Spring 2021

Graduate School
Admission Guidelines
for International Students

Korea University
1. Eligibility

A. Applicants holding foreign citizenship whose parents are foreign (not Korean) citizens
Korean citizens who hold dual citizenship are not eligible to apply as international students.
B. Applicants who completed their entire 16- year education from elementary school to university
in a foreign country (not Korea).

* Applicants should satisfy one of the requirements above and if they satisfy both A and B is
eligible under A. Depending on your qualification, different documents needed. (Please refer to
Section 8)

2. Language Proficiency Requirements

-It can be changed regarding government education policy.

※ Applicants must meet one condition(A, B, or C) from the below list. For validation purposes,
any language proficiency test score must have been received within the two years of the
application deadline. The Institutional Testing Program (ITP) TOEFL is not acceptable.

A. TOEFL PBT 550, iBT 80(My Best Score accepted), IELTS 5.5 or TEPS 600 (New TEPS 327) or above
B. TOPIK level 3 or above
C. Applicants who meet one of the following conditions below:
1) Native English speakers
2) Applicants who have completed their degree program (Bachelor's or higher) in an English
speaking country.
3) Applicants whose major is Korean Language in a foreign country university.
4)Applicants who have obtained a degree (Bachelor's or higher) from a university in Korea
5)Applicants who are recommended by the Department that he/she has a language ability for studying
in Korea. (A recommendation letter from the Department is required.)

3. Programs

A. Website: http://graduate2.korea.ac.kr/gradeng/department/major.do
B. Please contact the heads of the department you wish to enroll in by e-mail or phone
for the further inquires.

4. Procedure

A. Online Application and Application Fees

1) Online application period: September 7 (Mon.) – September 18 (Fri.), 2020
2) How to apply: Click the link listed in the notice section on the Graduate School website
(http://graduate2.korea.ac.kr) to access the online application page.
3) After completing the registration process, fill in the application form and pay the handling and
application fees.
 -Total payment: KRW 127,000 (Application fee: KRW 120,000 + commission fee: KRW 7,000)
4) After applying (including paying the fees), print out the application form, application confirmation
sheet, and consent form for a review of your academic records (to be submitted with other
documents later).
5) Our university does not employ an application agency to screen applicants and uses collected
personal information solely for the purpose of application screening. However, since the personal
information of successful applicants is used to create a school register, the consent of applicants
for the “collection and use of personal information” and “review of academic records” is required.
B. Submission
1) Document submission period: September 7 (Mon.) – September 25 (Friday), 2020
2) Documents can be submitted only after completing the aforementioned online application and
payment.
3) Submit to (in person or by mail):
Administration Office, Admission Team (Room 126B, Graduate School
Library) Graduate School of Korea University
145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu
Seoul 02841, Korea
Phone: +82-2-3290-1358
- It may take more than one month to prepare all required admission documents. Early preparation is
encouraged.
C. Interview
1) When: November
2) Some departments may conduct an admission interview or Oral Examinations. Each department who
will only conduct the test will announce the details on the website.

5. Notification of the Admissions

A. Notification Date: December 17 (Thursday), 2020 (Subject to change)

B. Notice will be released on the website.
* The decision date may change depending on circumstances.
C. Admitted students should enroll in a medical insurance service which Korea University presented on the
tuition bill exclusively from the beginning of their first semester. Another kinds of insurance is not eligible.

6. Required Documents

- Only original documents are acceptable.

- Photocopied, scanned or faxed documents will not be accepted.

- If the documents are not in English, please submit the documents translated into English and

notarized (published within 3 months).

A. Admissions application form (Print it out from Uwayapply.com.)

B. A recommendation letter from professors of one’s previous (last) university (No specific form)

C. Certificate of Bachelor’s degree (or certificate of expected graduation) and official transcripts
including all transcripts from previous institutes before the transfer (applicants for Master's, doctoral and
integrated Master’s and Ph.D. degree programs). Please refer to Section 7. if you are a chinese applicant.

D. Certificate of Master’s degree (or certificate of expected graduation) and official transcripts(For
doctoral program applicants only). Please refer to Section 7. if you are a chinese applicant.

-In case the transcripts do not include the applicant’s total GPA and an explanation of the school’s
grading policies, please submit a letter of GPA verification explaining both. Scholarhship applicant should
submit GPA scores and total scale based on our grading system definitely for the evaluation.

