2025 Spring Semester

G ra d u a te S c h o o l
A p p lic a tio n G u id e fo r
In te rn a tio n a l S tu d e n ts
[S EO U L • S EJO N G C A M P U S ]

The application guide was originally written in Korean and translated into other languages.

The Korean application guide prevails oever the translated application guides if any conflicts occur in the interpretation.
 CONTENTS

Ⅰ. Application Guide P. 1
1. Application Timelines

2. Fields of Study

Ⅱ. Eligibility P. 3
1. International Students

2. Overseas Korean (+16 years)

3. Language Proficiency Requirements

Ⅲ. Application Information P. 5
1. Admission Criteria

2. Application Procedure

Ⅳ. Supporting Documents & Notices P. 7

1. Mandatory Documents for All Applicants

2. Required Documents for Relevant Applicants

3. Notices for Submitting Documents

Ⅴ. Scholarship P. 11
1. Eligibility

2. Benefits

Ⅵ. Registration, Refunds, & Visa Application P. 12

1. Registration and Refund Policies

2. Visa Application Guide

Ⅶ. Tuition, Dormitory, & Other Notices P. 13

 Ⅰ. Application Guide
1. Application Timelines

Item Schedule Notices

▪Graduate School website: https://graduate2.korea.ac.kr

Online
September 2 (10:00) - ▪Online application is completed only when the application fee
Application September 13, 2024 payment is successfully completed by the deadline.
(17:00) ▪No further change can be made to your personal information after
Submission
the online application has been submitted.

▪All supporting documents must arrive by the stated deadline

(Korea Standard Time).
▪Office closed on weekends and public holidays.
Application
September 2 (10:00) - ▪Please use certified mail, parcel service or international express mail
Materials September 20, 2024 with a tracking number in order to check the delivery status to avoid
(17:00) delays or delivery failures.
Submission
※ Address: Graduate School Admission Team, Korea University,
Room 126B, Graduate School Library, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu,
Seoul, 02841, Korea (+82-2-3290-1358)

▪Results are available online only: https://graduate2.korea.ac.kr

December 20, 2024
Admission Result ▪The Graduate School does not notify applicants individually of
(10:00) (TBA)
admission results.

▪Enrollment and tuition fees must be paid in full via bank transfer,
Registration for January, 2025
ATM, internet banking, phone banking, Alipay etc., to the virtual
Admitted Students (TBA)
bank account provided by Korea University.

※ The dates are subject to change.

※ All dates and times are based on Korea Standard Time (KST).
2. Fields of Study
※ The lists of available departments and majors are subject to change. Please check for updates before
submitting.
※ To learn more about each department and major, please refer to:
https://graduate2.korea.ac.kr → Academics → Department & Majors
❍ Please contact department offices or faculties directly regarding the detailed information.
※ Applications for the majors of Marketing, Accounting and Business Analytics(BA) in the Department of Business
Administration are only open for Spring semester intake.
❍ Applications for the majors of Management, Finance, Global Business, IS, LSOM and Strategy in the Department
of Business Administration are open for both Spring and Fall semester intake.
❍ Business Analytics(BA) is a 1-year program.
※ Applications for the majors of Applied Data Analytics in the Department of Statistics is only open for Spring
semester intake.
※ The major of Mathematical Data Science in the Department of Mathematics is one and a half year program.
※ All applicants for the Department of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Medical
Informatics for Unified Korea, Program in Public Health and Department of Medical Education should get
a permission from an academic advisor before submitting the admission. Applicants who have completed a major in
the medicine or dentistry are only qualified to apply for the Department of Medicine.
 Ⅱ. Eligibility
1. International Students

◾Both the applicant and the applicant’s parent(s) must be non-Korean citizens.
◾The applicant must have completed regular primary, secondary and higher education, equivalent to Grades 1 to
12 and Bachelor’s (or Master’s or Ph.D) in the Korean education system, either in Korea or overseas, and plan
to graduate before February 28, 2025.

❍ Citizenship status is determined at the time of application submission.

❍ Both the applicant and applicant’s parent(s) must be non-Korean citizens.

- If the applicant and applicant’s parent(s) have multiple citizenship including Korean citizenship, the applicants
are not regarded as international students.

❍ If the applicant and applicant’s parent(s) renounced their Korean citizenship, please refer to the below.

A. Both the applicant and applicant’s parent(s) should submit official documents to prove their loss of Korean
citizenship.

