KAIST

* This notice is related to the main campus(Daejeon), and Seoul campus needs to be confirmed separately.

2025 Fall Semester Course Registration Guide
(Registration & Add/Drop & Withdrawal Period)

Please refer to the following procedures and methods for Fall semester courses registration.

All matriculating students, enrolled students and students expected to return to school should complete course registration within the course registration period or the course Add/Drop period. Please note that students cannot apply for classes after the course Add/Drop period.

Also, if you apply for a credits under the minimum required credit per semester, you will get an academic warning. Also, undergraduate students who have completed graduation requirement credits except for AU should also register at least 1 credit to avoid academic warning due to not registering any courses.

* 2025 Fall Semester begins on Monday, September 1.

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1. Course registration period 

A. Course registration period: 12:30 on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025 ~ before 23:59 on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025

B. Registration is open for all current students(Undergraduates, Master's and Ph. D. students), all matriculating students(Undergraduates, Master's and Ph. D. students), and returning students(Undergraduates, Master's and Ph. D. students expected to return to school for 2025 Fall Semester).

C. Course registration : Course Registration System (https://sugang.kaist.ac.kr) ⇒ Course Registration Click (Randomly selected system)
※ You can also click on the "Course Registration" shortcut available on the portal.

D. Procedure : ①Honor Code → ②Check the class lists on Web → ③Register for classes on Web

※ Log on to Course Registration System(https://sugang.kaist.ac.kr)
① [Honor Code Pledge] : At the main page of Course Registration System, online signature is available on pledge to enhance sense of ethics and responsibility (*Consent is required once every semester from 10 days before the start date of course registration to the end of course add/drop period/ Effective from 2021 Fall semester).
② [Portal → Academic Affairs → Classes → View All Offered Courses] or [Course Registration System → View All Offered Courses]
③ Course Registration System → 'Course Registration' Click → 'Add' Click
※ Check Course Operation Method: View All Offered Courses → Course Name → Check ‘Remarks’ and ‘Lecture Type’

E. Opening hours of course registration system
※ From August 11 (Mon) 12:30 to before 23:59, open enrollment without ceilings for all the courses.

※ August 12(Tue) : No registration is possible and random selection is processed.
→Students will be randomly selected for the courses that exceed their enrollment ceilings; Randomly selected students list for the courses will be announced. (on portal before 18:00 p.m.)
→Courses that students aren't selected for will be automatically deleted from the student's course registration list.

※ From August 13(Wed) 12:30 to before August 18(Mon) 23:59, students may register for the remaining courses on a first-come first-serve basis.

F. Choose courses to apply P/NR grade marking
1) Applicability
- Undergraduate students admitted in 2023 or later
- First two enrolled regular semesters
- Up to 9 credits per semester from among enrolled courses

2) How to
- Choose courses to apply P/NR grade marking during Course registration period and Course Add/Drop period.
- Course Registration System (https://sugang.kaist.ac.kr) → ‘Course Registration’ Click → In the ‘Course List’ section, click ‘P/NR’ on the right → Select Apply/Cancel in the course details
※ When changing courses or sections, students must select their P/NR status according to the procedure above. If not selected, P/NR cannot be applied.

G. Matters to be attended while registering courses
1) Students must apply for courses during the given period only.
※ In the case of the first semester of freshmen in the undergraduate program, the academic registrar's team will assign the Basic Required courses.(General Physics I, General Physics Lab I, Calculus I, Introduction to Programming, and General Biology)

※ However, basic required courses offered by the Department of Chemistry are not subject to automatic allocation and must be registered for by the student directly. 

※ In case of the Department of Physics, all students are assigned to PH.10041 General Physics I. If you want to take PH.10062 Advanced Physics II, you can cancel PH.10041 and change to PH.10062 by yourself during the course add/drop period.

※ PH.10051 General Physics Lab I, BS.10020 General Biology, CS.10001 Introduction to Programming have a limited number of students. If you are not assigned or cancel your course, you must register for the course next semester on your own.