Apostille (or consular verified) degree certificates should be additionally submitted within two weeks
of an admission decision by express mail. If applicants have already submitted Apostille (or consular
verified) degree certificates when they applied, they do not need to submit them again. Please refer to
Appendices 1 and 2.

E. Study plan (no specific form)

F. Resume/Curriculum Vitae (no specific form)

G. TOEFL, IELTS, TEPS or TOPIK test scores

* The Institutional Testing Program (ITP) TOEFL is not valid.
* Applicants for scholarships must submit a TOEFL, IELTS, TEPS or TOPIK score.
ETS can send original TOEFL score reports directly to the Graduate School admissions office. The ETS DI
reporting code for the Graduate School of Korea University is 7589.

Countries exempt from the English proficiency requirement

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana,
Cameroon, Canada, Commonwealth of Dominica, Fiji, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, Hong Kong,
India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Namibia, Nauru, New
Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Samoa,
Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago,
Tuvalu, Uganda, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Please note: If native English speakers (or applicants who have completed their degree program (Bachelor's or
higher) in English speaking countries) want to apply for a scholarship, a TOEFL, IELTS, TEPS or TOPIK test score
is mandatory.

H. Financial resources statement

1) Submit a bank statement showing a minimum balance of US$20,000 (Seoul Campus) / US$18,000
(Sejong Campus) or the same amount of the applicant’s country’s currency issued within the past three
months.
- We recommend that you freeze your bank account with the required minimum balance by February 28,
2021.
- Chinese applicants: Please see Section 7. Additional required documents for Chinese applicants.

2) Financial support form by the tutor professor at the Korea University Graduate School (with the tutor
professor’s certificate of employment): If you don’t have the required minimum balance, a financial
support form with your tutor professor's certificate of employment can be submitted in its place.
 * However, when you apply for your visa from the Korean Consulate, Embassy or Immigration, you
must submit a bank statement. (The financial support from will not be acceptable.)

I. Information release form. (Print it out from Uwayapply.com.)

J. Application fee: KRW 120,000 + commission fee KRW 7,000 (Payable on the Uwayapply website)

K. A photocopy of your passport (A copy of an alien registration card is required only for Korean
residents.)

7. Additional Required Documents for Chinese Applicants

A. Chinese applicants who graduated from a Chinese university must submit a degree certificate issued
by China Academic Degrees & Graduation Education Information (http://www.cdgdc.edu.cn). In that case,
translated (in English) and notarized copies of the applicant’s degree and certificate of graduation issued
by university should be additionally submitted. Applicants who are expected to graduate should submit
the certificate of expected graduation or the certificate of enrollment (or registration) issued by university.

B. If the official transcript is written in Chinese, please submit the document translated into English and
notarized.

C. (Chinese students in Korea) If you submit a bank statement issued by a bank in China, we
recommend that you freeze your bank account with a minimum balance of RMB 130,000 (Seoul
Campus) / RMB 120,000 (Sejong Campus) until February 28, 2021.
(Chinese students in China) For Chinese applicants who will apply for a D-2 (student visa) visa in
China, we recommend that you freeze your bank account with a minimum balance above until August 31,
2021.

D. Additional documents for Chinese applicants:

- Photocopies of your and your parents’ resident registration card (居民證)

8. Required Documents Regarding Eligibility(Translated into English and notarized one)

Please prepare the documents required for your eligibility, either for A or B.

A. An applicant holding foreign citizenship whose parents are foreign citizens (not Korean citizens)
1) A certificate of both the applicant and his/her parent’s nationality
2) A certificate of family relations

* You can hand in a family register (戶口簿 for Chinese and 戶籍 for Japanese), a birth certificate, or
a certificate of vital records to verify eligibility under A.

* Chinese applicants should submit the family register (戶口簿) of your parents and yourself in place of
a certificate of nationality.
(If your family register is bound with your parents, please submit one set of hard copies notarized in
English. If your family register is separate from your parents', please submit yours and your parents', one
set of each, respectively. You must also submit a certificate of family relations. All documents must be
notarized in English.)

- In case of the following circumstances, please submit the appropriate document:

One of your parents is deceased (or parents are divorced): Death (or Divorce) Certificate
One of your parents is a naturalized citizen: photocopy of her/his ID (registration) card.

