Credits required for graduation
Graduation credits
- 130 credits or more (for students admitted in 2020 and after)
135 credits or more (for students admitted before 2020 and those who transferred before that year)
Credits for Liberal Arts
- 교양과목은Complete 30 - 55 credits including the liberal arts requirements and electives (minimum 25 credits for students admitted before 2011).
- Liberal Arts electives can be taken from any of the 6 areas
Major Credits
- Complete at least 60 credits, including major requirements.
- The graduation thesis must be publicly presented as an actual presentation, and the pass criteria for the evaluation is D or higher.
English Graduate Qualifications
Applicable to
Students admitted after 2010 and those who transferred to that year
| Division | TOEIC | TOEIC (IBT) |
NEW TEPS | IELTS | TOEIC SPEAKING |
TOEIC WRITING |
OPlc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Marks | 990 | 120 | 990 | 9 | 200 | 200 | AD |
| College of Arts and Physical Education, Evening Departments (Division) | 600 | 68 | 257 | 5.5 | 110 | 120 | IL |
Students admitted before 2009 and those who transferred to that year
| Division | TOEIC | TOEIC (IBT) |
NEW TEPS | IELTS | TOEIC SPEAKING |
TOEIC WRITING |
OPlc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Marks | 990 | 120 | 990 | 9 | 200 | 200 | AD |
| College of Arts and Physical Education, Evening Departments (Division) | 500 | 53 | 213 | 4.5 | 100 | 105 | NH |
How to apply
- Submit your application and documents to the Integrated Information System at least 30 days before your expected graduation date.
Alternative recognition
- If you have not achieved the above qualifications, you can substitute it by taking 96 hours of English special courses organized and operated by the Foreign Language Education Center and passing the designated test (only those who have taken the English Language Proficiency Test 2 times or more). However, students with disabilities may be eligible for the alternative even if they have not taken the English Language Proficiency Test more than 2 times in the last 2 years.
Apply for an Exception to the English Graduation Qualification
Students who have completed the course and are employed, or prospective graduates and are employed, may be eligible for an exception to the English Graduation Qualification by submitting an application and documents for an exception 30 days before the expected graduation date to the Integrated Information System. Students with severe hearing disabilities are exempted from the English Graduation Qualification.
- Supporting documents
| Division | Eligibility | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Employees | Health insurance for employees | Proof of employment, verification of health insurance eligibility |
| Medical benefits recipients | Employment certificate, National Basic Livelihood Recipient Certificate and select 1 of the following: Employment Insurance, National Health Insurance, Worker's Compensation Insurance | |
| Overseas employment | Employment contract, visa copy | |
| Entrepreneurs | Graduates of Higher Education Institutions published annually by the Korea Educational Development Institute Those who meet the income criteria set by the National Tax Service DB-linked Employment Statistics Survey Guidelines |
Comprehensive Income Tax Return |
| Freelancers | Withholding receipts from the previous year | |
| Agricultural and fishery workers | Those without workplace health insurance who are engaged in farming or fishing. | Select 1 of the following: Farmer confirmation, agricultural business registration confirmation, fisherman confirmation, fishery business registration confirmation, agricultural business registration inquiry screen captures |
| Students with disabilities | Students who are deaf or hard of hearing and have a significant disability | Proof of disability |
The income requirement is based on the Korea Educational Development Institute's Employment Statistics Survey Guidelines for Graduates of Higher Education Institutions linked to the National Income Tax Database.