Obligation to Use the Thesis Plagiarism Prevention System (Turnitin) The Graduate School requires all students who plan to submit a thesis for degree screening to use the Turnitin system prior to final submission. This mandatory process is intended to prevent plagiarism and ensure academic integrity. Students submitting a thesis for degree conferral must check their dissertation for similarity using the Turnitin system. Please review the following information carefully. 1. Subject: All students are required to check their thesis for plagiarism using the Turnitin system. 2. Eligibility: Students who intend to submit a thesis (dissertation) for Degree conferral in the Fall Semester of 2025. 3. Application Procedure A. The Graduate School Office will send instructions on how to use the system to eligible students via their Ajou University email account. - Students who need to access the system prior to the official schedule must send an email request to the Graduate School thesis administrator (thesis@ajou.ac.kr) using their Ajou University email account. - Details to be included : 1) Department, 2) Name, 3) Student ID No., 4) Ajou University email address, 5) Purpose of use B. Students without an Ajou University email account must obtain one through the Webmail system. - Emails sent from other accounts (Naver, Daum, Google, etc.) will not be accepted. - Ajou University Webmail Registration: https://www.ajou.ac.kr/_custom/ajou/_app/sso/login_oia.jsp 4. How to Use the System - Follow the instructions provided by the Graduate School Office to sign up and log in on the Turnitin homepage. - Click the class titled “(New) Ajou University Graduate School”, then upload your dissertation by clicking the appropriate submission button. - Download the result files: “Current View” and “Digital Receipt.” - Review your Similarity (%) score and Originality Report. 5. Submission of results and confirmation from academic advisor Classification Period Required Documents Remarks Submission of Self checking result At the date of Thesis review Result of Similarity(%) and Originality Reports - “Current View” page - “Digital Receipt” - Print out required documents from the Turnitin system - Submit it to Academic Advisor Confirmation of Self checking result At the date of submission of thesis for degree - Confirmation Letter from Academic Advisor (established form) - “Current View” page - “Digital Receipt” - Confirmed by Academic Advisor Submit the documents to the office 6. Note - The Certificate of Plagiarism Check for Dissertation must be completed and signed by the academic advisor. - There is no absolute similarity (%) threshold. Academic advisors are responsible for carefully reviewing the similarity percentage and sources, and for confirming that the pagination of the similarity report matches that of the thesis. * Attachment: Certificate of Plagiarism Check for Dissertation

Application for Credit Recognition from previous Graduate School and Others, Fall 2025 This is to inform you of the application procedure for credit recognition for credits earned from a previous Graduate School for Fall Semester, 2025. New students for Fall 2025 and enrolled students who request related credit recognition have to submit the required documents to the Department office within the designated period stated below. 1. Application for credit recognition for credits earned from a previous Graduate School a. New Students and Transfer students in same Degree as the previous School 1) Master's course: Credit transfer is limited to a maximum of 1/2 of the total graduation credits required by your department, regardless of credits earned at your previous Graduate School 2) Doctorate course: Credit transfer is limited to a maximum of 1/2 of the total graduation credits required by your department, regardless of credits earned at your previous Graduate School 3) Integrated course: Credit transfer is limited to a maximum of 1/2 of the total graduation credits required by your department, regardless of credits earned at your previous Graduate School (For credits completed in a previous Master's program, up to 1/2 of the required major course credits may be transferred) b. Required Documents - Application form for Credit Recognition for Previous Graduate School(Attachment), Transcript c. Evaluation Procedure - Credit Recognition confirmed by Academic Committee composed of 3 assessors (Profs.) of Department - Final decision from a Dean of Graduate School (credit assessed by the Department with the supervisionof the Dean of Department) d. Period of submission: September 23rd(Tue), 2025 e. Place for submission: Each Department Office 2. Application for Credit Recognition for special courses of lecture in Master's Degree program a. Eligible for Application - Those who have already completed a subject of Master's course when students were in underGraduate School(in Ajou University) and want to get recognized as credits of Graduate School b. Required Documents - Application form for recognition of credit completion of special courses for Master's Degree(Attachment), Transcript c. Period of Submission: September 23rd(Tue), 2025 d. Place for submission: Each Department Office 3. Searching for the Result of Credit Recognition a. You can find the result of Credit Recognition through Portal website. Please check the results of Credit Recognition for completion of courses. b. How to search for the result - Login to the Portal → '학사서비스' Academic Affairs Information → '성적' Grade → '인정성적조회' Searching for the Credit Recognition * Attachment 1. Application form for Credit Recognition for Previous Graduate School 2. Application form for Recognition of Credit completion of special courses for Master's Degree - Office of Graduate School -