▶ Master's students in the IT&EC, IB, IR, IDC, and MCNEC majors may shorten their duration of study by one semester (out of the standard 4 semesters) if their cumulative GPA up to the 3rd semester is 3.7 or higher and they have met all graduation requirements.

- Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.7 or higher up to the 2nd semester may apply for early graduation during the course registration period of their 3rd semester, subject to approval by the Department Chair.

- To qualify for early graduation, students must earn at least 36 credits within the Graduate School's Master's curriculum. Credits earned through the following methods shall not be included in the credit count for early graduation: ① Credit Recognition (refer to Article 7), ② Credit Exchange, ③ Thesis Credits, ④ Korean Language Courses, ⑤ Exchange Student Program, ⑥ Internship, ⑦ Global Collaborative Summer Program.

- If a student earns more than 12 credits in a specific semester but their GPA for the immediately preceding semester was below 3.7, the credits exceeding 12 shall be excluded from the calculation of eligibility for early graduation.

- Even if an applicant for early graduation has already earned 42 credits within 3 semesters, they must register for and enroll in the 4th semester if they do not meet the early graduation requirements.

※ Students can enroll within the maximum credits allowed per semester considering the credit requirements for each major (Total acquired credits, Major Required, Major Elective) 
However, if the GPA for the immediately preceding semester is 3.7 or higher, up to 3 additional credits can be taken.

※ If an applicant for the thesis defense fails the review without meeting the completion credit requirements, additional semester registration may be required due to unfulfilled completion credits (Payment of half tuition for 1-3 credits registration, full tuition for 4 or more credits registration).

※ Students planning to submit a degree thesis are recommended to take the maximum allowed credits per semester to prepare for unexpected situations.

※ Recommended Sequence: Spring (9 cr.) → Summer (6 cr.) → Fall (9 cr.).  However, if the GPA for the immediately preceding semester is 3.7 or higher, up to 3 additional credits can be taken.

※ Students must enroll considering the credit requirements (Total 24 credits, Major Required 12 credits, Major Elective 12 credits).

※ If sufficient progress has been made on the thesis in advance, the Thesis Proposal (beginning of the semester) and the Thesis Defense (end of the semester) can be conducted within the same semester in the 3rd semester (Fall). However, in this case, the maximum credits allowed for the 3rd semester is 6 credits, so it is highly recommended to fulfill the completion credit requirements in advance in preparation for a situation where the student does not pass the thesis defense.

※ Students must enroll considering the credit requirements
(Total 36 credits, Major Required 18 credits, Major Elective 18 credits. However, if the GPA for the immediately preceding semester is 3.7 or higher, up to 3 additional credits can be taken.)

※ Students can enroll within the maximum credits allowed per semester considering the credit requirements (Total 42 credits, Major Required 12 credits, Major Elective 24 credits).