★Application for thesis qualifying Exam of 1st semester, 2017

Committee Members and Time of Evaluation

• 2 people, a Dept. professor as chair and the advisor professor are chosen as members of the committee before the time of the qualification exam

• Applicants are to submit a filled-out evaluation form at the time of submission of grade table (Mar. & Sep.)

• 3 people, 2 Dept. professors including a chair, and the advisor professor are chosen as members of the committee before the time of the qualification exam

• Applicants are to submit a filled-out evaluation form at the time of submission of grade table (Mar. & Sep.)

Evaluation Criteria

• Grades of 2 courses taken in Common Core Courses are converted to points based on a 50-point full grade converting tables. (Refer to the form of grade table)

• Grades will be given for Research plan based on the written evaluation criteria of a 50-point full grade (10 for validity of research plan, 10 for presentation and analysis of relevant literature, 20 for creativity, and 10 points for research contents)

• The form of research plan will follow the form of individual research plan provided by the NRF (National Research Foundation)

• Score will be determined as the average points of the two Committee.

• The sum of the grades from the coursework and the research plan needs to exceed 60 points to pass.

• Grades of 3 courses taken in Common Core Courses are converted to points based on a 20-point full grade converting tables. (Refer to the form of grade table)

• If the average point of 3 common core courses is less than 12 points, the applicants cannot pass.

• Evaluation for Research plan will be done by applicant's verbal presentation (a 20 full point) and the written evaluation criteria of a 60-point full grade (10 for validity of research plan, 10 for presentation and analysis of relevant literature, 30 for creativity, and 10 points for importance of research contents)

• Each course should give B0 & lower grades to more than 30% of students.

• The sum of the grades from the coursework and the research plan needs to exceed 70 points to pass.

Master

50 full point scale on 2 Common Core Courses

50 full point scale on Research Plan

60 /100

Ph.D

20 full point scale on 3 Common Core Courses

20 full point scale on verbal presentation of Research Plan

60 full point scale on written evaluation of Research Plan

70/100

Foreign Language Exam

- Student with minimum 1 semester enrollment

- English

- 2^ndforeign language :N/A
- Korean : foreign students

* Qualification Exam for Dissertation Proposal Submission (regarding foreign language exam)

- Korean Students : Score of English exam in entering year can be a substitute for Qualification Exam

- Foreign students who speak English as mother tongue : Score of Korean exam at the time of Qualification Exam is required or;

- The substitute courses of Korean language (Korean and Korean Culture 1,2) is required

- Foreign students whose mother-longue is not English : English score (TEPS or TOEFL) or score of Korean exam at the time of Qualification Exam or the substitute courses of Korean language (Korean and Korean Culture 1 or 2) is required

* SNU students who have obtained a sufficiently high TEPS/TOEFL score are exempted from English language course requirements, for students beginning after 2006. Evidence of TEPS/TOEFL scores should be submitted before submitting documents for qualification exam (early April/first semester, early October/2nd semester).

Eligibility for thesis examination

Master

- Students who have completed minimum 2 semesters with minimum 9 credits

Doctor

- Students who have completed minimum 2 semesters with minimum 9 credits

- Students in combined Master's and Doctoral program with completion of minimum 4 semesters and minimum 36 credits