2022 Fall Semester Course Registration Guide

(Registration &Add/Drop &Withdrawal period)

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

All matriculating students, enrolled students and students expected to return to school should complete course registration 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, 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.

* 2022 Fall Semester begins on Monday, August 29.

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1. Course registration period

A. Course registration period:Monday, August 8, 2022~ Friday, August 12, 2022

B. Registration is open for all current students(Master's and Ph. D. students),matriculating graduate students, and returning students(Master's and Ph. D. students expected to return to school for 2022 Fall Semester)

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

D. Procedure :①Honor Code⇒②Check the class lists on Web⇒③Register for classes on Web(not available on mobile equipment)

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

①[Honor Code Pledge] : At the main page of academic system,online signature is available to enhance sense of ethics and responsibility (*Consent is required once every semester from 10 days before the start date of course registration to the end of course add/drop period/ Effective from 2022 Spring semester).

②Academic System⇒Check the class lists on Web

③Academic System⇒ Click⇒'Course Registration’ Click⇒Register for classes on Web

※Class operation type : Please check [Academic System]> ‘Courses Offered’> ‘Course Title’> ‘memo’

→Please make sure to check the face-to-face/non-face-to-face class operation type for each subject in the Fall semester of 2022.

E. Opening hours of course registration system

※From August 8(Mon) 12:30 to before 23:59, open enrollment without ceilings for all the courses.

※August 9(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 August10(Wed) 12:30 to before August12(Fri) 23:59, students may register for the remaining courses on a first-come first-serve basis.

*On the first day of enrollment, students of the major can apply for classes only for the courses opened in the major.

→Priority is given to the students of the major to take the course opened by the major courses.

→You can apply for other major courses from the 3rd day of enrollment. (excluding courses restricted)

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)You cannot apply for Special Topics with different subtitles during the course registration period.Please apply for it at the'Course Registration(Exception)' Menuduring course Add/Drop period.

2. Course Add/Drop period

A. Course Add/ Drop period: 9:30 on Monday, August 22, 2022~ before 23:59 on Monday, September 5, 2022

(week 9-16 courses: October 24, 2022~October 31, 2022)

※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)

※Class operation type : Please check [Academic System] >‘Courses Offered’> ‘Course Title’> ‘memo’

→Please make sure to check the face-to-face/non-face-to-face class operation type for each subject in the Fall semester of 2022.

B. How to :Log on to Portal(http://portal.kaist.ac.kr)⇒Academic System⇒’Class Enrollment’ 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 enrollment limit, use the Course Registration(Exception) menu.

※‘Course registration(exception) menu’ will be closed at September 1(Thur), 2022, which is two days beforethe 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 August 22(Mon) to before 23:59 on September 5(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, accesshttps://iam2.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)

※[Master’s]A total of 9 credits of special courses are allowed to be taken in master’s program.

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 Springs 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 studentsmust 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, September 6, 2022 at 12:30 p.m.~ Friday, October 14, 2022 at 23:59 p.m.

(week 1-8 courses: September 6, 2022~September 13, 2022)

(week 9-16 courses: November 1, 2022~November 4, 2022)

B. How to :Log on to Portal(http://portal.kaist.ac.kr)⇒Academic System⇒‘Class Enrollment’ 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 use the Course Registration(Exception) menu.

※‘Course registration(exception) menu’ will be closed at October 12(Wed), 2022, 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)

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

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 courses offered each semester.)