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| SNU extends a warm welcome to international students seeking to attend a master’s or doctoral program. As a premier research institution in Korea, graduate programs are gaining increasing importance. International candidates include both foreign applicants and Korean students who have received entire education (from elementary to high school) abroad. All 71 graduate majors and 27 cooperative programs, not to mention our 6 professional graduate schools, are open to you. In addition to joining 2,300 international students who are already enjoying an excellent education and vibrant campus life at SNU, you will be a part of a remarkable educational institution with close to 4,000 of the best faculty in the nation and a fast growing number of foreign faculties. With a special program on an unprecedented scale to recruit talented teaching and research faculties from overseas underway, graduate programs at SNU will soar to new heights. Scholarships are available for graduate students through the university, private corporations and Korean government. |
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| Required
Documents |
※ All
requirements must be met by 2/28/2009.
※ 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.
Please
submit the originals as well.
※ Due consideration for unusual cases and individual circumstances will be
allowed for international applicants. |
| For the Master’s
Degree Program |
| 1. One completed Application
Form (Form 1) |
| 2. Study Plan and Personal
Statement (in English or Korean) |
| 3. Two Letters of Recommendation
(Form 2) from your professors |
4. Official documents:
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Official Undergraduate Studies Transcript |
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Notarized Certificate of a Bachelor's Degree / Undergraduate
School Graduation Certificate |
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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 the applicant’s nationality) |
6. Copies of both parents' passports
(or other official documents indicating parents' nationality)
(Applicants
of Korean origin are exempt.) |
7. Official document indicating parent-child
relationship between the applicant and his/her parents
(Applicants
of Korean origin are exempt.) |
| 8. Financial Certification (Form
3) (Applicants of Korean origin are exempt.) |
9. A score report of a recognized
English proficiency test (TOEFL, TEPS, IELTS, TOEIC, etc.).
Native speakers
of English are exempt from this requirement. |
10. Supplementary materials for applicants
to programs in the Fine Arts, Music and Physical Education
(portfolio,
photographs of works, recordings of performances, etc.) |
| 11. A score report of the Korean Proficiency Test (KPT) |
| 12. Verification of Academic Record |
13. Additional documents for applicants
of Korean origin:
1) Certificate of Facts Concerning Entry and Exit of the applicant (entire record)
2) Official
transcripts and certificates of attendance from elementary,
junior high and high school
(primary
and secondary schools) |
| For the Doctoral Degree Program |
| 1. One completed Application Form
(Form 1) |
| 2. Study Plan and Personal Statement
(in English or Korean) |
| 3. Two Letters of Recommendation
(Form 2) 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)
(Applicants
of Korean origin are exempt.) |
7. Official document indicating parent-child
relationship between the applicant and his/her parents
(Applicants
of Korean origin are exempt.) |
| 8. Financial Certification (Form
3) (Applicants of Korean origin are exempt.) |
9. A score report of a recognized
English proficiency test (TOEFL, TEPS, IELTS, TOEIC, etc.).
Native speakers
of English are exempt from this requirement. |
10. Supplementary materials for applicants
to programs in the Fine Arts, Music and Physical Education
(portfolio,
photographs of works, recordings of performances, etc.) |
| 11. A score report of the Korean Proficiency Test (KPT) |
| 12. Verification of Academic Record |
13. Additional documents for applicants
of Korean origin:
1)
Certificate of Facts Concerning Entry and Exit of the applicant (entire record)
2)
Official transcripts and certificates of attendance from elementary,
junior high and high school
(primary
and secondary schools) |
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| How do I prepare the required documents? |
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| Form 1: Application
Form |
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Form 1 contains your personal
information.
Please specify your desired area of study, using Appendix
1 of this booklet as a reference.
Graduate
Applicants: Indicate the college or professional
school and corresponding major. |
Fill out this form on the
SNU website (http://admission.snu.ac.kr
,or http://www.useoul.edu),
according to the specifications in the section titled
“Submitting Your Application.” The application fee (￦82,000
or US$90) must be paid online with this portion of the
application.
