Eligibility & Academic Requirements
| Eligibility | Academic Requirements |
Freshman | An applicant with non-Korean nationality and both parents also having non-Korean nationality | Completed primary and secondary schools(or will complete before admission) either in or outside Korea |
Transfer Sophomore | (+Freshman academic requirements) 2 or 3-year college graduate At least 1-year of enrollment at a 4-year university Junior college degree Successfully completed at least 1/4 of the curriculum of a 4-year university | |
Transfer Junior | (+Freshman academic requirements) 2 or 3-year college graduate At least 2-year of enrollment at a 4-year university Junior college degree Successfully completed at least 1/2 of the curriculum of a 4-year university |
-A Korean applicant with dual nationality cannot apply as an international student.
-Nationality eligibility is determined according to the date of application.
-If you graduate from a regular education course that offers such programs as cyber learning, home-schooling and language education in a foreign country, and you meet the total period of study, you are eligible. However, eligibility is contingent upon recognition from the Department of National Education.
-Both biological parents and/or current legal guardians must not have Korean nationality.
-An applicant with Taiwanese nationality and only one parent with Taiwanese nationality can still apply as an international student (only applicable until Fall 2019 admission).
-If the university confirms that the applicant's nationality is ineligible, the admission application is disqualified and acceptance rescinded.
Language Proficiency Requirement
| College/department | Language Proficiency Requirements |
Korean Track | All colleges and departments except English Track A and B | First-year Students: TOPIK level 3 Transfer Students: TOPIK level 4 Students applying for Business Administration or Media Communication major need at least TOPIK level 4 |
English Track A (100% English lectures) | International Studies(Seoul Campus) |
TOEFL IBT 80 or above IELTS 5.5 or above
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English Track B (50% or more of English lectures) | College of English(Seoul Campus) College of Business(Seoul Campus) International Economics and Law(Seoul Campus) Division of International Sports and Leisures(Global Campus) | Meet one of the two requirements listed above (Korean or English) |
-Language requirement documents must be valid at the date of application.
-Freshmen entering the school without TOPIK level 4 are required to take 14 credits in the 1st semester special program (Korean language and Korean culture and social education classes). There would be difference between campus on curriculum content and accreditation credits.
-There will be an additional interview in request of the department that the student applied for.
-Those who applied for a Korean track major and submitted TOPIK score of level 3 at the time of application must submit level 4 within a year of entrance to the school. If not, there may be restrictions to the future course registration process.
TOPIK | TOEFL(IBT) | Course registration restrictions | Semester |
level 4 or above | 80 or above | No restrictions | From 3rd semester |
level 3 or less | 80 or less | Max. 12 credits per semester |
-English Track A, B : Applicants whose native language is English or who have completed at least two years of full-time academic study in an English-speaking country do not need to submit English proficiency scores. However, if non-native speaking applications have been residing outside of an English speaking country for more than two years, since earning their degrees, will be required to submit TOEFL scores.
-For the applicants for the International Studies, TOPIK level 4 is a must for graduation.
