Leave of Absence

1. Period of Application for Leave of Absence

- 1st semester leave and return: 1st to 3rd week of February every year

- 2nd semester leave and return: 1st to 3rd week of August every year

* For detailed schedule, please refer to each academic calendar

2. Period of leave

You can apply for 6 months at a time (up to 1 year)

3. How to apply for leave

• Please send your student number, major, name, and reason for leave of absence to the administration team of Graduate School of Economics (economy@yonsei.ac.kr).

4. Number of leave

• Leave of Absence cannot exceed one semester at a time and leaves can be taken up to two times during the school year.

5. Notes on leave of absence

• First semester leave of freshmen is not allowed in principle. However, in case of medical reasons with medical certificate, it is possible to take a leave of absence.
  The amount of the refund will depend on the time of the leave of absence.

Please note: Application of leave must be submitted during the designated period.
After two leaves of absence, the student must apply for reinstatement. Students who do not reinstate will be expelled.
For more information, please contact the Graduate School of Economics Office (Tel: 02-2123-4174), or send an e-mail to economy@yonsei.ac.kr

6. Refund of Tuition Fee

• On September 21, 2004, the "Rules for the Tuition Fees and Entrance Fee" of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development was revised and announced. Thus, the enforcement regulations for tuition administration of our university have been revised.
• The amendment will be applied to students who leave or drop-out from this semester. After the commencement of the semester, students will be provided with a more favorable return criteria.
• The university's own regulations that "All tuition fees will be fully refunded within 14 days after the commencement of the semester start date" remain unchanged.

휴학시 등록금 환불 안내에 대한 내용

Before amendment	After amendment
Leave of absence before 1/3 of number of school days (Refund of 2/3 of tuition)	After 15-30 days from the first day of semester (Refund of 5/6 of tuition)
Leave of absence after 1/3 and before 1/2 of number of school days (Refund of 1/2 of tuition)	After 31-60 days from the first day of semester (Refund of 2/3 of tuition)
Leave of absence after 1/2, before 2/3 of number of school days (Refund of 1/3 of tuition)	After 61-90 days from the first day of semester (Refund of 1/2 of tuition)
Leave of absence after 2/3 of number of school days have passed (No refund of tuition)	After 91 days from the first day of semester (No refund of tuition)