Credit Acquisition

Credits are units of courses. 1 credit is given for every 15 hours (or more) of lectures per semester. However, for a lab or practical training (physical education) course, 1 credit is given for every 30 hours (or more) per semester.

Course enrollment takes place online during the announced period (usually a week long) prior to the start of a new semester. You should go through the Course Catalogue and make out your own timetable in advance. Be aware of the credit limits depending on your conditions. With the commencement of the semester, modification of your schedule is available through the same enrollment procedure for the first week only. After the modification period, you may choose to withdraw when you wish not to continue taking a course. The courses from which you have withdrawn may be taken again in the future.

Undergraduate: 18 credits
Graduate 12 credits

Online course enrollment takes place over a week of designated period. The enrollment period for current students is usually 1 month before the beginning of each semester: the end of January for the spring semester and the end of July for the fall semester. Freshmen enroll in February after receiving confirmation of their admittance and the period differs from current students. Refer to the Academic Calendar for this year’s specific schedule.

You must enroll online at http://sugang.snu.ac.kr during the specified period.

You are allowed to make changes to your selection of courses freely for the first week of a semester — that is, during the modification period. Log on to http://my.snu.ac.kr to view your enrollment status. When you wish to make changes, repeat the procedures for enrollment. To drop a course, simply click cancel.

※ Remember to check your credit limits allowed for modification at the top of the enrollment webpage. Should you reach the limit, yet need to make more changes, you must visit the Office of Student Affairs of your college or department administration office and file a petition in person.

Should you wish to drop a course after the modification period (the first week of each semester), you must withdraw before one-third of the semester has passed. Attain and fill out a Course Withdrawal Form and hand it into the Office of Student Affairs of your college or department administration office with your professor’s signed approval. There are no limits to the number of courses from which you can withdraw and withdrawn courses are marked ‘W’ on your transcripts.

Course withdrawal is possible after one-third of the semester has passed without academic penalties only in extreme circumstances proven with official certificates (e.g. medical certificates) and when the final exam has not been taken.

Course Repetition is allowed only for courses in which a student received a grade of C+ or below (as applied since March 2006). Courses taken before 2006 are excluded from this restriction.

When enrolling, choose the same course and enter into the designated space the year and semester the course was originally taken.
Ex. If a course was taken during the 2nd semester (fall semester) of 2005, enter ‘20052’ into the designated space.

If students repeatedly take the same course, the latter grade replaces the previous grade received. Repeated courses will be marked as ‘R’. The College of Medicine and the College of Veterinary Medicine has different rules for course repetition.

Summer & winter sessions are distinguished from regular semesters in that they are offered to students as a chance to acquire credits during vacations and are open to those who wish to take classes during these sessions.

Summer session: 9 credits
Winter session: 6 credits (effective 2008)

According to the University Regulations, the credits earned during sessions may be included in a student’s total credits in an undergraduate program. However, sessions are not counted as Course Terms and therefore do not affect the limit on Course Terms a student may attend. GPA from sessions does not contribute to the GPA average of single regular semesters but is included in the student’s GPA average for the whole year. When you take a course that has been opened as a substitute for paper submission and earn above a certain grade, you may be exempted from that course’s exam.

Students in the following categories may enroll for these sessions:
- Current undergraduate or graduate students (those on Leave of Absence included) Yet, if you wish to enroll for a session in order to graduate right after the session, you must have been registered for the previous spring/fall semester to be eligible to apply for the session.
- Students from other schools on academic exchange agreements with recommendations from the dean
- Students of foreign nationality from universities abroad with recommendations from the Office of International Affairs

Summer session: mid-May
Winter session: mid-November

Courses enrolled in during summer & winter sessions cannot be m odified, therefore the only choice is to withdraw. The deadline is the halfway point of the session.

Before the session begins: total amount
Before one-third of the session has passed: 2/3 of the total amount
After the one-third mark and before the halfway point of the session: 1/2 of the total amount
After the halfway point of the session: no refund