MS/PhD

FAQ

Q1. Admissions Guideline

Category		Remarks
Eligibility	MA	(1) An applicant who obtained a bachelor's degree from domestic·foreign university (including bachelor's degree for self-education) or a prospective graduate (2) An applicant who completed the entire 16-year education from elementary school to university in foreign countries(not Korea) (3) An applicant who received an equivalent bachelor's degree from the approved institution by the law ※ In case of Medicine, an applicant must have a bachelor's degree of Medicine or bachelor's degree of Dental Medicine. An intern or health doctor cannot apply, but the major in medical bioscience is exception. ※ Regardless of GPA of a bachelor's degree program, applicants can apply.
	Ph.D	An applicant who completed the same or similar major in a Master's degree program with Ph.D. An applicant who obtained a Master's degree from dometic·foreign graduate school (or a prospective graduate) ※ An applicant from special graduate school, foreign graduate school or an applicant majoring in the similar field must submit 「Certificate of Eligibility」 with the confirmation stamp from the head professor of the major that an applicant applies for. (Please refer to the admissions guideline for each major.) ※ An applicant from the graduate school of public health who wants to apply for Medicine must graduate from the college of Medicine or Dental Medicine, but the major in Medical Bioscience is exception. ※ Regardless of GPA of a Master's degree program, applicants can apply.
Admissions Schedule	MA/Ph.D	Spring Semester (March): early in October
Admissions Schedule	MA/Ph.D	Fall Semester(September): early in April
Admissions Process	MA/Ph.D	Application Documnet Assessment & Interview(Oral Exam)
Application	MA/Ph.D	Application Documnet Assessment & Interview(Oral Exam)
Application	MA/Ph.D	Online Application & Application Documents Submission
Required Documents	MA/Ph.D	Please refer to the admissions guideline.

*For further information, please refer to the admissions guideline.

Q2. Academic Affairs Guideline

※ Students must submit within 20 days from the beginning of the semester.

Category	Department in charge of academic affairs	Required Documents	Remarks
Application for Academic Advisor	Affiliated College	·Application form for an academic advisor	·The confirmation from an academic advisor and a head professor is required.
Designation of Specified Subjects of Academic Advisor	Affiliated College	·Designation form of specified subjects of an academic advisor ·Official Transcript	·The confirmation from an academic advisor and a head professor is required.
Credit Recognition	Affiliated College	·Application form for credit recognition (International exchange student, other university graduates) ·Application form for the excess credits (for students attending Korea University) ·Official Transcript	·Application for every semester is required. ·The confirmation from an academic advisor and a head professor is required.
Academic Exchange in Korea (Domestic)	Affiliated College	·Application form for academic exchange	·Graduate School for Academic Exchange (Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul Women's University, University of Seoul, Seoul National University, Yonsei University, Korea National Defense University, KAIST, KIAS) ·The confirmation from an academic advisor and a head professor is required.

Q3. Academic Administration Guideline of Change in Academic Register

※ All of the changes in academic administration must be done within 20 days from the beginning of the semester.

Category		Dept. in charge of Academic Affairs	Required Documents	Remarks
Leave of Absence, Returning		one-stop service center	1.Application of leave of absence·returning to university 2.Relevant documents of leave of absence by military service (a copy of notification of military service, certificate of approval for professional research staff transfer and etc.) must be submitted. 3. Documentary evidence of leave of absence by child birth must be submitted.	Leave of absence by military service & child birth is exempt from the term of thesis submission.
Withdrawal		one-stop service center	Withdrawal Form	When the refund of tuition is needed, request for refund must be done from affiliated college to financial division.
Readmission		affiliated collge	Readmission Form	1. Thesis must be submitted within the thesis submission term (MS: 6yrs, Ph.D:10yrs). 2. Request for printing 'Tuition Bill' must be done to financial division.
Academic Advisor	Change	affiliated collge	Petition for Change of Advisor	The confirmation from the former and new academic advisor and a head professor is required.
Academic Advisor	Extension	affiliated collge	1.Petition for Extension of Advisor 2.Request of the extension for an academic adviser	Students must apply within one semester after the retirement of an academic advisor.
Major Change		affiliated collge	1. Petition for Change of Graduate Major 2. Official Transcript	1. Available within 20 days from the beginning of the second semester 2. The confirmation from the former and new academic advisor and a head professor is required.

