Students who want to graduate GSIS must take the Comprehensive Exam during 3rd or 4th semester.

In 2025 Spring semester, the Comprehensive Exam will be May 16th , Friday.

And also other details regarding the CE will be written in this notice, so please keep checking this notice every week.

[Subject 1] is going to be chosen by the Chair of the department, and [Subject 2] is up to you.

<Comprehensive Exam Subjects>

**IB**

[Subject 1] Organizational Behavior  -  Closed book / Calculator X / choosing questions and answer

[Subject 2] Financial Management (Prof. Shim / Prof. Lee)   - Prof. Shim (Open book- only paper / Calculator O / Similar with previous final exam, 2024-2)   

                                                                                                                         - Prof. Lee (Closed book/ Calculator O/ Excel O / descriptive form + multiple choice)

                       Business Process Management (= Operation Management)

**IT**

[Subject 1] International Trade and Development    - Closed book / Calculator O / Sample question O(provided on May 8th)

[Subject 2] WTO and International Trade Policy   - Closed book / Calculator O / Sample question O(provided on May 8th)

                        Korea and World Economy : Past, Present & Future   - Closed book /Calculator X/ Sample question O(provided on May 8th)

**IDC**

[Subject 1] Social Development and Poverty Reduction   - Closed book / Calculator X / choosing questions and answer

[Subject 2] Comparative Development Studies of the Emerging Markets  - Closed book / Calculator X / choosing questions and answer

**CS**

[Subject 1] Civil Society and the State  - Closed book / Calculator X / choosing questions and answer

[Subject 2] Civil Society Organization and Global Cooperation  - Closed book / Calculator X / choosing questions and answer

So after checking the [Subjects] please choose the course via Ajou portal from April 3rd(Thu) to April 10th(Thu).

If you finish applying for the CE, you must send the CE application fee with your stduent ID number. (We will let you know the paying details through email.)

After you pay the fee, then you must send us an email with the photo or screenshot that proves you sent the money to us.

It can take more than a day replying to you regarding checking the payment, so please wait until we reply to you whether there is problem or not.

After you finishes applying the CE and the payment, we will let you know about the instruction of each [Subjects]'.

Usually, we can provide the instructions about one week before the CE, so after the confirmation of [Subject] that you applied, you should start studying the course for P(pass).

[2025-1 Comprehensive Exam Date&Time&Venue]

2025-1 Comprehensive Exam : May 16th Friday

Time: [Subject 1] 9:30 am ~ 11:30 am

            [Subject 2] 2:00pm ~ 4:00 pm

Venue : IB - Dasan Hall #109 (Subject 1&2)

              IT&IDC&CS - Yulgok Hall #154 (Subject1&2)

**Comprehensive Exam Guidelines**

1) You are not allowed to move during the exam.

2) Please raise your hand if you need help during the exam.

3) Do not talk during the exam. Do not talk when you leave. If you talk, we will consider as cheating.

4) Write your student ID number and full name upper of the answer sheet and question sheet.

5) Answers written on the question sheet will not be counted. Only the answer on front page of your answer sheet will be graded.

6) Use and possession of any electronic devices during the exam will be considered as cheating.

7) Sharing items with other students during the exam is not allowed.

8) You are not allowed to use toliet during the exam.

9) You can only use a black colored pen. Do not use pencils or other colored pen.

10) You can leave earlier if you are done. Please staple your answer sheet before submitting it to the supervisor.

11) Please submit both the question sheet and the answer sheet when you leave.

12) Put you belongings in your bag and place them in front of the classroom.

13) We will hand you out 5 pages of the answer sheet. If you need more, please raise your hand.

- If you talk or move during the exam, we will consider as cheating. If you copy or cheat other students answer, we will make you leave the class then you will fail this CE.

- Students who cheated or have graded below 60 should take re-CE. Students who have to take re-CE should pay 20,000won for each Subject again.

We will notify the arranged seat in this Notice right before the CE.

*Grade below 60 should retake the CE and the date will be on June 13th(Friday).