Required credits for graduation
Students admitted in 2022 or before : At least 136 credits
Students admitted in 2023 or after : At least 138 credits
※ In addition to major courses, at least one of advanced major, minor, double major or individually designed major should be selected.
Basic elective designated by the department
Common requirements apply. (*Link)
Humanities elective
Common requirements apply. (*Link)
Major
At least 42 credits
- Major mandatory: 21 credits
At least 9 credits of Reading Great Books on Human Intelligence and Civilization (Humans, Society, Universe, Life, Arts, Technology) and at least 12 credits of Social Innovation Lab with Technology(Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ, Ⅳ, Ⅴ, or Ⅵ) should be earned.
- Major elective: 21 credits
It is recommended to additionally earn at least 9 credits of Reading Great Books on Human Intelligence and Civilization (Humans, Society, Universe, Life, Arts, Technology) and at least 12 credits of Social Innovation Lab with Technology(Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ, Ⅳ, Ⅴ, or Ⅵ)
※ Specialty Areas
- Based on personal career designs, students may earn credits in major courses in other departments as their major electives after obtaining approval of the mentor professor
- Based on personal career designs, specialty areas for each student may be indicated in transcripts. However, if there is no KAIST approval or the student does not want it, do not indicate specialty area.
- Up to 6 credits are recognized repeatedly, only when the specialty area subjects of students who complete double majors meet the requirements for duplicate recognition of double major department.
Advanced major
At least 12 credits of major electives
※ Reading Great Books on Human Intelligence and Civilization (Humans, Society, Universe, Life, Arts, Technology) or Social Innovation Lab with Technology(Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ, Ⅳ,Ⅴ, or Ⅵ)
Individually designed major
At least 12 credits
※ At least 12 credits in major courses in two or more academic organizations other than the affiliated department
Minor
18 credits
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At least 18 credits of Reading Great Books on Human Intelligence and Civilization (Humans, Society, Universe, Life, Arts, Technology, ) or Social Innovation Lab with Technology(Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ, Ⅳ, Ⅴ, or Ⅵ) should be earned.
Double major
42 credits
- Reading Great Books on Human Intelligence and Civilization (Humans, Society, Universe, Life, Arts, Technology)
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Social Innovation Lab with Technology(Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ, Ⅳ, Ⅴ, Ⅵ)
Research
At least 3 credits
- 3 credits in Graduation Research (Credits taken from other departments can be approved)
(may be substituted with Making Technological Solutions for Social Innovation: V or VI)
Transitional measures
Students admitted in or before 2020 may, if they desire, be subject to the requirements applicable to students admitted from 2021.
