• Article 1 (Purpose)
  These Enforcement Regulations are intended to stipulate matters entrusted in relation to the academic administration of general graduate schools (hereinafter referred to as “Graduate school”) in the Chungbuk National University Academic Regulations (hereinafter referred to as “Academic Regulations”) and the necessary matters for their implementation.
• Article 2 (Major by department (faculty)
  The majors established in each department (faculty) of this graduate school are as shown in Table 1.

• Article 3 (Selection Method)
  • ① For the selection of students, grades of lower-level programs, written answer test scores, interview oral test scores, and physical examination results can be used as admission data. However, foreign students and Koreans residing abroad can only be selected by document screening.
  • ② Applicants applying for the master’s program in the Department of Fine Art and Department of Design may be screened by adding the results of the practical evaluation in addition to Paragraph 1.
  • ③ The screening schedule for student selection, the subject of the handwriting test, the department concerned, and other necessary matters will be announced each time.
• Article 4 (Deleted)
• Article 4-2 (Application for shortening the length of study)
  • ① A student who wishes to apply for a reduction of the length of study in accordance with Article 32 (6) 1 of the Academic Regulations must submit the application for shortening the length of study and the opinion of the advisor within the registration period for the third semester. <Established on Sep 19, 2017>
  • ② A student who wishes to apply for shortening the length of study in accordance with Article 32 (6) 2 of the Academic Regulations must complete the entire curriculum during seven semesters and submit evidence that proves that a thesis has been published in an international academic journal (one thesis -at the SSCI or AHCI level for the humanities, social sciences and arts and physical education) (including co-author)one thesis at the SCI(E) level for natural sciences, engineering, and medical sciences, and the first author or lead author before grade processing in the seventh semester. <Established on Sept 19, 2017> [Established on Sep 19, 2017]

< Section 1 Curriculums >

• Article 5 (Principles for Organizing Curriculums)
  • ① The curriculum is divided into basic common courses, major common courses, major advanced courses, and research projects. <Revised September 19, 2017, and November 22, 2019>
  • ② Basic common courses are the basic courses for completing the subject, The major common courses are the common courses among the courses of each department (faculty), and organized within eight courses for each department (faculty). However, when excess organization is necessary due to the nature of the department, an exception may be made for interdisciplinary programs. <Revised September 19, 2017, and November 22, 2019>
  • ③ Major advanced courses are required to complete the major, and must be organized by major. <Revised February 13, 2014 and November 22, 2019>
  • ④ For research ethics and research projects, guidance on all matters necessary for writing a thesis is required, and for a degree are courses that provide guidance on all matters necessary for writing the thesis for a degree request, and they must be organized for each course as a curriculum containing research projects. <Revised February 13, 2014 and February 28, 2018>
  • ⑤ In principle, the credit unit for each course is 3 credits.
  • ⑥ (Deleted) <Revised September 19, 2017>
• Article 6 (Organization of Curriculum)
  The dean of college and the head professor of the department (faculty) of the graduate school must obtain the approval of the President by organizing the curriculum for each college and major in accordance with the organizational principles of Article 5. <Revised February 13, 2014, and November 22, 2019>
• Article 7 (Curriculum change)
  The organized curriculums cannot be changed within two years. However, if a change in the curriculum is inevitable due to unavoidable reasons, the head professor of the department (faculty) must submit the curriculum change request to the dean of the Academic Affairs Office and obtain approval from the President.
• Article 8 (Lecture)
  In principle, lectures are conducted jointly with no distinction between master's and doctoral programs and grades.

< Section 2 Course Establishment and Course Taking >

• Article 9 (Establishment of Courses)
  • ① The head professor of the department (faculty) must submit an application for opening a course to the dean of the Academic Affairs Office 40 days before the start of each semester for approval.
  • ② The Dean of Academic Affairs must organize the class schedule and obtain the approval of the President by 30 days before the start date.
• Article 10 (Course Completion and Credits) The courses to be completed in each course and credits are as follows.
  • <Revised September 19, 2017 and November 22, 2019>
    1. Master's Program:
    Basic common courses (3 credits or more)
    Common major courses (3 credits or more)
    Advanced major courses (9 credits or more)
    Minor courses (6 credits or less)
    Research projects (3 credits)
    
    2. Doctoral Program:
    Basic common courses (3 credits or more)
    Common major courses (3 credits or more)
    Advanced major courses (18 credits or more)
    Minor course (6 credits or less)
    Research projects (3 credits)
    
