Hongik University | Withdrawal·Re-admission | Academic Information

Information

When a student who has previously withdrawn or been expelled (except for those ineligible for re-admission under the Academic Regulations) applies for re-admission to the university, they may be re-admitted to their original grade year or lower if there is a vacancy in the total number of student places for that campus (except for the College of Education which has different vacancy criteria).
If a student has been expelled, they cannot apply for re-admission within one year from the start of the semester in which the date of expulsion falls (two years for those expelled on academic warning under Article 31, No. 7 of the Academic Regulations).
However, in the case of a fourth-year student, they may apply for re-admission after one semester, regardless of the reason for expulsion.

Applying for Readmission

Students applying for re-admission to the first semester of the year must complete and submit an application from mid October to mid November of the year prior to re-admission. Students applying for re-admission to the second semester of the year must complete and submit an application from early to late May of the year of re-admission. Applications must be submitted to the Seoul Campus Academic Services Team (or Sejong Campus Academic Affairs and Admission Team).

A student should check the re-admission application guidelines announced on the homepage>Hongik Plaza>Notices>Student Notice every semester.

Announcement of successful Re-admission

Successful applicants for re-admission into the first semester will be announced in early February, and for the second semester in early August.

Documents to submit

Re-admission application : fill in the school form which must be signed by the department chair and dean, and provide one photo.
Statement of reason (for re-admission) : fill in the on campus form, and provide a signature of guardian or parent.
Memorandum : fill in the on campus form, and provide a signature of guardian or parent.
Letter of recommendation : fill in the school form which must be signed or stamped by the department chair.
Transcript of final semester attended : (Not applicable if you withdrew during the semester of first admission and did not earn a grade)

A student should check the announcement of the semester for re-admission for details on the re-admission application format.

Additional Information

Re-admission is limited to only two times, and will be granted based on the student's grade history, and according to availability in the number of student places. Re-admission may not be granted in the case of poor performance regardless of student place availability.
A student who is re-admitted must pay the tuition for the semester by the deadline. Deferred or installment payments are not accepted by the university and failure to pay tuition by the deadline after successful re-admission will result in expulsion.
A student is not allowed to take a leave of absence during their semester of re-admission, unless for medical reasons or military enlistment.
Re-admission applications cannot be canceled after the re-admission evaluation process has started.