2021 Spring Semester Course Registration Guide

(Course_ registration/ Add/Drop/ Withdrawal period)

 

Please refer to the following procedures and methods for spring semester courses registration.

 

All maticulating students, enrolled students and students expected to return to school should complete within the course registration period

or the course Add/Drop period. Please note that students cannot apply for classes after the course Add/Drop period.

 

Also, if you apply for a credits under the minimum required credit per semester, you will get an academic warning. Also, undergraduate students

who have completed graduation requirement credits except for AU should also register at least 1 credit to avoid academic warning due to not registering any courses.

 

* 2021 Spring Semester begins on Monday, March 1

 

 

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1. Course registration period

A. Course registration period : Monday, Jan 11, 2021~ Friday, Jan 15, 2021

 

B. Registration is open for all current students(UnMaster's and Ph.D. students),  matriculating graduate students, and

    returning students(Master's and Ph.D. students expected to return to school for 2021 Spring Semester)

 

C. Course registration : Portal(http://portal.kaist.ac.kr)⇒ Academic System⇒ Courses Offered (Randomly selected system)

 

D. Procedure : Check the class lists on Web⇒ Register for classes on Web (not available on mobile equipment)

※ Log on to Portal( http://portal.kaist.ac.kr)

⇒ Academic System⇒ Check the class lists on Web

⇒ Academic System⇒  Click ⇒ 'Course Registration’ Click⇒ Register for classes on Web

※ Online class types : Please check [Academic System] > ‘Courses Offered’> ‘Course Title’> ‘memo’

 

E. Opening hours of course registration system

※ From 01.11(Mon) 12:30 to before 01.11(Mon) 23:59, open enrollment without ceilings for all the courses.

※ 01.12(Tue) : No registration is possible.

→ Students will be randomly selected for the courses that exceed their enrollment ceilings; Randomly selected students list for the courses will be announced.

    (on portal before 18:00 p.m.)

→ Courses of students who are not selected will be automatically deleted on their system.

 

 

※ From 01.13(Wed) 12:30 to before 01.15(Fri) 23:59, students may register for the remaining courses on a first-come first-serve basis.

 

F. Matters to be attended while registering courses

1) Students included in the randomly selected list(of the courses exceed their enrollment ceilings) can not cancel the courses during the course registration period.

    (However, during the Add/drop period, students may change or cancel their classes.)

 

 

2. Course Add/Drop period

A. Course Add/ Drop period : 9:30 on Monday, Feb 22, 2021~ before 23:59 on Monday, Mar 8, 2021

※ You can apply for the courses even if you didn't apply for any courses during the previous application course registration period.(within enrollment limit)

 

B. How to : Log on to Portal(http://portal.kaist.ac.kr)⇒ Academic System⇒ ’Class Enrolment’ Click→ Add new classes or drop/change classes

                   at ‘Course Registration’ or ‘Course Registration(Exceptions)’ Menu. (not available on mobile equipment)

 

1) ‘Course Registration’ menu : Select Course→ Add Courses with ‘Application’ button or Drop the courses with ‘Delete’ button

※ Additional function to make ‘Wish List’ for desired courses(→ Available since 2020 winter semester) : By adding a "wish" button in the list of courses offered

   at course registration menu, students can make and save a course wish list. The saved wish list will be displayed at the top of the list when viewing the offered courses.

 

2) ‘Course Registration(Exceptions)’ menu : Select Course→ Select Application Type & Application Reason→ Click Confirm Request

- If the approval of the course instructor is required, such as a special lecture with different subtitle or courses exceeding enrolment limit,

  use the Course Registration(Exception) menu.

※ ‘Course registration(exception) menu’ will be closed at March. 4th(Thur), 2021, which is two days before the course Add/Drop period ends. 

     Applications that remain unapproved until two days before the course Add/Drop period ends will be automatically cancelled.

     Students must take the necessary measures before the deadline.

 

C. Opening hours of course registration system

[Graduate] From 09:30 on 2.22(Mon) to before 23:59 on 3.8(Mon)

→ Course Add/Drop available all time during the period

 

D. Matters to be attended

1) Students must apply for courses during the given period only.

 

2) Online application system requires a portal access (with PORTAL ID)

(→For more information regarding PORTAL ID, access https://iam.kaist.ac.kr)

 

3) Since the online system recognizes the Special Topics with different subtitles as a single course, you can register the course as different one

    by applying it at “Course Registration(Exception) Menu” or by submitting Course Add/drop form with the signature of the course professor  

   to Academic Registrar's Team during Course Add/drop period.(Refer to “Taking Special Courses” at Course Bulletin)

 

4) Individual research credits can be recognized up to 12 credits per semester as determined by the student's advisor, and up to a total of 15 credits.

※ If it is not the same semester, it is allowed to apply for individual research again from the same professor.

 

5) After the course registration and add/drop period, one will get academic warning if the final credits registered per semester falls

    below the minimum credit specified for each program. Students with only AU or no course registered will be expelled from school.

    (School regulation Article 34, 67, 86, Guidelines on Curriculum Management Article 15, Guidelines on Enrollment and Course Registration Procedures Article 4.)

※ [Graduate] Master's/doctoral students must apply for at 9~12 credits(Full-time), 1~9 credits(Part-time) per semester, including research credits.

    However, student can apply for up to 18 credits(Full-time), 12 credits(Part-time) when recommended by the advisor and approved by the department head.

 

 

3. Course Withdrawal period

A. Course Withdrawal period : Tuesday, Mar 9, 2021 at 12:30 p.m.~ Monday, Apr 16, 2021 at 23:59 p.m.

 

B. How to : Log on to Portal(http://portal.kaist.ac.kr)⇒ Academic System⇒ ‘Class Enrolment’ Click

                    → Drop classes at ‘Course Registration’ or ‘Course Registration(Exceptions)’ Menu. (not available on mobile equipment)

 

1) ‘Course Registration’ menu  : Click Delete to withdraw courses

 

2) ‘Course Registration(Exceptions)’ menu : Select Course→ Select Application Type(Select Course Withdrawal Registration)→ Select Application Reason

                                                                            → Other Information(Fill in additional information if necessary)→ Click Confirm Request

- If the approval of the course instructor is required, such as a special lecture with different subtitle or courses exceeding enrolment limit,

  use the Course Registration(Exception) menu.

※ ‘Course registration(exception) menu’ will be closed at April. 15th(Thur), 2021, which is two days before the course Add/Drop period ends. 

    Applications that remain unapproved until two days before the course Add/Drop period ends will be automatically cancelled.

    Students must take the necessary measures before the deadline.

 

C. Matters to be attended

1) The grade of a withdrawn course is not included in students' grade point average; students are given a "W" (withdrawal) on their transcripts.

(→ Should students retake the “W” given courses, "W" grades on their transcripts will be deleted.)

 

2) Total number of credits for the remaining courses after the course add/drop period(Reference: School regulation article 67,

    Guidelines on Curriculum Management article 15, Guidelines on Enrollment and Course Registration Procedures article 4).

- Every full-time graduate student has to take minimum of 9 credits each semester(Part time 1 credit). 

※ However, this shall not apply to part-time students of master’s/doctoral programs.

 

 

4. Contact for inquiry

 

Seoul Campus : College of Business_ Academic & Student Affairs Team (T. 02-958-3211)

(※ For more information, please contact the major offices corresponding to coureses offered each semester.)