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Fall 2023 Dormitory Application and Assignment
Fall 2023 Dormitory Application and Assignment
June 2023
[Important] New residents must take PCR/RAT/Self RAT Kit and submit test result.
[Important] Due to plan of remodeling of undergraduate dorm(Silloe/Jihye Hall),
additional application can be possible afterwards,
and undergraduates can be assigned to graduate dorm depending on the capacity.
[Important] Students should complete <Violence Prevention Education> for dorm once a year.
Date Contents
19 July (Wed) 18:00 Due date for chest X-ray submission (submit to KDS)
23 Aug (Wed) ~ 25 Aug (Fri) Move-in period for graduate freshmen and returning students
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0 Important Notice
0. PCR/Rapid Antigen Test(RAT)/Self RAT Kit (New residents)
A. All Students who are new to dorm must take PCR or Rapid Antigen Test(RAT) or Self RAT Kit
※ Not subject to submission : (2023 spring/summer residence) and (dorm application completed by 20 Aug)
B. Submit negative result taken within 48 hours(PCR) or 24 hours(RAT/Self RAT Kit) of moving
in to the dorm supervisor when you move in (※ Students who have not passed 6 months after
confirmed COVID-19 can replace submission with confirmation of complete recovery, etc.)
※ Necessary to upload it to moving-in checklist / No reimbursement for the test(examination) expense /
Regardless of vaccination, new residents must submit test results in order to move in to dorm
1. Selective Operation of Double Room(One-person Use·Single Usage)
Double room for single usage will be limited to few dorms due to face-to-face lectures
※ Operating Dormitories(Temporarily operated) : Sejong, Galilei, Yeoul, Munji, Hwaam Hall
※ If application exceeds capacity, this room type may not be run or assignment may be changed·restricted
2. Moving in and out
A. Moving In : Fill Moving in checklist ⇒ (Supervisor approves checklist)
B. Moving Out : Fill Moving out checklist ⇒ Visit Supervisor's Office ⇒ (Supervisor approves checklist)
※ Deposit may be deducted or disadvantaged if checklist is not submitted or damaged furniture or cleaning is bad
1. Submission Schedule
A. Due date : 19 July(Wed) 2023, 18:00 (failure to submit will result in lowest assignment priority)
B. Submission deferral
❍ Among students on leave of absence/non-absent dispatch, students who cannot get chest X-ray can
apply to postpone submission via [Application] → "submission deferral" of [regular semester application].
※ Although you get an approval for deferral, you MUST submit before you enter the dormitory.
❍ You can defer when you cannot get the X-ray with valid reason such as <foreign dispatch> and etc.
※ Just Busy or Overseas visit is NOT valid reason for postpone the submission.
2. Documents
A. Submission methods depending on institution(type)
Institution(Type) Method Remarks
KAIST Clinic (Refer Below)
"Special Health Examination" by Clinic Automatic You must check whether Chest X-ray is submitted
External Hospitals Manual Documents in English/Korean will only be accepted
❍ For the convenience of students, we automatically get results from KAIST Clinic. But it may take up to
7 days to update on kds after check-up. You have to agree to share the results when you reserve
for medical check-up, unless it won't be automatically submitted(Contact : Clinic(042-350-0555)).
❍ If you get the check-up at Clinic, please check on kds.kaist.ac.kr → [MyDorm] → “Medical Check-up
Submission Status”, and if the result is not updated, please contact Clinic(042-350-0513), or submit
manually(clinic.kaist.ac.kr → download“Certificate of medical examination”⇒ kds.kaist.ac.kr →
[Dormitory Application] → [Medical check-up Submit]).
❍ In case of Special health examination, it may not include Chest X-ray. If so, you should submit manually.
❍ For submission, it is valid ONLY if status of Medical Check-up Submission Status becomes <approved>.
※ Please submit in advance, since it can be rejected according to validity period, etc after submission,
and Students will be notified by e-mail only if their result of medical check-up has been rejected
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3 Assignment Announcement
2. Refund Schedule
A. Refund Date : on every 15th of every month (once a month)
B. Refund subjects : From 11th of previous month to 10th of current month (subject to change)
❍ Dormitory fee : fees are set in 0.5 month increments from date of application(refer [Attachment 3])
❍ Penalty of KRW 30,000 will be charged for additional application (※ Penalty is not refundable)
❍ Application will be nullified if the dorm fee is not paid within 72 hours / Even so, you can apply again
❍ Relocation : Move to another room (if you apply from double room, applicant moves alone, roommate stays)
❍ Exchange : Exchange roommate or room (1 on 1 exchange or exchange whole room/Approval needed)
(※ If courses(Undergraduates·Graduates) or residence period is different, Exchange application is impossible.)
