Korea University Department of Japanese Language and Literature

2019 Spring Semester Graduate School

Notices on Examination of Degree Dissertations

*Original Site: http://portal.korea.ac.kr/front/Main.kpd

A. Important Dates and Related Notices

   - Apply for examination of degree dissertations online and submit the required documents to the   

     administration office of the corresponding department within the document submission period

- Degree candidates must apply online to receive notifications regarding degree dissertation tuition and

examination fees

1) Eligibility Requirements to Submit Dissertation for Examination

      ※ Registration for the Human Rights & Gender Equality course:

Step 1. Proceed through Blackboard > Course Search > Statutory Duty > (Graduate Students)

Course ID > Register

Step 2. Take the Human Rights & Gender Equality course

Contact:  Human Rights Center (02-3290-2843)

             Blackboard System E-learning Support Team(02-3290-1585)

             should you experience difficulties  

2) Online Application Period for Examination of Degree Dissertations :

April 15 (Mon.) ~ April 18 (Thu.) 4:00 PM

3) Application Method: Portal Login > Registration and Graduation > Evaluation for Thesis > Evaluation of Thesis (Masters and Doctoral)

4) Degree Dissertation Tuition Payment Period: May 1 (Thur.) – May 2 (Fri.) 16:00

1 Pay an additional 7% or 5% (applicable to those who have pre-paid 2% during the regular registration period) of the tuition fee

 2 Only those who have completed the online application for dissertation examination should pay the degree dissertation completion tuition fee. 

  3 Additional registration is not necessary for those enrolled in the regular semester (additional registration is required for those who have completed the program).

5) Examination Fees Period: May1 (Thur.) – May 2 (Fri.) 16:00

6) Examination Fees

1 After applying, print out your bill and pay the examination fee at KEB Hana Bank

       during the payment period.

2 Printing the bill (remember to check the payment account): Proceed through Portal > School Register/Graduation > Apply for the Dissertation Examination > Print out the examination fee bill

If the error message “not valid candidate” appears after clicking Apply for the Degree Dissertation Examination, close all Internet browsers and re-log in.

3 Departments of the College of Medicine and at Sejong campus must pay through the designated account instead of the virtual account number, and the name of the depositor should be the name of the student followed by the last three digits of their student number.

B. Submission Documents

   1) Submission Period:  April 15 (Mon.) ~ April 18 (Thu.) 4:00 PM

   2) Submission Documents: Submit the dissertation and following documents to the administration office of the corresponding department .

①     Recommendation from an examination committee member and the list of examination committee      members must be written by the academic advisor.

②    Confirmation from the person in charge of the dissertation examination request form must be verified at the administration office of the corresponding department.

③    One copy of the dissertation for examination needs to be delivered directly to the academic advisor. The remaining copies will be delivered to the committee members by the administration office of the corresponding department.

④    The request form for dissertation examination printed from the portal and all the attached documents must be submitted to the administration office of the corresponding department.

⑤    After receiving the application form and supporting documents from the applicant, the department administration office delivers the dissertation and screening guideline to the chair and members of the examination committee.  

C. Entering Dissertation Examination Results & Evaluation Summary: by June 14 (Fri.)

After completing the final dissertation evaluation, the chair and members of the Dissertation Examination Committee enter the result and evaluation summary on the Dissertation Examination page.

  * Refer to the Manual for Entering Dissertation Examination Results for more details.

D. (Library Homepage) Online Uploading of the Dissertation: June 24 (Mon.) ~ July 5 (Fri.), 2019                                                                         On the library homepage(http://library.korea.ac.kr), go to User Service > Submit Thesis > http://library.korea.ac.kr >User Service > Submit Thesis.

E. Submission of Complete Bound Copies of the Dissertation to the Library and Submission of a copy of the title and signature pages of the complete bound version of the dissertation and  Confirmation of Thesis Plagiarism Check to the administration office of the corresponding department: July 4 (Thu.) ~ July 5 (Fri.), 2019

F. Important Notices

   1) Writing Guide for the Complete Bound Version of the Dissertation:

   Refer to Chapter 4 Section 2, Examination of Degree Dissertations, in the Constitution of the Graduate School – Detailed Enforcement Regulations for the Graduate School(Bound dissertations should be 4 x 6).

   2) A submitted request form for a dissertation examination and examination fees are not returnable.

3) Change of Dissertation Title

①    The title of finalized dissertations must be identical to the dissertation title listed on the dissertation examination application form (Title change is not possible after the final screening)

②    Revising dissertation titles: Proceed to Portal > School Register/Graduation > Dissertation Examination > Apply for the Dissertation Examination > Dissertation Title Change

4) Submission of the Complete Bound Version of the Dissertation:

   ① Upload the dissertation on the library homepage (http://library.korea.ac.kr) under User Service > Submit Thesis, print out the confirmation sheet and get it stamped after submitting the complete bound version of the dissertation to the designated library.

② Submit the confirmation sheet, a copy of the title and signature pages of the complete bound version of the dissertation and Confirmation of Thesis Plagiarism Check to the administration office of the corresponding department.

5) Observance of the Submission Dates:

Examination documents and complete bound versions of dissertations submitted after the submission dates shall not be registered, and such dissertations shall be marked fail if a dissertation submission confirmation sheet of dissertation submission and a copy of the title and signature pages of the complete bound version of the dissertation and Confirmation of Thesis Plagiarism Check have not been submitted by Friday, July 5, 2019.

April. 2019 

Dean of the Graduate School