B. If the applicant and applicant's parent(s) renounced Korean citizenship, official documents (i.e. Declaration of Loss
of Nationality, Family Relations Certificate) must be provided as evidence even if the applicant and the
applicant's parent(s) possess citizenship of another country and have never lived in Korea previously. The
document must contain explicit details on the loss of Korean citizenship and its date.
C. Submitting an application for renunciation of Korean citizenship as a proof of one's loss of Korean citizenship is not
considered valid.
❍ Adopted applicants are eligible to apply as an international student only if the applicant obtained a citizenship
of another country (other than Korea). However, proof of the loss of Korean citizenship must be submitted.
❍ When an applicant’s parent with legal custody is remarried to a Korean citizen, even if the applicant has not
been adopted by both parents through a legal process, the applicant will not be eligible to apply as an
international applicant.

2. Overseas Korean (+16 years)

◾The applicant must have completed regular primary, secondary and higher education, equivalent to Grades 1 to
12 and Bachelor (or Master or Ph.D) in the Korean education system in overseas, and plan to graduate before
February 28, 2025.
3. Language Proficiency Requirements: Please submit one or more of the following documents.

A score report of the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK / TOPIK IBT regular test) level 3 or higher
★Program in Global Korean Language and Culture Studies: TOPIK 5 or higher
A. Korean ★For the Business Analytics(BA) major in the Department of Business Administration, Korean language
qualification is mandatory.
★Program in Humanities and East Asian Cultural Industry : TOPIK 5 or higher

1) TOEFL iBT 71(including Home Edition / Enhancement) or higher

TOEFL My Best Scores is NOT acceptable
2) Academic IELTS 5.5 or higher
The IELTS Indicator is NOT acceptable.
B. English
3) New TEPS 326 or higher
4) CEFR B2 or higher
★For the Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Global Business, IS, LSOM and Strategy majors in
the Department of Business Administration, English language qualification is mandatory.
Applicants who meet one of the following options below:
1) Native English Speaker(Refer to the list of the countries exempt from the English Proficiency Requirement)
2) Applicants who have completed their degree program(BA, MA, and Ph.D) in the English speaking countries
3) Applicants who have completed their degree program(BA, MA, and Ph.D) in Korea
C. Others
4) Applicants whose major is the “Korean Language” in overseas.
5) Applicants who have completed their degree program(BA, MA, and Ph.D) 100% in English
6) Applicants who are recommended by the department that the applicants have a proper language ability
to study in Korea. (※A recommendation letter for the language proficiency from the Department is required.)

【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, United Kingdom, United States of America, Zambia, Zimbabwe

※ In case the applicants would like to apply for the KU Scholarship program, he/she need to submit an original copy of

one of the English proficiency test scores as mandatory even though they are English native speaker or have completed

their degree program in English speaking countries.

 Ⅲ. Application Information
1. Evaluation Criteria and Methods: 100% Document Review
※ However, depending on the decision of the department, there may be an oral interview in November.
❍ There is no set quota per major.
❍ Evaluation is based on a holistic assessment of the submitted application and supporting documents, assessing
the applicant’s academic ability, aptitude for their field of study, language proficiency.
※ Basically, admission for the international students is documents evaluation. However, an interview or test on
specific skills may be conducted depending on the field of study. In such cases, applicants will be notified
in advance with additional guidelines from the department.
❍ When an applicant is considered not to have satisfied the essential requirements, he or she will not be admitted.
❍ The admission process follow the general admission policies of Korea University.
❍ Details related to the application review will not be disclosed.
❍ Applicants who apply to Korea University in an inadequate manner or interfere in the admission process, may
face punitive consequences and have their application revoked.

2. Application Procedure

A. How to apply online

Sign up as a user, and
Access the online
click on [Korea University]
application website Read the application
Admission for Graduate
through guidelines carefully
School International
https://graduate2.korea.ac.kr
Students

Check and confirm that Fill in the online

Make the online
the information entered in application and upload a
application fee payment
the form is correct photo

Submit the required Check the documents

The online application
documents by post or arrival through
submission is completed
in-person https://graduate2.korea.ac.kr

