* 2016 Spring Semester *

Guideline for International Student Admissions

CONTENTS
1. Schedule

2. Fields of Study

3. Quota

4. Eligibility

5. Procedures

6. Selection Process

7. Required Documents

8. Important Notes

12

9. Application Fee

13

10. Scholarships

13

11. Submission & Contact Addresses 17

12. Departments Contact Information 18
13. 2015 Tuition Fee Table 23
<Attachment 1> GPA Conversion Table

24

<Attachment 2> DAC List of ODA Recipients

25

14. Q&A

26

2. Fields of Study

1. Schedule

Seoul Campus
Process

Application
Submission

Notification of
Admission

Dates and Deadlines

October 1(Thu) October 30 (Fri) 17:00

November 30 (Mon) 13:00

Registration
(Tuition

2016 January 5(Tue) ~ 11(Mon) 16:00

Payment)

Location
Graduate School Office
(Each Campus)

When apply the department which has a specific major, applicants have to write it down at our
application form. About specific major, please refer to the guideline(Korean version).
Field

- Accept application
in person or via mail

Graduate School Website

http://gskh.khu.ac.kr

Designated Domestic Bank

in Korea

Humanities

Schedule may vary. (The changes will be showed on the Graduate School Website.)
Please prepare tuition fee in advance. (See p. 23 for tuition fee table)
Application submission for 2016 Fall semester will begin in April 2016.

and Social
Sciences

Department

M.S.

Ph.D.

Korean Language & Literature

AA

English Language & Literature

AB

History

AG

Ph.D.
only
for art
history

Philosophy

AH

BK21+

Law

AI

Political Science

AK

Public Administration

AJ

Sociology

AR

Economics

AM

International Trade

AP

Journalism and Communication

AL

Business Administration

AN

Health Services Management

AO

Accounting

AX

Hotel Management*

BA

Tourism Science*

BB

Convention & Exhibition Management*

BD

Culinary Science and Food Service

Management*

AT

Culture & Tourism Contents

This guideline is for 2016 Spring semester international admissions.

The application form attached to the admissions guidelines can be
downloaded at the website. (http://gskh.khu.ac.kr/admissions)
For more information, contact each office of Graduate School.

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Combined

Code

(M.S.+Ph.D.)

Child & Family Studies

CW

Housing and Interior Design

CV

Clothing and Textiles

CL

Education

AV

Remarks

BK21+

BK21+

* 4 departments in College of Hotel & Tourism Management (departments marked with * above)
have English tracks that offer all courses in English. Applicants for English tracks in these
departments should fill in Major on the Application Form with English Track, and Major Code
with 11191(Hotel Management), 11192(Tourism Science), 11193(Convention & Exhibition
Management), or 11194(Culinary Science and Food Service Management).
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Field

Natural and

Department

Combined

Code

M.S.

Ph.D.

Mathematics

CA

Physics

CB

Chemistry

CC

Biology

CD

Geography

CE

Food and Nutrition

(M.S.+Ph.D.)

Interdisciplinary Programs (Seoul Campus)

Remarks
Campus

Combined

Code

M.S.

Ph.D.

Information Display

KH

Intelligent Informatics

KM

Oral & Maxillofacial Regeneration

KN

East/West Medicine

KA

CH

Medical Engineering

KI

Pharmacy

CS

Philosophy in Korean Medicine

KB

Oriental Pharmaceutical Science

CT

History in Korean Medicine

KD

Nursing

CR

Biological Sciences in Korean Medicine

KE

Life and Nanopharmaceutical Science

CU

Applied Korean Medicine

KF

Music

IE

Human Informatics in Korean Medicine

KG

Fine Art

IE

Medical Science of Meridian

KK

Dance

IB

Cancer Preventive Material Development

KL

Performing Arts

IC

KHU-KIST

BK21+

Department

(M.S.+Ph.D.)

Remarks

BK21+

MRC

Applied
Sciences

Arts

Seoul

BK21+

and Physical
Education

Department

of

Converging

Science and Technology

Biomedical Science

GB

Medicine

GA

Neuroscience

GF

Science in Korean Medicine

GD

Clinical Korean Medicine

GC

GE

MRC

< BK21+, MRC, ERC, ITRC >

BK21+

o BK21+ : Brain Korea 21 Plus

o MRC : Medical Research Center

Medicine
Global public health and Korean Medicine
Management
(Major in Korean Medicine, Major in Public
Health)
Dentistry

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o ERC : Engineering Research Center

o ITRC : Information Technology Research Center

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MRC

 Global Campus
Field

Field

Department

Code

M.S.

Ph.D.

Combined
(M.S.+Ph.D.)

East-Asian Language and Literature

AC

European Language and Literature

AD

Remarks

Department

M.S.

Ph.D.

Mechanical Engineering

EA

Chemical Engineering

EC

EN

Civil Engineering

EW

Architectural Engineering

ED

BK21+

Advanced Materials Engineering for

Information and Electronics

Humanities
and Social

International Korean Language and Culture

AE

Sciences

Natural

Engineering

Combined

Code

(M.S.+Ph.D.)

Remarks

BK21+

ERC
BK21+
BK21+

British & American Language and Culture

AF

Nuclear Engineering

EG

BK21+

International Studies*

AZ

Industrial & Management Systems

Engineering

EL

Physics

CB

BK21+

Electronics and Radio Engineering

EB

BK21+

Chemistry

CC

BK21+

Computer Engineering

EH

Astronomy & Space Science

CG

Biomedical Engineering

EM

School of Space Research

CY

Physical Education

IA

BK21+

IF

CN

Ceramic Arts

Oriental Medicinal Materials and Processing

Post Modern Music

IN

Department of Horticultural Biotechnology

DA

Applied Arts

IK

Plant and Environmental New Resources

CX

Film & Theatre

IL

Landscape Architecture

CQ

IM

Graduate School of Biotechnology

CJ

BK21+

Industrial Design

IG

Food Science and Biotechnology

CK

Visual Information Design

IP

Formative Design

IH

Textiles & Fashion Design

IQ

Architecture

II

Sciences

CF

(*when apply, please write the specific

major at our application form.)
* The department of International Studies offers all courses in English.

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Art
and Physical Digital Art & Design

Environment Science and Engineering

(Environment Science, Environment Engineering)

ITRC
BK21+

BK21+

Education

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 Requirements for Specific Department

3. Quota

(Unspecified Department only needs the above qualifications.)