Q4. Scholarship Guideline

Category	Type	Selection of Scholarship	Extend of Payment
Campus	Administration Assistant Scholarship	Recommendation of assistant from college →Confirmation	A full scholarship(while working)
	Research Assistant Scholarship	Recommendation of assistant→Confirmation	A full scholarship(while working)
	General Scholarship	Graduate School (Arrangement from college)→College(Recommendation of department) →Confirmation of graduate school	1,250,000
	Scholarship for international student * except College of Medicine	Request for recommendation to university →Recommendation of college→Confirmation of graduate school	Agreement Exchange: Tuition fee+Admission Fee
			Science&Engineering 1,2 semester: A full scholarship 3,4 semester: 75% of tuition fees
			Non-science&engineering:75% of (tuition fee+admission fee)
Anam Linker Scholarship *except College of Medicine	Korea University Anam Scholarship Student &Specialized graduate *except College of Medicine	Tuition+admission fee
Work-based Scholarship	Work-study student
Non- Campus	Non-campus scholarship includes Lotte Foundation, Bang Il Young Foundation,Korea Sanhak Foundation,LG Foundation, ILJU Foundation (about 30 Foundations)	Recommendation fromCollege

Q5. Foreign Language Test & Comprehensive Test

Category	Type	Application Period	Application	Criteria
Foreign Language	Foreign Language Test (Regular)	mid-Feb mid-Aug	Internet:Application fee payment after online application in Kupid/Information Square	English: Implementation by Institute of Foreign Language Studies Others: Implementation by Graduate School
	Application for exemption	1^st semester:4/1-8/31 2^nd semester:10/1-2/28	Department of Academic Affairs of Graduate School ※Application for exemption+Transcript (original)	Official English Proficiency Test Score(within 2 years) TOEFL CBT 213 or higher IBT 80 IELTS level 6 TEPS 660 TOEIC 800 - Refer to the "Criteria of English proficiency test score for test exemption"for second foreign languages - A graduate with a bachelor's degree or higher from the English-speaking or foreign language-speaking university
	Recognition of exemption	After the completion of class, the result will be sent from Institute of Foreign Language Studies to graduate school	Institute of Foreign Language Studies (Foreign Language Course)	A student who receives B or higher grade after taking course offered byInstitute of Foreign Language Studies
Comprehensive	Comprehensive Test	mid-April mid-Oct	Dept. of Academic Affairs of Affiliated College	MS:Completion of 2 semesters or more A student who passes a foreign language test with taking 18 credits in major ** Refer to the internal rules of major
Comprehensive	Comprehensive Test	mid-April mid-Oct	Dept. of Academic Affairs of Affiliated College	Ph.D: Completion of 3 semesters or more A student who passes a foreign language test taking 27 credits in major ** Refer to the internal rules of major

Q6. English Proficiency Test Score Criteria for Exemption

Category	Program	Type of Test	Institute	Acceptance Criteria (Grade)	Remarks
English	MS·Ph.D	TOEFL, TOEIC	ETS	TOEFL CBT 213, iBT 80 TOEIC 800	TOEIC applies to the new entrants of Spring&Fall semester in 2005.
		IELTS	IDP, British Council	Level 6
		TEPS	TEPS	660
German	MS·Ph.D	TestDaf	Korea /Germany	Dept. of German Language and Literature & other majors (Level 3 or higher)
German	MS·Ph.D	ZMP	Goethe Institut	Dept. of German Language and Literature&other majors are accepted.
French	MS	DELF	Government of France	DELF A1, A2 DELF B1, B2
French	Ph.D	DALF	Government of France	DALF C1, C2
Chinese	MS·Ph.D	HSK (漢語水平考試)	Government of China	Dept. of Chinese Language and Literature's 1st foreign language and other majors' 2nd foreign language are the same. 舊 HSK Level 6 or higher 新 HSK Level 5 or higher (180 score or higher)	The faculty council of Dept. of Chinese Language and Literature will judge the applicability of HSK conducted by the Taiwanese government.
Spanish	MS·Ph.D		Government of Spain		Those who scored more than 70 percent of "NIVEL SUPERIOR" of DELE and received Diploma
Russian	MS·Ph.D		N/A
Japanese	"		"
Korean	MS·Ph.D	S-TOPIK	NIIED	S-TOPIK Level 4 or higher	International student