Note: If you are unable to pay the application fee via our Internet payment process, you should include the fee with the application materials you send by mail. The fee should be in the form of a bank cheque payable to “Office of Admissions, SNU.” |
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| Form 2: Recommendation |
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| Two recommendations from teachers
or professors are required. |
| Complete your part of this
form and give it, along with a stamped and addressed envelope,
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 3: Financial
Certificate |
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| Form 3 should list the available financial resources for your tuition and other expenses during the time of your study at SNU. 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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| Study Plan
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| 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. |
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| Personal Statement |
| This is an opportunity for you to convey information about yourself and your accomplishments that could not be adequately expressed through other parts of the application. |
| Include family background, academic achievements, extracurricular commitments and accomplishments, volunteer work, employment experience, or your reasons for applying to SNU. You may even include personal interests and your taste in music and the arts |
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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. |
| 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 to which you are applying. Applicants to the College of Fine Arts, College of Music, and the Department of Physical Education should submit appropriate portfolios, videotapes, CDs, tapes, or other indicators of artistic or athletic ability. |
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| English Proficiency |
| Applicants should
submit a score report of a recognized English proficiency
test (TOEFL, TEPS, IELTS, TOEIC, etc.). 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 only accept TOEFL scores sent to us directly
by ETS. 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 |
| Korean Proficiency Test scores are an optional component of the application. Based on the submitted application materials, the admissions committee will decide whether each admitted student should take the test or not. Admitted students who are notified for the Korean Proficiency Test should refer to the test schedule included in the Certificate of Admissions for the date and location of the test. N.B. The level of Korean proficiency of an applicant does not effectively restrict nor delimitate his or her eligibility status; however, depending on the department or program of interest, it may serve as a determinant in the outcome of the admissions decision. |
Note:
The following individuals are exempt from the Korean Proficiency
Test:
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Applicants admitted to the Graduate School of International Studies for International Commerce,
International Cooperation or International Area Studies.
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Matriculating students holding a Bachelor’s degree from SNU.
3) Matriculating students holding a Master’s degree from SNU.
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Matriculating students who have completed and passed Level 5 or above at the SNU Language Education Institute.
5) Matriculating students who have received Level 5 or above on the Korean Proficiency Test administered by a Korean embassy or consulate. |
| 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://language.snu.ac.kr)
at their own expense. Whether or not this rule is applied will be determined by the prospective department of the applicant. |
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| Supplementary
Materials |
| APPLICANTS TO GRADUATE PROGRAMS |
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Proof of language proficiency: Korean Proficiency
Test (KPT), TEPS, TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC, HSK, JLPT,
DELF, ZD, etc. |
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Academic awards, certificates, test reports (GRE,
GMAT, etc.) |
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SNU does not generally acknowledge
international schools located in Korea as foreign schools. |
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All documents should be in English
or Korean. Documents in another language should be accompanied
by a notarized English or Korean translation. |
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If any of the submitted materials
contain false information, admission may be rescinded. |
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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 result in revocation of the admission offer. |
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All international applicants must
submit official documents notarized by their respective governments
indicating parent-child relationship between the applicant and
his/her parents (N.B. undergraduate transfer applicants are
exempt from this requirement). |
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Be sure to make and keep photocopies of all completed forms. Submitted documents become the 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 reapply. |
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Korean citizens who hold dual citizenship are considered “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 submitting the following:
- Official certificates
of graduation and transcripts from schools and/or universities
outside of Korea
- Certificate of Facts Concerning Entry and Exit
- Copies of applicant’s and parents' passports
Applicants exempt from submitting any of the above documents should submit the Certificate of Attendance at SNU in lieu of above-stated documents. |
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Please be reminded that the University issues only the Certificate of Admissions for VISA application for admitted students. However, for information on submitting the Approval Number of Visa Issuance for 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 applicants must submit the immigration record showing the dates of entry into and departure from Korea. |
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All transfer and graduate applicants must submit a document verifying that their current institution is equivalent to a four-year college/university. |
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After submitting the Verification of Academic Record form online, please print a copy and include in your hardcopy of the application. |
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