Article 1(Establishment) #
Korea Army Academy at Yeongcheon shall be established in the army, to provide education necessary to train military officers.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 31, 2010]
Article 2(Term of Course) #
The term of course for Korea Army Academy at Yeongcheon (hereinafter referred to as the "Academy") shall be two years.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 31, 2010]
Article 3(Qualifications for Admission) #
Any person who intends to gain admission to the Academy shall satisfy the following requirements: <Amended on Dec. 13, 2022>
1. He or she shall be an unmarried person who is aged not less than 19 but less than 25: Provided, That if he or she constitutes a veteran under Article 16 (1) and (2) of the Support for Veterans Act, the upper age limit on admission may be increased, as prescribed by Presidential Decree;
2. He or she shall not be subject to the grounds for disqualification listed in Article 10 (2) of the Military Personnel Management Act;
3. He or she shall have graduated from a junior college or have any other equivalent or higher academic background (including a person who has completed at least a second-year college course);
4. He or she shall meet the physical requirements prescribed by the Academy regulations.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 31, 2010]
Article 4(Curriculum) #
(1) The curriculum of the Academy shall be classified into the course of military studies and the course of non-military studies, and the details thereof shall be determined by the Minister of National Defense, but the course of non-military studies shall be subject to consultation with the Minister of Education. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>
(2) The curriculum referred to in paragraph (1) shall be sufficient for granting degrees. <Newly Inserted on Dec. 23, 2019>
(3) With respect to the course of non-military studies under paragraph (1) and facilities therefor, the provisions of the Higher Education Act concerning universities and colleges shall apply mutatis mutandis. <Amended on Apr. 23, 2019>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 31, 2010]
Article 5(Appointment of Superintendent) #
(1) The Academy shall have public officials (including persons in military service and civilian employees; hereinafter the same shall apply) including professors, other than the superintendent, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(2) The superintendent shall be appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Minister of National Defense from among general-level military officers who are nominated by the Army Chief of Staff. <Amended on Mar. 21, 2017>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 31, 2010]
Article 6(Qualifications for and Appointments of Professors) #
(1) With respect to the occupational categories of and qualifications for those in charge of the education of non-military studies, from among professors and other public officials under Article 5, Article 16 of the Higher Education Act shall apply mutatis mutandis.
(2) From among those in charge of the education of non-military studies under paragraph (1), professors and associate professors shall be appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Minister of National Defense, assistant professors by the Minister of National Defense on the recommendation of the superintendent, and assistant instructors by the superintendent. <Amended on Jul. 21, 2011>
(3) The President may delegate his or her authority to appoint professors and associate professors under paragraph (2) to the Minister of National Defense, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 31, 2010]
Article 6-2(Provisions of the Educational Officials Act Applicable Mutatis Mutandis) #
A person in charge of the education of non-military studies, who is not military personnel or a civilian military employee, shall be a public official in special service, and Article 11-3 of the Educational Officials Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the term of such person’s appointment, and the Educational Officials Act and the Special Act on the Improvement of Teachers’ Status and the Protection of Their Educational Activities shall apply mutatis mutandis to remuneration, training, guarantee of status, disciplinary actions, and appeals. <Amended on Feb. 3, 2016>
[This Article Newly Inserted on Mar. 22, 2013]
Article 7(Appointments of Graduates) #
Any graduate of the Academy shall be appointed a second lieutenant.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 31, 2010]
Article 8(Conferment of Bachelor's Degree) #
Any graduate of the Academy shall be conferred a bachelor's degree. In such cases, the types of degrees and other necessary matters regarding the conferment of degrees shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 31, 2010]
Article 9 #
Deleted. <Dec. 31, 1994>