1960's and Before
May 27, 1952 Established and opened Cheju Provincial Junior College
Apr. 6, 1955 Upgraded to a four-year College('Cheju University')
Mar. 1, 1962 Became Cheju National University
Mar. 1, 1964 Newly built and moved the Department of Science and Agriculture to a new campus in seogwipo
1970's
Aug. 8, 1977 Started Building the Ara Campus
Dec. 30, 1978 Got approval to establish the Graduate School and the Graduate School of Education
Mar. 15, 1979 Moved the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries from Seogwipo to the Ara Campus
1980's
Feb. 28, 1980 Completed the integrated campus in Ara
Mar. 1, 1982 Upgraded to a comprehensive university
(with 5 colleges and 39 departments)
Mar. 6, 1984 Established Cheju Junior High/ High School, affiliated with the College of Education
Mar. 1, 1988 Separated the College of Social Sciences into the College of Law and Political
Science and the College of Economics & Commerce
1990's
Mar. 1, 1990 Established the Graduate School of Business Administration
Mar. 1, 1991 Established the Graduate School of Public Administration
Mar. 1, 1997 Established the Graduate School of Industry
Mar. 1, 1998 Established the College of Medicine
(The establishment of the Medical Department was approved on Oct.4. 1995)
2000's and 2010's
Nov. 1, 2001 Established Cheju National University Hospital
Feb. 4, 2008 Got Preliminary Approval to establish the Graduate School of Law
Mar. 1, 2008 Inaugurated through Merger of Cheju National University and
May 27, 2012 Jeju-NU's 60th anniversary