1. Important Dates and Related Notices 
- Apply for examination of degree dissertations by Online and submit the required documents to the administration office of the corresponding department within the document submission period
[Check] KUPID: Graduation → Degree Thesis → Degree Thesis Submission Requirement
 
1) Eligibility Requirements to Submit Dissertation for Examination

Classification			Master’s	Doctoral		Integrated Master’s-Doctoral
Requirement for Completion	(Students admitted before 2020 Fall)		Major Courses : 24 credits Research Courses : 8 credits Advisor Designated Courses	Major Courses : 36 credits Research Courses : 8 credits Advisor Designated Courses		Major Courses : 54 credits Research Courses : 16 (12) credits Advisor Designated Courses
	(Students admitted after 2021 Spring)			Major Courses : 30 credits Research Courses : 8 credits Advisor Designated Courses		Major Courses : 48 credits Research Courses : 16 (12) credits Advisor Designated Courses
Common Requirements			Total GPA 3.0 or higher	Total GPA 3.0 or higher		Total GPA 3.0 or higher *Applyer for Reduction of Coursework Period (Early Completion) Total GPA 4.0 or higher
			Those expecting to earn the above credits are also eligible.( within the current semester)
Requirement for Dissertation Submission			Fulfillment of the requirements for and passing of the Foreign Language and Comprehensive Examinations
			Completion of the Human Rights & Gender Equality course mandatory (applicable to those who enrolled from the spring 2017 semester onward)
			Completion of the Research Ethics course mandatory (applicable to those who August 2021 Graduation Scheduled)
			-		One copy of Certificate of Publication (or acceptance letter) from SCIE renowned international journals or Korea Citation Index (KCI) Korean journals (KCI candidate journals are accepted for non-science & engineering fields) : applicable to those who enrolled from September 2009 onward
			upon on Satisfaction of department bylaws
Deadline for Dissertation Submission		(Students admitted before 2020 Fall)	Within 6 years from the year of admission	Within 10 years from the year of admission		Within 12 years from the year of admission
		(Students admitted after 2021 spring)	Within 4 years from the year of admission	Within 8 years from the year of admission		Within 10 years from the year of admission

 
 
 2) Registration for the Human Rights & Gender Equality course
 - Sign in LMS ((https://lms.korea.ac.kr/) with your KU Portal ID/PW → Click the [Extra-Curriculum] > [Course Search] button in the top menu→ Check “법정의무 및 교내권장교육(Mandatory and recommended on-campus education)” in the [Division] menu on the left, or search for the course name to view the course you want to take → Click on the course you found ([ENG] 2026 Human Rights and Gender Equity Education – 00분반)
 * You will not be shown as completing this course on university system when you do not proceed till [Step3].
 * Contact 
 - Inquiries regrading content and certificates : humanrights@korea.ac.kr
 - System related inquiries : elearning@korea.ac.kr
3) Registration for Research Ethics course
 - After signing up on the Research Integrity website (http://ri.korea.ac.kr), please complete the "Regular Online Research Ethics Education" under “Education & Application” (approximately 50 minutes).
 - You must watch the video and complete the quiz afterward.
 - Your completion record will be available on the portal the following Monday.
 - To check your completion status on the KUPID portal:
 ① KUPID → Courses & Grades → Course Activities → Education Completion Status
 ② Graduation → Degree Thesis→ Degree Thesis Submission Requirement
 For further inquiries regarding education and completion, please refer to the Research Integrity website (http://ri.korea.ac.kr)
  - For inquiries regarding education and completion: Research Ethics Center(rethics@korea.ac.kr)

Please refer to the attached file for more details.