Enrollment

Failure to Enroll

Students who fail to enroll during the enrollment period are considered as not returning to the school. These students are strongly advised to report to the Academic Affairs Division and file for a Leave of Absence, or give notification that they are planning to withdraw. Receiving an approval from the Academic Affairs Division will prevent difficulties with future enrollment.

Students with a full tuition exemption scholarship shall be considered enrolled when they have registered for their courses.

Enrollment: register minimum a course and pay tuition before student fulfill their requirements

Failure to be Reinstated

Students who fail to return to the School after 3 semesters of leave of absence or an unauthorized leave of absence will not be allowed to enroll.

Students must complete coursework within 2 years of admission without leave of absence, otherwise they are required to pay additional tuition fee based on credits.

Leave of Absence

Students who wish to take a leave of absence must submit an “Application for Leave of Absence” through “School Register” on the KDI School MIS System.

Application Period

Students are not allowed to take a leave of absence in their first semester. Students may apply for a leave of absence starting in their second semester. Students must apply during the given period, which will be announced every semester.

Duration

Students may not take a leave of absence for more than 3 semesters while they are enrolled in the School.

Extension of Leave of Absence

Students may apply for an extension of leave of absence if they have not applied for the maximum 3 semesters of leave of absence. Students can extend their leave of absence by 1 semester each. Students should apply online through “School Register” in the KDI School MIS System.

Reinstatement

Students wishing to re-enroll after completing their leave of absence period should apply for reinstatement. Students may apply online for reinstatement through "School Register" on the KDI School MIS System within the given period of time.
* Coursework completion reveals that students acquired only credit requirements(33 credits) regardless of their study period. They can receive a coursework completion certificate only once at the completion ceremony.

Completed

Full-time students who have been enrolled at KDI School for at least 4 terms and part-time students who have been enrolled for at least 6 terms will be eligible to be considered as having completed their coursework. Those students who do not complete the graduation requirements within 4 years from their date of admission will be permanently designated the status of "completed.“

Graduated

Full-time students who have met the graduation requirements by completing one of the following : a thesis, a capstone, a SRP or an ELP after 4 terms without a leave of absence, and within 4 years of their admission date will be granted the status of “graduated”

Part-time students who have met the graduation requirements by completing one of the following : a thesis, a capstone, a SRP or an ELP after 6 terms without a leave of absence, and within 4 years of their admission date will be granted the status of “graduated”

Students may be eligible to graduate up to one term early should they meet the following requirement, which must be verified by the graduation eligibility review committee.

Students who have achieved an overall GPA at least 3.9 for 3 terms (full-time students) or 5 terms (part-time students)

Withdrawal

Voluntary Withdrawal

Students desiring to withdraw may do so by obtaining permission from the Dean of the KDI School after submitting their application online through "School Register" on the KDI School MIS System.

Expulsion

Students who fail to pay tuition on time or fails to register a course before coursework completion are subject to expulsion.