Students expected to return to school for 2025 Fall Semester must apply reinstatement at the academic system during the designated period and complete registration(tuition fee).
According to the Academic Rules and Regulation Section 4, Article 34, returning students failing to register reinstatement during the designated period and to pay their tuition fees during the registration period are subject to dismissal from their program. Students who are expected to return to school 2025 Fall Semester but planning to extend one's leave of absence must apply for extension for leave of absence by Aug.8, 2025
* 2025 Fall Semester begins on September, 1
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1. Application of Reinstatement
A. Application period : Monday, Aug. 4 ~ Friday, Aug. 8, 2025
B. Application procedure for reinstatement : Submit health examination documents to the clinic after applying for reinstatement on the "Academic" (http://portal.kaist.ac.kr) during the designated period.
1) Application of Reinstatement: Academic → Academic Records → Apply Academic Status Change → Application of Reinstatement → Mental health checkups for returning students → Get approvals from your advisor and the head of department(on portal)
※ For the reinstatement application, it's necessary to include information for a guarantor who approves the return. After the application is submitted, reinstatement processing requires approval from the academic advisor and the head of the department/program.
※ Guarantor information :[Undergraduate Students] : Parents’ information
[Master's and Doctoral Students]
- General scholarship Students :Information of the head of the affiliated institution (If the institution(company) is listed as "none" in the academic system, please enter parents' information instead)
- National scholarship or KAIST scholarship Students : Parents’ information
2) Submission of documents
※Clinic Submission of Health-Related Documents: Students wishing to return to school must submit the following health-related documents by Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (Dormitory residents are advised to submit chest X-ray results in accordance with the notice and instructions from Student Life Team.)
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Required documents |
Applicability |
Where to submit |
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Chest X-ray results |
Dormitory residents |
Dormitory website(kds.kaist.ac.kr) → [Dormitory application] |
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Non-dormitory residents |
Submit online via healthmanager@kaist.ac.kr(mail designated for submission of health examination documents) of the Health Management Office. |
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Mental Health Test |
Common |
Take the online examination on the KAIST Stress Clinic website |
- Detailed instructions for document submission: https://clinic.kaist.ac.kr/faq5
- Inquiries: ☎042-350-0525(Chest X-ray related inquiries), 042-350-0540(mental health test-related inquiries)
※ Attaching a certificate of discharge/military service : Students who are on leave of absence due to their military service must attach one copy of their resident certificate or the certificate of discharge/military service
- Attach copy of their resident certificate or the certificate of discharge/military service on which their duration of the service and the date of discharge are written at the "Academic".
- Students expected to be discharged from the military service should apply for reinstatement along with the certificate of expected discharge/military service, or other documents which can prove your expected discharge issued by their military unit on the "Academic". After actual discharge, students must submit certificate of discharge/ military service to ART additionally.
C. Expulsion due to not returning to school and not registering: Students failing to apply for reinstatement and registration will be dismissed in accordance with the Academic Rules and Regulations.(→ Section 4 of Article 34 and Section 6 of Article 52)
※ Students planning to get dismissed by not returning to school or not registering, please notify it to ART in advance.
※ Students planning to extend leave of absence, please apply for extension of leave of absence within reinstatement period.
2. Tuition payment (via internet or electronic bank service)
Payment methods and individual payment status will be announced on
3. Matters to be attended to for students on leave of absence due to military service
A. Leave of absence due to military service is only recognized until the semester in which the actual discharge date belongs
Military leave of absence : If students are discharged from military service earlier than the approved deadline of their leave of absence, they must return to school immediately after semester in which the date of discharge. If they do not return to school, be aware that from the semester after discharge to the approved deadline of their leave of absence(formerly due to military service) will be treated as general leave of absence.
※ Students who have exhausted their general leave of absence must either apply for reinstatement or apply for a leave of absence extension under different categories, such as illness, business startup, or childbirth/parenting. Otherwise, they will be expelled.
If students wish to extend their leave of absence under the general leave category, they must apply during the separate additional leave of absence application period.
B. If the date of discharge happens to be later than the end date of approved leave of absence
The certificate of military service(signed by a commander of their military unit) should be attached along with the leave of absence(extend) application on the “Academic”.
C. Students wanting to return to school during the semester(who completed their military service)
Students on military leave of absence (who completed their military service) wanting to return to school during the semester can return to school according to Guidelines on Enrollment and Course Registration Procedures article 5.
※ However, course registration regarding reinstatement is possible only until course add/drop period and students absent from more than one-third of classes of a course conducted over one semester shall not be allowed to sit for the exam according to Guidelines on Curriculum Management article 23. Please note to the above.
※ Required documents for Students wanting to return to school during the semester on military leave of absence (Military Service Scheduled for Discharge)
① Letter of recommendation for reinstatement by the commander of the unit : Confirmation and recommendation whether student can participate in class from the beginning of the semester using the official leave
② Statement of Reason : The reason for returning to school, and statement that student will bear any disadvantages that may occur regarding registration/enrollment/attendance due to discharge after the beginning of the semester(student number, name, and signature required)
③ Certificate of expected discharge
4. Miscellaneous
A. Check the notice for reinstatement
Notices regarding reinstatement will be announced on KAIST Homepage Academic Notice (http://www.kaist.ac.kr) or Portal Notice(https://portal.kaist.ac.kr). No e-mail will be sent to individual student.
B. Course Registration for students who are expected to return to school
Course Registration for students who are expected to return to school is the same as current students.
(Please check the relevant bulletin boards at portal notice for matters to be prepared before returning to school such as Dormitory or Scholarship application.)
※ Course registration period : Monday, Aug. 11, 2025 ~ Monday, Aug. 18, 2025
※ Course Add/Drop Period : Monday, Aug. 25, 2025 ~ Monday, Sept. 8, 2025
→ You can apply for the courses on the web during the course Add/Drop period, even though you didn't apply for any courses during the course registration period.
5. Inquiry
A. Daejeon Campus : Office of Academic Affairs_ Academic Registrar's Team
* E-mail : registrar@kaist.ac.kr
* Telephone : 042-350-2364(Undergraduate), 042-350-2365(master's and doctoral)
B. Seoul Campus : College of Business_ Academic & Student Affairs Team (T. 02-958-3211)
C. Health-Related Documents : Health Management Office
* E-mail : healthmanager@kaist.ac.kr
* Telephone : 042-350-0525(Chest X-ray related inquiries)
042-350-0540(mental health test-related inquiries)