※ If your registered credits drop to zero, for example, by canceling basic courses assigned during the course registration or add/drop period, your admission will be revoked. Therefore, you must register for a minimum of 12 credits, including the assigned basic courses.

※ If you check the assigned individual timetable(Aug. 4th~) and want to change or add it, you must proceed from the course registration menu or course registration(exception) menu.
* How to Check Your Timetable :
① Portal → Academic → Classes → Timetable
② Course Registration System(https://sugang.kaist.ac.kr) → View Timetable

2) Course Registration System requires a portal access (with PORTAL ID)
(For issues related to the account: Portal → My Page (top right icon) → My Info Settings → Personal Information Settings)

3) Students included in the randomly selected list(of the courses exceed their enrollment ceilings) can not cancel the courses during the course registration period. (However, during the Add/drop period, students may change or cancel their classes)

4) [Undergraduate] Students must take required EFL courses within first FOUR(4) SEMESTERS after entering KAIST
(※After fourth semester, enrollment in EFL courses is NOT allowed during Spring/Fall semester)

5) Registration for elective general courses in humanities&social science : limited to 4 subjects when courses are randomly selected.

6) Students must obtain the course professor's approval online by up to three days before the end of the course add/drop period when registering for retake courses.

① Online course retake approval period: Course registration period and no later than 23:59 on three days before the end of the course add/drop period. Please be aware that if you fail to obtain approval by the deadline, your retake course registration will be cancelled automatically.

② When the online course retake application has been denied by the course professor or automatically cancelled due to non-approval within the deadline: Students must re-apply for retake at the Course Registration(Exceptions) menu, or submit the application form to the Academic Registrar's Team(ART) office with the approval of the professor in charge (*Academic Form No.12_Course Add/Drop Application & Confirmation for Course Retake (Graduate), NO.45_Course Add/Drop Application & Confirmation for Course Retake (Undergraduate)) or by e-mail during the course add/drop period.

7) Retaking a special lecture course is only permitted if the subtitle and subtitle code are exactly the same. For courses taken prior to Fall Semester 2024 that did not have subtitle codes assigned, students must consult with the department and obtain the appropriate subtitle code before applying for retake

8) Additional function to make ‘Wish List’ for desired courses: By adding a "wish" button in the list of courses offered at course registration menu, students can make and save a course wish list. The saved wish list will be displayed at the top of the list when viewing the offered courses (Note that courses in the wishlist are not officially registered)

9) Due to the use of a new course code starting from the 2025 Spring semester, you can apply for Special Topic courses with different subtitles during the course registration period. (Note: If the subtitle code is not assigned to the grade of an existing special Topic course, you must first complete the subtitle code application through the [Portal] → [Academic] → [Academic Affairs] → [Grades] → [Apply for Subtitle Code] menu.)

2. Course Add/Drop period 

A. Course Add/ Drop period : 9:30 on Monday, August 25, 2025 ~ before 23:59 on Monday, September 8, 2025
※ You can apply for the courses even if you didn't register for any courses in the initial registration period. However, please note that course registration will not be possible after the Add/Drop deadline, so be sure to adhere to the schedule.

B. How to : Course Registration System (https://sugang.kaist.ac.kr) ⇒ Add new classes or drop/change classes at ‘Course Registration’ or ‘Course Registration(Exceptions)’Menu.

1) ‘Course Registration’ menu: Select Course → Add Courses with ‘Add’ button or Drop the courses with ‘Delete’ button

2) ‘Course Registration(Exceptions)’ menu: Select Course → Select Application Type & Reason for Application → Click Request
※If the approval of the course professor is required, such as courses exceeding enrollment limit, use the Course Registration(Exception) menu.

※‘Course registration(exception) menu’ will be closed at Sept. 4, 2025, which is two days before the course Add/Drop period ends. Any applications that remain unapproved until two days before the end of the course Add/Drop period will be automatically canceled. Students must take necessary measures before the deadline.