Department

A limited number of students are offered admissions to each academic department or program.
The department can refuse to receive students, if none of the applicants fulfil the

Nursing

4. Eligibility
Master's Degree and combined MasterDoctorate Degree

Korean, English Languages Proficiency(For Seoul Campus Only)

Test score certificates must valid until the admissions deadline(within past 2 years).

Nursing in

Applicants who obtained or are expected to obtain Medical

Medicine

license or Korean medical license

+82-2961-9113
+82-2961-0286

5. Procedures
Select course & department

Step 1

Fill out application form and prepare the required documents

Step 2

Request recommendation to the Department chairman(Seoul Campus) [except for

some departments which enforce interview] or a Professor(Global Campus)

Step 3

Submit Application : October 1 (Thu) ~ October 30 (Fri) (in person or via mail)
Application Fee : KRW 100,000

Step 4

Selection Process

1) Applicants who have obtained at least TOPIK (Test of Proficiency in Korean) Level 4
(must obtain TOPIK Level 5 or above before dissertation examination)

degree from a college or department of

domestic or foreign universities

East/West

Doctorate Degree
- Applicants should meet one of the following eligibility clauses :
1) The applicant and both parents of the applicant must have a nationality other than Korean
and must have a Master's degrees or in the final semester of the above degree program
2) The applicant must have completed or is expected to complete 16 years of primary and
secondary education (elementary to post-secondary) outside Korea and must have a
Masters degree at the time of application.
Students who have not graduated at the time of application must submit a certificate of
graduation before entering our graduate school. Otherwise admission will be canceled.

number

Applicants who obtained(are going to obtain) a bachelors

department's criteria. (Criteria may vary by department)

- Applicants should meet one of the following eligibility clauses :

1) The applicant and both parents of the applicant must have a nationality other than Korean
and must have a Bachelor's degree or in the final year of the above degree program
2) The applicant must have completed or is expected to complete 16 years of primary and
secondary education (elementary to post-secondary) outside Korea and must have a
Bachelor's degree at the time of application.

Contact

Qualification

Notification of Admission : November 30 (Fri), Graduate School

Step 5

2) Applicants should meet one of the following eligibility clauses and must obtain TOPIK

(http://gskh.khu.ac.kr)

Issuance of Certificate of Admission and Tuition Payment

(http://bang.khu.ac.kr/hsdi/jsp/hsdi/pass/PassMain.jsp)

level 5 before dissertation examination.

(1) Graduated (Bachelor's degree or higher) with a major in Korean in a foreign country
(2) Attended university or graduate school in Korea for more than 2 years

Step 6

Tuition Payment : 2016 January 5 (Tue) ~ January 11(Mon) 16:00

- Designated Domestic Bank in Korea

(3) Applicants who have equivalent official Korean Language proficiency as above
3) Applicants who obtained TOPIK Level 4 or under are subject to additional screening
process depending on the department.
4) Applicants who have TOEFL(PBT 550, CBT 210, iBT 80), IELTS 6.0, TEPS 550 or equivalent
official English exam score can apply regardless of Korean Language proficiency.
(Applicants who are relevant above clause must register and complete a Korean language
program in an institution that has been confirmed by the dean of the graduate school)
5) Regardless of clauses 1)~3) above, applicants who want to apply for the Department of
Communication and Journalism(Seoul campus) must attain a TOPIK level 5 or above, and
must obtain TOPIK level 6 within 6 months after admission.
6) Seoul Campus KHU-KIST Department of Converging Science and Technology : Regardless
of clauses 1)~3) above, TOEIC 730 or equivalent English exam score holders can apply
Applicants who dont have above English exam score should get the score until the
graduation(only to applicants of 2016 Spring semester)
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Schedule may vary.

6. Selection Process
An overall evaluation of submitted documents and an interview.
Some departments will hold an additional interview or performance test.
* Applicants residing in Korea must have a direct interview with a chairman or professor of the
department.
* Applicants residing outside of Korea must have an interview by email, phone, or videophone
and prepare other procedures via the same method.(Please write your Skype ID for the
interview)
* Department Contact Information is attached to this guideline. (p. 18)
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Course
Documents

7. Required Documents

M.S

Ph.D.

All documents should be original and submitted in English or Korean.

(Documents not in English or Korean must be accompanied by a complete English or Korean translation
authenticated by the issuing institution or notarized by a notary's office.)

common documents : O mark for all applicants, mark for relevant applicatns)
Course
Documents

M.S

Ph.D.

Combined

Remark

(M.S.+Ph.D.)

1. Application Form

<Attachment #1>
* Signature, passport-sized photos

2. Application for Admission

<Attachment #2>
* passport-sized photos

3. Official (Prospective) Graduation

Certificates from undergraduate
institution

4. Official (Prospective) Graduation

Certificates from graduate institution

5. Official Transcripts from

undergraduate institution

6. Official Transcripts from graduate

institution

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* Include the registered degree number.

* If it does not contain degree number, applicant
should submit Certificate of Degree separately.
* Documents certifying the highest level of
education you have completed must be verified
by the Korean Embassy or Apostille Verified.
- except for domestic university graduates
- Applicants who graduated from Chinese
university should submit 1. Graduation
(www.chsi.com.cn) or Degree (www.cdgdc.edu.cn)
Certificates
of
China
Higher-education
Student Information 2. Graduation certificate
3. Degree certificate.
* Prospective graduates should submit official
prospective graduation certificate verified by
the Korean embassy.
* Chinese prospective graduates should submit
official prospective graduation certificate and
Graduation(www.chsi.com.cn) certificate.
* Documents not in English or Korean must
be accompanied by a complete English or
Korean translation authenticated by the issuing
institution or notarized by a notary's office.
G.P.A. and Percentage
* You can refer to the GPA Conversion
Table(p. 25) to convert 4.0/4.3/4.5/5.0 scale
GPA into percentage.
* If the transcript is not above scale or there
is no GPA or percentage on the transcript,
applicants should issue an official letter that
shows the percentage from undergraduate
(graduate) institution.
* If issuing an official letter is impossible, you
should print out and submit the result of
WES iGPA Calculator(http://www.wes.org/students
/igpacalc.asp).
* Transfer students should submit preuniversitys transcripts supplementally.
* Original transcripts in English should be
submitted for overseas graduates.
* Documents not in English or Korean must
be accompanied by a complete English or
Korean translation authenticated by the issuing
institution or notarized by a notary's office.

