Academics

Fall Semester

2025 Fall

August 15, 2025 National Liberation Day
August 22-28,2025 Tuition Fee Payment
August 22-24,2025 Course Registration (Current Students)
August 27-28, 2025 Course Registration (New Students)
September 1, 2025 Fall Semester begins  
September 1-5, 2025 Submission of Application for Thesis Advisor (For 3rd semester students)
Septmeber 5, 2025
GSIS Orientation
(New Students)
September 4-5, 2025 Course Change period  
September 9-10, 2025 Announcement of Thesis Advisor Allocation  (For 3rd semester students)
September16-17, 2025 Course Drop period
September 26,2025 Thesis Workshop (Tentative)
September 26, 2025 Term 1/4 completed   
October 3, 2025 The National Foundation Day of Korea(No class)  
October 6-8,2025 Chuseok Holiday (Korean Thanksgiving Day - No class)  
October 9, 2025 Hangeul(Korean Alphabet) Day (No Class)
October 20-24,2025 Submission of Application for Thesis Defense  (For 4th semester students)
October 24, 2025 Term 1/2 completed   
October 20-24, 2025 Midterm Exams  
November 10-14,2025 Thesis Defense (For 4th semester students)
November 17-21,2025 Comprehensive Exam Application (For 3rd or 4th semester students)
November 21,2025 Term 3/4 completed 
November 24-28,2025 Thesis Proposal Defense (For 3rd semester students
December 15-19, 2025 Final Exams
December 25,2025 Christmas
December 26,2025 Comprehensive Exam (Tentative) (For 3rd or 4th semester students)
January 1, 2026 New Year's Day
Early January
Department/Major Change Application
(only for 1st or 2nd Semester students)
 Leave of Absence  Application   Study Resumption Application

February 13, 2026 GSIS Commencement (Tentative)

The above schedule is tentative as of August 2025 and is subject to change according to the GSIS schedule. Any change will be announced on the website OR via email.