    3. Integrated process:
    Basic common courses (3 credits or more)
    Common major courses (6 credits or more)
    Advanced major courses (30 or more credits)
    Minor courses (12 credits or less)
• Article 11 (Common Major Courses and Minor Courses)
  • ① Courses that exceed the compulsory basic/major common courses in master's and doctoral programs (including integrated courses) of the department (faculty) can be acknowledged as advanced major courses of the relevant department (faculty). <Revised September 19, 2017 and November 22, 2019>
  • ② The minor courses of each program must be selected from similar major courses or courses in other departments (faculty), but the academic linkage with the major must be acknowledged by the head professor of the department (faculty). <Revised February 13, 2014 and November 21, 2017>
• Article 11-2 (Taking courses in different departments and other graduate schools, and acknowledgement of credits)
  • ① For taking courses in different departments and other graduate schools and recognition of credits according to Article 63 of the Academic Regulations, credits may be mutually acknowledged within the range of credits acquired in other general graduate schools both in Korea and abroad (excluding special and professional graduate schools).
  • ② Among the credits acquired for the completion of an interdisciplinary program, 6 or more credits for a master's program and 12 or more credits for a doctoral program must be completed among the graduate majors of the relevant (faculty) participating in the interdisciplinary program. However, exceptions can be made in the case of interdisciplinary programs that are carrying out government-financed projects. <Revised September 19, 2017>
• Article 12 (Designation of prerequisite courses and credits to be acquired)
  • ① In accordance with the provisions of Article 56 of the Academic Regulations, the decision on whether or not to complete a prerequisite course is determined by the department related to the major. However, a student who has been assigned prerequisite courses must have major fields and the minimum number of credits to complete designated by the head professor of the department (faculty) and obtain approval from the President at the beginning of each semester. <Revised January 30, 2015>
  • ② A student who has been assigned prerequisite courses must complete at least 6 credits or more and within a maximum of 24 credits within the curriculum of the lower-level program, as stipulated by the bylaws of the relevant department. <Revised January 30, 2015>
• Article 13 (Completion of Prerequisite Courses and Credits)
  • ① For the completion of the prerequisite courses in accordance with Article 12, the courses must be autonomously selected and completed with the minimum required credits within the designated major fields.
  • ② Credits taken in prerequisite courses must be other than the credits acquired per semester as specified in Article 60-3 of the School Regulations, and cannot exceed 9 credits each semester.
• Article 14 (Course Registration)
  • ① Students must register for courses online with the guidance of their advisory professor and the head professor of the department (faculty) Department within the specified course registration period each semester.
  • ② Duplicate completion of a course with the same course number or course name is not acknowledged.
  • ③ Courses to register exceed 9 credits for master's and doctoral programs each semester. However, if there is a special reason, the applicant may register excessively by 3 credits at a maximum with the recommendation of the head professor and approval of the President. <Revised September 19, 2017>
• Article 15 (Course Changes)
  Any student who wishes to change the courses they registered must change the course online with the guidance of the advisor and the head professor of the department (faculty) during the course registration change period.
• Article 15-2 (Transfer or Change of Major)
  Transferring into other departments and major changes, pursuant to Article 72 of the Academic Regulations are permitted only once during enrollment for a student who has completed more than one semester. A student who wishes to transfer to another department or change majors must submit the following documents to the dean of the relevant college and obtain approval from the President by the day before the start of the semester.
  1. Application for department (major) change
  2. Consent from new and previous advisory professor
  However, if the advisory professor is undecided, consent from the new and previous head professor
  3. Transcript

< Section 3 Taking Courses by Undergraduate Students >

• Article 16 (Qualifications for Taking a Course)
  According to the provisions of Article 62 of the Academic Regulations, in order for an undergraduate student to take a graduate course, the student’s grade point average of the previous two semesters must be at least 3.2. <Revised March 30, 2016, and September 19, 2017 >
• Article 17 (Credits)
  The number of credits taken for graduate school courses by undergraduate students cannot exceed 3 credits in the first semester, and up to 6 credits in total.
• Article 18 (Course Registration)
  When an undergraduate student wishes to take a graduate course, the student must submit an application form for the graduate course to the dean of the college during the course registration period for the semester and apply for the course online after obtaining approval from the President.
• Article 19 (Retention of Grades)
  When an undergraduate student takes a graduate course, the student's grades must be processed and retained in the register.

< Section 4 Course Professors >

• Article 20 (Course Professors)
  Course professors in charge of lectures in graduate school must fall under one of the following paragraphs. < Revised February 13, 2014. >
  1. Full-time faculty as at least an assistant professor inside and outside the school < Revised February 13, 2014. >
  2. A researcher from various academic research institutes with a doctorate degree and with more than 5 years of research experience
  3. Others approved by the President
• Article 21 (Professors in Charge of Research Ethics and Research Projects)
  A thesis advisor is in charge of research ethics and research projects. < Revised February 28, 2018. >
• Article 22 (Number of Courses)
  In principle, a course professor teaches one course each semester (except for research projects and common courses). However, if it is inevitable to teach more than one course, approval from the President must be obtained. < Revised November 2017 >
• Article 23 (Lecture Plan)
  A course professor must fill out a lecture plan and register it online using a computer 10 days prior to course registration.
• Article 24 (Application for Instructor Appointment)
  The head professor of a department (faculty) who requires lecturers must submit an application for instructor appointment to the Dean of Academic Affairs 30 days prior to the start of the course and recommend them to the President.
• Article 25 (Change of Professor in Charge of Subject)
  If a course professor is unable to teach for more than 30 days due to a business trip or other reasons, the head professor of the department (faculty) must submit an application for the change of course professor to the President for approval.

