Graduate Course Registration Guide

1. Course Registration Credits per Semester (Academic Curriculum

Organization & Management Regulations Article 45)

1) General Graduate School: within 10 credits

However, if you are taking supplemental courses (such as undergraduate
courses) and courses from your respective degree (including thesis research)
together, you can take up to 12 credits. If you are only taking supplemental
courses for your master’s degree, you can apply for up to 21 credits. An
exchange student invited from foreign universities according to 「Joint degree
and Dual degree course Regulation between Pusan National University and
Foreign University」 and students taking Urban Engineering doctorate course
can apply for up to 12 credits.

2) Professional Graduate School

a. Graduate School of International Studies: master’s and doctoral degrees, up to
15 credits.
b. Graduate School of Medicine’s Department of Medicine, Graduate School of
Dentistry’s Department of Dentistry, Graduate School of Korean Medicine’s
Department of Korean Medicine: up to 24 credits (However, for Graduate
School of Medicine’s, Graduate School of Dentistry’s, Graduate School of
Korean Medicine’s re-enrollment student, total can be within 30 credits).
c. Graduate School of Medicine’s Department of Science of Medicine, Graduate
School of Korean Medicine’s Department of Korean Medicine: up to 10 credits.
d. Graduate School of Law: master’s degree up to 21 credits, doctoral degree
up to 10 credits.

3) Specialized Graduate School

a. Students admitted after 2014: up to 6 credits
However, students applying for a degree without a thesis option can apply
for up to 9 credits from the 4th semester (Graduate School of Education-up
to 6 credits)
b. Students admitted before 2013: up to 6 credits (Graduate School of Business
up to 9 credits)
However, students applying for a degree without the thesis option can apply
for up to 9 credits from the 4th semester, and if they are taking specialized
research in the last semester of their degrees they can apply for up to 11 credits.

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2. Course Completion Standard

1) General Selective Completion Standard (Academic Curriculum Organization

& Management Regulation Article 39, Clause 2)
For General Graduate School, according to the academic curriculum of the
relevant department, general elective courses can be taken up to 6 credits
before completing coursework.

2) Graduate Completion Standard for Other Majors and other Departments’

Courses (Academic Curriculum Organization & Management Regulation Article
39, Clause 4)
For General Graduate School, if you are taking a course from another
major and other departments that is permitted beforehand by your
academic advisor and the chair of your department, it can be counted as
major credit within 1/2 of your total coursework credits.
※ You must get permission beforehand. Afterwards, it will not be counted.

3) Limitation of Completion (Academic Curriculum Organization &

Management Regulation Article 44)
Courses you took during your master’s degree cannot be taken again for
your doctoral degree. If you do retake a course, it will not be counted.
- Please guide a student after checking he/she took the same course, and
remind you not have a student get any disadvantages due to inattentive
registration guide
※ After revision of the academic curriculum, a student cannot take a
course that has a different name than in the previous academic
curriculum but is considered to be the same course in the system.

4) Thesis Research (Academic Curriculum Organization & Management

Regulation Article 48)
a. For thesis research, you can only apply for one course per semester.
b. Thesis research must be completed sequentially according to your
degree’s curriculum up through your final semester.
[Ex: Engineering/Natural Sciences-students in their 3rd or 4th semester of their master’s degree
(or beyond), or in their 2nd , 3rd , or 4th semester of their doctoral degree. However, if the
student is not qualified to apply, the thesis research course will be cancelled].
c. The thesis advisor will be in charge of thesis research. However, if the advising
professor cannot take charge of the course due to excusable reasons, another
professor from the major and/or the department can do so.

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5) Supplemental Course Completion (Academic Curriculum Organization &
Management Regulation Article 49)
a. Students admitted to a lower degree or curriculum department or
master’s degree, doctoral degree, master·doctoral integrated degree
department, or to a major department can take supplemental courses.
(However, courses already taken among the lower degree’s courses can
be exempted.)
b. Students who needs to take supplemental courses must consult with the
chair of the department (major manager) and get approval from that
department’s chair, and in this case must complete the supplemental
course as a priority course.
c. If a student entered into a doctoral program that is a different major
from his/her master’s degree, he/she should take supplemental courses
among those courses that are the basis for his/her major.
d. Supplemental course grades must be above grade ‘B’ (GPA 3.0).
However, the supplemental course grades for taking a teacher‘s license is
excepted.
e. Supplemental course credits will not be counted in the total credits
acquired or for coursework credit, and the grade will not be part of the
student’s GPA.