※ Admitted students must submit the original copy of academic documents with the Korean Embassy or obtain consular
authentication (or apostille stamps) by the designated deadline.
 B. Application fee payment
Application fee KRW 120,000
Commission fee KRW 7,000
Total KRW 127,000
※ The application fee (including the commission fee) must be paid in full at the time of the online application
submission within the deadline of the application period.
※ According to Article 34, Section 4, Clause 5 of the Korean Higher Education Act, the application fees will be
utilized for processing the applications and any reimbursements will be refunded to applicants. Each individual
applicant’s reimbursement shall be proportionate to the total number of applicants.
※ If the applicant chooses to have the refunded application fee transferred to a bank account, the transaction
costs for using the bank services will be subtracted from the refund application fee. If the transaction cost
exceeds the refunded application fee, there will be no refund.
※ Please inspect the information on the application carefully before the application fee payment is made as the
information cannot be edited, revoked nor can the fee be refunded after the payment is completed. However,
in the event that an applicant cannot complete the admission process due to a natural disaster, severe
sickness, accident, etc., that is not attributed to the applicant, the applicant can submit an application fee
refund application with proof. The documents submitted for refund will be evaluated and a full or partial
refund (after the transaction cost is deducted) may be possible.

C. Notice for online application

1) Online applications must be made personally by each applicant. If a violation is found, the applicant may
face penalties such as admission cancellation and other restrictions.
2) Photographs (3x4cm/max. 2MB) must have been taken within the last three months.
3) Online application submissions may be confirmed by printing the submission slip. Please make sure to print
the application form and the mailing label for your application envelope.
4) The mailing label should be placed on the bottom right corner of the application envelope.
5) You cannot cancel your application or change your major after the application fee payment is completed.
6) You cannot cancel your application or change your major after the application fee payment is completed.
7) Contact information such as 'phone number' and 'email address' must be accurate so that Graduate School
Admission Team may reach the applicant or guardian during the application period. The applicant is
responsible for any disadvantages caused by offering incorrect information.
8) Korea 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 newly
admitted students is used to create a school register, the consent of applicants for the “collection and use of
personal information” and “verification of academic records” is required.
 Ⅳ. Supporting Documents & Notices
1. Mandatory Documents for All Applicants
※ All documents must be translated in English or Korean with notarization.
※ Only original copy of documents (published within 3 months) are acceptable.

Documents Notes

① Online Application ▪Sign on the printed documents after completing the online application
▪All important notices will be announced by e-mail. Please input two different
② Information release form e-mail accounts(gmail, hotmail, yahoo, etc.) accurately.

▪For applicants to the below departments (majors), submission is mandatory.

For applicants to other departments (majors), it is optional.
▪An applicant’s previous (last) university professor(academic advisor) should send an
recommendation letter via email to following address (No specific form):
grad_recommendation@korea.ac.kr
▪The professor should use his/her university email account

College Department (Major)

Business School Department of Business Administration(Finance, Strategy, Accounting)

Department of Korean Language and Literature,

Department of English Language and Literature,
Department of French Language and Literature,
College of Liberal Arts Department of Russian Language and Literature,
Department of Linguistics,
Comparative Literature & Comparative Culture,
One Recommendation letter
③ Visual Culture
(For the designated department only)
College of Life Sciences Department of Food and Resource Economics,
and Biotchnology Department of Life Sciences

College of Nursing Department of Nursing

College of Education Department of Education

College of Science and

Technology Department of Electronics and Information Engineering
(Sejong Campus)

College of Public Policy

Department of Economics and Statistics
(Sejong Campus)

Division of Smart Cities

Department of Urban Science
(Sejong Campus)
 Documents Notes

1) Official (Expected) ▪Applicants must obtain apostille stamps or consular authentication on the
Graduation Certificate and official(Expected) Graduation Certificate.
Transcript of University (BA) ▪Applicants who graduated from universities in China can summit either apostille
④ 2) Official (Expected) stamped official Graduation Certificate or Chinese degree certificate issued by China
Graduation Certificate and Credentials Verification (https://www.chsi.com.cn) additionally.
Transcript of University - All documents must be translated in English or Korean with notarization.
(MA / Ph.D) - Only original copy of documents are acceptable.

⑤ One Study plan ▪No specific form

⑥ One Resume/Curriculum Vitae ▪No specific form (Self-introduction form is not acceptable.)

