Graduate Admissions Guide

for International Students and Overseas Koreans

2017 Spring Semester

1. Admission Timetable
2. Eligibility
3. Admission Criteria
4. Departments/Majors
5. Required Documents
6. Tuition
7. Scholarships
8. Application Fee
9. Acceptance Announcement
10. Important Notes

Admission Timetable

Steps

Dates and Time

Notes
1. Visit (http://international.jnu.ac.kr) or
(http://www.jinhakapply.com)

th

Online Application
(Mandatory)

October 19 (Wed.), 2016 ~

th

November 18 (Fri.), 2016

18:00 (local time in Korea)

2. Sign up for the website

3. Complete on-line application form
(upload applicants photo: 3cm x 4cm)
4. Pay the application fee (Mandatory)
Check if the application form has been completed
After completing the online application, submit all required
documents including application forms 1 and 2 to the

Application & Document

Submission
(Apply via Internet &
Submit all required

following postal address:

October 19th(Wed.), 2016 ~

November 18th(Fri.), 2016

documents to the OIA)

< Office of International Affairs >

Chonnam National University
77 Yongbongro, Bukgu,
Gwangju 61186, South Korea
* All documents must be submitted in person or by
post mail to OIA before the deadline.

Application Review
by the Department

December 8th(Thu.), 2016

If an interview is necessary, applicants will be notified of

the time and location by the relevant department

Final Decision

December 29th(Thu.), 2016

Announced on the CNU Office of International Affairs

Announcement

16:00 (local time in Korea)

website: (http://international.jnu.ac.kr)

Payment of Tuition

Start of Semester

December 30th(Fri.), 2016 ~

January 5th(Thu.), 2017

To the designated bank by CNU

March 2nd(Thu.), 2017

This schedule is subject to change, and updated information will be posted on the Office of International Affairs website.
Please contact at internia@jnu.ac.kr for additional inquiries

Eligibility

Program
Master's degree or
Integrated Master's
& Doctoral Degree

Educational Qualification
Those who have or are expected to receive a Bachelor's
degree or its equivalent as stipulated by regulations.
Those who have or are expected to receive a Master's
degree or its equivalent as stipulated by regulations.
If applicants have a Master's degree with a different

Doctoral Degree

field of major from the major for which they are

applying, they should receive a recommendation letter
from the head professor of the department they are

Nationality

The nationality of the

applicant and the applicants
parents must be non-Korean
Overseas Korean nationals
are eligible if they have
completed elementary,
secondary and post-secondary
education overseas, that is
equivalent to that of Korean
education.

applying to.

Applicants with no nationality or dual Korean citizenship are not eligible.

No certificate for language skills are required, but applicants for some departments are required to have certain
level of language skills as specified below. Please refer to the section 4 Departments/Majors.

Admission Criteria

A. Admission decisions are based on document screening; including the candidates academic achievements,
personal accomplishments, and language proficiency. Depending on the policy of the department/major,
a written examination, interview, or practical/performance test may be required.
B. Important assessing factors for document screening academic performance such as Grade Point Average
(GPA), level of completed courses, study plan, personal statement, etc. will be taken into consideration.
C. Procedure of Admissions
1) Regardless of the degree/program received or completed by the applicant, acceptance selection will be made
according to the order of applicants possessing the highest total score.
2) If an applicant fails to meet the admission criteria, the application will no longer be further considered.
Classification

Percentage

Points in total

Notes

Language Proficiency

50

50

Applicants will be evaluated by each department:

3 members of the selection committee will evaluate

Academic
Performance

50

50

Total

100

100

Applicants with less than 30 points for each

category will not be accepted

Departments/Majors

TOPIK 5
TOPIK 4
TOPIK 3
TOPIK 4 (only for Chinese)
CBT 210 or TOEFL(iBT 80 / PBT 550) or IELTS 5.5 or TOEIC 660
CBT 155 or TOEFL(iBT 60 / PBT 450) or IELTS 4.5 or TOEIC 550

Basic Korean Communication Skill

Department with no marks does not require any language proficiency test score.
Certificate of Completion of Korean Language Course level 3,4,5 and 6 can replace TOPIK level 3,4,5 and 6.
(Only Certificate from Language Center of CNU could be accepted, Deaprtment of Korean Language and Literature is excepted)
Korean Government Scholarship (KGSP) students with STOPIK Level 3 are exempted from language proficiency test.
Division

Department

Ph.D.