6) International Student Korean Language Class Completion Recognition

It is mandatory for international students from the General Graduate
School to take basic Korean language, intermediate Korean language,
and/or advanced Korean language courses administered by the PNU
International Language Institute.
(Courses will be graded as ‘Satisfactory’ or ‘Unsatisfactory’ (S/U) and will not
be part of course completion credits.) However, according to the
exemption test administered by PNU Language Education Institute students
can be exempted from this requirement.
☞ Number of mandatory courses completed
- Natural Sciences/Engineering/Medicine/Arts·Sports: 1 course
- Humanities/Social Sciences: 2 courses
☞ Exemption Standard
- Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK): Students scoring above Level 4 (5, 6) at
the National Institute for International Education should submit certificates.

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 - Korean language learning with more than 800 hours of instruction.
- Course exemption test (PNU Language Education Institute)
※ Please contact the PNU Language Education Institute (☎ 510-3305) for
further inquiries.

3. Credit Acquisition Recognition among Degrees (Article 54, Clause 4)

If you took more than the necessary coursework credits during your time in a
master degree of general graduate or professional graduate program, credits
that went over the limit can be recognized as doctoral degree credits if your
advising professor and the chair of your department (from your major)
requests approval from the Office of Academic Affairs.

4. Coursework Credit per Degree & Department

1) 2006 Academic Curriculum Students (General Graduate School)

Major
Common Basic Courses
Courses
Departments and Degrees Thesis Total Course
Leadership Professional Elective Research Credits
Skills Function Primary Major
Major

Master 9 credits or more 12 credits 3 credits 24 credits

or more or more
Humanities 21 credits 36 credits
/Social Doctorate 9 credits or more 6 credits
or more or more
Sciences
MasterㆍDoctoral 36 credits 60 credits
18 credits or more 6 credits
Integrated Course or more or more
9 credits 24 credits
Master 9 credits or more or more 6 credits or more
Natural 18 credits 9 credits 36 credits
Sciences/ Doctorate 9 credits or more
or more or more
Engineering
MasterㆍDoctoral 18 credits or more 30 credits 12 credits 60 credits
Integrated Course or more or more

Master 9 credits or more 9 credits 6 credits 24 credits

or more or more
Arts/ 18 credits 36 credits
Doctorate 9 credits or more 9 credits
Sports or more or more
MasterㆍDoctoral 30 credits 60 credits
18 credits or more 12 credits
Integrated Course or more or more
9 credits 24 credits
Master 9 credits or more or more 6 credits or more
Doctorate/Medici
9 credits or more 18 credits 9 credits 36 credits
ne or more or more
Dentistry/
Medicine Doctorate/Dentist 21 credits 36 credits
ry 9 credits or more 6 credits
or more or more
MasterㆍDoctoral 18 credits or more 30 credits 12 credits 60 credits
Integrated Course or more or more

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 2) 2010 Academic Curriculum Students (General Graduate School)
Primary Major Elective Major General Thesis
Departments and Degrees Course Credits
Credits Credits Electives Research
6 credits 24 credits
Master 15 credits or more 3 credits
or more or more
Humanities 6 credits 36 credits
/Social Doctorate 24 credits or more 6 credits
Sciences or more or more
MasterㆍDoctoral 15 credits 60 credits
39 credits or more 6 credits
Integrated Course or more or more
6 credits 24 credits
Master 12 credits or more 6 credits
Natural or more or more
Sciences/ 6 credits 36 credits
Doctorate 21 credits or more 9 credits
Engineeri or more or more
ng MasterㆍDoctoral 15 credits 60 credits
33 credits or more 12 credits
Integrated Course or more or more
6 credits 24 credits
Master 12 credits or more 6 credits
or more or more
Arts/ 6 credits 36 credits
Doctorate 21 credits or more 9 credits
Sports or more or more
MasterㆍDoctoral 15 credits 60 credits
33 credits or more 12 credits
Integrated Course or more or more
6 credits 24 credits
Master 12 credits or more 6 credits
or more or more
Dentistry/ Doctorate/Medicine/ 6 credits 36 credits
Korean Medicine 21 credits or more 9 credits
Medicine/ or more or more
Korean 6 credits 36 credits
Medicine Doctorate/Dentistry 24 credits or more 6 credits
or more or more
MasterㆍDoctoral 15 credits 60 credits
33 credits or more 12 credits
Integrated Course or more or more

