< Information on Application for Classes for Spring semester, 2025 >

1. Period of Application for classes

2. Procedure of Course registration 

 [Check the required credits for completion of course →  Search the Class Schedule/Syllabus →Course Registration (Input the subjects into a computer) → Confirmation of academic advisor → Completion]

 a. Check the required credits for completion of course 

: Before application for classes, Students are required to confirm the required credits (major and research credits) of each department and to check credits earned and the courses to take. This step will not cause any problems with graduation or completion.

: Portal Login → (New) Academic Affairs Information → Grade/Graduation → View Graduation Requirements Acquisition Status (General Graduate School)

 b. Search the Class Schedule/Syllabus

: Portal Login → (New) Academic Affairs Information → Academic Course → View Course Schedule/Syllabus

: Portal non-Login : https://mhaksa.ajou.ac.kr:30443/public.html#!/e020402

c. Course registration

: Portal Login → (New) Academic Affairs Information → Academic Course →  Course Registration → Check the Department(학과) and Major(전공) → Click ‘Apply’ button of the courses that you want to take → Check the ‘Course Registration List’ menu on the upper side.

※ Please check the required credits of major and research subjects of each department to graduate or complete the course.

 d. Confirmation of Academic advisor

: Obtain the confirmation of classes from the applicable academic advisor(or dean of the department when an academic advisor is not assigned) using the AIMS portal system of faculty.

※ In the event of not obtaining the confirmation for classes from the academic advisor after the computer input, application will not be accepted successfully. So students should get the confirmation from academic advisor.

3. Application for classes Criteria and Procedure

4. Note on Application for classes

5. Required Credits for graduation

※ New graduates who entered in or after 2014 for Doctorate course and Integrated Course are required to apply for the classes after checking [Table] Required Credits for graduation for Doctorate course and Integrated Course(on page 10) for completion of courses or graduation since the research credits have been changed from 9 to 15 credits.

※ There are compulsory subjects which are specified by each departments. Students are required to check curriculum. For more details, Please contact each departments.

[Required credits for completion for PhD Students who entered in and after 2017]

 - For PhD students who entered in and after 2017, we shall state the required credits that they actually must take to complete Doctorate program in Ajou graduate school without recognizing up to 24 credits from your master’s courses. (In case of financial engineering department, additional credits can be recognized up to 12 credits from master’s courses.)

 - Duty to take additional courses designated by academic advisor

· Additional courses designated by academic advisor: 3 ~ 12 credits

· Who should take these additional courses

      (1) Those who are graduated from a special (or professional) graduate school

      (2) Those whose major of Master’s and Doctorate is different

· Those who can submit a written statement of reasons for exemption confirmed by academic advisor may be exempted from the duty to take these additional designated courses(This statement shall be approved by dean of department and dean of Graduate School)

· This duty applies to PhD students who entered in and after 2017

6. Change of the Classes   

a. Students can change the classes in the period for changing classes with the confirmation from Academic advisor

b. Classes to close is changed during the period of class change

7. Credit Recognition

 a. Taking courses from other graduate school(Collaborated graduate school) and credit recognition

 1) Subject schools : Collaborated Graduate schools

    - Collaborated graduate schools : University of Science & Technology, Kyonggi University, Kyunghee University, Kookmin University, Korea National Defense University, Dongguk University, Myongji University, Seoul National University, Sookmyung Women’s University, Yonsei University(Dept. Medical Sciences), Hanyang University

 2) Application Procedure and Grade Confirmation

    - Any students who wish to register for classes under the credit exchange have to make a copy of Application for classes for Credit Exchange Program and get a stamp(signature) of approval from the professor in charge of the applicable courses, then submit it to Department office in the period of application for classes after confirming from the Academic advisor and Dean of department.

    - Grade Confirmation : Confirm the results from other graduate schools at the end of semester.

 3) Notes on Credit Recognition

    - The exchange credit to complete from the collaborated graduate schools may not exceed a total of 12 credits for each degree course.

    - The application and correction of courses in collaborated graduate schools have to be submitted in writing to this Graduate school.

