[기타] Notice on undergraduate tuition payment for the first semester of 2026

Notice on undergraduate tuition paymentfor the first semester of 2026

Notice on undergraduate tuition payment for the first semester of 2026

1. Payment period: February 20 (Fri) – February 24 (Tue), 2026

- With no additional payment period, students must pay tuition within the payment period.

- Students who have not completed the registration by February 28(Sat) without permission to take a leave of absence may be dismissed for unauthorized non-registration, in accordance with Article 31 of the University’s Regulations and Policies.

- Failure to make a tuition payment within the payment period may lead to cancellation of course registration.

Permitted exceptions are as follows:

-          Prospective scholarship recipients (both on-campus and outside scholarships) to be eligible for a full tuition waiver

-          Students who have applied for a student loan

2. Tuition bill

① Tuition bills will not be sent by mail.

② Starting at 17:00 on February 13 (Fri), 2026, students can view and print out the tuition bill via SAINT portal: SAINT → Registration/Scholarship → Tuition Payment History/Bills

③ Tuition for undergraduate programs of international students, will increase by 7%.

3. Receiving banks: All branches of Woori Bank, and NH Bank

4. Payment method

※ Students must make tuition payments into the University’s virtual bank account.

Recently, there has been a telecommunications fraud case in which a student abroad exchanged money and made a tuition deposit through an acquaintance or a professional broker. Since tuition-related problems could escalate into an academic status issue and cause financial damage, students must make tuition payments in-person.

① Wire transfer to the virtual account at Woori Bank

Students themselves must make a tuition deposit into the Woori Bank virtual account specified on their tuition bill.

(1) Since students are allowed to make a tuition deposit into the virtual account only once, they must pay a student fee along with their tuition. No additional deposit can be made into the virtual account.

(2) A virtual account (account holder: student’s name) is created exclusively for each student; therefore, anyone other than the student can make a tuition deposit into the virtual account through wire transfer.

(3) Tuition can also be paid at all domestic banks via various channels, such as internet banking, telebanking, or CD/ATM. (However, remittance fees are borne by the student.)

(4) Registration by students whose tuition is “0”

-  Students must make a student fee deposit into the virtual account at Woori Bank.

-  Students who do not pay the student fee must register for “0” tuition starting from February 19 (Wed) in SAINT by navigating as follows: SAINT portal → Registration/Scholarship → Tuition Payment History/Bills.

(5) Inquiries about application for government-guaranteed student loans can be directed to Student Loan Information Center: 1599-2000, the Office of Financial Aid and Student Activities:02-705-8739, 02-705-8128)

-  Loan application at the student loan portal site: sign up for internet banking (accredited certificate required) → visit Korea Student Aid Foundation (KOSAF)

website (http://www.kosaf.go.kr) and join the membership → complete “student loan application” → submit the application (KOSAF website or mobile upload)

When applying for student loan, “family member consent” is required to determine income bracket.

-  Conclusion of loan agreement: After confirming loan approval at the KOSAF website, students must conclude the loan agreement within the tuition payment period (February 20 – 24) to be registered.

※ For further information, students are advised to refer to the notice on student loan application (scholarship notice).

② In-person bank payment: Students must visit the relevant bank and pay the tuition bill in-person.

Students must check bank business hours before visiting.

③ Credit card payment: Students are advised to refer to the attached notice (Woori Card and Hyundai Card).

5. Installment payment

① Installment amounts and payment period

Division	Payment period	Payment amount
First installment	February 20 (Fri) – 24 (Tue)	1/4 of tuition/student fee (optional)* Student fee can only be paid during the first installment payment period
Second installment	March 13 (Fri)– 17 (Tue)	1/ 4 of tuition
Third installment	April 10 (Fri)– 14 (Tue)	1/ 4 of tuition
Fourth installment	April 30 (Thu) ㅡMay 4 (Mon)	1/ 4 of tuition
* Students can print out the tuition bill for each installment from 17:00 two days before the payment period begins. For exact installment amounts, please refer to the tuition bills in the SAINT portal.* If a person who registered using the installment payment system fails to pay the installment tuition for each class within the designated period, he/she may be expelled for non-registration.