3) 2014 Academic Curriculum Students (General Graduate School)

Departments and Degrees Major General Electives Thesis Research Course Credits
24 credits
Master 21 credits or more 3 credits or more
Humanities/
36 credits
Social Doctorate 30 credits or more 6 credits or more
Sciences
MasterㆍDoctoral 60 credits
Integrated Course 54 credits or more 6 credits or more
24 credits
Master 18 credits or more 6 credits or more
Natural
36 credits
Sciences/ Doctorate 27 credits or more 9 credits or more
Engineering
MasterㆍDoctoral 60 credits
Integrated Course 48 credits or more 12 credits or more
24 credits
Master 18 credits or more 6 credits or more
Arts/ 36 credits
Sports Doctorate 27 credits or more 9 credits or more
MasterㆍDoctoral 60 credits
Integrated Course 48 credits or more 12 credits or more
24 credits
Master 18 credits or more 6 credits or more
Dentistry/ Doctorate/Medicine/ 36 credits
Korean Medicine 27 credits or more 9 credits or more
Medicine/
Korean 36 credits
Medicine Doctorate/Dentistry 30 credits or more 6 credits or more
MasterㆍDoctoral 60 credits
Integrated Course 48 credits or more 12 credits or more

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○ Detailed course completion requirements will be determined according to
each department or major’s academic curriculum (for all departments), for
coursework for the ‘Arts Cultural Media Cooperative Process’ and for the
Department of Art, Culture & Image, credits are the same as for departments
of the humanities and social sciences.
○ General elective courses can be recognized up to a maximum of 6 credits
and can be composed of professional training and multidisciplinary courses.

5. Specialized Graduate School and Professional Graduate School students should

register for courses after consulting the relevant department administration
offices listed below.
・Business Graduate School: ☎510-1652
・Economics & International Trade: ☎510-3522
・Education Graduate School: ☎510-1382~3
・Life Resources/Life Sciences: ☎510-1391~2
・Administration Graduate School: ☎510-1372~3
・Technology Entrepreneurship Graduate School: ☎510-1369
・Graduate School of International Studies: ☎510-1663
・Graduate School of Law: ☎510-1574~5
・General Graduate School of Medicine (Ami Campus): ☎240-7704
・Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Medicine (Ami Campus): ☎240-7705
・Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Science of Medicine: ☎510-8006~7
・Graduate School of Dentistry, Department of Dentistry (Yangsan Campus): ☎
510-8206~7
・Graduate School of Korean Medicine (Yangsan Campus): ☎ 510-8403~5
・Graduate School Administration Office (General Graduate School, general electives):
☎ 510 – 1901
・Industry-Academic Cooperation R&D Future Strategy Research Support Office
(General Graduate School of Research Ethics & Research Management): ☎ 510 – 1377
・Bioethics Committee (Bioethics): ☎ 510 – 3677

6. Notes on Course Registration

a. Students must register for the thesis research in classes offered by their
advising professor; however, if the advising professor cannot do the class
due to excusable reasons, you can register for a class with another
professor from your major.
b. Students designated as taking supplemental courses (registered in the web

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 system as supplemental course takers) can register for supplemental courses
on the course registration website.
c. You must enter the exact course number, class number, and these must
match exactly with the course name.
d. You must do course registration yourself and take full responsibility for the
registered course results.
e. Under the current academic curriculum, the course on research ethics is
organized thus:
- Course Name: Research Ethics and Research Management
- Eligibility: General Graduate School master・doctoral students and thesis
research students must take this course.
- Offered/Hours: 1/2 semesters, Total of 8 hours
- Assessment: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, no credits but the course is
required to qualify for graduation.
- Department: Future Strategy Research Support R&D Office (☎ 510-1377)
※ ‘Research Ethics and Research Management’ includes special sessions
and online lectures
▷ Special session (3 hours): one class is required
▷ Online: Students can watch a lecture at the Pusan National
University PLMS (Online Lecture Management System)
f. Under the current academic curriculum, the course on life ethics is
organized thus:
- Course Name: Life Ethics
- Eligibility: General Graduate School・Professional Graduate School・
Specialized Graduate School, every master・doctoral degree student who
will carry out research on humans or living organisms (However, students
who took the course for their master’s degree can be exempted from
taking it for their doctoral degree).
- Offered/Hours: 1/2 semesters, Total of 8 hours
- Assessment: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, no credits
- Department: Bioethics Committee (Bioethics) ☎ 510 – 3677

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