7.

Educational Background and

Language Proficiency Certificates

Remark

Combined

(M.S.+Ph.D.)

[Seoul Campus]
Refer
to
Korean,
English
Languages
Proficiency section on p. 7
* Test score certificates must valid until the
admissions deadline.
* Institution Code (Seoul Campus)
GRE-0884/
GMAT-Kyung
Hee
University,
Graduate
School/
TOEFL-3839/
IELTS
-Graduate School of Kyung Hee University
(Seoul Campus)
[Global Campus]
For further details,
department.

please

8. Self Introduction

<Attachment #3>

9. Study Plan

<Attachment #4>

10. Recommendation letter written

by a professor of the university
from which you graduated

<Attachment #5>
(Writte in English or Korean)

contact

the

<Attachment #6>
Recommendation letter should be sealed.
[Seoul Campus]
* Applicants for the departments below dont
need to submit this recommendation letter.
(Each
department
progresses
interview
separately, and the schedule of interview will
be announced on our website.)
Korean Language & Literature (Korean
linguistics as a Second Language Study major
only), English Language & Literature, Political
Science, International Trade, Journalism and
Communication, Business Administration, Hotel
Management, Tourism Science, Convention
& Exhibition Management, Culinary Science
and Food Service Management
* Any changes will be announced on our
website(http://gskh.khu.ac.kr).
* If applicants apply for above departments,
they have to check the date and place for
the interview on our website.
* Applicants who don't interview can be failed
to enter our school.
[Global Campus]
Applicants should submit the recommendation
letter from the expected advisor.

12. Employment Certificate, Career

Certificate, Certificate of Volunteering
Activity, if available

Documents not in English or Korean must be

accompanied by a complete English or Korean
translation

13. Awards or Published papers, if

available

Documents not in English or Korean must be

accompanied by a complete English or Korean
translation

<Attachment #7>

Applicants abroad do not need to submit

Alien Registration.

11. Recommendation letter written

by the department chair [Seoul
Campus] or the (expected)
advisor [Global Campus] at
Kyung Hee University

14. Declaration of Ethical Conduct

in Research
15. A copy of your passport and
Certificate of Alien Registration

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Course
Documents

M.S

Ph.D.

Remark

Combined
(M.S.+Ph.D.)

16. Documents that certify the

applicant and the applicants
parents citizenship and relationship

* Except Chinese applicant

* In case of parents death(divorce), a death
(divorce) certificate submission is compulsory

17. Signed Consent form

<Attachment #8>
* Signature, Exact e-mail address and phone
number are needed
* except for domestic university graduates

18. Information Collection and Use

Agreement

<Attachment #9>

<Attachment #10>
Seoul campus applicants only (p. 15)
(Global campus applicants :
Please contact the graduate school office in
Global Campus)

19. Application form for President

Scholarship

20. A written oath(for applicants who

have below TOPIK level 4(Seoul
Campus), except English Track)

22. Other documents that Dean of

Graduate school approved its
necessity

Remark

(M.S.+Ph.D.)

If the applicant or one of the

parents are Korean

8. Important notes
(When apply two campus simultaneously, admission will be canceled).
The Graduate School of Kyung Hee University and Kyung Hee University are not responsible

<Attachment #11>

<Attachment #12>
Global campus applicants only

Overseas Koreans Foundation and each

country or institution scholarship students
must submit evidentary documents

Application forms are downloadable from our website (http://gskh.khu.ac.kr/admissions)

After completing the Check List for Application Documents, submit whole documents in order.
Information about E-mail : when apply do not write qq.com E-mail at e-mail address in our application
form(when sending official notices through E-mail, it returns.)

Course
M.S

Ph.D.

Combined

The campus, department (Major) and course must be filled out exactly. Even though these are
incorrect, the applicant cannot revise the application after admission.
All documents must be originals accompanied by translations and notarization in Korean or
English, if it is in another language.
- If original documents are unable to be reissued and the applicant wants to submit copied
documents, applicant must bring the original copy to compare the copy to the original for
certification.
- Every submitted document's date of issue must be within 3 months.
Submitted documents and application fee will not be refunded under any circumstance.
Applicant should submit other documents that Dean of Graduate school approved its
necessity.
If any ineligible/unqualifying factors are found during screening, the applicant will be expelled

Additional documentsFor Chinese applicants only

2. Census registration
()

Ph.D

for any disadvantages from typing errors and/or missing documents.

1. A copy of the applicant's and

both parent's Chinese ID Card
. ()

Certificate of Entry & Departure

Records during the period from
birth til now (can be issued from
the immigration office)
Official Graduation Certificates from
elementary to high school
Official Transcripts from elementary
to high school

M.S

Applicant can submit an application to one department and one campus only.

21. Notification for Thesis/Dissertation

Publication Concerning Scholarship
Provision for the International
Students

Documents

For applicants who are Korean nationals abroad only

Course
Documents
Combined

from admissions.
Remark

(M.S.+Ph.D.)

An applicant submitting the Certificate of Entry & Departure Records should submit a full
record from birth until now. Any false records or double passports will result in the revocation
of the application and admission even after matriculation.

Every chinese applicant should submit.

* Every chinese applicant should submit

with notarization in English.
* In case of parents death(divorce), a
death (divorce) certificate submission
is compulsory

3. Family relations certificate

()

Applicant who separated from ones

family in census registration should
submit with notarization in English.

4. Applicant's or Sponsor(Parents)'s
VOD(Verification of Deposit) indicating
that more than $15,000 USD in funds

VOD issued by Chinese Bank need

to frozen funds until 30th
September, 2015

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Students who have not graduated at the time of application must submit a certificate of
graduation before entrance into our graduate school. Otherwise admission will be canceled.
According to article 36 of the graduate school regulation in Kyung Hee University,
international students must have medical insurance upon admittance until the end of
graduation on your own expenses. Medical insurance fee will be included in the semester
tuition payment with student counsel fee, etc. (International students who do not have
medical insurance are excluded from any scholarship and various programs.)
According to article 37 of the graduate school regulation in Kyung Hee University, all
international students must get a health examination. Medical examination fee will be
included in the semester tuition payment with student counsel fee, etc.
Leave of absence for the first semester is not allowed. Also, only leave of absence owing to
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circumstances beyond control such as disease is allowed while in school.