▪Authorized language proficiency test score of English or Korean (TOPIK, TOEFL iBT,
IELTS Academic, TEPS, CEFR) within the validity period.
▪For the Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Global Business, IS, LSOM and
Strategy majors in the Department of Business Administration, English language
⑦ Proof of Language Proficiency qualification is mandatory.
▪For the Business Analytics(BA) major in the Department of Business Administration,
Korean language qualification is mandatory.
▪Program in Humanities and East Asian Cultural Industry: TOPIK 5 or higher
▪Program in Global Korean Language and Culture Studies: TOPIK 5 or higher

▪A proof of bank balance in the applicant’s or parent(s)’ name with minimum balance of
Seoul campus – KRW 20,000,000 / Sejong campus – KRW 16,000,000 or the same
Proof of Bank Balance or amount of the applicant’s home country’s currency(Monetary unit must be written).
Financial support form by the ▪A bank account should be frozen with the required minimum balance by February 28, 2025.
⑧ professor of Korea University ▪The Chinese applicants who will apply for a student visa in China, your bank account
(Professor’s certificate of should be froze with the required minimum balance by August 31, 2025.
employment is required) ▪A proof of bank balance must be issued within 30 days as of application submission.
▪In case of the successfully admitted students, they should submit the original copy of
bank balance statement which is issued after December 2024 again.

Photocopy of the Passport

▪In case parent(s) do not hold valid passports, a photocopy of their official ID may
⑨ Information (photo) Page of
be submitted in lieu of a passport.
the Applicant and Parent(s)

▪Chinese Applicants: Translated and notarized Hukoubu (户口簿) issued by 2018.

(In case Hukoubu is divided, a certificate of family relationship (亲属关系证明) is
required.)
Family Register / Relationship
⑩ ▪Applicants other than Chinese: Birth certificate of the applicant, family register,
Certificate
resident registration or certificate of family relations to confirm the relationship
between the applicant and parent(s).
▪All documents must be translated in English or Korean with notarization.

▪Applicable to the area of design in Architectural Planning applicants only

⑪ Portfolio
▪Portfolio should be printed on A4, with each sheet containing only a single piece of work.
2. Required Documents for Relevant Applicants

A. International applicants with Korean ethnicity

Documents Notes

▪‘Family Relations Certificate (details)’ issued under the applicant’s name, ‘Certificate of
Removal from Family Registry’, the ‘Declaration of Loss of Nationality’ for both the
applicant and parent(s), or ‘Certificate of Alien Registration’ which has been issued after
2011.
Official documents that prove
▪Submitting an application for renunciation of Korean citizenship as proof of one's loss of
the applicant and the
Korean citizenship is not considered valid.
applicant’s parent(s) no longer
▪If the applicant and applicant's parent(s) renounced Korean citizenship, official
possess Korean citizenship
documents (i.e. Declaration of Loss of Korean Nationality, Family Relations Certificate)
must be provided as evidence even if the applicant and the applicant's parent(s) possess
citizenship of another country and have never lived in Korea previously. The document
must contain explicit details on the loss of Korean citizenship and its date.

B. Cases for requirements of additional proof

Cases Documents

Parent’s Death ▪Certificate of Death

▪Documents that display proof of parental authority and custody

Parents’ Divorce
▪Remarriage Certificate of the parent who has applicant’s parental authority and custody
▪The document provided by KU must be filled in and submitted with an official confirmation
Single-parent Family certified by a government institution (i.e., Embassy, domestic relations court etc.)
※ The form will be send individually by Graduate School Admission Team
▪Official document of adoption
▪Documents indicating that the applicant obtained a citizenship other than Korean before
Adopted Applicant
starting primary education (Grade 1)
▪Proof of the loss of Korean citizenship
※ In case the applicant cannot submit one of those documents, other documents equivalent to the above documents
may be submitted.

C. Overseas Korean (+16 years) (An applicant or Parent(s) with Korean Nationality)

Documents Notes

Official Graduation Certificates ▪Mandatory to submit the official graduation certificates and transcripts regular primary
and Transcripts of Primary, and secondary, equivalent to Grade 1 to Grade 12 in Korean education system.
Middle and High School (The original copy of apostille on each graduation certificate is mandatory to submit.)
3. Notices for Submitting Documents

A. Important notes
❍ The Graduate School Admission Team must receive the original documents by the designated deadline
(September 20, 2024, Korean Standard Time).
❍ All submitted documents must be clear and legible. If not, the applicant may be responsible for any
disadvantages that may occur as a consequence.
❍ Documents that are not in Korean or English must be translated and publicly notarized.
❍ Translated documents by individual are not acceptable. All documents must be translated and notarized by a
translator or translation agency.
❍ In the case of any uncertainty about an applicant’s eligibility, the applicant may be asked for additional
supporting documents.
❍ The date of birth and spelling of applicant’s name must be same as on the applicant’s passport.
❍ All submitted documents are not returnable except the documents are issued only once.