❍ You can apply up to 5 times of Relocation+Exchange application in each semester (※ Application procedures
can be made after completion when applying Relocation·Exchange application)
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[Attachment 1]
※ Room type : Dorm(standard): bathroom is outside of room / Flat: room with bathroom inside of each room
※ The assignment of each dormitory can be subject to change depending on the situation, such as capacity
of the dormitory by each semester, etc.
※ The operation of Nanum hall has been suspended since 2023 fall semester.
※ For Silloe/Jihye hall, Only additional application can be possible after remodeling is completed(Relocation is
only possible if the room is not a vacant room).
※ Due to remodeling, undergraduates can also be assigned to graduate dorm depending on the capacity.
※ Dormitory deposit(KRW 100,000/Applied from the 2023 fall freshmen students) : Deposit may be deducted
from the amount paid if reason for deduction occurs while living in dormitory.
2. Period of residence
A. Undergraduates : 20 Aug 2023 ∼ 15 Dec 2023 (4 months)
※ Exceptions : Students who apply for Munji·Hwaam, Mixed roommate(U+F) reside 6 months
B. Graduates : 20 Aug 2023 ∼ 16 Feb 2024 (6 months)
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[Attachment 2]
※ Supplementary 2. Order of priority among the 3rd rank applicants (if there are leftover rooms)
❍ The number of extended semesters of stay will be converted to points – the student
with the fewest score will be primarily assigned.
❍ If students have an equal score, then the assignment will be processed randomly
※ Points calculation : Undergraduate and Master’s – 1 point/extra semester;
Doctorate: 0.5 point/extra semester
3. Other Criteria
A. Dormitories in main campus : Undergraduate students who stayed for 8 or fewer semesters will
be primarily assigned, then the rest will be assigned to graduate students who stayed shorter than
the designated numbers of semesters.
B. Room reassignment : If the applicant, who is eligible to live in the dormitory, wishes to be
reassigned to the same room, the request for the reassignment will be granted. Reassignment is
only possible for regular semester rooms. (Not the summer/winter semester room)
※ For Example) If you live in Seongsil 101 in spring semester and Jihye 101 in summer semester
→ When applying for reallocation in fall semester, Seongsil 101 in spring will be assigned
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❍ If a student who used a room for 3 or 4 (in Galilei Hall, Sejong Hall, On-Campus APT, etc.)
in Fall 2020 applies for the reassignment to the same room without creating 3-people or
4-people virtual room, the student may not be prioritizes for the reassignment.
❍ For On-Campus APT, rooms are primarily assigned for 3 students. However, if a student
would like to move out in the middle of the semester from a room assigned of 4 students,
then no dormitory fess will be refunded.
❍ If the student moves out from the dormitory during the 2020 Spring Semester or the
dormitory distribution must be considered due to the gender of the applicant, the
reassignment priority will not be applicable.
❍ “Request for Reassignment to the Same Room” is given AFTER the applicant was selected
for the dormitory assignment, not being given priority to relocation of previous dorm room.
(※ Accordingly, even if you apply for reallocation, it may not be reallocated to previous room.)
<Assignment Procedure>
1. Dormitories in main campus
There are two parts in the dormitory assignment – First, the applicant will be assigned to
the dormitory. The applicant is assigned to the dormitory, and then will be assigned to a
specific room.
<Other Note>
1. The Dormitory room type (double room(for single usage) operation, undergraduate/
graduate application classification, etc.) is subject to change depending on the capacity
of the dormitory by each semester.
2. There may be changes in related to the operation of the dormitory due to the policies
(quarantine guidelines, etc.).
