Requirements

Ⅰ. Requirements for Completion
Requirements Program | Master’s | Doctoral | Integrated Master’s/Doctoral |
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Total Credits in Major | 24 | 36 | 54 |
Credits in CBE Major Courses | 15 | 18 | 30 |
Research Seminar Course | Master’s Research Course(CBE732) (during 2nd year) | Doctoral Research Course(CBE817) (during 2nd year) | Doctoral Research Course(CBE817) (during 2nd year) |
Essentially Required Courses | at least 2 subjects | at least 2 subjects | at least 2 subjects |
Graduate Seminar Course (CBE751~754) | over 3 credits (over 1 semester, Not to be exceeded 6 credits) | over 3 credits (over 1 semester, Not to be exceeded 6 credits) | over 6 credits (over 2 semesters) |
Cumulative GPA | 3.0 or above | 3.0 or above | 3.0 or above |
Duration of Coursework | 2 years | 2 years | 4 years (can be shortened to 3 years) |
- Notes
- All students should complete the ‘Research Guidance (DKK500)’ every semester. Credits received for this course are not included in the above table.
- Courses taken in other departments under the guidance of the tutor professor are acknowledged as credits for majors.
- As for Essentially-Required Courses, students must take at least two courses among Chemical Reaction Engineering, Transport Phenomena, Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, Biochemical Engineering and Advanced Chemical Engineering Mathematics(1 or 2).
- Integrated master’s/doctoral students who want to graduate early should complete all the academic requirements with a minimum cumulative GPA of 4.0 and 12 credits from Research Guidance.
Ⅱ. Comprehensive Exam (Oral)
Program | Eligibility for Exam | Date of Examination | Subjects of the Exam | |
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Master’s | Completed at least 18 credits GPA 3.0 or higher | -Spring: early April (application due: mid March) -Fall: early October (application due: mid September) |
-Chemical Reaction Engineering -Transport Phenomena -Chemical Engineering Themodynamics -Advanced Chemical Engineering Mathmatics(1or2) -Biochemical Enginerring |
choose 2 |
Doctoral | Completed at least 27 credits GPA 3.0 or higher | |||
Integrated | Completed at least 45 credits GPA 3.0 or higher |
– Prior to taking the oral examination, students must obtain credits in the corresponding courses.
– In order to pass, students must acquire 70 out of 100 points in every subject of the comprehensive examination.
– Examination courses that doctoral students had passed during their master’s program are accepted.
Ⅲ. Foreign Language Exam
1. Examination subjects
Program | Language |
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Master’s | English |
Doctoral | English |
Integrated Master’s/Doctoral | English |
International Students | Korean |
2. Dates for foreign language exams
Spring | First Saturday of March (tentative) |
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Fall | First Saturday of September (tentative) |
※ The actual dates for the English exam can be checked at the Institute of Foreign Language Studies website. (http://langtopia.korea.ac.kr)
3. Exemption Criteria
- Lecture Substitution
- Those who acquired a mark of B or above in the regular language course offered by KU IFLS (Institute of Foreign Language Studies).
- For details, visit the Institute of Foreing Language Studies website. (http://langtopia.korea.ac.kr)
- Substitution by authorized transcript
TOEIC | TOEFL | TEPS | IELTS | |
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CBT | IBT | |||
800 | 213 | 80 | 660 | Level 6 |
Ⅳ. Graduation Dissertation
1. Research Achievements Required for Dissertation Submission
Master’s : Students must submit at least 1 research paper as the main or corresponding author in SCI(E) level journals.
Doctoral & Integrated Master’s/Doctoral :
– Students must submit evidence that at least 3 research papers were published or will be published in SCI level journals as the main author or corresponding author.
– Doctoral Qualification Exam (Oral Presentation of a Thesis) Students must pass the Doctoral Qualification Exam within their third semester. If students fail, they may retake the examination once the following semester.
2. Application Procedure
Process | Dates | 비 고 | |
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Spring | Fall | ||
Apply to write dissertation | Mid-March | Mid-September | |
Pay tuition for degree acceptance (7% of course fees) | Late February | Late August | Current Students |
Consult Department Notices | Completed Research Students | ||
Consult Department Notices | Course Completed Students | ||
Pay dissertation examination fee | Mid-April | Mid-October | |
Submit application documents for dissertation examination | Mid-April | Mid-October | |
Dissertation examination | Early May to Early June | Early November to Early December | |
Submit report on examination | Early to mid-June | Early to mid-December | |
Submit printed copy of dissertation | Early July | Early January |
- Attachment
- Internal Regulations Regarding Graduation Requirements.
- Detailed Operating Regulations for the Graduate Seminar.
- Detailed Regulations for the Doctoral Qualifying Examination.
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