The announcement for dormitory application(Seoul Campus) will be posted on the Graduate
School Website(http://gskh.khu.ac.kr) in January.
The announcement for dormitory application(Global Campus) should contact Woojeongwon
(dormitory on Global campus) in person. (Phone number : 031-201-3640)

Scholarship for freshman

Internal
Scholarship

For successful applicants of Seoul Campus, an orientation course (will be held at the end of
February) and some seminars are mandatory. International students who do not attend these
New students in the study fields of Science and Engineering, Medicine, and Arts are obliged
to take the Safety Precaution Course.
A. All graduate students in the study fields of Science and Engineering, Medicine, Arts, and

Section

also students which take part in experiments are obliged to take the Safety Precaution
Course according to the rules of the Safety Management Regulations.
1) Course Completion Required Time : 6 hour course per 6 months
(online and offline courses)
2) Courses
a) Online courses : 12 classes (1st semester 6 general classes / 2nd semester 6
selective classes)
3) Certificate of Completion

Global Campus

President Scholarship

each department

Excellent Research
Scholarship

Refer to Guideline for Excellent

Research Scholarship (p. 16)

External Scholarship

programs cannot get a scholarship and graduate.

Seoul Campus
Refer to Guideline for President
Scholarship (p. 15)

Internal

decide)

Need to request
(Further information will be provided later)

Scholarship

Applicant

Benefits

Period

New students

full coverage of
tuition fees

vary from 1 to
4 semesters

College of Medicine MRC

New or enrolled
students

full coverage of
tuition fees

4 semesters

College of Oriental Medicine

MRC

New or enrolled
students

full coverage of
tuition fees

4 semesters

Excellent Research
Scholarship

New students

full coverage of
tuition fees

4 semesters

Exemplary Scholarship

New or enrolled
students

part to full coverage

of tuition fees

1 semester
(can be continued)

New or enrolled
students
New or enrolled
students
(Humanities, Social
Sciences, Arts only)
New or enrolled
students
(Humanities, Social

part to full coverage

of tuition fees

vary from 1 to
4 semesters

part of tuition fees

per semester

part of tuition fees

per semester

Internationalization
Scholarship
Scholarship for Paper
Publication in Journal

b) Print 2 copies of the certification and keep 1 copy in the laboratory and
submit 1 copy to the administration office.
Scholarship for Conference

B. Measures to students who do not complete the course

(Academic advisor will

President Scholarship
(International Student)

a) Assessment test will be taken after the online courses and a score over 60%
is required for completion

Please contact

Sciences, Arts only)

1) Will not be assigned or will get disadvantages in scholarships

2) Personal interview with his/her Professor
3) Disadvantages in insurance policies for accidents
For other information and inquiries regarding the Safety Precaution Course,

Welfare Scholarship

enrolled students

part of tuition fees

per semester

Assistant Scholarship

New or enrolled
students

part to full coverage

of tuition fees

per semester

Applicant

Benefits

Period

New or enrolled
students

part of tuition fees

2 semesters

contact the Facilities, Management Team, Office of General Affairs.

(Seoul Campus : +82-2-961-0121~4 / Global Campus: +82-31-201-3500~3 )

Section

9. Application Fee
Application Fee : KRW 100,000
- Bring your fees for site application submit.
- Enclose fees for mail-in with other application documents.

10. Scholarships
A.
B.
C.
D.

Applicants must receive B grade (3.0/4.3) or above to maintain a scholarship for the next semester.
Entrance fees are excluded from all scholarships.
Scholarships from educational expenditures for schools cannot exceed tuition fee.
International students who do not have medical insurance cannot be scholarship grantees.
(Medical insurance fee will be included in the semester tuition form.)
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External

Scholarship
National Research
(Humanities, Social Science)
Scholarship
KGSP(Korean Government
Scholarship Program)
Saudi Arabian Government
Scholarship
Mongolia Government
Scholarship
Life Insurance Philanthropy
Scholarship
Peaceful Unification
Women's Role Scholarship
Korean Association of
University Women
Scholarship
Samsung Dream Scholarship
Others

New or enrolled
students
New or enrolled
students
New or enrolled
students
enrolled students

full coverage of
tuition fees
full coverage of
tuition fees
full coverage of
tuition fees
full coverage of
tuition fees

4 semesters
4 semesters
4 semesters
per semester

enrolled students

part of tuition fees

per semester

enrolled students

part of tuition fees

per semester

part of tuition fees

upto 4
semesters

part to full coverage

of tuition fees

per semester

New or enrolled
students
New or enrolled
students

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 Guideline for President Scholarship (Seoul Campus) - Submit <Attachment #10>

Applicants for Global Campus: Call the graduate school office in Global Campus.
Section
Eligibility

Requirement / Conditions
Academic Records : GPA of 80 out of 100 points or higher in university
Comprehensive evaluation on the average score of academic records, Study
ability, Research ability, Korean ability, English ability, Self Introduction, Study
Plan, Work experience and Volunteering experience, etc.
a. Academic Records : extra points for whom has GRE or GMAT score)
b. Korean ability(Except English Track applicants)
(1) TOPIK level 4 or higher

Guideline for Excellent Research Scholarship (Seoul Campus)

- An (expected) adviser of the applicant, the chairman of the department need to request
Applicants for Global Campus: Call the graduate school office in Global Campus.
Section

b. Korean ability(Except English Track applicants)

(1) TOPIK level 5 or higher
(2) Graduated with a major in Korean in a foreign country

Eligibility

(3) Attended university or graduate school in Korea for more than 2

years
(4) Or have equivalent official Korean Language proficiency as above
c. English ability: TOEFL(PBT 550, CBT 210, iBT 80), IELTS 6.0, TEPS 550 or
higher
d. Additional points for the Certificates of other language proficiency
(Japanese(JLPT), Chinese(HSK), Spanish(DELE), French(DELF/DALF), German(ZD),
Russian(TORFL), Arabic(ACTFL))
e. For Doctoral Course applicants, additional performance points are
granted for publishing record of more than one article in an academic
journal which is higher than those registered in the NRF.