B. Notes for required documents

❍ Students are required to provide apostille or consular authentication on the degree certificate issued by
overseas universities and the documents must be submitted to the Graduate School Admission Team by December 27, 2024.
No other type of authentication will be approved.
- Apostille confirmation: Designated Government/Agencies located in the country the applicant graduated
- Countries with Apostille Convention can be found at http://www.hcch.net
- Contact for consular authentication: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Consular Services (+82-2-3210-0404)
❍ Concerning the following cases, admission may be denied or revoked:
1) Applicant who does not submit required documents or submits insufficient/incomplete documents
2) Applicant who does not submit documents within the designated period
3) Applicant who fraudulently carries out the application process
4) Applicant who does not meet the eligibility criteria
5) Applicant who is considered to lack the required academic skills
❍ If there is an inconsistency in the applicant’s name on the application form and supporting documents, it is
the applicant’s responsibility to provide evidence to support that the documents are for the identical person.
❍ An university transcript and certificate of attendance should be submitted from each university the applicant attended.
❍ Any academic achievement without the submission of supporting documents may not be approved or accepted
as official.
❍ Any other details for the application review process will follow the general admission policies of Korea University.
❍ When an applicant’s TOEFL iBT scores are reported directly to KU, the applicant must provide one’s date of
birth, full name in English, and the date of the examination taken in order for the information to be included
in the evaluation materials.
- KU Graduate School Institution Number: ETS 7589
 Ⅴ. Scholarships
These scholarships are only for the first semester after enrollement. Thus, students must apply for a scholarship and
be selected as beneficiary each semester.

1. Eligibility

1) Cumulative GPA (CGPA) 4.0 or higher (out of 4.5), or 3.83 or higher (out of 4.3), or
3.57 or higher (out of 4.0), or 90 or higher (out of 100) from the previous (latest) university
2) TOEFL iBT 90 or higher or Academic IELTS 7.0 or higher,
Global Leader Scholarship
or New TEPS 386 or higher, or TOPIK(Including IBT) level 6
(Scholarship A)
3) Recommended by the department and permission from the Dean of the KU Graduate School
(To be recommended by the college or department office directly to the graduate school)
※ All above three requirements must be satisfied for awarding of Scholarship A
1) Cumulative GPA (CGPA) 3.5 or higher (out of 4.5), or 3.36 or higher (out of 4.3), or
Humanities and Social
3.14 or higher (out of 4.0), or 85 or higher (out of 100) from the previous (latest) university
Sciences Scholarship
(Scholarship B) 2) TOEFL iBT 82 or higher or Academic IELTS 6.0 or higher,

or New TEPS 337 or higher, or TOPIK(Including IBT) level 4 or higher

Natural Sciences and 3) Recommended by the department and permission from the Dean of the KU Graduate School
Engineering Scholarship (To be recommended by the college or department office directly to the graduate school)
(Scholarship C) ※ All above three requirements must be satisfied for awarding of Scholarship B and C

※ All scholarship applicants should submit one of the original copy of language proficiency documents even though the
applicants are native English speaker or graduated from the English-speaking countries.
※ The college of Medicine will grant scholarship for international students scholarship B or C ONLY.
※ Business Analytics(BA) applicants are not allowed to apply for the scholarships above.
※ The evaluation for scholarships is conducted simultaneously with documents evaluation. The departments recommend
the beneficiary directly to the Graduate School Committee.

2. Scholarship Benefits

- 100% of entrance fee and tuition fee

Global Leader Scholarship
- Living supporting fee
Humanities and Social
- 60% of tuition fee (Not included of entrance fee)
Sciences Scholarship
Natural Sciences and
- 65% of tuition fee (Not included of entrance fee)
Engineering Scholarship
※ Living support fee (KRW 2,000,000) will be transferred to the student’s bank account registered in the KU portal.
 Ⅵ. Registration, Refunds & Visa Application

1. Registration & Refund Policies

A. Tuition Payment

Item Period Notes

▪Tuition fee and entrance fee must be paid in full via bank transfer, ATM,
internet banking, phone banking, Alipay, UnionPay etc., to the virtual
January, 2025
Registration account provided by Korea University.
(TBA)
▪Admission will be revoked if the tuition payment is not completed within
the specified registration period.