Integrated

Accounting

Agricultural Economics

Cultural Anthropology & Archaeology

Communication

Early Childhood Education

Economics,

Education,
(Confirmed by prospective Advisor)

English Language Education

Business Administration
,(National Scholarship Student)
Chinese Language & Literature

English Language & Literature&

Humanities
& Social
Sciences
(Gwangju)

Pharmacy
Physics
Rural & Biosystems Engineering
Wood Science & Engineering

Wood Science & Landscape Architecture

(Confirmed by prospective Advisor)

Aqualife Medicine

Culture Contents,

Environmental Oceanography

Fisheries Science

Food Technology and nutrition

Advanced Chemicals & Engineering

Architectural Engineering,

Chemical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Electronics & Computer Engineering

Energy & Resources Engineering

Environment & Energy Engineering,

Industrial Engineering

Materials Science & Engineering

Geography

German Language & Literature

History

International Trade,

Korean Language Education

(Gwangju)

Law n

Library & Information Science

Polymer Engineering

Philosophy

Architecture

Political Science

Biotechnology & Chemical Engineering

Psychology

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Public Administration

Computer Engineering

Regional Development,

Electrical & Semiconductor Engineering

Social Studies Education

Electronic Communication Engineering

Sociology

Mechanical Design Engineering

Business Administration

Production Engineering

Refrigeration & Air-conditioning Engineering

Fine Arts

Korean Traditional Music

Music
Biomedical ScienceMajor of Biomedical Science
Biomedical Science-Major of Medical Science
(Those with Medical Science diploma)
Dental Science
Medical Science
(Those with Medical Science diploma)
Veterinary Medicine
Archival Studies
Bioenergy & Biomaterialsn
Biomedical Engineering
Cultural Properties
Electronic Commerce,&n
Global Diaspora Studies(International Studies)n
Interdisciplinary Program of Asian Culture
Interdisciplinary Program for Applied biology
Molecular Medicine
Multimedia
NGO
Photonics Engineering
Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language
Translation Korean Texts in Classical Chinesen

Digital Convergence

East Asia Studies

Biomedical and Electronic Engineering

Sciences

International Commerce

Transportation & Logistics

Agricultural Chemistry

Animal Science & Bioindustry

Animal Science & Biotechnology

Applied Biology

Applied Plant Science

Bioenergy Science & Technology

Biological Science & Biotechnology

Biotechnology

Chemistry

Clothing & Textiles

Engineering
(Yeosu)

Arts
(Gwangju)

Medical
Science
(Gwangju)

Inter-

Natural
(Gwangju)

Engineering

Intergated

Mechanical Engineering,

English

Sciences

(Yeosu)

& Social
(Yeosu)

Natural

Japanese Language & Literature

Course

Oceanography

Sciences

Department

Ph.D

, Korean Language Course level 5

Division

Master

French Language & Literature

Korean Language & Literature

Humanities

Course
Master

Disciplinary
programs
(Gwangju)

Geology & Environmental Sciences

Family Environment & Welfare,

Food & Nutrition

Food Science & Technology

Forestry

Horticulture

Landscape Architecture&n
(Confirmed by prospective Advisor)
Mathematics & Statistics

* Gwangju Campus: 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju

InterDisciplinary
programs
(Yeosu)

* Yeosu Campus: 50 Daehak-ro, Yeosu, Jeonnam

Required Documents

( only for applicable applicants)

After completing the Application Checklist(Form 7), submit whole documents in order.
No

Document

M.S

Ph.D. Integrated

Remarks

Application Checklist

Form 7

Application form 1, 2

Form 1, 2
*Print out the forms after completing the online application and
send them with other required documents to CNU OIA.

Official(Prospective)
Graduation Certificate from
Undergraduate Institution

Official(Prospective)
Graduation Certificate from
Graduate Institution

Official Transcripts from

Undergraduate Institution

Official Transcripts from

Graduate Institution

Original or notarized copy

*Certificates in other languages than English and Korean
requires notarized certificate in English or Korean
*If you are currently enrolled in an undergraduate or
graduate program, you MUST submit an official document that
indicates your expected date of graduation.
Master's or Integrated program applicants must submit
original or notarized copy of transcripts of all coursework in
Bachelor's program
For Ph.D. program applicants, original or notarized copy of
transcripts of all coursework in Bachelor's and Master's program

Language Proficiency
Certificate
(Korean or English)

Submit if applicable(Please see as below),

1) If applying major requires certain language certificate
2) for applicants applying for the Global or Global Plus Scholarship
*Test scores are only valid for two years after the test date.
Therefore, we do not accept the certificate which is issued
before October 19th, 2014.
*Even though the department does not need any language
requirements, please submit it if you have, for application
review of the department.

