Graduate Admissions Guide

for International Students and Overseas Koreans

2016 Fall Semester

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

1. Admission Timetable
Steps

Announcement of Guidelines

Dates and Time

April 6th(Wed.), 2016 ~ May
27th(Fri.), 2016

Notes
Available on the CNU Office of International Affairs
website (http://international.jnu.ac.kr) or
(http://www.jinhakapply.com)
1. Visit (http://international.jnu.ac.kr) or
(http://www.jinhakapply.com)

Online Application
(Mandatory)

April 6th(Wed.), 2016 ~ May

th

27 (Fri.), 2016
18:00 (local time in Korea)

2. Sign up for the website

3. Complete online 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
following postal address:

Application & Document

Submission
(Apply via Internet &
Submit all required

< Office of International Affairs >

th

April 6 (Wed.), 2016 ~

th

May 31 (Tue.), 2016

Chonnam National University

77 Yongbongro, Bukgu,
Gwangju 61186, South Korea

documents to the OIA)

* All documents must be submitted in person or by

post mail to OIA before the deadline.

Application Review
by the Department

June 10th(Fri.), 2016

Final Decision

June 28th(Tue.), 2016

Announcement

16:00 (local time in Korea)

Payment of Tuition

Start of Semester

July 4th(Mon.), 2016 ~

July 8th(Fri.), 2016

If an interview is necessary, applicants will be notified of

the time and location by the relevant department

Announced on the CNU Office of International Affairs

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

To the designated bank by CNU

September 1st(Thu.), 2016

This schedule is subject to change, and updated information will be posted on the Office of International Affairs website.
Please contact Jinhakapply Inc. should you have any inquiries regarding online application.
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2. Eligibility
Program
Master's degree or
Integrated Master's
& Doctoral Degree

Doctoral Degree

Educational Qualification

Nationality

Those who have or are expected to receive a Bachelor's

degree or its equivalent as stipulated by regulations.
The nationality of the
applicant and the applicants
parents must be nonKorean
Overseas Korean nationals
Those who have or are expected to receive a Master's
are eligible if they have
degree or its equivalent as stipulated by regulations.
completed elementary,
If applicants have a Master's degree with a different
secondary and postsecondary
field of major from the major for which they are
education overseas, that is
equivalent to that of Korean
applying, they should receive a recommendation letter
education.
from the head professor of the department they are
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.

3. 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

4. Departments / Majors
TOPIK 5 TOPIK 4 TOPIK 3 TOPIK 4 (only for Chinese) Basic Korean Communication Skill
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
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, Korean Language and Literature excepted)
Korean Government Scholarship (KGSP) students with STOPIK Level 3 are exempted from language proficiency test.
Division

Humanities
& Social

Department

Course
Master

Ph.D.

Integrated

Accounting

Agricultural Economics
Cultural Anthropology & Archaeology
Business Administration
,(National Scholarship Student)
Chinese Language & Literature

Communication

Early Childhood Education

Economics,

Education,
(Confirmed by the prospective Advisor)

English Language Education

English Language & Literature&

French Language & Literature

Geography

German Language & Literature

Sciences

History

(Gwangju)

International Trade,

Japanese Language & Literature

Korean Language Education

Law

Library & Information Science

Philosophy

Korean Language & Literature

, Korean Language Course level 5

Humanities

Division

Department

Course
Master

Ph.D

Oceanography

Intergated

Pharmacy
Physics
Rural & Biosystems Engineering
Wood Science & Engineering

Wood Science & Landscape Architecture

(Confirmed by future Advisor)

Natural

Aqualife Medicine

Culture Contents,

Sciences

Environmental Oceanography

Fisheries Science

Food Technology and nutrition

Advanced Chemicals & Engineering

Architectural Engineering,

Chemical Engineering

(Yeosu)

Engineering

Civil Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Electronics & Computer Engineering

Energy & Resources Engineering

Environment & Energy Engineering,

Industrial Engineering

Materials Science & Engineering

Mechanical Engineering,

Polymer Engineering

Architecture

(Gwangju)

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

Design

Engineering
(Yeosu)

& Social

English

Sciences

International Commerce

Arts

Transportation & Logistics

(Gwangju)

Agricultural Chemistry

Animal Science & Bioindustry

Animal Science & Biotechnology

Fine Arts

Korean Traditional Music

Music

Biomedical Science-Major of Molecular Medicine

Applied Biology

Applied Plant Science

Bioenergy Science & Technology

Biological Science & Biotechnology

Biotechnology

Chemistry

Sciences

Clothing & Textiles

(Gwangju)

Geology & Environmental Sciences

(Yeosu)

Natural

Family Environment & Welfare,

Food & Nutrition

Food Science & Technology

Forestry

Horticulture

Landscape Architecture&
(Confirmed by prospective Advisor)

Mathematics & Statistics

(Those with Medical Science diploma)

Medical

Biomedical ScienceMajor of Biomedical Science

Science

Dental Science

(Gwangju)

Medical Science

Veterinary Medicine

Archival Studies

Bioenergy & Biomaterials

Biomedical Engineering

Cultural Properties

Electronic Commerce,&

Global Diaspora Studies(International Studies)

Interdisciplinary Program for Applied biology

Molecular Medicine

(Those with Medical Science diploma)

InterDisciplinary
programs
(Gwangju)