Scholarships

Required
Documents

Terms of Scholarships

Cancellation of
Scholarship

Announcement of
Scholarship

Procedure
Scholarships

Terms of Scholarships

Cancellation of
Scholarship

a. Students who do not fulfill the Terms of Scholarship

b. When an academic adviser decide the cancellation of scholarship, and the
dean of the graduate school approve it.
c. Violation of school rules or other inadequate reasons for granting
scholarship

Important Notes

a. Students receiving scholarships are not allowed to take on assistant or

similar duties.
b. Students receiving scholarships may not receive more than one scholarship.
c. Only medical leave of semester absence(with doctors examination reports)
will be allowed.
d. Other details are determined by the dean of the graduate school.

results. (For masters and doctorate combined course applicants, there will be
additional assessment on the 4th semester)

Scholarship application form (Refer to <Attachment #10>)

For Doctoral Course applicants, published papers, if available.

Announcement date: at the end of June, 2015 (through personal e-mail)

Exemption of tuition fee on the tuition form

* The grantee must work as an international assistant and stay in Korea during summer and winter vacation
except for unavoidable circumstances.
* [Seoul Campus] Based on OECD DAC(Development Assistance Committee), the applicant who is from Least
Developed Countries or Other Low Income Countries has a chance for special scholarship by counseling.
(seeing p.26)
* The Applicant who is Korean-born adoptee, Kopino(Korean+Filipino) or Lai Daihan has a chance for special
scholarship.

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c. English ability: TOEFL(PBT 550, CBT 210, iBT 80), IELTS 6.0, TEPS 550 or higher
Recommendation by a professor of a department(separate form written by a
professor)
Screening [Graduate School Office]
Benefits: Full tuition fee (excluding entrance fee)
Period: 4 semesters (For masters and doctorate combined course applicants,
there will be additional assessment on the 4th semester)
a. GPA after admission: B or higher
b. In addition to the graduation guidelines of each department, the student
must publish an article as follows and submit the published certificate
documents and reports of thesis screening to the graduate school office
before dissertation examination.
Students who do not fulfill the Terms of Scholarship cannot receive the
degree.
Full refund if plagiarize.
1) Master's Courses
Humanities and Social Sciences, Arts and Physical Education
: Publish more than one article in an academic journal which is higher
than those registered in the NRF.(including co-author)
Natural and Applied Sciences, Medicine, Engineering
: Publish more than one article in an academic journal which is higher
than those registered in the SCI(E). (including co-author)
2) Doctoral Courses
Humanities and Social Sciences, Arts and Physical Education
: Publish more than one article in an academic journal which is higher
than those registered in the NRF. (Main author)
Natural and Applied Sciences, Medicine, Engineering
: Publish more than one article in an academic journal which is higher
than those registered in the SCI(E). (Main author)
c. Only in case of leave of semester absence due to a disease or medical
malpractice, scholarship can be continued when you return to school.
(Scholarship will end upon general leave of semester absence.)

Benefits: Full tuition fee (excluding entrance fee)

Period: vary from 1 to 4 semesters, through comprehensive evaluation

a. GPA after admission: B or higher

b. Should follow the dean of the department and the academic advisors
guidance well
c. During the semesters of receiving scholarship, must be on duty as an
international assistant [15h/week, 360h/semester, including vacation period]
d. Must show best Efforts to comply with all school regulations, and full
involvement in the academic performance
e. Leave of semester absence is not allowed during scholarship received
semesters.
f. Students receiving scholarships are not allowed to take on assistant or
similar duties.
a. Students who do not fulfill the Terms of Scholarship
b. Negative assessment from placed department as an international assistant
[evaluation points: following working hours, sincerity, following directions, etc.]
c. Violation of school rules or other inadequate reasons for granting
scholarship

(3) Attended university or graduate school in Korea for more than 2 years
(4) Or have equivalent official Korean Language proficiency as above
(Those who do not have sufficient Korean language abilities can apply on the
condition that after admission they must complete a Korean language course
which is assigned by the dean of the graduate school.)

(2) Graduated with a major in Korean in a foreign country

Evaluation Criteria

Requirement / Conditions
a. Academic Records: GPA of 80 out of 100 points or higher in university or
graduate school.

Selected Students must meet the Terms of Scholarship, and the recommending (future supervising) professor
is also responsible for the student's adherence to the Terms. Forms without the signature of the
professor will not be accepted.

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11. Submission & Contact Addresses

12. Departments Contact Information

Seoul Campus

Graduate School Website : http://gskh.khu.ac.kr

Submission Period : October 1 (Thu) October 30 (Fri) 17:00(Korean time)
Location
<Seoul Campus Graduate School Office>
Address :
Office of Graduate School, Room 312, Main building, Kyung Hee University,
26 Kyunghee-daero, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea
Tel. +82-2-961-0121~4
E-Mail : admissions_s@khu.ac.kr

For reference, applicants for the departments below dont need to submit a Recommendation
letter written by the department chair.
Korean Language & Literature (Korean linguistics as a Second Language Study major only), English Language
& Literature, Political Science, International Trade, Journalism and Communication, Business Administration, Hotel
Management, Tourism Science, Convention & Exhibition Management, Culinary Science and Food Service
Management

No

Department

Chair

Phone

e-mail

(02-)

(@khu.ac.kr)

Korean Language and Literature

Kim, Ryang Jin

961-2334

kimrj

English Language and Literature

Song, Chang Seop

961-0883

cssong

History

Philosophy

Law

Park, Yun Jae

961-9271 wowbbona@hanmail.net

Lee, Chung Hyung

961-2394

chunglee

Choi, Kwang Jun

961-9216

asgard

Political Science

Seo, Jung Gun

961-0696

seojkil

Public Administration

Kim, Kwang Gu

961-9172

kkim20

<Global Campus Graduate School Office>

Address :
Office of Graduate School, Room 107, College of Arts & Design, Kyung Hee University,
1732 Deogyeong-daero Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-Do 17104, Korea

