Academics

Fall Semester

2023 Fall

  2021 Fall  
Date Activity Reference
August 15, 2023 National Liberation Day  
August 25-28, 2023
Course Registration
(Current students)
August 30-31, 2023
Course Registration (New Students)
August 28, 2023
International Students Orientation - mandatory
(New Students)
September 1, 2023
GSIS Orientation - mandatory
(New Students)
September 1, 2023
Fall Semester begins  
September 4, 2023 ~ September 8, 2023
Submission of Application for Thesis Advisor (For 3rd semester students)
September 6-8, 2023
Course Changes  
September 14-15, 2023
Course Drop  
September 28-30, 2023
Chusok Holiday(Korean Thanksgiving Day-No Class)

September 8, 2023
Announcement of Thesis Advisor Allocation
(For 3rd semester students)
September 22, 2023
Thesis Workshop II (Thesis proposal development)
 (For 1st,2nd,3rd semester students)
October 2, 2023
Term 1/4 completed  
October 3, 2023
The National Foundation Day of Korea(No class)  
October 9, 2023
Hangeul(Korean Alphabet) Day (No Class)

October 10, 2023 ~ October 12, 2023
Submission of Comprehensive Exam Application
 (For 3rd and 4th semester students)
October 20-26, 2023
Midterm Exams  
October 26, 2023
Term 1/2 completed  
November 6, 2023 ~ November 10, 2023
Submission of Application for Thesis Defense
(For 4th semester students)
November 23, 2023
Term 3/4 completed

December 1, 2023~January 2, 2024
International Symposium(Tentative)

November 3, 2023
Comprehensive Exam(Tentative)
(for 3rd or 4th semester students)
November 20, 2023 ~ November 30, 2023
Thesis Defense
 (For 4th semester students)
November 27, 2023 ~ December 8, 2023
Thesis Proposal Defense
(For 3rd semester students)
December 18, 2023 ~ December 22, 2023
Submission of Printed Thesis
 (For 4th semester students)
January 5, 2024
GSIS Commencement(Tentative)

The above schedule is tentative as of August 2023 and is subject to change according to the GSIS schedule. Any change will be announced on the website OR via email.