B. An applicant who completed his or her entire 16- y e a r education from elementary school to
university in foreign countries (not Korea)
1) Please submit the graduation certificates and official transcripts from elementary, middle and
high school.
2) Applicant and you family register (notarized one), If parents are not Chinese nationality, please send
the Identification Card.

9. Scholarships

* These scholarship benefits are only for the first semester after enrollment. For continued
scholarship support, students must apply and be selected for scholarships each semester.
(Scholarship students will be selected based on GPA for each semester. The notice of scholarship
for enrolled students is available in April and September)

A. Requirements for Scholarship Awards

- GPA from the previous (latest) school of 4.0 or higher (out of 4.5), 3.83 or
higher (out of 4.3), 3.57 or higher (out of 4.0), or 90 or higher (out of 100)
- TOEFL (PBT) 577, TOEFL (iBT) 90(My Best Score accepted) or higher, TEPS
Global Leader Scholarship 700(New TEPS 386) or higher, IELTS 7.0 or higher, or TOPIK level 6 or above
(This test score is also mandatory for native English speakers.)
(Scholarship Type A) - Recommendation from the department and permission from the dean of
the graduate school
- All three requirements must be satisfied for the awarding of Scholarship A.

- GPA from the previous (latest) school of 3.5 or higher (out of 4.5), 3.36 or
Humanities and Social
higher (out of 4.3), 3.14 or higher (out of 4.0), or 85 or higher (out of 100)
Sciences Scholarship
- TOEFL (PBT) 553, TOEFL (iBT) 82(My Best Score accepted) or higher,
(Scholarship Type B) TEPS 620(New TEPS 337) or higher, IELTS 6.0 or higher, or
TOPIK level 4 or above (This test score is also mandatory for
native English speakers.)
Natural Sciences and
- Recommendation from the department and permission from the dean of
Engineering Scholarship
the graduate school
(Scholarship Type C)
- All three requirements must be satisfied for the awarding of Scholarships B and C.

- The College of Medicine will grant Foreign Student Shcolarships Type C only not Type A.
- Scholarship awards evaluations will be conducted automatically and simultaneously with admissions
evaluations. You don’t need to contact your department for its recommendation because they will recomend
direclty to Gradaute School Committe.
- Business Anlaytics(BA) in Business Administraion Applicant can't apply the scholarhip above.
B. Scholarship Benefits

Global Leader Scholarship (Scholarship Type A)

- 100% of entrance and tuition fees,
dormitory fees(for 4 months)
Humanities and Social Sciences Scholarship
- 60% of tuition fee
(Scholarship Type B)
(Not included of entrance fee)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Scholarship
- 65% of tuition fee
(Scholarship Type C)
(Not included of entrance fee)

* Dormitory fees (500,000 KW/1month) during 4 months will be sent to the student bank
account regardless of your stay in dormitory or not.
** Some professors in the Natural Sciences or Engineering programs may individually offer a stipend to
excellent students from their research funds. Please contact the head of the pertinent department
about such opportunities.

10. Important Notices

A. You can fill out the application form in either Korean or English. Other langauge documents should be
notrazied in English.

B. The spelling of your name and the birth date must match those shown on your passport or other
official documents in your country.

C. Please refer to the website http://graduate2.korea.ac.kr/gradeng/department/major.do when filling out

the degree, department, and major on your application form.

D. Changes to admissions applications (e.g., degree, department, etc.) are prohibited after their
submission.

E. None of the submitted records and documents are returnable, and the application fee is nonrefundable.

F. Any further important notices will be announced by e-mail. Please indicate e-mail address 1 and e-
mail address 2 accurately. They should be different e-mail accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail, etc.).

G. Any false or misleading statement may disqualify you.

H. Application documents received after the deadline (September 25, 2020) will not be accepted.

I. A student's application can be denied due to insufficient documents.

J. We have two campuses, one in Seoul and one in Sejong. All classes on Sejong Campus are
conducted in Sejong City, which is about two hours by car from Seoul. College of Culture and Sprots,
College of Public Policy, College of Global Business, College of Scienc & Technology, Colloge of
Pharmacy are in Sejong Campus.

