Leaves of Absences

When you wish to take a leave of absence due to personal circumstances, or any other reason, you need to fill in the online form on the portal website and submit a printed version to your respective administration office. The maximum permitted period for a general leave of absence is 2 semesters. Students who wish to permanently leave the university must report to the dean.

※ Leave of absence for freshmen: Permissible after the start of semester (Mar. 1 or Sept. 1)

Duration

Undergraduate program: 6 semesters (3 semesters for premeds and transfer students)

Master’s program: 4 semesters (College of Dentistry, College of Medicine, College of Law: 6 semesters. MBA: 8 semesters)

Doctoral program: 6 semesters (College of Law: 4 semesters)

Integrated Bachelor’s and Master’s program: 10 semesters (College of Dentistry: 6 semesters)

Integrated Master’s and PhD program: 8 semesters

Combined degree: 10 semesters

※ Exceeding the aforementioned durations will result in dismissal.

※ Leaves of absence not included in the allocated durations: Military leave, 2 semesters of pregnancy leave, 4 semesters of maternity leave, 4 semesters of medical leave, and 2 semesters of entrepreneurial leave.

Period for a general leave of absence

Within two semesters (Military leave is mandated by law and thus exempt from this stipulation)

※ If you wish to extend your leave of absence, you must submit a new application form.

Notice

• If you fail to submit a new application form before the end of your current leave of absence, you will be expelled.
• Students returning from the military must submit their military service certificate to the administration office within 6 months after completing their service.

Procedure

Login mySNU → Change Student Status → Apply for Leave of Absence

Notice

• Failure to submit necessary documents will result in cancellation of one’s application for a leave of absence.

Grades & Credits

Grades and credits will be automatically nullified if a student takes leave of absence during the semester. For students taking leave of absence after the end of a semester (e.g. military leave), the grades and credits for that semester will be accredited.

Tuition Fees

Taking a leave of absence without having submitted tuition fees

• Students are not required to submit tuition fees for the semester.

Taking a leave of absence after having submitted tuition fees

• Tuition fees for the current semester will be carried on to the next semester (only applicable for students who have not on an extra semester).

• ※ For those paying tuition fees in installments, leave of absence is possible after full payment

Returning to University

If you are currently on leave of absence, expelled or removed from the register, it is necessary for you to undertake specific procedures in order to re-register. Returning to school will require either: simple re-registering, reversion, reinstatement or readmission. You can only be reinstated or readmitted once during your enrollment. If you were removed from the register because of disciplinary measures, exceeding the maximum number of terms or expulsion, you do not qualify for readmission.

Simple re-registration (Returning Students)

You fall into this category if you are returning from a General Leave of Absence.

Reversion

You fall into this category if you are returning from a Leave of Absence taken after the registration period. You will be exempt from paying the tuition for your returning semester as you have already paid for it before the leave.

Reinstatement

You fall into this category if you were dismissed due to not registering without taking a leave of absence. Reinstatement must take place within one year of your dismissal, and is only possible if the department that you wish to enter has extra space.

Readmission

You fall into this category if you were either expelled or dismissed from the school for reasons other than not registering. You are permitted to re-register only if the department you wish to enter has extra space.