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| Required Documents for Graduate Applicants |
※ All requirements must be met by the deadline for submission of
 documents
※ Submitted documents become the property of SNU and will not be
returned to the applicants.
※ Documents that are not in English or Korean must be accompanied by
an English or Korean notarized translation issued by the country in which
the document was originally produced.
※ Unusual cases and individual circumstances will be given consideration
for international applicants.
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| NOTE: If you are currently enrolled in an undergraduate program, you should submit an official document that indicates your expected date of graduation. |
| Note: Transcripts and Certificates from Chinese universities MUST be accompanied by verification from the China Academic Degree & Graduate Education Development Center. Refer to the website http://www.cdgdc.edu.cn |
| 5. A copy of the applicant's passport (or other official document indicating your nationality) |
| 6. Copies of both parents' passports (or other official documents indicating parents' nationality) |
| 7. Official document indicating parent-child relationship between the applicant and his/her parents |
| ☞ Foreign students, who have received entire education outside of Korea, may submit the Certificate of Facts concerning the Entry and Exit issued by the Korea Immigration Office, instead of the documents regarding parents-child relationship and parents' passports. |
| 8. Financial Certification (Form
4) |
9.Additional materials for applicants to programs in the Fine Arts, Music ,Physical Education and Fine Arts
Education Major (portfolio, photographs of works, recordings of performances, etc.) |
| ☞ Applicants applying to the College of Fine Arts or Music must refer to the instructions provided on the applicable College's homepages. |
| 10. Supplementary materials (see page 7) |
| 11. Certificate proving the English or Korean proficiency |
| 12. Agreement for Verification of Academic Record |
| ☞ Upon completion of all required online procedures, you must print out the Form and sign your name on the Letter of Agreementportion. Do not fill out the Verification Report portion. |
| For the Doctoral Degree Program: |
| 1. One completed Application Form
(Form 1, Print out after completing online application) |
| 2. Personal Statement and Study Plan
(Form 2, in English or Korean) |
| 3. Two Letters of Recommendation
(Form 3) from your professors |
4. Official documents:
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Official Undergraduate and Graduate Studies Transcripts |
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Notarized Certificates of Bachelor's and Master's Degrees |
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Graduation Certificates of Undergraduate and Graduate School |
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NOTE: If you are currently enrolled in a graduate program, you should submit an official document that indicates your expected date of graduation. |
| Note: Transcripts and Certificates from Chinese universities MUST be accompanied by verification from the China Academic Degree & Graduate Education Development Center. Refer to the website http://www.cdgdc.edu.cn |
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| 5. A copy of the applicant's passport (or other official document indicating your nationality) |
| 6. Copies of both parents' passports (or other official documents indicating parents' nationality) |
7. Official document indicating parent-child relationship between the applicant and his/her parents
(Applicants
of Korean origin are exempt.) |
| ☞ Foreign students, who have received entire education outside of Korea, may submit the Certificate of Facts concerning the Entry and Exit issued by the Korea Immigration Office, instead of the documents regarding parents-child relationship and parents' passports. |
| 8. Financial Certification (Form
4) |
9. Additional materials for applicants to programs in the Fine Arts, Music ,Physical Education and Fine Arts
Education Major (portfolio, photographs of works, recordings of performances, etc.)
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| 10. Supplementary materials (see page 7) |
| 11. Certificate proving the English or Korean proficiency |
| 12. Agreement for Verification of Academic Record |
| ☞ Upon completion of all required online procedures, you must print out the Form and sign your name on the Letter of Agreementportion. Do not fill out the Verification Report portion. |
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Notes for Applicants of Korean Origin
■ Applicants of Korean origin who completed their entire education (primary, secondary, post-secondary) outside of Korea must submit the Certificate of Facts concerning the Entry and Exit
1. The certificate must contain complete records from birth to present and if there are any missing records, applicant must submit the Certificate of Attendance corresponding with the vacant period along with the Certificate of Facts Concerning the Entry and Exit.
2. If the applicant has modifications to their personal information (from being naturalized as a foreign citizen, change of name, issuance of a new passport and etc.),he/she must submit complete records of their entry and exit from birth to present including those records from prior to the applicable change.
3.If the applicant does not have the means to obtain the certificate and cannot receive assistance from someone residing in Korea, he/she must submit the Permission of Inquiry of Certificate of Entry and Exit (Form 5) as a substitute. Please verify the accuracy of the information on the required form as the applicant will take full responsibility for any disadvantages arising from errors or omission of the necessary information on the form.