Sociology

Kim, Jong Young

961-2173

jykim24

Tel. +82-31-201-3500~3503

Economics

Min, In Sik

961-0966

imin

E-Mail : khwb3500@khu.ac.kr

10

International Trade

Kang In-Won

961-9182

iwkang

11

Journalism and Communication

Hong, Ji-A

961-0965

hja2081

12

Business Administration

Sung, Joo Ho

961-0675

jhsung

13

Health Services Management

14

Accounting

Park, Sung Uk

961-2314

sopark

15

Hotel Management

Kim, Jin Young

961-9454

jk293

16

Tourism Science

Lee, Chung Gi

961-9430

cklee

17

Convention & Exhibition Management

Gu, Chul-mo

961-2349

helmetgu

18

Culinary Science and Food Service

Management

Hwang, Jo Hye

961-2241

hwangj

19

Culture & Tourism Contents

961-0867

20

Mathematics

Han, Jong Min

961-0956

jmhan

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Park, Sang Chan

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961-0489 sangchanpark@hanmail.net

No
21

Department

Chair

Physics

Kim, Chinkyo

Phone

e-mail

(02-)

(@khu.ac.kr)

961-0379

ckim

Seoul Campus (Interdisciplinary Programs)

No
22

Chemistry

Song, Jae Kyu

961-0958

jaeksong

23

Biology

Lee, Sung Jae

964-1131

sungjaelee

24

Geography

Choo, Sung Jae

961-9360

sjchoo

25

Child & Family Studies

Kim, Yeon Ha

961-0584

yeonhakim

26

Housing and Interior Design

Kim, Jun Ha

961-9460

junhakim

27

Clothing & Textiles

Song, Hwa Kyung

961-9297

hksong

28

Food and Nutrition

Yoon, Gi Seon

961-0264

ksyoon

29

Biomedical Science

Oh, Bum Seok

961-0617

ohbs

30

Medicine

Kim, Chang Ju

961-0407

changju

31

Neuroscience

Jin, Byung Kwan

969-4563

bkjin

32

Science in Korean Medicine

Go, Sung Gyu

961-0329

epiko

33

Clinical Korean Medicine

Choi, Ho Young

961-9372

hychoi

34

Global
Public
Medicine

961-0329

35

Dentistry

Lee, Sang Cheon

958-2317

schlee

36

Pharmacy

Kim, Nam Jung

961-0580

kimnj

37

Oriental Pharmaceutical Science

Oh, Myung Suk

961-9436

msohok

38

Life and Nanopharmaceutical Science

Choi, Jung Hye

961-2172

jchoi

39

Nursing

Park, Sunhee

961-0874

spark

40

Music

Kim, Mi Ae

961-0690

kmas

41

Fine Art

Na, Hyeong Min

961-0636

leesan@khu.ac.kr

42

Dance / Performing Arts

961-0539

dance

43

Education

Kim, Byung Chan

031-201-2020

bckim

Health

and

Korean

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Department

Chair

Phone
(02-)

e-mail
(@khu.ac.kr)

Jang, Jin

961-0270

jjang

Lee, Kyung Jeon

961-0490

klee

Kim, Eun Chul

961-0746

eckim

Kim, Seon Kwang

961-0323

skkim77

Baik, Yu Sang

961-0326

baikys

Kim, Nam Il

961-0672

southkim

Jeong, Hyuk Sang

961-9449

jhs

Ko, Seong Gyu

961-0329

epiko

Park, Young Bae

958-9195

bmppark

Park, Hun Kuk

961-0290

sigmoidus

Information Display

Intelligent Informatics

Oral & Maxillofacial Regeneration

East/West Medicine

Department of Philosophy in Korean

Medicine

Department of History in Korean

Medicine

Department of Biological Sciences in

Korean Medicine

Department of Applied Korean Medicine

Department of Human Informatics in

Korean Medicine

10

Medical Engineering

11

Department of Medical Scinece of

Meridian

Ham, Dae Hyun

961-0366

dhhahm

12

Department of Cancer Preventive

Material Development

Kim, Sung Hoon

961-9233

sungkim7

13

KHU-KIST Department of
Science and Techonology

961-0355
961-9126

khu_kist

Converging

Any changes will be announced on the graduate school website (http://gskh.khu.ac.kr)

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 Global Campus

No

Department

No

Chair

Phone

e-mail

(031-)

(@khu.ac.kr)

Department

Phone

e-mail

(031-)

(@khu.ac.kr)

Kim, Seong Min

201-3795

seongmin

Gon Kim

201-2937

gonkim

Chair

20

Civil Engineering

21

Architectural Engineering

22

Nuclear Engineering

Yoon Suk Chang

201-3323

yschang

23

Industrial & Management Systems

Engineering

Myung Joo Park

201-3653

pmj0684

24

Electronics and Radio Engineering

Kim, Kyu Heon

201-3810

kyuheonkim

25

Computer Engineering

Sung Won Lee

201-3841

drsungwon

26

Biomedical Engineering

Kyung Mo Park

201-2979

saenim

Oh, Kyung Rok

201-3762

ohkr0103

Kim, Seung Woog

201-2637

sukim

Lee, Woo Chang

201-2040

jazz

Yi, Hyo In

201-3840

yhi60

East-Asian Language and Literature

Kim, Kyung Seok

201-3833

kskim812

European Language and Literature

Myung-Hee Hong

201-2276

hjeijei

International Korean Language and

Culture

Kim, Jong Soo

201-2259

smallis

British and American Language and

Culture

Ki-wan Sung

201-2274

kiwansung

International Studies

Jung, Ha Lyong

201-2280

hljung

Physics

Minchul Lee

201-2468

minchullee

Chemistry

Kang, Seong Ho

201-3349

shkang

27

Physical Education

Astronomy & Space Science

Ho Jin

201-3885

benho

28

Ceramic Arts

School of Space Research

Kim, Sung Soo

201-2441

sungsoo kim

29

Post Modern Music

10

Oriental Medicinal Materials and

Processing

Nam In Baek

201-2661

nibaek
30

Applied Arts

31

Film & Theatre

32

Digital Art & Design

Kim, Hye Kyung

201-2675

hkkim

33

Industrial Design

Kim, Hyung Seok

201-3789

designer

34

Visual Information Design

Lee, Heon Kuk

201-3789

designer

35

Formative Design

Kim, Hyung Seok

201-2641

hklee

36

Textiles & Fashion Design

Kim, Chil Soon

201-2935

cskim

37

Architecture

Kim, Il Hyun

201-2903

ilhyunkim

11

Department of Horticultural
Biotechnology

12

Plant and Environmental New Resources

13

Landscape Architecture

14

Graduate School of Biotechnology

15

Food Science and Biotechnology

16

Environment Science and Engineering

17

Mechanical Engineering

18

Chemical Engineering

19

Advanced Materials Engineering for

Information and Electronics

Lee, Youn Hyung

201-2670

younlee

Lee, Chan Hui

201-3480

chan521

Jin ohKim

201-2664

jokim

Son, Young Sook

201-3822

ysson

Kim, Dae Ok

201-3796

dokim05

Chang kyoo Yoo

201-3824

ckyoo

Sin Kyoo Jung

201-3896

icarus

Chang Woo Lee

201-3825

cwlee

Sung Min Yoon

201-3617

sungmin

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Any changes will be announced on the graduate school website (http://gskh.khu.ac.kr)

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13. 2015 Tuition Fee Table

<Attachment 1> GPA Conversion Table

( unit : KRW )

Field
Humanities,
Social
Sciences
Natural and
Applied
Sciences

Physical
Education

Engineering

Arts

Pharmacy

Medicine

etc.