Letter of Consent

Form 3
*Signature, Exact e-mail address and contact number are needed

Personal Statement (Study plan)

Form 4

Form 5 *Only for applicable applicants

Form 6
Only for applicants applying for the Global Plus Scholarship

10

Recommendation Letter for

Ph.D. Program Applicant

11

Letter of Financial Guarantee

12

Employment Certificate

13

A Copy of Passport

Copy must be of a valid passport

14

A Copy of Alien Registration Card

Applicable only for those who are currently residing in Korea

1) For applicants whose parents are both foreigners

Official documents indicating parents' nationality and
relationship between the applicants and his/her parents.
(Please refer to examples of Family Relations Certificate as below)
2) For overseas Korean nationals who have completed education
equivalent to elementary, secondary, and post-secondary
education in Korea
- official transcripts and graduation certificates from the
institutions listed above.
For Chinese applicants, plase refer to the table additional
documents for Chinese Applicants only below.

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Proof of Eligibility
(All documents need to be
translated either in
Korean / English )

Examples of Family Relations Certificate

Philippines: Family Census, Indonesia: KARTU KELUARGA, Bangladesh: Family Certificate, Vietnam: So Ho Khau, or Giay khai
sinh, Mongolia: Certificate of Family Relations, Pakistan: Family Certificate, Sri Lanka: Family Relation Certificate, Myanmar:
Family Relations Certificate, Nepal: Family Relation Certificate, Kyrgyzstan KazakhstanUzbekistanUkraineThailand: Birth
Certificate

 Additional Documents (For Chinese Applicants only)

Documents

M.S

Ph.D.

Integrated

A copy of the applicants and

both parents Chinese ID card

Remarks

Every Chinese applicant MUST submit

Census registration

1) Every Chinese applicant MUST submit with notarization.

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

Family relations certificate

Applicant who separated from ones family

registration should submit with notarization.

in

census

Additional Documents required for College of Arts Applicants

Traditional Korean Music & Music (Voice, Orchestral music, and Piano) major:
CD of the applicants musical performance up to 15 minutes long
Music (Composition) major:
1) CD of the applicants piano performance
2) At least 3 pieces of music scores including the above piano performance

Fine Arts major: Portfolio CD of the applicants artwork

Additional Documents for Department of Education, Landscape Architecture, Wood Science and Landscape
Architecture Applicants
Letter of recommendation (confirmation) required from the Department Chair(submit Form 5.2)
Students who apply for Department of Education must achieve TOPIK level 4 within 1 year after admission
Requirement for Department of Biomedical Science - Major of Medical Science and Medical Science
- Korean citizens must hold a medical license, Foreigners must hold a Medical Science diploma

All documents should be written in either English or Korean. Documents in other languages MUST be
accompanied by a complete English or Korean translations.

Submission of Document certifying the highest level of education

Admitted applicants MUST submit a document certifying their academic background(degree).
*Please choose one of the following.
Category
Apostille
Convention
Countries
Countries outside
the Apostille
Convention
Applicants who
graduated from
Chinese university

Documents for Submission

- Document: Graduation Certificate (Degree Certificate) Apostilled
- Issuing Organization: Organizations that the relevant government designated
General information about Apostille https://www.hcch.net/en/instruments/specialised-sections/apostille
- Document: Degree verified by the consulate
- Issuing Organization: the Korean consulate or the applicants embassy in Korea
- Documents: 1 copy of Academic/Degree certificate issued by China Academic Degree & Graduate Education
Development Center
- Issuing Organization: China Academic Degree & Graduate Education Development Center(www.cdgdc.edu.cn)

Submission: Admitted applicants (There is no need to submit documents mentioned above for those who graduated from Korean
domestic universities. They can submit an original or notarized copy of the degree.)
Deadline: February 28th(Tue), 2017
Note: All documents should be in either Korean or English. Documents in other languages must be accompanied by notarized Korean or
English translations.

Tuitions

(USD$ / per semester)

College

Admission Fee

Tuition

Total

Engineering

165

2,500

2,665

Veterinary Science

165

3,190

3,355

Pharmacy

165

2,550

2,715

Arts

165

2,900

3,065

Medicine/Dentistry

165

3,620

3,785

Natural Science &

Physical Education

165

2,450

2,615

Humanities & Social Sciences

165

1,900

2,065

Fees are subject to change according to the exchange rate.(The above fees are only applied for the 2016 Spring semester.)
Successful(Admitted) applicants must pay the tuition fee during the designated period. Otherwise, the admission will be canceled.
Successful(Admitted) applicants can get a tuition fee refund if they withdraw their admission before official admission date(2nd March, 2017.)

