• Information
- Registration
- Leave of Absence/Reinstatement
- Withdrawal / Expulsion / Re-entry
- Department Declaration and Major Selection
- Student Classification Change and Affiliated Organization Transfer
- Time limit for Degree Completion
- Academic Grades
- Credit Transfer
- Master’s and Doctoral Dissertations
- Graduation Requirments
- Information on the issuance of certificates
Academic Grades
Grades
A.Grades will be given based on students’ examination scores, attendance, lab reports, and classroom performance.
| Letter Grade | Grade Point | Letter Grade | Grade Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| A+ | 4.3 | C+ | 2.3 |
| A0 | 4.0 | C0 | 2.0 |
| A- | 3.7 | C- | 1.7 |
| B+ | 3.3 | D+ | 1.3 |
| B0 | 3.0 | D0 | 1.0 |
| B- | 2.7 | D- | 0.7 |
| F | 0.0 |
B. Grades for research courses and S-U courses are not included in students’ GPA calculation
C. If "I" grade is not eliminated within 4 weeks after the deadline for grade submission, it will be recorded as “F”. However, research courses will be marked with U.
Academic warning
A. Undergraduate program
- An academic warning is give to a student who receives a GPA of lower than 2.0/4.3 and the warning is issued before the start of the next semester.
- Students who receive a total of 3 warnings are subject to dismissal.
- If re-admitted students (after the expulsion due to three academic warnings) happen to receive another warning, they are subject to dismissal.
B. Master’s/ Doctoral programs
- A warning is given to students who fall under one of the following categories before the start of next semester.
- 1. Students whose accumulated GPA (up to the semester immediately before) is lower than 2.5 /4.3. However, this is not applicable to students who have completed less than 12 credits.
- 2. Students who have received U (unsatisfactory) for the thesis research course (completed in the semester immediately before)
- Students who have received 2 warnings consecutively (3 times for part-time students) will be dismissed.
- If re-admitted students (after the dismissal due to three academic warnings) happen to receive another warning, they will be dismissed.
The Academic Registrar’s Team (ART) / Tel: 042-350-2367
Credits Recognition System
Credit recognition examination
A. Definition
Students can take credit recognition exams (for some of the required general and elective courses) at the beginning of a semester to obtain credits (instead of attending lectures).
B. Application and examination period
Within one week before the start of each semester
C. Fees
20,000 won per course (to be paid upon receipt of the payment notice)
D. Applicable subjects
- Applicable to courses offered during the relevant semester
- Not applicable to courses for which credit recognition exams cannot be given due to the nature of the subject (Graduation research, individual research, seminar, special lecture, experimental subjects).
- According to Article 80, Section 1 of the KAIST Academic Rules and Regulations, even for a course which is not previously taken by a student, if the course is considered as not being suitable for the student’s progress, the credit recognition examination for that course will not be given.
E. Results
Passing grade B- or above, and the grades are given in accordance with KAIST Academic Rules and Regulations Article 49, Section1.
F. Application procedure
- Complete the application form
- Obtain approval from the course instructor
- Approval from the academic advisor and the Head of Department /Division
- Submit the form to the Academic Registrar’s Team
- The examination date and the result will be informed
- The list of students with passing grades will be announced
G. Required document
- Application for Credit Recognition Exam