Student Life

Credit Recognition

Continuation of Degree Program

  • For Ph.D. program freshmen who graduated from Master’s degree program of Dongguk University
  • Out of extra credits achieved other than minimum number of credits required for completion (24 credits) during Master’s program of Dongguk University, up to 3 credits can be recognized as Ph.D. credits (same affiliation only)
  • For Ph.D. program freshmen who graduated from Master’s degree program of Dongguk University

Approval of Early Acquisition of Graduate School Credits

  • For Master’s program freshmen and MA & Ph.D. Integrated program freshmen who graduated from undergraduate program of Dongguk University
  • Out of extra credits achieved other than minimum number of credits required for graduation during undergraduate program of Dongguk University, up to 9 credits can be recognized as Master’s (MA-Ph.D. Integrated) credits
  • Benefit : Early completion of Master’s program is possible if more than 6 credits are approved
    ※ Early completion is possible for Undergraduate-Master’s Integrated program students regardless of credit approval
  • Application form is not required. General Graduate Team will process credit approval automatically

Credit Approval for Transfer Students

  • For transfer students only
  • For transfer students of Dongguk Graduate School, credits can be approved if the course of achieved credit is same affiliation or same curriculum as transferred department
    • ① 2nd semester Transfer: 6 credits for Master’s, 9 credits for Ph.D.
    • ② 3rd semester Transfer: 12 credits for Master’s, 18 credits for Ph.D.
  • Required documents: Letter of credit approval request of previous university (sign of academic adviser and dean of department), Transcript of previous university
  • Submission : related college administration office

Credit Approval of domestic/overseas General Graduate School

  • Master‘s program freshmen, if applicable
  • Out of Master’s course credits achieved from domestic/overseas general graduate school before admission to Dongguk Graduate School, maximum of 6 credits can be approved as credit. (only for credits achieved from the same or similar courses to the major program)
  • Benefit : Early completion of Master’s program if more than 6 credits are approved
  • Required documents: Letter of Master’s program credit approval request (sign of academic adviser and dean of department), Master’s program transcript of previous university
  • Submission : related college administration office