• Article 26 (Advisory Professor)
  Each student must have an individual advisor for each course. An advisory professor is in charge of providing guidance to students on how to prepare dissertations for a degree and academic guidance, and must faithfully comply with research ethics when guiding how to prepare for a degree. However, if necessary, a co-advisory professor may be appointed, and the eligibility and roles of co-advisory professor are determined by the President.
• Article 27 (Appointment of Advisory Professor)
  The advisory professor and co-advisory professor are recommended by the head of the department (faculty) within 2 months after the student registers for a course or within 2 months after the start of the second semester, and the co-advisory professor is recommended by the head of the relevant college and commissioned by the President.
• Article 28 (Qualifications of Advisory Professor)
  An advisory professor must fall under one of the following subparagraphs. < Revised February 13, 2014. >
  1. For the master's program, an advisory professor must be an associate professor or higher in the school with the same major as the student or an assistant professor with a doctorate degree. For the doctoral program, an advisory professor must be a full-time faculty professor with a doctorate degree. < Revised January 30, 2015 >
  2. Other persons acknowledged by the President
• Article 29 (Number of Students to Guide for Thesis)
  In principle, the number of students to be guided by an advisory professor is determined and operated by the department (faculty division), but it can be determined by the bylaws of the department (faculty).
• Article 30 (Thesis Guidance Committee)(Deleted)
• Article 31 (Organization of Thesis Guidance Committee)
  ①(Deleted)
  ②(Deleted)
  ③(Deleted)
• Article 32 (Qualification of Committee Member)(Deleted)
• Article 33 (Functions of Committee)(Deleted)
• Article 34 (Change of Advisory Professor)
  If an advisory professor is unable to guide a student due to business trips or other reasons, the head professor of the department (faculty) must change the advisory professor and obtain approval from the President at the request of the advisory professor and students.

• Article 35 (Announcement of Thesis Writing Plan)
  ①(Deleted)
  ②(Deleted)
• Article 36 (Research Project Performance Report)
  ①(Deleted)
  ②(Deleted)
• Article 37 (Public Announcement of Thesis)
  • ① A student who wishes to submit a thesis for a degree must make a public presentation of the thesis before submitting the thesis.
  • ② The public presentation of the thesis is held by each department (faculty) during the period designated by the President for each degree program.
  • ③ When the public presentation of a thesis is held in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the head professor of each department (faculty) must submit a result report to the President within one week after the presentation.
• Article 38 (Report on Thesis Guidance Results)(Deleted)
• Article 39 (How to write a thesis)Detailed guidelines for writing a thesis shall be determined by the President.

• Article 40 (Foreign Language Test and Comprehensive Test)
  • ① Foreign language tests can be additionally conducted in English for the master's program. For the integrated program and doctoral program, a second foreign language test in German, French, Chinese, Korean, or Japanese can be conducted in addition to English upon request from the department. However, if each department (faculty) wishes to change matters related to the second foreign language test, it must go through a one-year grace period.
  • ② The foreign language test is conducted by each program and academic field. A student who scores more than 60 points out of 100 points is considered to have passed the test. However, an international student can choose Korean, and a second foreign language can be exempted.
  • ③ The foreign language test can be replaced by obtaining a certain score from a foreign language evaluation agency approved by the President, and the criteria for passing the test are determined by the President.
  • ④ The foreign language test can be replaced by completing more than 48 hours of foreign language-related courses administered by the International Exchange Headquarters of Chungbuk National University. < Revised on Jul 25, 2018. >
  • ⑤ A comprehensive test exam is conducted for the contents required for each program and major, and a student who scores more than 70 points out of 100 points is considered to have passed the test. If there is an unsuccessful course, a student may retake the test. However, if a student wishes to change the course, it may be substituted with a course acknowledged by the head professor.
• Article 41 (Qualifications for Application)
  • ① A student can take a foreign language test according to the student’s own will after gaining admission.
  • ② A student who wishes to take the comprehensive test must acquire at least 18 credits in the master's program, 27 credits in the doctoral program, or 42 credits in the joint program, and have a grade point average of B0 or higher. However, for a student who dropped out of the joint program, the master’s program will apply.
• Article 42 (Test Period and Application Procedure)
  • ① Foreign language tests and comprehensive tests are conducted twice a year, while foreign language tests are held in February and August, and the comprehensive test is separately determined by the President.
  • ② To take the qualification test, students must apply on the campus homepage according to the prescribed format.