Total

Course

Entrance
fee

Tuition
fee

Seoul

Global

Seoul

Global

Master

954,000

4,605,000

224,200

204,200

5,783,200

5,763,200

Ph.D.

954,000

4,738,000

224,200

204,200

5,916,200

5,896,200

Combined

954,000

4,668,000

224,200

204,200

5,846,200

5,826,200

Master

954,000

5,526,000

224,200

204,200

6,704,200

6,684,200

Ph.D.

954,000

5,686,000

224,200

204,200

6,864,200

6,844,200

Combined

954,000

5,605,000

224,200

204,200

6,783,200

6,763,200

Master

954,000

5,526,000

224,200

204,200

6,704,200

6,684,200

Ph.D.

954,000

5,686,000

224,200

204,200

6,864,200

6,844,200

Combined

954,000

5,710,000

224,200

204,200

6,888,200

6,868,200

Master

954,000

6,227,000

224,200

204,200

7,405,200

7,385,200

Ph.D.

954,000

6,407,000

224,200

204,200

7,585,200

7,565,200

Combined

954,000

6,619,000

224,200

204,200

7,797,200

7,777,200

Master

954,000

6,447,000

224,200

204,200

7,625,200

7,605,200

Ph.D.

954,000

6,635,000

224,200

204,200

7,813,200

7,793,200

Combined

954,000

6,660,000

224,200

204,200

7,838,200

7,818,200

Master

954,000

6,569,000

224,200

204,200

7,747,200

7,727,200

Ph.D.

954,000

6,753,000

224,200

204,200

7,931,200

7,911,200

Combined

954,000

6,660,000

224,200

204,200

7,838,200

7,818,200

Master

954,000

6,911,000

224,200

204,200

8,089,200

8,069,200

Ph.D.

954,000

7,613,000

224,200

204,200

8,791,200

8,771,200

Combined

954,000

7,262,000

224,200

204,200

8,440,200

8,420,200

Seoul Campus etc. : Insurance fee(KRW 64,200), Physical and mental examinations(KRW 125,000),

Student council fee(KRW 15,000), Medical cooperative fee(KRW 20,000)

Global Campus etc. : Insurance fee(KRW 64,200), Physical examination(KRW 125,000),
Student council fee(KRW 15,000)
According to the article 36 of the graduate school regulation in Kyung Hee University,
international students should have medical insurance upon admittance until the end of
graduation.
According to the article 37 of the graduate school regulation in Kyung Hee University,
international students should have physical examination after admission.
Inquiries

4.0

Scale

4.3

Scale

4.5

Scale

3.97

~ 4.0

4.26

~ 4.3

4.46

~ 4.5

4.95

~ 5.00

100

3.92

~ 3.96

4.22

~ 4.25

4.41

~ 4.45

4.90

~ 4.94

99

3.88

~ 3.91

4.17

~ 4.21

4.36

~ 4.40

4.84 ~

4.89

98

3.84

~ 3.87

4.12

~ 4.16

4.31

~ 4.35

4.79

~ 4.83

97

3.80

~ 3.83

4.08

~ 4.11

4.26

~ 4.30

4.73

~ 4.78

96

3.75

~ 3.79

4.03

~ 4.07

4.21

~ 4.25

4.68

~ 4.72

95

3.71

~ 3.74

3.98

~ 4.02

4.16

~ 4.20

4.62

~ 4.67

94

3.67

~ 3.70

3.93

~ 3.97

4.11

~ 4.15

4.57

~ 4.61

93

3.62

~ 3.66

3.89

~ 3.92

4.06

~ 4.10

4.51

~ 4.56

92

3.58

~ 3.61

3.84

~ 3.88

4.01

~ 4.05

4.45

~ 4.50

91

3.49

~ 3.57

3.75

~ 3.83

3.91

~ 4.00

4.34

~ 4.44

90

3.41

~ 3.48

3.65

~ 3.74

3.81

~ 3.90

4.23

~ 4.33

89

3.32

~ 3.40

3.56

~ 3.64

3.71

~ 3.80

4.12

~ 4.22

88

3.24

~ 3.31

3.46

~ 3.55

3.61

~ 3.70

4.01

~ 4.11

87

3.15

~ 3.23

3.37

~ 3.45

3.51

~ 3.60

3.90

~ 4.00

86

3.07

~ 3.14

3.27

~ 3.36

3.41

~ 3.50

3.79

~ 3.89

85

2.98

~ 3.06

3.18

~ 3.26

3.31

~ 3.40

3.68

~ 3.78

84

2.90

~ 2.97

3.09

~ 3.17

3.21 ~

3.30

3.57

~ 3.67

83

2.81

~ 2.89

2.99

~ 3.08

3.11

~ 3.20

3.45

~ 3.56

82

2.72

~ 2.80

2.90

~ 2.98

3.01

~ 3.10

3.34

~ 3.44

81

2.64

~ 2.71

2.80

~ 2.89

2.91

~ 3.00

3.23

~ 3.33

80

- Insurance fee : Graduate School Office (Seoul Campus : 82-2-961-0121~4 / Global Campus : 82-31-201-3500~3)
- Student council fee : Student council (Seoul Campus : 82-2-961-0125 / Global Campus : 82-31-201-2137)
- Medical cooperative fee : 82-2-961-0055

