Academic Regulations

• Ghent University Global Campus Korea Education and Examination Code 2025-2026

What?

2 types of study progress monitoring measures

1. Measures for all students
   50%-rule: If you have obtained credits for less than 50% of the personal enrolment curriculum (i.e. a success rate below 50%), a binding condition will be imposed upon the next enrolment for the same study programme.
   • Subsequent failure to meet your binding condition will result in the refusal of a subsequent enrolment via diploma contract for the same program or for the relevant common part to different programs.
   1/3th-rule
   The student will be refused if the records show that a subsequent enrolment in higher education will not result in a positive outcome, and that regardless of the contract type and regardless of previously imposed - whether fulfilled or not - binding conditions. A student who, after 3 years of enrolment, has earned credits for less than 1/3 of the credits taken during those enrolments, is presumed not to have a positive outcome for a new enrolment, so that student will be refused.
   • You will then not be able to enrol for any contract type or program at UGent.
   Credit contract limitation: For contracts to obtain credits, enrolment is refused for students who have enrolled twice for said course unit without obtaining the credit certificate. This provision is valid irrespective of whether or not the previous enrolment was under a contract to obtain credits or a contract to obtain a diploma. This limitation does not apply to students pursuing a diploma in any of our three study programmes.
   
2. Measures for 1st enrolment in an initial bachelor's program
   30%-rule
   If, after the 1st enrolment in an initial bachelor's program, you pass less than 30% of the credits included within the 1st deliberation package of the full-time model track, a subsequent enrolment through a diploma objective contract for the same program or for the relevant common prelude to different programs, will be refused.
   
   100%-rule
   If as student:
   1. did not obtain a credit certificate for all course units taken after 1st enrolment or
   2. was not deliberated for the 1st deliberation package,
   upon 2nd enrolment in a following academic year in the same program, this student must obtain a credit or be deliberated for all remaining course units from the package taken by this student at 1st enrolment and belonging to the 1st deliberation package of the full-time model track of the bachelor's program.
   If a student does not comply with this binding condition, subsequent enrolment through a diploma contract for the same program or for the relevant common prelude to different programs, will be refused.
   
3. Implications when deregistering or changing your curriculum
   
   If you find that you are not making sufficient study progress, a redirection to another course or a change to the scope of your curriculum can sometimes provide a solution so that you can get back on track quickly. Do not make any rash decisions in this regard! In consultation with a study counselor, you can see what the best solution is in your situation.
   In the case of reorientation or adjustments to your curriculum, some deadlines are taken into account:
   • In case of a request to revise the curriculum before 15 November or a termination of contract before 1 December, the relevant course units are not taken into account for the calculation;
   • When applying to change the curriculum from 15 November and before 1 March or terminating the contract before 15 March, second-term courses and full-year courses do not count in the calculation; first-term courses do count.
   • In case of a termination of contract after 15 March, all course units are given weight in the calculation.
   Students who start in a bachelor program must always take all course units of the 1st model track year (BA1). You cannot have courses removed in this case unless you meet an exception for this (see OER - Article 22, § 4).
   Read more about stopping your studies and possible implications.
4. Regulations & appeal
   
   Is the refusal of enrolment final?
   If you have been refused enrolment you will not be able to re-enrol, either for the program in question or for any program at UGent. This depends on the reason for your refusal (see above).
   A refusal decision is valid for the duration of 1 academic year and is extended by one year with each re-enrolment until such time as it is not lifted by the institutional appeals committee following an internal appeal. A refusal decision is automatically lifted after a period of 6 academic years. A refusal decision for an initial bachelor's degree is automatically lifted when the student has earned another bachelor's degree.
   
5. Possibility of appeal
   
   
   • The imposition of binding conditions as well as the refusal of enrolment can be appealed to the Institutional Appeals Committee every year.
     It may grant enrolment for reasons of force majeure or exceptional individual circumstances. It may impose binding conditions.
     Follow the guidelines mentioned in article 65 of the Education and Examination Regulations.
     
6. Regulations
   
   • Full regulations on study progress monitoring can be found in article 18 of the Education and Examination Code
   • Instituting an internal appeal to the Institutional Appeals Board: see article 65 of the Education and Examination Code
7. Contact
   
   Do you have questions about your enrolment?
   • Contact academicaffairs@ghent.ac.kr