※ Once ‘Course registration(exception)’ menu is closed, students who wish to make changes to their course registration must submit a course Add/Drop application in paper form (No.45_Undergraduate / No.12_Graduate (Link)). This application requires the course professor's signature (or approval email) and must be submitted to the Academic Registrar's Team within the course Add/Drop period.

C. Opening hours of course registration system
[Graduate] From 09:30 on Aug.25(Mon) to before 23:59 on Sept.8(Mon)
→ Course Add/Drop available all time during the period

[Undergraduate] During the course Add/Drop period, you can add and drop at any time except for the 1st and 2nd processing time of course cancellation.
- 1st time(Course Add/Drop) : 09:30 ~ 17:00
- 1st Processing time of course cancellation : 17:00 ~ 17:30

- 2nd time(Course Add/Drop) : 17:30 ~ Next day 09:00
- 2nd Processing time of course cancellation : 09:00 ~ 09:30

- Last day 2nd time(Course Add only) : 17:30 ~ 23:59

※ Course Add/Drop is not allowed during the processing time of course cancellation (twice a day) and the overall calculation and placement of the canceled courses are made during the time. After the processing time, students can check the remaining open spots again and register for remaining courses on a first come first served basis.

※ [Undergraduate] Cancellations (dropping courses) are not permitted during the second time slot(17:30 ~ 23:59) on the last day. Therefore, if you plan to register for a course that overlaps in time with a course already on your timetable, you must cancel the overlapping course during an earlier time slot when cancellations are still allowed.

D. Matters to be attended
1) Students must apply for courses during the given period only.

2) Course Registration System requires a portal access (with PORTAL ID)
(For issues related to the account: Portal → My Page (top right icon) → My Info Settings → Personal Information Settings)

3) For detailed information about the retake course registration, please refer to the retake notice.
① Online course retake approval period: No later than 23:59 of three days before(09/03) the end of the course Add/Drop period. Please be aware that if you fail to obtain approval by the deadline, your retake course registration will be cancelled automatically.
② When the online course retake application has been denied by the course professor or automatically cancelled due to non-approval within the deadline : Students must re-apply for retake at the Course Registration(Exceptions) menu, or submit the application form to the Academic Registrar's Team(ART) office with the approval of the professor in charge (*Academic Form No.12_Course Add/Drop Application & Confirmation for Course Retake (Graduate), NO.45_Course Add/Drop Application &Confirmation for Course Retake (Undergraduate)) or by e-mail during the course add/drop period.(09/08).

※ For retake course, students must pay separate tuition fee(50,000kw per 1 credit or 1 AU). If you don’t pay for tuition fee during the payment period for Fall semester(09/09(Tue.) 12:00 ~ 09.16(Tue.) 23:59), retake course will be cancelled.

4) [Undergraduate] In case the Special Topics course subtitles are different from each other, up to 12 credits can be recognized as graduation credit. (Special Topics in Humanities and Social Sciences are counted separately). Total of 15 credits can be recognized as graduation credits for students with double major, but only up to 12 credits of special topic courses can be recognized as graduation credits offered by one department/major(→Applicable to all enrolled students starting from the Spring 2025 semester).

※[Master’s]Total of 9 credits of special courses are allowed to be taken in master’s program.

5) Individual research credits can be recognized up to 12 credits per semester as determined by the student's advisor, and up to a total of 15 credits.
※ In the case of individual research in the undergraduate program,1 credit is allocated to each individual research. If you wish to apply for two or more individual research in the same semester, you can apply for one at the course registration menu, and the others at the course registration (exception) menu with the approval of the professor in charge.

※ If it is not the same semester, it is allowed to apply for individual research again from the same professor.

6) After the course registration and add/drop period, one will get academic warning if the final credits registered per semester is below the minimum credit specified for each program. Students with only AU or no course registered will be expelled from school.(→School regulation Article 34, 67, 86, Guidelines on Curriculum Management Article 15, Guidelines on Enrollment and Course Registration Procedures Article 4.)

