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| Required
Documents for Undergraduate Transfer 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.
※ Due considerations for unusual cases and individual circumstances
will be allowed for
international applicants. |
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| 1. One completed Application
Form (Form 1, Print out after completing online application
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| 2. Study Plan and Personal
Statement (in English or Korean) (Form 2, in English or Korean
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| 3. Two Letters of Recommendation
(Form 3) from your teachers |
| 4. Official High School Transcript and Graduation Certificate |
5. Official university transcripts of academic records and Certificate of
Attendance indicating that applicant is currently enrolled at the university
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6. A copy of the applicant's passport
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other official document indicating your nationality) |
7. Copies of both parents'
passports
(or
other official documents indicating parents' nationality)
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8. Official document indicating
parent-child relationship between the applicant
and
his/her parents (Applicants of Korean origin are exempt.) |
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| ☞ 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. |
| 9. Financial Certification (Form
4) |
| 10. 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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| 11. Supplementary materials (see page 7) |
| 12. Agreement for Verification of Academic Record |
| ☞ Upon completion of all required online procedures, applicants must print out the official agreement for Academic Record Verification. |
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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 "Admission Guidebook" as a reference.
Undergraduate Freshmen Applicants: Indicate the college and corresponding admissions unit. |
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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.
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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 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.
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| 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 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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| 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. |
| Note: 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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| Supplementary Materials |
| APPLICANTS TO UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
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| 1) Records of tests and various awards attained in high school will be considered in the admissions decision if submitted. |
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The relevant country's qualifying test for high school graduation or university admission test: British GCE A-Level, Japanese Admission Center Exam, Chinese Unified Exam, German Abitur, French Baccalaureate, etc. |
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Standardized tests and other indicators of academic achievement: IB Diploma, IB Certificate, AP, SAT, AICE, AEA, etc. |
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Records of accelerated and rigorous coursework: AP, IB, Honors, etc. |
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Official letter or other document by the high school that indicates the applicant's class rank or percentile (if not stated in applicant's academic transcript) |
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Proof of language proficiency: Korean Proficiency Test (TOPIK , KLPT), TEPS, TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC, HSK, JLPT, DELF/DALF, ZD, DELE etc. |
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Official school introduction/profile(s) published by the applicant's high school or the government education ministry will be considered in the admissions decision. The introductory document may include information on the high school's curriculum, availability of accelerated and rigorous academic tracks, size of student body, grade distribution of enrolled students, distribution of standardized test performance, student selection process (admissions requirements, etc.), ratio of students entering higher institutions and the quality of relevant institutions. |
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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 admission 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 decisions. |
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The following individuals are exempt from the Korean Proficiency Test:
1) He or she was admitted to the Graduate School of International Studies for International Commerce, International Cooperation or International Area Studies.
2) He or she holds a Bachelor's degree from SNU.
3) He or she holds a Master's degree from SNU.
4) He or she completed and passed Level 5 or above at the SNU Language Education Institute.
5) 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 another language should be by a notarized English or Korean translation. |
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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 (international as well as those 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:
* Official certificates of graduation and transcripts from schools and/or universities outside of Korea
* Certificate of Facts Concerning the Entry and Exit
* Official document indicating parent-child relationship between the applicant and his/her parent
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, 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' passport. If you experience any trouble while preparing those documents, please submit the Letter of Agreement (Form5) about the reason. |
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