B. Tuition Refund

Item Deadline Notes

▪If an applicant has been admitted to KU and completed the registration

Request for February, 2025 but would like to request a tuition refund, the applicant must submit a
Refund (TBA) request form withdrawing one’s admission by the specific deadline.
▪Applicants are responsible for any wire transfer fees.

2. Visa Application Guide

A. Visa application procedure

Admission Results release Check results online Full tuition payment

Visa application
(CoA, tuition payment KU issues Certificate of
Download the CoA online
receipt and other Admission (CoA) for visa
documents needed)

B. Certificate of Admission (CoA)

1) A CoA will be issued to the applicants who completed the tuition payment. All international students who need to
apply for a D-2 visa or change their current visa status must receive a CoA issued by KU.
2) Date of issuance: January, 2025 (TBA)
3) According to the Ministry of Justice guidelines, the issuance of CoA will not be possible after the start of the semester
(March 1, 2025). Documents required for the issuance of CoA must be submitted by February 14, 2025 at the latest.

C. Students have to apply for a student visa (D-2) individually.

 Ⅶ. Tuition, Dormitory & Other Notices
1. Tuition Fees (Academic Year of 2024)
(Monetary Unit: KRW)

Student Fee
Area Degree Entrance Fee Tuition Fee Total
(Optional)
Humanities and Master's 1,142,000 5,237,000 37,500 6,416,500
Social Sciences Doctoral 1,142,000 5,237,000 37,500 6,416,500
Natural Sciences and Master's 1,142,000 6,339,000 37,500 7,518,500
Physical Education Doctoral 1,142,000 6,339,000 37,500 7,518,500
Master's 1,142,000 7,392,000 37,500 8,571,500
Engineering and Art
Doctoral 1,142,000 7,392,000 37,500 8,571,500
Master's 1,142,000 6,866,000 37,500 8,045,500
Health Science
Doctoral 1,142,000 6,866,000 37,500 8,045,500
Master's 1,206,000 9,267,000 37,500 10,510,500
Medicine
Doctoral 1,206,000 9,267,000 37,500 10,510,500
Master's 1,142,000 8,340,000 37,500 9,519,500
Pharmacy
Doctoral 1,142,000 8,340,000 37,500 9,519,500
Master's 1,206,000 6,731,000 37,500 7,974,500
Others
Doctoral 1,206,000 6,731,000 37,500 7,974,500

※ Tuition fee for Business Analytics(BA) is KRW 13,399,000 per semester.

※ Tuition fee for Mathematical Data Science is KRW 8,452,000 per semester.

※ Natural Sciences and Physical Education include the departments of Psychology, Digital Management and Applied

Statistics for the purposes of above table.

※ The above table is subject to change.

2. On-Campus Dormitory
A. Seoul Campus

1) Webpage: https://dorm.korea.ac.kr

2) Contact: reslife_grad@korea.ac.kr / +82-2-3290-1555

3) Online Application: January, 2025 (TBA)

4) All international students should submit their on-campus dormitory application individually.

B. Sejong Campus

1) Webpage: https://dormitel.korea.ac.kr

2) Contact: +82-44-860-1854

3) Online Application: January, 2025 (TBA)

4) All international students should submit their on-campus dormitory application individually.
3. Other Notices
A. The newly admitted students are not allowed to have a leave of absence for their first semester according to the

Constitution of the Graduate School Article 16. However, Clause 2-6 stipulates that in certain cases (e.g. disease,

military service, maternity leave) may be allowed a leave of absence with the consent of the Dean of the

Graduate School and required documents. (The conditions are subject to change based on the Graduate School

committee’s decision.)

B. Korea University has two campuses, one in Seoul and another one in Sejong (About two hours from Seoul by car). The

College of Culture and Sports, College of Public Policy, College of Global Business, College of Science & Technology,

Division of Smart Cities and College of Pharmacy are in Sejong Campus.

C. All international students should contact the Korean Consulate/Embassy in their home country or immigration

offices to apply for a student visa in advance.

4. Location of Graduate School: Graduate Library Building 126B, Seoul Campus