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5.0

Scale

100

Points Scale

<Attachment 2> DAC List of ODA Recipents

14. Q&A
<Questions about application process>
Q1. Is there any entrance scholarship for foreign students?
A1. Yes, we have scholarships for foreign students.
Especially, there is President Scholarship and Excellent Research Scholarship, which are decided
when the entrance point. However, students should be eligible to apply. Also, there are other
scholarships of internal, external foundations and institutions.
President Scholarship

Excellent Research Scholarship

Working scholarship
Terms of (15 hours/1week, 360 hours per semester)
scholarship
Must be on duty as an assistant at
arranged department

Eligibility

GPA of 80 out of 100 or higher

Scholarship Full tuition fee(vary from 1 to 4 semesters)

Apply
method

When submit the application documents,

include the application form

Except the graduation requirements,

before the thesis screening,
beneficiaries should publish thesis
at academic journal
1. GPA: 80 out of 100 or highe
2. Korean: TOPIK level 5 or higher, have
equivalent official Korean language
proficiency as above
3. English: TOEFL(PBT 550, CBT 210, iBT
80), IELTS 6.0, TEPS 550 or higher
Full tuition fee(for 4 semesters)
Submit the professors recommendation
letter to administration office

Q2. In case of Chinese university graduates, what kind of documents should be submitted?
A2. Applicants who graduated from Chinese university have to submit totally 3 documents.
1.

Graduation(www.chsi.com.cn)

or

Degree(www.cdgdc.edu.cn)

Certificates

of

China

Higher

-education Student Information

2. Graduation certificate(a complete English or Korean translation authenticated by the issuing
institution or notarized by a notary's office)
3. Degree certificate(a complete English or Korean translation authenticated by the issuing
institution or notarized by a notary's office)(a complete English or Korean translation
notarized by a notary's office)
Q3. What kind of documents should be submitted for prospective graduates?
A3. Prospective graduates have to submit official prospective graduation certificate(a complete
English or Korean translation notarized by a notary's office, verified by the Korean Embassy
needed). Chinese prospective graduates have to submit prospective graduation certificate(a
complete English or Korean translation notarized by a notary's office) and Authentication
certificate about prospective graduation certificate(www.chsi.com.cn). If students do not submit
the graduation certificate until the entrance, the entrance will be cancelled.
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Q4. How can I get the recommendation letter?

6. Registration for classes

A4. Applicants have to contact with department chair (contact information at guideline) or professor

7. Orientation

(contact information on graduate school website). Then, having individual interview with them

8. Semester begins

and get a recommendation letter. In the recommendation letter, department chair signature
must be included. However, some departments (Korean Language & Literature

(Korean

Q10. How do students residing in outside of Korea make the tuition fee payment?

linguistics), English Language & Literature, Political Science, International Trade, Journalism and

A10. If applicants reside in overseas, they can pay with international wire transfer. However, there

Communication, Business Administration, Hotel Management, Tourism Science, Convention &

are some problems such as identifying a depositor and a successful candidate, discordance

Exhibition Management, Culinary Science and Food Service Management) which progress the

between tuition fee and real remittance, complex refund process and etc. So we recommend

interview are not necessary to prepare recommendation letter.

applicants to use domestic paying through close friends or relatives in Korea. However, there
is no other way except international wire transfer, email (admissions_s@khu.ac.kr) to us and we

Q5. How is the interview process?

will inform you the information.

A5. Interview is offered by the department, so applicants should ask to department. The interview
schedule is uploaded on our graduate school website, so applicants should refer notice and attend
the interview. If applicants do not attend the interview, they will be rejected the admission.
Q6. If I cannot go to the interview, what should I do?
A6. If applicants residing abroad and attending the interview is impossible, applicants have to
contact with graduate school office and applied departments in advance. In this circumstance,
phone or video interview will be conducted.
Q7. Should I have to submit all documents until the deadline?
A7. In principle, all documents should be submitted until the deadline. However, in case of
unavoidable circumstances, when applicants contact the graduate school office in advance, they

Q11. Is there any additional payment for President and Excellent Research Scholarship recipients to
make ?
A11. Yes, even scholarship students, entrance fee, insurance fee and medical check-up fee must be
paid. Refer to tuition fee paper and pay promptly within the tuition fee payment period.
Q12. Im an Overseas Korean Foundation Scholarship recipient. Do I need to pay the tuition?
A12. Even if you are the recipient, you have to pay entrance fee, insurance fee and medical
check-up fee. The refund for insurance fee, etc. will be progress after the completion of the
tuition fee payment. Also, scholarship recipients have to submit the proof of the scholarship
to Graduate School office.

are allowed to supplementary submission for specific documents. All documents are not
allowed to return. If applicants get disadvantage because of the incomplete documents, it is

Q13. Is there extended period for tuition payment?

their own responsibility.

A13. Tuition must be paid punctually. If you fail to do so, the admission will be cancelled.

Q8. My undergraduate major and the major I want to apply are different. Can I still apply?

Q14. When do I apply for dormitory?

A8. Yes, you can. However, the ability evaluation of major is apart from the progress. After pass,

A14. Please check announcement for dormitory application which will be posted on the Graduate

applicants have to take the prerequisite subjects.

School Website in early July and January. The result will be notified you individually at the
end of July and January.

<Questions about things after getting admission>

Q15. Can Certificate of Admission be reissued?
Q9. What is post-admission timeline? Please explain the enrollment process in chorological order.
A9. After pass, admission procedure is as follows.

A15. No. The certificate of admission is issued only one time. Please note that it is one of the
most important documents in Visa application and you must be discreet to handle it.

1. Check admission announcement / print out letter of admission

2. Print out tuition bill during the registration period and make a payment at the assigned

Q16. Is medical and mental check-up mandatory?

A16. According to regulation 37 of Kyung Hee University Graduate School, all international students

bank account
3. Reply VISA issuing guideline e-mail that graduate school office sends

must get the medical and mental check-up. Even students who already got check-up at other

4. Receive Certificate of Admission (Domestic residents: receive it from Graduate Administrative

agency must get check-up again.

office, International residents: Graduate Administrative office sends it by EMS)

5. Apply for the VISA : Call to the institution related to VISA, asking about the required
documents and apply for the VISA

Q17. Is insurance mandatory?

A17. According to regulation 36 of Kyung Hee University Graduate School, international students

1) Domestic residents: Visit Immigration Office

must have medical insurance. International students who do not have medical insurance are

2) International residents(except Chinese nationals): Visit embassy

excluded from any scholarships and various benefits.

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