K. Applicants to the Department of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Science and Program in Public
Health must get tutor professor candidates' permission before his/her application can be evaluated.
Applicants who have completed a major in medicine or dentistry are only qualified to apply for
the Department of Medicine.

L. All foreingers entering Korea for study must apply for a Student Visa (D-2) at the Korean Consulate
in their home country before entering Korea.
M. Leaves of absence are not permitted for the first semester after admission.
(In the case of illness, joining the military, or giving birth, a leave of absence is allowable with
verification.)

N. There are no fall admissions for the departments of “Marketing” and “Accounting” and “Business
Anlaytics” in the College of Business Administration. (These application only for Spring Semester.)
* Management, Finance, International Business, MIS, LSOM is available for Fall Semester as
well as Spring Semseter.
*All the Business Administration applicants should submit the official language
score(Korean or English)

Major TOPIK TOEFL, IELTS, TEPS Exempted

If English is mother
Management, Finance, tounge or graduated
Marketing, Accounting, Recommended Mandatory in BA/M.A in
International Business, MIS,
English based
LSOM
countries

Who graduated(will
graduate) in Korean
Business Analytics(BA) Studies in Foreign
Mandatory Recommended
- 1 year program country or hold
Degree in Korea's
universities

O. In Department of Architecture, if applicant apply the area of design in Architectural Planning, they
should submit the Portfolio as well.

P. Please confirm the FAQ if you have any inquires.

http://graduate2.korea.ac.kr/gradeng/community/faq/eligibility.do#none. If you have any specific
questions regarding the major, we recommend you consult with the department professor direclty.

11. Tuition Fees (Spring Semester 2021) (Unit: KRW)

Area Degree Entrance fee Tuition fee Student fee Total
Humanities Master's 1,142,000 4,886,000 37,500 6,065,500
and Social Sciences Doctoral 1,142,000 4,886,000 37,500 6,065,500
Natural Sciences and Master's 1,142,000 5,914,000 37,500 7,093,500
Physical Education Doctoral 1,142,000 5,914,000 37,500 7,093,500
Engineering Master's 1,142,000 6,897,000 37,500 8,076,500
and Art Doctoral 1,142,000 6,897,000 37,500 8,076,500
Health Science Master's 1,142,000 6,406,000 37,500 7,585,500
Doctoral 1,142,000 6,406,000 37,500 7,585,500
Medicine Master's 1,206,000 8,646,000 37,500 9,889,500
Doctoral 1,206,000 8,646,000 37,500 9,889,500
Pharmacy Master's 1,142,000 7,781,000 37,500 8,960,500
Doctoral 1,142,000 7,781,000 37,500 8,960,500
* The above tuition was based on 2020 Fall Semester, changeable followed KU Policy.
* The National Insurance Fee is not included. (You should register the National Insurance)
* Business Anlaytics tution fee is 12,700,000 KRW for one semester.
* Natural Sciences and Physical Education include the departments of Psychology, Digital Management
and Applied Statistics for the purposes of this chart.
 12. Contact Information for Further Inquiries
1) Name of Person in Charge: Hyunju Oh
2) E-mail: [email protected]
3) Phone: +82-2-3290-1358 (English), +82-2-3290-1357 (Chinese)

13. Dormitory Information for Foreign Students (Seoul, Sejong)

1) Website: http://reslife.korea.ac.kr (Seoul)
http://dormitel.korea.ac.kr (Sejong)
2) E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: +82-2-3290-1555
3) Tentative on-line application schedule for dorms: January 2021
* Please contact [email protected] (82+44-860-1854) for Sejong
4) All dormitory applicants should apply for the dormitory by themselve directly.

Students must pay all the necessary residence hall fees (KRW) before the beginning of each semester.
For detailed information on payment deadlines, please check the a b o v e w e b s i t e .

* The location of Graduate School(Graduate Library Building 126B)

서울 캠퍼스 Seoul Campus

 Appendix 1: APOSTILLE Requirements For
Newly Admitted Students

Since July 14, 2007, the Republic of Korea has been part of the 1961 Hague Convention abolishing the
Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents. The Convention provides for the simplified
certification or public (including notarized) documents to be used in countries that have joined the convention.

An Apostille ensures that public documents issued in one signatory country will be recognized as valid in
another signatory country.