    - The exchange course has to be the course included in the curriculum of the Graduate school but not available in this graduate school in the applicable semester.

    - The English names of courses have to be recorded on the Application for classes for Credit Exchange Program.

    - For the curriculum established in this graduate school for the applicable semester, the taking of courses from collaborated graduate schools will not be permitted.

4) Compliances

   - Any student taking courses from a collaborated graduate schools under the credit exchange 

      has to comply with the School Regulations for the applicable Graduate School.

 b. Credit Recognition from the Master’s courses for the newly admitted students in the doctorate program(Students who entered before 2017)

    1) Period of Application : Within the designated period for application in the beginning of the first semester entered

    2) Scope of Recognition : Up to 24 credits confirmed by ‘Admissions Committee’

    3) Procedure : Fill in the application → Confirmed by a Dean and Admissions Committee (Credit

       assessed by the department with the supervision of the dean of department) → Confirmed

       by the director of the graduate school → Confirmed by the dean of the graduate school

 * In the event that the major of Master’s and Doctorate is different, credits will be    

 recognized up to 12 credits. And students will submit the form of excess recognition 

 additionally only in case that more document for recognition is needed.

 c. Recognition of credits for new students, transfer students and returning students

    1) Period of Application : Within the designated period for application by submitting Credit 

       Recognition application and Transcripts from the previous graduate school 

       * Up to 1/2 credits of required credits for graduation acquired in the previous graduate school are recognized for new students and transfer students.

       *  Total credits acquired in the past are recognized for returning students.

    2) Procedure : File an application → Confirmed by a dean and the Admissions Committee (Evaluation under the supervision of a dean) → Confirmed by the director of the graduate school → Submitted to the graduate school → Approved by Graduate School Committee

 d. Application for credit for special courses of lecture in Master’s degree program for new 

     students (Special students of lecture in master’s course after the second semester of 2006)

    1) Application period and range of recognition : Not more than 6 credits within the designated registration period at the first semester of Master Program

    2) Procedure : Students have to submit the “application form for recognition of credit completion of special courses for Master’s degree” to department office after confirmation from academic advisor and dean of department.

 e. Credits on courses opened in Specialized Graduate School(Graduate school of Management, Graduate school of Public Policy, Graduate school of Education, Graduate school of Industrial Studies, Graduate School of Information and Communication, Graduate school of ITS, Graduate School if International Affairs, Graduate School of Public Health, and Graduate school of Law) are not recognized.

8. Further Information

 a. Status of Lecture time for each class hour

 Class hour 1 : 09:00 ~ 09:50                     Class hour A : 09:00 ~ 10:15

 Class hour 2 : 10:00 ~ 10:50                     Class hour B：10:30 ~ 11:45

 Class hour 3 : 11:00 ~ 11:50                     Class hour C：12:00 ~ 13:15

 Class hour 4 : 12:00 ~ 12:50                     Class hour D : 13:30 ~ 14:45

 Class hour 5 : 13:00 ~ 13:50                     Class hour E : 15:00 ~ 16:15

 Class hour 6 : 14:00 ~ 14:50                     Class hour F：16:30 ~ 17:45 

 Class hour 7 : 15:00 ~ 15:50                     Class hour G : 18:00 ~ 19:15  

 Class hour 8 : 16:00 ~ 16:50       

 Class hour 9 : 17:00 ~ 17:50                      

 b. Abbreviation for Lecture Halls

(Yul):Yulgok Hall  (Da):Dasan Hall  (Won):Wonchun Hall  (Pal):Paldal Hall  (West):West Hall  

(East):East Hall        (Energy): Energy Center    (IUCB):Industry-University Cooperation Building 

(Yeon): Yeonam Hall            (Pharm): College of Pharmacy       (Seong): Seongho Hall

(Hye): Hyegang Hall

 c. Change of Personal Information

 1) Students who modified personal information(Phone number, Address(including e-mail address, etc.) have to correct the information on the AIMS Portal website.

[Table] Required Credits for graduation for Master course, Doctorate course and Integrated Course

- Students who entered in or after 2024

- Students who entered in or after 2014 till 2023