※ [Undergraduate]The number of credits undergraduate students can take each semester is between 12 and 24 credits. However, below are some exceptions(→Refer to article 15 of Guidelines on Curriculum Management)
① Students can register more than 24 credits with ‘GPA 3.0 and more’ of last semester.(→with confirmation of advisor and the head of the department at Course Registration(Exception) menu)
② Students under 12 credits left for graduation can register less than 12 credits with an approval of their academic advisor and the head of their department.(→exempt from academic warning)

* Course Registration(https://sugang.kaist.ac.kr) → Application for registering less than 12 credits for graduating semester → Enter Application Reason → Click Request → Obtain Approval from Advisor and Department Chair → Check Approval Status (Should be completed within course withdrawal period)(Proceed with the approval process when your course registration list is fixed.)

※ [Graduate] Master's/doctoral students must apply for at 9~12 credits(Full-time),1~9 credits(Part-time) per semester, including research credits. However, student can apply for up to 18 credits(Full-time), 12 credits(Part-time) when recommended by the advisor and approved by the department head.

3. Course Withdrawal period 

A. Course Withdrawal period : Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 12:30 p.m. ~ Friday, October 17, 2025 at 23:59 p.m.
※Undergraduate students(who matriculated in 2007, 2008) and graduate students(who matriculated in 2008 or before)
: September 9, 2025 at 12:30 p.m. ~ October 31, 2025 at 23:59 p.m.

※ During the course withdrawal period, only dropping courses is permitted. Withdrawing from courses after this period is not allowed.

B. How to : Course Registration System (https://sugang.kaist.ac.kr) ⇒ 'Course Registration' Click ⇒ drop classes at ‘Course Registration’ or ‘Course Registration(Exceptions)’ Menu.

1) ‘Course Registration’ menu: Click Delete to withdraw courses

2) ‘Course Registration(Exceptions)’ menu: Select Course → Select Application Type & Reason for Application → Other Information(Fill in additional information if necessary) → Click Request

※ If the approval of the course professor is required, such as Cancellation of AP, graduation semester or other reasons, use the Course Registration(Exception) menu.

※ ‘Course registration(exception) menu’ will be closed at October 15, 2025, which is two days before the Course Withdrawal period ends. Applications that remain unapproved until two days before the Course Withdrawal period ends will be automatically cancelled. Students must take the necessary measures before the deadline.

※ Once ‘Course registration(exception)’ menu is closed, students who wish to withdraw from a course must submit a course withdrawal application in paper form (No.45_Undergraduate / No.12_Graduate (Link)). This application requires the course professor's signature (or approval email) and must be submitted to the Academic Registrar's Team within the course withdrawal period.

C. Matters to be attended
1) The grade of a withdrawn course is not included in students' grade point average; students are given a "W" (withdrawal) on their transcripts.
(→Should students retake the “W” given courses, "W" grades on their transcripts will be deleted.)

2) Total number of credits for the remaining courses after the course add/drop period. (→Reference : School regulation article 67, Guidelines on Curriculum Management article 15, Guidelines on Enrollment and Course Registration Procedures article 4)
① Every full-time graduate student has to take minimum of 9 credits each semester(Part time 1 credit).
② Undergraduate students have to take minimum of 12 credits each semester.
※ However, this shall not apply to undergraduate students who have earned more than 136 credits(130 credits for students entered in 2015 or before and didn’t complete Advanced major or Individually designed major).

* Course Registration(https://sugang.kaist.ac.kr) → Application for registering less than 12 credits for graduating semester → Enter Application Reason → Click Request → Obtain Approval from Advisor and Department Chair → Check Approval Status (Should be completed within course withdrawal period)(Proceed with the approval process when your course registration list is fixed.)

4. Contact for inquiry 

1) Daejeon Campus : Office of Academic Affairs_ Academic Registrar's Team(Email :registrar@kaist.ac.kr)
- Undergraduate program : T. 042-350-2364
- Graduate program (master's and doctoral) : T. 042-350-2365
- Retake Courses : T. 042-350-2363
- Mandatory Basic courses : T. 042-350-2362

2) Seoul Campus : College of Business_ Academic & Student Affairs Team (T. 02-958-3211)