Academic Calendar
Spring semester of 2026
| 1 | 1(Thu) | New Year`s Day (National Holiday) |
|---|---|---|
| 5(Mon)~14(Wed) | Upload original text of the dissertation/thesis requesting degree (to Library Homepage) | |
| 5(Mon)~30(Fri) | Foreign Students Application for Leave of/Return from Absence | |
| 12(Mon)~23(Fri) | Application for Readmission, Master Degree of Integrated Master Doctoral Degree Program Candidate | |
| 23(Fri) | Notification of Entrance Exam Results for Integrated Master‐Doctoral Degree Programs & Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Programs | |
| 2 | 2(Mon)~25(Wed) | Application for Leave of/Return from Absence, Change of academic advisor or Major, Integrated Master Doctoral Degree Program Drop and Voluntary Withdr |
| 11(Wed)~13(Fri) | Course Registration for Spring Semester | |
| 16(Mon)~18(Wed) | Korean New Year`s Day (National Holiday) | |
| 23(Mon)~27(Fri) | Enrollment for Spring Semester 2026 | |
| 25(Wed) | Commencement Ceremony for 2025 | |
| 3 | 1(Sun) | Independence Movement Day (National Holiday) |
| 2(Mon) | Alternative Holiday (Independence Movement Day) | |
| 3(Tue) | Spring Semester 2026 Begins | |
| 3(Tue)~13(Fri) | Online Application for Fall Semester (International Students) | |
| 3(Tue)~17(Tue) | Application Document Submission for Fall Semester (International Students) | |
| 4(Wed)~6(Fri) | Online Application for Spring Semester Comprehensive Exam | |
| 4(Wed)~6(Fri) | Application for Entry or Drop of Interdisciplinary Major | |
| 4(Wed)~9(Mon) | Course Add/Drop & Course Registration Confirmation Period (Tentative) | |
| 4(Wed)~27(Fri) | Application for Delay of Early Candidate of Integrated Master‐Doctoral Degree Programs & Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Programs | |
| 11(Wed)~27(Fri) | Application for Exemption from Foreign Language Exam (Required for Applying Dissertation Examination) | |
| 13(Fri)~22(Sun) | Spring Semester Comprehensive Exam (By Each Department) | |
| 31(Tue)~4/9(Thu) | Online Application for Fall Semester | |
| 31(Tue)~4/10(Fri) | Application Document Submission for Fall Semester | |
| 4 | 16(Thu) | Notification of Comprehensive Exam Results |
| 17(Fri) | Notification of Exemption from Foreign Language Exam Results | |
| 20(Mon)~24(Fri) | Application for Thesis/Dissertation Examination | |
| 5 | 1(Fri) | Labor Day (Statutory holiday) |
| 5(Tue) | KU Foundation Day / Children`s Day (National Holiday) | |
| 9(Sat) | Entrance Exam for Fall Semester (TBA) | |
| 24(Sun) | Buddha`s Birthday (National Holiday) | |
| 25(Mon) | Alternative Holiday (Buddha`s Birthday) | |
| 6 | 1(Mon)~4(Thu) | Application for Integrated Master‐Doctoral Degree Programs & Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Programs & Integrated Bachelor’s–Master’s–Doctoral De |
| 3(Wed) | 2026 Local Elections | |
| 4(Thu) | Notification of Fall Semester Entrance Exam Results (TBA) | |
| 6(Sat) | Memorial Day (National Holiday) | |
| 11(Thu)~12(Fri) | Entrance Exam for Integrated Master‐Doctoral Degree Programs & Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Programs & Integrated Bachelor`s-Master`s-Doctoral | |
| 12(Fri) | Dissertation/Thesis Examination Result Input Deadline (By Online) | |
| 23(Tue) | Summer Vacation Begins | |
| 7 | 6(Mon)~15(Wed) | Upload original text of the dissertation/thesis requesting degree (to Library Homepage) |
| 6(Mon)~31(Fri) | Foreign Students Application for Leave of/Return from Absence | |
| 13(Mon)~24(Fri) | Application for Readmission, Master Degree of Integrated Master Doctoral Degree Program Candidate | |
| 24(Fri) | Notification of Entrance Exam Results for Integrated Master‐Doctoral Degree Programs & Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Programs & Integrated Bache | |
| 29(Wed)~8/9(Sun) | Application for Foreign Language(Secondary Foreign Language and Korean Language) Exam (Tentative) | |
| 8 | 3(Mon)~25(Tue) | Application for Leave of/Return from Absence, Change of academic advisor or Major, Integrated Master Doctoral Degree Program Drop and Voluntary Withdr |
| 12(Wed)~14(Fri) | Course Registration for Fall Semester (Tentative) | |
| 15(Sat) | Liberation Day (National Holiday) | |
| 17(Mon) | Alternative Holiday (Liberation Day) | |
| 24(Mon)~28(Fri) | Enrollment for Fall Semester |