• Article 42-2 (Eligibility tofor Dissertation Submission)
  • ① A graduate and a prospective graduate can submit a thesis only after passing the foreign language test and comprehensive test and being recommended by the advisory professor.
  • ② A student who wishes to submit a master's and doctoral thesis must complete research ethics and research project courses while in school. <Revised January 30, 2015, and February 28, 2018.>
  • ③ ③ A student who wishes to submit a doctoral dissertation must have published more than 300% of the dissertation in academic journals after gaining admission, and the criteria for acknowledging research achievements are as follows. <Revised February 13, 2014, January 30, 2015, and September 19, 2017>
  • ④ Deleted
  • ④ Deleted

  Article 42-2 (Qualifications for Thesis Submission)

  Cat.	Lead author		Co-author		Remarks
  	Humanities and Social Sciences	Nature/Engineering/Medicine	Humanities and Social Sciences	Natural science/Engineering/Medicine
  SSCI, AHCI, SCI(E)	300%	300%	300%	200%
  Scopus	300%	300%	200%	200%
  Thesis published in the journal of a foundation such as the Korea Research Foundation	300%	200%	150%	150%
  Thesis to be published in the journals of the Korea Research Foundation	150%	150%	100%	100%
  Individual exhibition (Plan: Size 1000 or larger) (Cubic : 10 pieces or more)	150%				Department of Fine Art, of Design

  < Established September 19, 2017 >
• Article 43 (Assessment of Qualifications for Doctoral Degree Applicant) (Deleted)
• Article 44 (Application for Thesis Assessment)
  • ① A student who wishes to apply for a thesis review for a master’s dissertation assessment must apply with the prescribed review fee and the following documents.
    1. Dissertation assessor
    2. Recommendation letter from the advisory professor and the head professor of the department (faculty)
    3. Four copies of the dissertation
    4. Research ethics pledge (Appendix 2)
  • ② A student who wishes to apply for a doctoral dissertation assessment must apply with the prescribed fee and the following documents.
    1. Dissertation assessor
    2. Recommendation letter from the advisory professor and the head professor of the department (faculty)
    3. Six copies of the dissertation
    4. Thesis presentation results
    5. Research ethics pledge (Appendix 2)
  • ③ The head professor of the relevant department (faculty) must report the results of the thesis assessment application in accordance with Paragraphs 1 and 2 to the President within one week after the application deadline.
• Article 44-2 (Method of Dissertation Assessment)
  The dissertation can be reviewed face-to-face or non-face-to-face (email, etc.) by the assessor. For a non-face-to-face assessment, separate supporting data must be submitted to the graduate school.
• Article 45 (Eligibility of Assessors)
  ①(Deleted)
  ②(Deleted)
• Article 46 (Number of Assessment)
  In principle, a master’s dissertation is assessed at least two times, and a doctoral dissertation is assessed at least three times.

• Article 47 (Qualifications for Enrollment in Research Program)
  A student who can enroll in the research program must fall under one of the following categories. < Revised December 13, 2014 >
  1. Four-year college graduate
  2. A student who has been acknowledged by the Minister of Education as having the above academic background or higher < Revised February 13, 2014 >
• Article 48 (Selection Procedure and Number of Students to be Admitted)
  The selection procedure for research students is in accordance with that for master's program students, and it is a principle to admit less than 10% of the student quota in the master's degree program.
• Article 48-2 (Acknowledgment of Credits)
  • ① In accordance with the provisions of Article 103 of the Academic Regulations, credits already acquired in the research program can be acknowledged as credits required for a master’s program up to 9 credits.
  • A student who wishes to have credits acknowledged pursuant to the preceding paragraph must submit the following documents to the dean of their college within 30 days after enrollment in the master's program and obtain approval from the President. < Revised November 21, 2017 > 1. Application for Credit Acknowledgement
    2. Consent form signed by the advisory professor and head professor in the relevant year < Revised November 21, 2017 >
    3. Transcript
• Article 49 (Length of Study)
  The length of study for research students is 1 year, but the period of enrollment cannot exceed 3 years.
• Article 50 (Curriculum)
  The courses to take in the research program are separately determined by the president.
• Article 51 (Courses)
  It is a principle to take less than three courses from among the courses offered in the degree program each semester.
• Article 52 (Open Lectures)
  In our graduate school, open lectures can be established and operated after review by the Graduate School Committee.
  1. The open lecture period is within 6 months for each lecture.
  2. When holding open lectures, tuition fees, including lecturer fees, facility maintenance fees, and operation fees, may be collected.
• Article 53 (Operation)
  For matters not specifically stipulated for research programs and open lectures, the master's program applies mutatis mutandis.