☞ Apostille certificates are to be submitted to Korea University until February 28, 2021.
☞ For information regarding how to get an Apostille, please refer to the Apostille section of the website

http://www.hcch.net.

A. Newly admitted students from countries which are signatories to the convention must meet the
following requirements:
* Please refer to the list of signatory countries onApostille certificates inAppendix 2.

1. Official certificates (transcripts, diplomas, etc.) from public schools or institutions should be
submitted with an Apostille attachment.

2. Official certificates (transcripts, diplomas, etc.) from private schools or institutions, however, should
be officially notarized by a notary, an agency or any other authority competent under the law of the
country the certificates originate from, and then should be submitted with an Apostille attachment.

N.B. All documents must be in English. Otherwise, you must submit a notarized/certified translation in
English completed by a public notary in the country in which the document was originally produced.

B. Students admitted from countries which are NOT signatories to the convention and do not
recognize the Apostille must meet the following requirements:

1. Official certificates (transcripts, diplomas, etc.) must be legalized by a Korean consular officer in the
country which issued the certificates.
2. Applicants from these countries should submit their official certificates with an authentication
attachment (e.g., Certificate of Authentication or Certificate of Overseas Educational Institutions) issued
by the Korean Embassy or Consulate.

N.B. All documents must be in English. Otherwise, you must submit a notarized/certified English
translation completed by a notary public in the country in which the document was originally produced.

C. Admitted Chinese students

The degree (or expected degree) certificate must be issued by the China Academic Degrees and Graduate
Education Information (http://www.cdgdc.edu.cn).
 Appendix 2: The list of countries for Apostille certificates
ALBANIA ICELAND SERBIA
INDIA SEYCHELLES
ANDORRA IRELAND SLOVAKIA
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ISRAEL SLOVENIA
ARGENTINA ITALY SOUTH AFRICA
ARMENIA JAPAN SPAIN
AUSTRALIA KAZAKHSTAN ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
AUSTRIA KOREA ST. LUCIA
AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC OF KYRGYZSTAN ST. VINCENT AND THE
GRENADINES
BAHAMAS LATVIA SURINAME
BARBADOS LESOTHO SWAZILAND
BELARUS LIBERIA SWEDEN
BELGIUM LIECHTENSTEIN SWITZERLAND
BELIZE LITHUANIA TONGA
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA LUXEMBOURG TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

BOTSWANA THE FORMER YUGOSLAV TURKEY

REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM MALAWI UKRAINE
BULGARIA MALTA UNITED KINGDOM
CAPE VERDE MARSHALL ISLANDS UNITED STATES OF AMEICA
CHINA MAURITIUS URUGUAY
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF MEXICO UZBEKISTAN
COLOMBIA
COOK ISLANDS MOLDOVA VANUATU
COSTA RICA REPUBLIC OF MONACO VENEZUELA
CROATIA MONGOLIA
CYPRUS MONTENEGRO
CZECH REPUBLIC NAMIBIA
DENMARK NETHERLANDS
DOMINICA NEW ZEALAND
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NICARAGUA
ECUADOR NIUE
EL SALVADOR NORWAY
ESTONIA OMAN
FIJI PANAMA
FINLAND PERU
FRANCE POLAND
GEORGIA PORTUGAL
GERMANY ROMANIA
GREECE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
GRENADA SAMOA
HONDURAS SAN MARINO
HUNGARY SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
In which countries does the Apostille Convention apply?

Visit (http://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.status&cid=41) to see the updated list of the countries

where Apostille Convention applies.
* If your public document was issued in a country where the Apostille Convention does not apply, you should
submit a Certificate ofAuthentication issued by the Korean Embassy or Consulate in your country.

Where do I get an Apostille?

– only they are permitted to issue Apostilles.

Visit (http://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.authorities&cid=41) to see the list of all Competent
Authorities designated by each country that has joined the Apostille Convention.

How much does an Apostille cost?

Many Competent Authorities do charge for Apostilles. The price among Competent Authorities varies greatly.
For practical information of the prices that individual countries charge, see the information available at
(http://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.authorities&cid=41).

For further details, please see the website of the Hague Conference at http://www.hcch.net/.The Hague
Conference is the organization that developed the Apostille Convention. All relevant and updated information
about the Apostille Convention is available in the Apostille Section of the Hague Conference website.