② Payment method

(1) For installment payment, students must make a payment in-person at a bank (Woori Bank) or via virtual account.

(2) Tuition installment payments can be made up to four times, and the installment payment is automatically processed when the actual payment amount corresponds to the amount on the bill. Non-scholarship recipients do not need to separately apply for installment payment. Once the tuition is fully paid, application for installment payment cannot be filed.

(3) Tuition installment payments are not automatically processed for scholarship recipients. Therefore, eligible students must apply for installment payment in SAINT between 17:00 on February 13 (Fri) and 16:00 on February 24 (Tue) by navigating as follows: SAINT → Registration/Scholarship → Installment Payment Application (Scholarship recipients). Students are allowed to use the installment payment plan only when their actual tuition payment exceeds the first installment amount. A tuition discount is deducted from the last installment. For further information, students are advised to refer to the related guide in SAINT.

③ Tuition cannot be paid in installments in the following cases:

* Students subject to registration for more than eight semesters or graduands

* Students who have received a dismissal warning

* Reentry students’ first semester after reentry

* Students who did not make last semester’s installment and students in long-term arrears

* Student loan applicants (except for students who apply for 2nd–4th installments)

④ When students using the installment plan wish to take a mid-semester leave of absence, they must make a full tuition payment before requesting such.

⑤ In the second semester of 2016, the “installment payment-linked loan” instrument was introduced. Students who wish to get a loan to pay for a specific installment must consult with the Office of Financial Aid and Student Activities. However, they must pay the first installment with their own money.

6. A guide to payment confirmation and a printout of documents certifying the payment of tuition (tuition deposit) and other expenses

① Confirmation of tuition payment at Woori Bank (https://svc.wooribank.com/svc/Dream?withyou=PSTAX0069): real-time confirmation is available

② Confirmation of tuition payment at the University website (10–15 minutes after the payment): SAINT → Registration/Scholarship → Tuition Payment History/Bills (“real-time payment confirmation” menu). Real-time confirmation of payment is available when tuition is paid via wire transfer or Woori Card. Confirmation of payment made through NH Bank, and Hyundai Card becomes available in the afternoon of the following business day.

③ A guide to printing documents certifying the payment of tuition (tuition deposit) and other expenses: Students can print out the documents by navigating SAINT → Registration/Scholarship → Tuition Payment History/Bills. Printing becomes available in the afternoon of the following day for payment through wire transfer and in three days for credit card payment. For students who have registered “0” tuition, certificates are available for printing from the second week of March.

④ A certificate of education expense payment for the year-end tax adjustment will be available in mid-January of the following year when the streamlined year-end tax adjustment service opens. Students can have the certificate issued by navigating SAINT → Registration/Scholarship → Tuition Payment History/Bills.

7. A guide to tuition tax deductions for the year-end tax adjustment

① Due to revised Article 59-4 of the Income Tax Act, tuition fees paid through the student loan by linear descendants, etc. are not tax-deductible.

- Types of student loans excluded from education expenses: KOSAF’s student loan repayable after employment, student loans with standard repayment schedule, and student loans for college students from rural areas

- In terms of education expenses paid through the student loan by linear descendants (student), etc., the repaid amount of principal and interest of the loan in a given year is tax-deductible, and KOSAF reports the repaid amount to the National Tax Service.

- Since 2017, a certificate of education expense payment has shown the actual tuition payment (subject to tax deductible), which is the tuition fees minus student loan amounts (executed amounts).

② In accordance with Article 118-6, Paragraph 2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Income Tax Act, the total amount of scholarships received from the University for national work, on-campus work, living expenses, rewards, etc., which are not subject to income tax and gift tax, is excluded from tax-deductible education expenses, regardless of whether such scholarships were received in cash through wire transfer or in the form of tuition reductions. Students who plan to engage in off-campus or on-campus work must consult with their parents before making a final decision. In summary, these types of scholarships are not deductible education expenses.