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[Attachment 3]
2. If an undergraduate student continues to graduate school, the student must apply with the
student ID given for the graduate course. The undergraduate student ID will not work for
dormitory application. If you are promoted from Master’s course to Doctorate course, you may
apply for the reassignment to the same room. However, you will not be considered as a newly
incoming student. (No priority)
3. Regardless of students’ circumstances, If a student will not move into the dormitory within 1
month from the beginning of semester, then the student is prohibited from the dormitory
application. The student MUST apply for the ‘additional application’ afterwards. Anyone who
violates this rule will be considered as inappropriate user and the assignment will be
immediately canceled, and dormitory application will be restricted.
5. Dormitories are assigned to students who both APPLIED AND PAID COMPLETELY, Otherwise
students (who paid but did not apply or applied but did not pay) will be excluded from the
dormitory assignment.
※ If a student did not apply for the dormitory or pay the fee during the application period(including
returning student) or a student wish to reapply after canceling the assigned dormitory, the student
needs to apply for the additional application, but should pay the penalty of KRW 30,000.
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< Refund table by criteria >
Period Refund Amount
2023. 7. 28. 15:00 ~ 2023. 7. 30. Full refund
2023. 7. 31. ~ 2023. 8. 19. KRW 30,000 deducted
2023. 8. 20. ~ 2023. 9. 4. 0.5 month(s) fee deducted
2023. 9. 5. ~ 2023. 9. 19. 1 month(s) fee deducted
2023. 9. 20. ~ 2023. 10. 4. 1.5 month(s) fee deducted
2023. 10. 5. ~ 2023. 10.19. 2 month(s) fee deducted
2023. 10.20. ~ 2023. 11. 4. 2.5 month(s) fee deducted
2023. 11. 5. ~ 2023. 11.19. 3 month(s) fee deducted
2023. 11.20. ~ 2023. 12. 4. 3.5 month(s) fee deducted
2023. 12. 5. ~ 2023. 12.19. 4 month(s) fee deducted
2023. 12.20. ~ 2024. 1. 4. 4.5 month(s) fee deducted
2024. 1. 5. ~ 2024. 1. 19. 5 month(s) fee deducted
2024. 1. 20. ~ 2024. 2. 4. 5.5 month(s) fee deducted
2024. 2. 5. ~ 2024. 2. 16. No refund
B. If you do not move into your room within a week after the first day of the semester, you should
apply for dormitory cancellation and the fee will be refunded according to the dormitory
assignment cancellation/move out refund criteria. (However, students who received permission for
the delayed moving-in from the Student Life Team are exempt.)
7. If there have been any inappropriate actions in the dormitory application and utilization, then
the current dormitory assignment will be revoked and the fee will not be refunded at all.
Additionally, further dormitory application will be restricted.
A. Students who transfer or trade the right to apply or live in dormitory. including the seller, buyer,
assignor, assignee and students who cooperated in the activity. (The roommate will be regarded as
cooperator)
※ Those students may be referred to the Student Punishment Committee.
B. One who used the room alone (except in a single room) and one who cooperated to allow the
other to use the room alone. (When the student abuse the system, not by chance)
C. One who exchanged the room without the permission of the Student Life Team.
※ Before exchanging/relocating the room, students must apply for exchange/relocation application in
the dorm website. The number of exchange/relocation application is limited to 5 times per each
semester. (However, undergraduate freshman students are not allowed to change dorm room.)
When applying for a relocation, it is randomly assigned to the same dorm hall(or room type) room
on the system, not the applicant's specific room selection.
8. If a student loses reason to stay in the dormitory for several reasons like leave of absence,
non-absent dispatch, suspension, or withdrawal, then student MUST leave the dorm immediately.
※ To complete moving out procedure, after applying for ‘Early move out’ on the dorm
website, submit [Moving out checklist] when leaving, and [Moving out checklist] should get
approval by visiting the dorm supervisor’s office
9. You must clean up your room for next student moving in and if there are any damages in the
room or condition is poor, you must pay for it or deposit can be deducted under deposit system.
10. If your room is reported to be not cleaned by the next student moving in, penalty will be
given and your dormitory application will be cancelled. After checking the moving out
checklist and room by the dorm supervisor, if there is any problem, you must restore to its
original condition and there may be disadvantages.
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[Attachment 4]
※ Other notice : If you apply for Relocation/Exchange application, you need to submit
both moving in/out checklist and get approval by dorm supervisor
(Apply for only when you can check relocation status in [MyDorm] – “Dormitory Allocation Status” -
“Dormitory Allocation History”).
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