application for Integrated Master‐Doctoral Degree Programs & Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Programs & Integrated Bachelor’s–Master’s–Doctoral De
3 Wed 2026 Local Elections
4 Thu Notification of Fall Semester Entrance Exam Results (TBA)
6 Sat Memorial Day (National Holiday)
11~12 Thu~Fri Entrance Exam for Integrated Master‐Doctoral Degree Programs & Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Programs & Integrated Bachelor`s-Master`s-Doctoral
12 Fri Dissertation/Thesis Examination Result Input Deadline (By Online)
23 Tue Summer Vacation Begins
7 6~15 Mon~Wed Upload original text of the dissertation/thesis requesting degree (to Library Homepage)
6~31 Mon~Fri Foreign Students Application for Leave of/Return from Absence
13~24 Mon~Fri Application for Readmission, Master Degree of Integrated Master Doctoral Degree Program Candidate
24 Fri Notification of Entrance Exam Results for Integrated Master‐Doctoral Degree Programs & Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Programs & Integrated Bache
29~8/9 Wed~Sun Application for Foreign Language(Secondary Foreign Language and Korean Language) Exam (Tentative)
8 3~25 Mon~Tue Application for Leave of/Return from Absence, Change of academic advisor or Major, Integrated Master Doctoral Degree Program Drop and Voluntary Withdr
12~14 Wed~Fri Course Registration for Fall Semester (Tentative)
15 Sat Liberation Day (National Holiday)
17 Mon Alternative Holiday (Liberation Day)
24~28 Mon~Fri Enrollment for Fall Semester
9 1 Tue Fall Semester 2026 Begins
1~11 Tue~Fri Online Application for Spring Semester (International Students) (Tentative)
1~15 Tue~Tue Application Document Submission for Spring Semester (International Students) (Tentative)
2~4 Wed~Fri Application for Entry or Drop of Interdisciplinary Major
2~7 Wed~Mon Course Add/Drop & Course Registration Confirmation Period (Tentative)
2~25 Wed~Fri Application for Delay of Early Candidate of Integrated Master‐Doctoral Degree Programs & Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Programs
3~6 Thu~Sun Online Application for Fall Semester Comprehensive Exam
5 Sat Foreign Language(Secondary Foreign Language and Korean Language) Exam
7~28 Mon~Mon Application for Exemption from Foreign Language Exam (Required for Applying Dissertation Examination)
11~30 Fri~Wed Fall Semester Comprehensive Exam (By Each Department)
18~19 Fri~Sat Korea - Yonsei Annual Sports Competition
24~26 Thu~Sat Thanksgiving Day (Chuseok, National Holiday)
30 Wed Notification of Foreign Language(Secondary Foreign Language and Korean Language) Exam Results
30~10/8 Wed~Thu Online Application for Spring Semester (Tentative)
30~10/12 Wed~Mon Application Document Submission for Spring Semester (Tentavie)
10 3 Sat National Foundation Day (National Holiday)
5 Mon Alternative Holiday (National Foundation Day)
9 Fri Hangul Proclamation Day (National Holiday)
16 Fri Notification of Comprehensive Exam and Exemption from Foreign Language Exam Results
19~23 Mon~Fri Application for Thesis/Dissertation Examination
11 7 Sat 2026 Spring Entrance Exam for Spring Semester (TBA)
12 1~3 Tue~Thu Application for Integrated Master‐Doctoral Degree Programs & Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Programs & Integrated Bachelor’s–Master’s–Doctoral De
3 Thu Notification of Spring Semester Entrance Exam Results (TBA)
4 Fri Dissertation/Thesis Examination Result Input Deadline (By Online)
10~11 Thu~Fri Entrance Exam for Integrated Master‐Doctoral Degree Programs & Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Programs & Integrated Bachelor`s-Master`s-Doctoral
21 Mon Winter Vacation Begins
25 Fri Christmas (National Holiday)
2027.01 1 Fri New Year`s Day (National Holiday)
4~13 Mon~Wed Upload original text of the dissertation/thesis requesting degree (to Library Homepage)
4~29 Mon~Fri Foreign Students Application for Leave of/Return from Absence
11~22 Mon~Fri Application for Readmission, Master Degree of Integrated Master Doctoral Degree Program Candidate
29 Fri Notification of Entrance Exam Results for Integrated Master‐Doctoral Degree Programs & Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Programs & Integrated Bache
2027.02 1~23 Mon~Tue Application for Leave of/Return from Absence, Change of academic advisor or Major, Integrated Master Doctoral Degree Program Drop and Voluntary Withdr
6~8 Sat~Mon Korean New Year`s Day (National Holiday)
9 Tue Alternative Holiday
17~19 Wed~Fri Course Registration for Spring Semester (Tentative)
22~26 Mon~Fri Enrollment for Spring Semester 2027 (Tentative)
25 Thu Commencement Ceremony for 2026