RESEARCH STUDENT PROGRAM

Schedule

The first semester application in November; the second semester application in May
(This schedule can change slightly.)

For the specific schedules of the distribution and the receipt of the application package, interview/oral/practical exams, the notice of admission decision, and the registration of the admitted, please refer to the application guide and the official announcement.

Eligibility

The same terms of eligibility for Master’s and Ph.D. degree program apply here.

Application process

Applicants who apply to a Master’s and Ph.D. degree program can also apply to the research student program of the same Department. Plus, applicants can apply only to the research student program.

Administration of research student programs (non-degree programs)

• a. While enrolled at a research student program, research students have the same status as that of the students of
      degree programs and can use research and convenience facilities.
• b. While registered for a research student program of 6 months or longer, Master’s research students can take up to
      9 credits per semester and Ph.D. research students can take up to 12 credits per semester from the Department.
• c. Students can be assigned to an academic advisor, if they want.
• d. Certificates of research activities or certificates of completion of coursework can be issued to Master’s research
      students who have completed 9 credits or more and Ph.D. research students who have completed 12 credits or more.
• e. Research students shall pay the same registration fee as the current students of Master’s and Ph.D. degree
      programs pay, but research students shall be exempt from the enrollment fee.
• f. Students who have completed a research student program and are admitted to a degree program at this university
      can transfer up to 2/3 of the credits they achieved at the research student program.