Scholarships

A. Academic Performance Scholarship

Benefit: Admission Fee and Partial Tuition Waiver for the first semester

B. Global Plus Scholarship

1) Qualifications:
a) Applicants who are recommended as research assistants by CNU prospective academic professors
b) Applicants who pass the department screening procedures
your prospective advising professor should have also applied for Global Plus Scholarship program
2) How to Apply: must be submitted in person or by post mail before November 25th(Fri.), 2016
3) Required Documents: Scholarship application form, Official Transcript original,
(if applicable) Proof of employment
4) Benefits: Full scholarship (total tuition waiver) for 4 semesters
5) Selection Standards: international graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding research
(alumnus/alumna from post-secondary education institutions which institutions list high in
international/national university rankings)
6) Conditions of Keeping the Scholarship: GPA 4.0(4.5 scale) or above in the previous semester
GPA 3.5(4.5 scale) is acceptable for the first semester only.

C. Global Scholarship
1) Qualifications:
a) Applicants who are recommended as research assistants by CNU prospective academic professors
b) Applicants who pass the department screening procedures
your prospective advising professor should have also applied for Global Scholarship program
2) How to Apply: must be submitted in person or by post mail before November 25th(Fri.), 2016
3) Required Documents: Scholarship application form, Official school transcript original
4) Benefits: Full scholarship (total tuition waiver) for the first semester

Scholarship offers may change in the future 2017 academic period.

All the required documents for scholarships need to be submitted before the deadline.

Application Fee

Application Fee: 60,000 KRW

If the application fee is not paid, the applicants application will not be considered.
Application Fee Refund Policy

In most cases, the application fee is non-refundable. However, exceptions may be made based
on the following circumstances:

Reason for Refund

Refund Amount

Refund Method

Over-payment of the application fee

*will only refund the fee except the transferring fee & may not refund if

Overpaid amount

the transferring fee exceeds the actual amount of the refund)

Failure to submit application due to reasons caused by the university

Full amount

Failure to complete application due to natural disaster

Full amount
Will contact the

Failure to complete application due to the applicants hospitalization

(from an illness or accident) or death. (must submit supporting documents)

Full amount

applicant individually

Applied for the admission but the application was not admitted due to
admission eligibility (e.g. missing or insufficient documentation etc.)
*will only refund the fee except the transferring fee & may not refund if

30,000 KRW

the transferring fee exceeds the actual amount of the refund)

Acceptance Announcement

On

December 29th(THURSDAY), 2016 at 16:00

(Local time in Korea),

applicants will be able to check the admission results on the CNU Office of International Affairs website.
(http://international.jnu.ac.kr)

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Important Notes

A. All documents should be in either Korean or English. Documents in other languages must be accompanied
by notarized Korean or English translations.
B. Students found to have forged or illegally changed any application documents or Students academic
background proves to be insufficient (e. g. completion of unaccredited university in the corresponding
country)may have their admission to CNU revoked regardless of their academic status(before or after
admission, including graduation).
C. Applicants who have submitted a certificate of prospective(expected) graduation must submit the officially
verified graduation certificate by February 28(Tuesday), 2017. Otherwise, the admission will be cancelled.

D. If applicants write their contact information(such as email address, phone number, address, etc.) incorrectly, or
they are out of contact, they are responsible for all the inconveniences resulting from those mistakes.
(applicants may even have their admission revoked)
E. All the information including your NAME should match exactly as written on your passport. (In English) In
addition, Change of department is not allowed after completing the online application.
F. CNU does not reveal the evaluation records of each application process in any circumstances and Submitted
documents will not be returned. (Only the Original certificate of graduation diploma will be returned after
the application process is completed.)
G. A bank balance statement (more than USD 18,000) is required to be submitted to the Korean Consulate,
Embassy, or the Immigration Office to get a student visa. All applicants should prepare the statement in
addition to the Letter of Financial Guarantee (Form 6).
H. Applicants are exempt from the English Language Proficiency Requirement if they meet any of the
following criteria:
1) By being a citizen or a national of the following 7 Englishspeaking countries;
Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Republic of South Africa, U.S.A.
2) Completed a bachelor's degree or higher in one of the above Englishspeaking countries
I. Matters that are not included in this guide shall proceed according to the guidelines of CNU Graduate
School Committee.

Admission Inquiries: Office of International Affairs, CNU

PHONE : 062-530-1267 FAX: 062-530-1269
E-mail : internia@jnu.ac.kr
Address:
(Postal Code 61186) Office of International Affairs, Chonnam National University
77 Yongbong-ro, Bukgu, Gwangju
On-line : Jinhakapply Inc.
PHONE : 1544-7715 FAX 02)722-5453
E-mail: apply@jinhakapply.com