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| SNU welcomes all outstanding international
students and transfer students. Currently there are 2,300 international students at SNU and many of them are transfer students. As an international student, you can transfer into either the 2nd year or 3rd year of our school curriculum. Course credits previously earned at other institutions may be transferred to SNU. |
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| Required
Documents for Undergraduate Transfer Applicants |
※ All
requirements must be met by 2/28/2009.
※ Submitted documents become the property of SNU and will
not be
 returned
to the applicants.
※ Unusual cases and individual circumstances will be given
consideration
for
international applicants. |
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| 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 Graduation Certificates
and Certificates of Attendance from
elementary,
junior high and high school
(primary and secondary schools) |
5. Official university transcripts
of academic records and Certificate of
Attendance indicating that the applicant is currently enrolled at the university |
6. A copy of the applicant's
passport
(or
other official document indicating your nationality) |
7. Applicant’s Certificate of Facts Concerning Entry and Exit
(The entire record of the Certificate of Facts concerning Entry and Exit
of
the applicant must be submitted.) |
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| 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 |
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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.
Undergraduate
Transfer Applicants: Indicate the college and
department. |
Fill out this form at 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.
No other documents related to sponsorship are necessary. |
| 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 |
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. 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 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
decision. |
Note:
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.
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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. |
| 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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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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Undergraduate transfer applicants (international as well as those of Korean origin) must submit the entire record of their Certificate of Facts Concerning Entry and Exit. In case of submission of false or unverifiable information
(especially that resulting from holding multiple passports) 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 their current matriculation status and attendance in their present bachelor’s degree program. |
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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 instead. |
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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 that verifies that their current institution is equivalent to a four-year college/university. |
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The Verification of Academic Record form will be part of the application you will be printing after submitting it online. |
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