8. Information regarding leave of absence (office in charge: One Stop Service Station)

① Students intending to take a leave of absence must complete their application during the designated period:

- SAINT Portal: January 23, 2026 – February 6, 2026

- Email Application: February 7, 2026 – May 22, 2026

Once the leave of absence is approved, tuition payment will not be allowed.

* However, students who take a mid-semester military leave of absence can pay tuition and have it carried over (their enlistment date must be after the semester start date). Students who take a general leave of absence cannot have their tuition carried over.

② Students who have paid tuition and wish to take a leave of absence must file an application for a leave of absence by February 28 to get a full tuition refund.

③ When students take a leave of absence after March 1, tuition will be partially reimbursed in accordance with the Ministry of Education’s “Rules on University Tuition” and the University’s “Internal Regulations on Tuition.”

* Students who become subject to a disciplinary action (temporary suspension or higher) in the current semester cannot have their tuition reimbursed or carried over (refer to Article 8 of the Internal Regulations on Tuition).

※ Tuition reimbursement and carryover criteria

Date of application for a leave of absence (dropout)	Reimbursement (carryover) amounts
By February 28, 2026	Full reimbursement
March 1–31, 2026	5/ 6 of tuition
April 1–30, 2026	2/ 3 of tuition
May 1–31, 2026	1/ 2 of tuition
After June 1, 2026	No reimbursement or carryover

* The deadline for leave of absence application: May 22 (Fri), 2026

9. Information regarding credit registration (offices in charge: Office of the Registrar for credit registration application and Office of Financial Affairs for tuition)

① Students eligible for credit registration

1. In accordance with the University’s Enforcement Rules, students who plan to register for their ninth semester or more

※ Regardless of the credits required for graduation, students who have completed more than 8 semesters can register for credits for 9 to 12 semesters, and if they take more than 9 credits, they are subject to regular tuition. In addition, even if you are eligible for credit registration, if you do not apply for credit registration, you will be subject to “full tuition”, so please be sure to apply for credit registration in advance.

② Application period for credit registration: 11:00 on January 2 (Fri) – 17:00 on January 30 (Fri), 2026

(SAINT → Student Application → Application for Credit Registration)

③ Payment method

Students must confirm their credit registration bill starting before 17:00 on February 19 (Thu), 2026, and pay the bill during the regular tuition payment period (February 20 (Fri)–24 (Tue)). Students subject to credit registration take note of the academic notice on “A guide to credit registration for the first semester of 2026.”

④ Tuition Refund Policy for Course Cancellation After Credit Registration

1. Full Refund During Course Change Period

Students who make changes to their registered courses by March 9 (Mon), 2026 will receive a full refund of any tuition difference based on the changes made during the course change period.

2. Partial Refund After Course Change Period

Students who cancel their courses after the course change period, between March 10(Tue), and March 30(Mon), 2026, will be refunded 5/6 of the tuition difference for the canceled courses.

3. Refund for Non-Registered Students

If a student eligible for credit registration does not apply for credit registration, they must pay the full tuition amount. However, if they cancel their registration within the specified cancellation period, refunds will be processed in accordance with the applicable refund criteria.

* Contact numbers of relevant offices (office hours during winter break: 10:00–17:00)

- The Office of Financial Affairs (02-705-8146) for tuition payment, confirmation of payment (tuition and other expenses), and payment certificates of education expenses

- The Office of Financial Aid and Student Activities for on-campus scholarships and government grant (02-705-8129), for outside scholarship (02-705-8730), and for student loans (02-705-8739)

- The One Stop Service Station for reentry and dropout (02-705-8003) and for leave of absence (02-705-8002)

- The Office of the Registrar for course registration and course registration (02-705-8124)