(1) Any of the following students (including those prior to his or her entry to relevant schools) may be deemed to have earned credits at relevant schools, as prescribed by school regulations, within the scope prescribed by Presidential Decree: <Amended on Aug. 13, 2013; Nov. 28, 2017>

1. Where he or she has earned credits in any other domestic or foreign school;

2. Where he or she has earned credits at lifelong education centers that offer the education courses and degrees that are deemed equivalent to those offered by a junior college or university graduate prescribed in Articles 31 (4), 32 or 33 (3) of the Lifelong Education Act;

3. Where he or she has completed a curriculum equivalent to university courses in any domestic or foreign high school and in any of the domestic schools referred to in the subparagraphs of Article 2 (including higher educational institutions established under any other Act);

4. Where any person who takes a leave of absence to enlist in the military or to complete mandatory military service pursuant to Article 73 (2) of the Military Service Act has earned credits after taking distance learning courses;

5. Where credits are recognized by the Minister of Education pursuant to Article 7 (1) or (2) of the Act on Recognition of Credits;

6. Where it is recognized that he or she studied, did research or practiced at other schools, research institutions, industrial enterprises, etc. in Korea or foreign countries or worked for any industrial enterprises.

(2) Matters necessary for recognizing credits pursuant to paragraph (1) 6, such as standards and procedures for credit recognition shall be prescribed by school regulations, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Aug. 13, 2013>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Jul. 21, 2011]

(1) Any founder or manager of a school may accept the payment of tuition fees and other charges (hereinafter referred to as "enrollment fees") made by settlements in cash or by credit card, debit card, or prepaid card referred to in Article 2 of the Specialized Credit Finance Business Act. In such cases, a student may pay tuition and fees payable for the relevant semester in two or more installments, as prescribed by school regulations. <Amended on Dec. 20, 2016; Dec. 3, 2019>

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no founder or manager of a school (excluding any graduate school university referred to in Article 30) shall receive admission fees from persons who enter or transfer to the relevant school (excluding persons who enter or transfer to a degree course or research course established in a graduate school pursuant to Article 29 or a degree course integrated under Article 29-3). <Newly Inserted on Dec. 3, 2019>

(3) Each school shall establish and operate an enrollment fee deliberation committee comprised of faculties (in cases of a private university, including its foundation members recommended by the school foundation), students, related experts, etc. to set enrollment fees. In such cases, the student members shall account for at least 3/10 of the quorum of the committee, with members of each unit accounting for less than 5/10 of the quorum; and the expert members shall be appointed subject to consultation between the representatives of the school and those of students, as prescribed by school regulations. <Amended on Sep. 15, 2011; Dec. 3, 2019; Oct. 20, 2020>

(4) A school may exempt or reduce tuition fees, where the operation of school affairs is not performed normally due to restrictions on the use of school facilities, experiments or practices, or the decrease of school hours, due to disasters defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 3 of the Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety. <Newly Inserted on Oct. 20, 2020>

(5) Schools shall fully reflect the result of deliberation by the enrollment fee deliberation committee unless there is a compelling reason not to do so. <Newly Inserted on Sep. 15, 2011; Dec. 3, 2019; Oct. 20, 2020>

(6) The enrollment fee deliberation committee under paragraph (3) shall set enrollment fees for the corresponding year at a reasonable level, considering grounds based on which the enrollment fees and education expenses per student are calculated under Article 6 (1) 8-2 of the Act on Special Cases concerning the Disclosure of Information by Education-Related Institutions, the average household income for city workers, an annual support plan under Article 7-2 (1), rate of dependence on enrollment fees (referring to the ratio of enrollment fees to total education expenses at a university or college), etc. <Amended on Sep. 15, 2011; Mar. 2, 2016; Dec. 3, 2019; Oct. 20, 2020; Mar. 23, 2021; Sep. 24, 2021>

(7) The enrollment fee deliberation committee shall discuss the amount subject to exemption from or reduction of enrollment fees under paragraph (4). <Newly Inserted on Oct. 20, 2020>

(8) If necessary for setting enrollment fees, any enrollment fee deliberation committee may request the head of a school to submit relevant data, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. In such cases, the head of a school shall submit relevant data within seven days from the date of receipt of a request unless there is good cause. <Newly Inserted on Sep. 15, 2011; Dec. 3, 2019; Oct. 20, 2020>

(9) Any enrollment fee deliberation committee shall prepare and keep meeting minutes stating dates and time, meeting venues, summaries of statements, resolved matters, etc., and disclose them, as prescribed by Presidential Decree: Provided, That with respect to matters prescribed by Presidential Decree, including those deemed likely to cause substantial harm to the privacy of an individual, all or some of such meeting minutes may not be disclosed upon resolution of at least 2/3 of the quorum of the committee. <Newly inserted on Sep. 15, 2011; Dec. 3, 2019; Oct. 20, 2020>

(10) No school shall set the rate of increase in enrollment fees at a level exceeding 1.5 times the average consumer price inflation for the three immediately preceding years. <Amended on Sep. 15, 2011; Dec. 3, 2019; Oct. 20, 2020>

(11) Where any school increases the rate of increase in its enrollment fees by more than 1.5 times the average consumer price inflation for the three immediately preceding years notwithstanding paragraph (10), the Minister of Education may impose disadvantages, such as administrative or financial sanctions, etc. on the relevant school. <Amended on Sep. 15, 2011; Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 3, 2019; Oct. 20, 2020>

(12) Necessary matters such as collection of enrollment fees under paragraph (1), establishment and operation of enrollment fee deliberation committees under paragraph (3), the methods of calculating the rate of increase in enrollment fees under paragraph (10), and administrative and financial sanctions under paragraph (11) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Education. <Amended on Sep. 15, 2011; Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 3, 2019; Oct. 20, 2020>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Jul. 21, 2011]