Below you will find excerpts from the comprehensive guide on COVID-19 Impact on SNU (announced by SNU OIA on Feb 20; edited and updated on March 5). Important notice and changes will be updated on this guide.
1. Changes in Spring 2020 Academic Calendar
| Original | Changes | |
Academics | Semester Dates (Spring 2020’s lecture and exam dates) | March 2 - June 19 (15 weeks of classes/exams and extra 1 week for make-up classes) | March 16 - June 19 (14 weeks of classes/exams; make-up classes, online learning, or extra assignments may be given to make up for one missing week toward the requirement of 15 weeks) ★For all courses, the first two weeks (March 16 - 29) will be replaced by non-face-to-face classes, and students must refrain from entering campus. |
Course Change Period | March 2 - 6. 9:00 - 18:00 | March 9 - 20, 9:00 - 18:00 | |
Course Withdrawal Period | March 2 - April 21, 9:00 - 18:00 | March 23 - May 4, 9:00 ？ 18:00 | |
Dormitory Move-in | New Residents (including those who have stayed in dorm in the previous semester and moved out for the winter vacation) | February 29, 13:00 - 18:00 March 1, 9:00 - 18:00 March 2 onwards, 19:00 - 23:00 | March 7, 13:00 - 18:00 March 8, 9:00 - 18:00 March 9 onwards, 19:00 - 23:00 More information: click |
Current Residents | i) who should move to a new room (room-transferring): March 7, 9:00 - 12:00 ii) who will stay in the same room (room-fixed): March 8, 9:00 - 18:00 | ||
Residents who have visited China, Hong Kong, and Macau (including transits) | Move-in will be allowed after spending 14 days off campus upon their return from the infected regions. It is not possible to move into dorm within 14 days upon their return. More information: click | ||
Korean Language Program (KLP) | Regular Program | March 2 - May 8 | March 16 - May 8 (Extra classes will be held throughout the session and the semester ending date will remain the same. For the placement test, you should refer to KLP’s e-mail notice. The first two weeks will be replaced by online lectures.) |
Evening Class | March 2 - May 7 | March 16 - May 8 (Extra classes will be held throughout the session and the semester ending date will remain the same. For the placement test, you should refer to KLP’s e-mail notice. The first two weeks will be replaced by online lectures.) | |
15-week Class | March 4 - June 15 | Cancelled | |
Others | S-CARD (student ID card) | Mobile/USIM S-CARD available from March 1 | Mobile/USIM S-CARD is available from March 1. Degree-seeking students, who are required to use the card-type S-CARD, must refer to the department’s notice for the card pick-up. |
Alien Registration | Within 90 days from the date of arrival to Korea *Group application scheduled on March 10 - 11 | Within 90 days from the date of arrival to Korea *Group application postponed to March 31 - April 1 **More detailed instruction will follow, including students who have visited China, Hong Kong, and Macau (including transfers) must apply for alien registration through group application only. | |
Korean Bank Account Application (for exchange students) | February 28 during the orientation | March 9 - 20, 9:00 - 12:00 @Shinhan Bank (1.5F, Blg. 63) *More detailed instruction will follow. | |
2. SNU Policies against COVID-19 Infection
Student who have visited China, Hong Kong, and Macau (including transfers) must inform OIA of the flight information and follow the legitimate procedures. These students must self-isolate for 14 days from the date of arrival in Korea and must report their domestic contact information. (Self-isolation Guideline: click) |
Academic Policies for COVID-19-affected Students
More information: click
All students who are affected by COVID-19 above must not enter the campus and attend any class for the legitimate period below. Class absences of these students will be acknowledged for attendance with proof '''document'''ation*.