Application / Admission Time Line

Please find exact dates of each semester at the Admissions Office Website

Admission Requirements

A. Degree (Applicants must meet one of the conditions below)

(1) Master/ Combined Master & Doctorate course applicants

(2) Doctoral course applicants

B. Nationality (Applicants must meet one of the conditions below)

(1) Those who have foreign citizenship and whose parents also do

(2) Applicants with foreign citizenship and have completed entire education courses (elementary, junior high, high school, and university) outside of Korea

(3) Applicants who are citizens of Korea and have completed entire education courses (elementary, junior high, high school, and university) outside of Korea

(4) Applicants who are new settlers from North Korea

C. Academic Requirements

(1) Applicants with high academic achievement from their previous universities

(2) Applicants who have earned TOPIK level 3 or above

(3) Applicants who have earned TOEFL 530, CBT 197, iBT 71, IELTS 5.5, TEPS 600 or above

(4) Applicants who meet one of the conditions below :

(5) Applicants who have been approved based on their language ability, by the departments that they have applied to

Applicants must meet at least one condition from above

Students must meet at least one condition from 1, 2 or 3. Even though they do not, they are still eligible if they meet conditions 4 or 5

Language Requirements

SKKU requires at least one of the following language requirements (Language test scores must be valid) :

1) TOPIK (Test of Proficiency in Korean) level 3 or above

2) Completed Korean course level 3 or above in SLI (Sungkyun Language Institute) or other university affiliated language institutes in Korea

Required Documents

[ Common Required Documents ]

(1) Application form

(2) Study plan

(3) Self-Introduction

(4) Letter of consent for degree verification

(5) Letter of request for degree verification

(6) Copy of passport

(7) Copy of foreign registration card

(8) Official family relationship document regarding the applicant and applicant's parents.

(9) Official undergraduate school transcript/ Graduate school transcript

(10) Official undergraduate school graduation certificate/ graduate school graduation certificate

(11) Certificate of Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP): In case an applicant is supported by NIIED (National Institute for International Education)

(12) Official language (English or Korean) test results (transcript)

[ Additional Required Documents ]

(1) Only for those applicants who have graduated from universities in China

(2) Applicants who have completed entire education courses outside of Korea: Graduation certificate and transcript for elementary, junior high, high school, and university

(3) North Korean defectors (NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES PROTECTION AND SETTLEMENT SUPPORT ACT): North Korean defectors registration certificate

Contact to Admission Affairs

• ① Those who have earned a Bachelor's degree
• ② Those who are expected to earn a Bachelor's degree
  • ① Those who have earned a Master's degree
  • ② Those who are expected to earn a Master's degree
  • ① Applicants who are native English speakers
  • ② Applicants who have completed their secondary or higher education in English speaking countries (USA, Canada, UK, Australia, South Africa, etc)
  • ③ Applicants whose major is Korean Language in foreign universities
  • ④ Applicants who have obtained a degree in Korean education courses