■ Applicants of Korean origin are exempt from submitting the following documents:
1. Financial Certificate (Form 4)
2. Copies of both parents' passports (or other official documents indicating your parents' nationality)
3. Official document indicating parent-child relationship between the applicant and his/her parents
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| How do I prepare the required documents? |
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| Form 1: Application
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Form 1 contains your personal
information.
Please specify your desired area of study, using Appendix 1 of "Admission Guidebook" as a reference.
Graduate Applicants: Indicate the college or professional school and corresponding major. |
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| Form 2: Study Plan and Personal Statement |
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Study Plan
The Study Plan should state your academic goals and career aspirations. You may include questions that you hope to answer through your program of study and/or a timeline for how you plan to meet your objectives. It is advised that you review the requirements for the desired degree. |
| We recommend that you discuss your academic goals with a teacher or professor prior to composing your study plan. |
Personal Statement
This is an opportunity for you to convey information about yourself and your accomplishments that could not be adequately expressed through other portions of the application. |
| Include family background, academic achievements, extracurricular commitments and accomplishments, volunteer work, employment experience, and your reasons for applying to SNU. Other appropriate topics may include the following but not limited to: personal interests, pastime activities, opinions on music, the arts, etc". |
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| Form 3: Recommendation |
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| Two letters of recommendation from teachers or professors are required. |
| Complete your part of this form and, along with a stamped and addressed envelope, supply them directly to two recommenders who know you well. Be sure to give them adequate time to complete the forms before the application deadline. Recommendations should be sealed in an official envelope and signed across the back by the recommenders. |
| Your recommenders should give us their appraisals of the contributions you made in their classes or academic field. They are asked to give their personal impressions of your character, intellectual ability, aptitude in research, and the quality of your previous work and potential. |
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| Form 4: Financial Certificate |
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| Form 4 should list the available financial resources for your tuition and other expenses. No other documents related to sponsorship are necessary.
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| Note:
Additional documents(bank statements, employment / business registration, tax payment information) may be required by the authorities for visa issuance |
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| Transcripts, Graduation Certificates, Degree Certificates |
| These documents detail your academic achievements and are required from every institution that you attended in the past. |
| Transcripts must provide a record of the courses you have taken in each year of study along with the final grades. If an institution cannot provide a year-by-year record, then the school official must at least provide us with a listing of the disciplines you have studied (i.e. English, Biology, History, etc.) and a summary of your achievement in each.
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| Please submit official transcripts as issued directly by the institutions you have attended. You must also submit official evidence of the conferrals of all degrees, diplomas, or professional titles showing the date of the conferrals (month and year). |
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| Additional Materials |
| Other relevant material may be required, according to the policy of the specific college or department that you are applying to. Applicants to the College of Fine Arts, the College of Music, the Department of Physical Education or the Fine Arts Education Major should submit appropriate portfolios, videotapes, CDs, tapes, or other indicators of artistic or athletic ability. |
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: Applicants applying to the College of Fine Arts or Music must refer to the instructions provided on the applicable College's homepages. |
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| Supplementary Materials |
| APPLICANTS TO GRADUATE PROGRAMS |
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Proof of language proficiency: TOPIK, KLPT, TEPS, TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIK, HSK, JLPT, DELF/DALF, DELE , ZD, etc. |
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Academic awards, certificates, test reports (GRE, GMAT, etc.) |
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| English Proficiency |
| Applicants should submit a score report of a recognized English Proficiency Test (TOEFL, TEPS, IELTS, TOEIC or any other supporting documents which demonstrate appropriate language proficiency). Native speakers of English are exempt from this requirement. N.B. Depending on the academic department, failing to demonstrate one's English proficiency may adversely affect one's candidacy for acceptance. |
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: We accept TOEFL scores sent to us directly by ETS if it arrives before deadline. The official ETS code of SNU is 7972. You may submit a photocopy of the Examinee's Score Report for review purposes only, but this is not a substitute for an official score report. |
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| Korean Proficiency Test |
Applicants should submit a score report of a recognized Korean Proficiency Test [Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK), Korean Language Proficiency Test (KLPT) or any other supporting documents which demonstrate appropriate language proficiency.]
N.B. Depending on the academic department, failing to demonstrate one's Korean proficiency may adversely affect one's candidacy for acceptance.
