Completion requirements
Classification |
Completed Credits |
Major |
Research |
Grade |
Remark |
Registration |
|
Master's program (Advanced Practice in Nursing)- entered before 2015 (Advanced Practice in Nursing)- entered in and fter 2016 (Dept. Dependable Software)- entered before 2017 (Financial Engineering) - entered before 2013 (Financial Engineering) - entered in and after 2013 |
30 (39)
(42)
(45)
(45)
(42) |
24 (33)
(36)
(39)
(39)
(36) |
6 (6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6) |
Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better |
Including the intern credits (within 6credits) |
2 years or longer (4semesters) (second semester or more for new and transfer students) |
|
Doctorate Program |
Students who entered before 2014 |
69 |
60 |
9 |
Including the credits for master's (within 24credits) |
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Students who entered in and after 2014 |
69 |
54~60 |
9~15 |
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Students who entered in and after 2017 | 45 | 30~36 | 9~15 | No Credit recognition from the Master's courses | |||
Integrated Program |
Students who entered before 2014 |
63 |
54 |
9 |
- |
4 years or longer (8semesters) |
|
Students who entered in and after 2014 |
63 |
48~54 |
9~15 |
※ Students who entered from 2014 for Doctorate and Integrated courses will have different combination of major credits
and research credit, so please check the details on the table below.
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
<Table2> Credits for the doctorate course and integrated course - students who entered after 2014
Department |
Doctorate course (entered from 2014 to 2016) |
Doctorate course (entered in and after 2017 |
Integrated Course |
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Major |
Research |
Total |
Major |
Research |
Total |
Major |
Research |
Total |
||
Mechanical Engineering |
60 |
9 |
69 |
36 |
9 |
45 |
54 |
9 |
63 |
|
Industrial Engineering |
60 |
9 |
69 |
36 |
9 |
45 |
54 |
9 |
63 |
|
Chemical Engineering |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
Material Engineering |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
51 |
12 |
63 |
|
Environmental Engineering |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
Civil Systems Engineering |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
Transportation Engineering |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
Architecture |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
54 |
9 |
63 |
|
Architectural Engineering |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
54 |
9 |
63 |
|
Systems Engineering |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
Urban Development |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
54 |
9 |
63 |
|
Smart Convergence Architecture |
- |
- |
- |
30 |
15 |
45 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
Electrical and Computer Engineering |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
Computer Engineering |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
Artificial Intelligence |
- |
- |
- |
30 |
15 |
45 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
Digital Media |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
Mathematics |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
Physics |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
Chemistry |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
Biological Science |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
Business Administration |
60 |
9 |
69 |
36 |
9 |
45 |
54 |
9 |
63 |
|
Management Information System |
60 |
9 |
69 |
36 |
9 |
45 |
54 |
9 |
63 |
|
Global Management |
60 |
9 |
69 |
36 |
9 |
45 |
54 |
9 |
63 |
|
Korean Language and Literature |
60 |
9 |
69 |
36 |
9 |
45 |
54 |
9 |
63 |
|
English Language and Literature |
57 |
12 |
69 |
33 |
12 |
45 |
54 |
9 |
63 |
|
French Language and Literature |
60 |
9 |
69 |
36 |
9 |
45 |
54 |
9 |
63 |
|
Economics |
60 |
9 |
69 |
36 |
9 |
45 |
54 |
9 |
63 |
|
Psychology |
60 |
9 |
69 |
36 |
9 |
45 |
54 |
9 |
63 |
|
Applied Sociology |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
54 |
9 |
63 |
|
Political Science and Diplomacy |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
54 |
9 |
63 |
|
Public Administration |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
54 |
9 |
63 |
|
Law |
60 |
9 |
69 |
36 |
9 |
45 |
54 |
9 |
63 |
|
Medical Sciences |
60 |
9 |
69 |
36 |
9 |
45 |
54 |
9 |
63 |
|
Biomedical Sciences |
60 |
9 |
69 |
36 |
9 |
45 |
54 |
9 |
63 |
|
Nursing Sciences |
57 |
12 |
69 |
33 |
12 |
45 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Pharmacy |
entered in 2014 |
57 |
12 |
69 |
- |
- |
- |
51 |
12 |
63 |
entered from 2015 to 2016 |
54 |
15 |
69 |
- |
- |
- |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
entered from 2017 |
- |
- |
- |
30 |
15 |
45 |
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Energy Systems Research |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
Molecular Science and Technology |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
AI and Data Science |
- |
- |
- |
30 |
15 |
45 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
Education |
57 |
12 |
69 |
33 |
12 |
45 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Financial Engineering |
60 |
9 |
69 |
36 |
9 |
45 |
54 |
9 |
63 |
|
Bio Medical Engineering |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
Space Electronics and Information Engineering |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
Applied Bio Technology |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
Military Digital Convergence |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
Energy Studies |
- |
- |
- |
30 |
15 |
45 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
Artificial Intelligence Convergence Network |
- |
- |
- |
30 |
15 |
45 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
Systems Biomedical Informatics |
54 |
15 |
69 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
|
Life Media |
60 |
9 |
69 |
36 |
9 |
45 |
54 |
9 |
63 |
2. When a student who has completed the required courses wishes to apply for the qualifying examination (foreign language test and comprehensive examination) : Apply in accordance with the procedure on the date of registration for qualifying examination under the academic affairs schedule in the applicable semester.
3. When a student who has completed the required courses wishes to apply for the thesis for degree: Certain review fees have to be paid on the date of registration for qualifying examination under the academic affairs schedule in the applicable semester, and submit the application