Based on the submitted application materials, the admissions committee will decide whether each admitted student should take the additional test or not. Admitted students who are notified for the Korean Proficiency Test at SNU Language Education Institution (LEI) should refer to the test schedule included in the "Reference Guide for the Admitted International Students" for the date and location of the test. |
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The following individuals are exempt from the Korean Proficiency Test:
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He or she was admitted to the Graduate School of International Studies for International Commerce,
International Cooperation or International Area Studies.
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He or she holds a Bachelor's degree from SNU.
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He or she holds a Master's degree from SNU.
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He or she completed and passed Level 5 or above at the SNU Language Education Institute.
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He or she received Level 5 or above on the Korean Proficiency Test administered by a Korean Embassy or Consulate. |
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Students whose Korean proficiency is below the level required to effectively participate in class (i.e. Level 4 and below) will be required to take Korean Language classes at the SNU Language Education Institute(http://lei.snu.ac.kr) at their own expense. Whether or not this rule is applied will be determined by the department in which the student is enrolled.
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| Important Notes for All Applicants |
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SNU does not generally acknowledge international schools located inKorea as foreign schools. |
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All documents should be in English or Korean. Documents in any other language should be accompanied by a notarized English or Korean translation issued by the country in which the document was originally produced. |
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If any of the submitted materials contain false information, admission be rescinded. |
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Original documents should be submitted. Should they be unavailable, however, copies must be authorized by the originating institution before they are submitted. |
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Students whose graduations were pending at other institutions during the time of application should submit their Graduation Certificates and the Certificates of their degrees to their departments within 15 days after their enrollment at SNU. Failure to submit this document may revoke the admission offer. |
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Undergraduate transfer applicants of Korean origin must submit the entire record of their Certificate of Facts Concerning the Entry and Exit. In case of submission of false or unverifiable information (especially those resulting from multiple passport handling) or failure to submit all of the requisite records may adversely affect one's candidacy for acceptance. |
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Undergraduate transfer applicants of foreign origin must submit all of the relevant documents from their respective universities (i.e., official transcripts, letters of attendance, etc) to demonstrate the current matriculation status and attendance at their present bachelor's degree program. |
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Be sure to make and keep photocopies of all completed forms. Submitted documents become property of SNU and will not be returned to the applicants. The application fee of $90 is non-refundable. |
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Admitted students may not defer enrollment to a later semester. Students who wish to defer enrollment must re-apply. |
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Korean citizens who hold dual citizenship are considered as "Applicants of Korean Origin." They are not eligible to apply as foreign students. |
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Those applicants who were previously admitted to SNU through international admissions and intend to apply to a Master's or Doctoral program are exempt from the following: |
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Official certificates of graduation and transcripts from schools and/or universities outside of Korea |
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Certificate of Facts Concerning the Entry and Exit |
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Official document indicating parent-child relationship between the applicant and his/her parent |
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Applicants exempt from submitting any of the above documents should submit the Certificate of Attendance or Graduation at SNU instead. |
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Please be sure that the University issues only the Certificate of Admissions for student VISA(type:D2) application for the admitted students. However, for information on submitting the Approval Number of Visa Issuance for the Chinese students, please refer to the Office of International Affairs website (http://oia.snu.ac.kr/Info/Visa/index.html). |
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All transfer and graduate applicants must submit a document that verifies the current institution is equivalent to a four-year college/university. |
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Verification of Academic Record form will be part of the application and you will be able to print upon completion of online application.
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Please be sure that, in principle, any modification or cancellation will not be accepted after completing the application. |
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Applicants should take full responsibility for any disadvantages due to the mistakes or omissions on the application. |
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Foreign students, whose parents are not citizens of Korea and have obtained their entire education abroad, may submit the Certificate of Facts concerning the Entry and Exit issued by the Korea Immigration Office, as a substitute for the certificate of parents-child relationship and copies of parents' passport. If the applicant does not have the means to obtain the certificate and cannot receive assistance from someone residing in Korea, he/she must submit the Permission of Inquiry of Certificate of Entry and Exit (Form 5) as a substitute. Please verify the accuracy of the information on the required form as the applicant will take full responsibility for any disadvantages arising from errors or omission of the necessary information on the form. |
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Applicants who transferred during their prior course of studies, must submit their full complete academic records from all of the applicable institutions including Transcripts and Certificate of Graduation/Attendance. |
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If the applicant applies through more than one registration number (duplicate application), he/she will be disqualified from the admission. |
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Applicants applying to the College of Fine Arts or Music must refer to the instructions regarding the additional materials (portfolio, photographs of works, recordings of performances, etc.) provided on the applicable College's homepages. |
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