InterDisciplinary
programs
(Yeosu)

Multimedia

NGO

Photonics Engineering

Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language

Translation Korean Texts in Classical Chinese

Digital Convergence

East Asia Studies

Biomedical and Electronic Engineering

* Gwangju Campus: 77 Yongbongro, Bukgu, Gwangju * Yeosu Campus: 50 Daehakro, Yeosu, Jeonnam

5. Tuitions (USD$ / Semester)

College

Admission Fee

Tuition

Total

Engineering

160

2,380

2,540

Veterinary Science

160

3,035

3,195

Pharmacy

160

2,420

2,580

Arts

160

2,765

2,925

Medicine/Dentistry

160

3,440

3,600

Natural Science & Physical

Education

160

2,330

2,490

Humanities & Social Sciences

160

1,820

1,980

Fees are subject to change according to the exchange rate.(The above fees are only applied for the 2016 Spring semester.)

6. 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 May 31th(Fri.), 2016
3) Required Documents: Scholarship application form, Official school transcript original,
(if applicable) Proof of employment
4) Benefits: Full scholarship (total tuition) for 4 semesters
5) Selection Standards: international graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding research
(alumnus/alumna from postsecondary education institutions which institutions list high in
international/national university rankings)
6) Conditions of Keeping the Scholarship: GPA 4.0 or above in the previous semester
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 May 31th(Fri.), 2016
3) Required Documents: Scholarship application form, Official school transcript original
4) Benefits: Full scholarship (total tuition) for the first semester

Scholarship offers may change in the future 2016 academic period.

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

7. 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 nonrefundable. However, exceptions may be made based
on the following circumstances:

Reason for Refund

Refund Amount

Overpayment of the application fee

(will only refund the fee except the transferring fee & may not refund if
the transferring fee exceeds the actual amount of the refund)

amount
Full amount

Failure to complete application due to natural disaster

Full amount

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

An application was completed but the applicant was not admitted due to
admission eligibility (e.g. failure to submit proof of document, etc.)

Method

Overpaid

Failure to submit application due to reasons caused by the university

Failure to complete application due to the applicants hospitalization

Refund

Will contact the

applicant
individually

Full amount

Full amount

8. Acceptance Announcement
On June

28TH(TUESDAY), 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)
Applicants will be contacted individually.

9. 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

Application form 1, 2

Official(Prospective)
Graduation Certificate from
Undergraduate Institution

Official(Prospective)
Graduation Certificate from
Graduate Institution

Official Transcripts from

Undergraduate Institution

Official Transcripts from

Graduate Institution

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

Letter of Consent

Form 3
*Signature, Exact email address and contact number are needed

Form 4

Form 5 *Only for applicable applicants

9
10

Personal Statement
(Study plan)
Recommendation Letter for
Ph.D. Program Applicant

Form 7
Form 1, 2
*Print out the forms after completing the online application and
send them with other required documents to CNU OIA.
1) Graduation (perspective) Certificate original copy required
Certificates in other languages than English and Korean
requires notarized certificate in English or Korean
2) Documents certifying the highest level of education you have
completed must be verified by the Korean Embassy or Apostille
Verified. (except for graduates of Korean domestic universities)
3) Applicants who graduated from Chinese university must submit
1. Graduation Certificate, 2. Degree Certificate, 3. Degree
Certificate(in English) issued by China Academic Degree & Graduate
Education Development Center(www.cdgdc.edu.cn) *If you submit
documents verified by the Korean Embassy or Apostille Verified,
you are not required to submit the degree certificate from its site
(www.cdgdc.edu.cn).
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

11

Letter of Financial Guarantee

Form 6

12

Employment Certificate

Only for applicants applying for the Global Plus Scholarship

13

A Copy of Passport
A Copy of Alien Registration
Card

Copy must be of a valid passport

Applicable only for those who are currently residing in Korea

14

Proof of Eligibility
15

(All documents need to be

translated either in
Korean / English )

*Except Chinese applicant

1) For applicants whose parents are both foreigners
A photocopy of both parents foreigner status verification.
(e. g. citizenship certificate)
Proof of family relations (e. g. family register)
2) For overseas Korean nationals who have completed education
equivalent to elementary, secondary, and postsecondary
education in Korea
A transcript from the above institutions

 Additional Documents (For Chinese Applicants only)

Documents

M.S

Ph.D.

Integrated

Remarks

A copy of the applicants and

both parents Chinese ID card

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

All documents should be written in either English or Korean. Documents in other languages MUST be accompanied by
a complete English or Korean translations.
Additional Documents required for College of Arts Applicants
Traditional Korean Music & Music (Voice, Wind, String, 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 Molecular Medicine and Medical Science
Korean citizens must hold a medical license, Foreigners must hold a Medical Science diploma

10. Important Notes

A. All the information including your NAME should match exactly as written on your passport. (In English)
B. Change of department is not allowed after completing the online application.
C. Applicants who have submitted the verification of expected graduation form must submit the official
verification of graduation form within 15 days of admission to the Office of International Affairs at CNU.
D. 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).
E. 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).
F. If applicants write their address and telephone number 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)
G. Submitted documents will not be returned.
(Only the Original certificate of graduation diploma will be returned after the application process is
completed.)
H. CNU does not reveal the evaluation records of each application process in any circumstances.

I. 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 6 Englishspeaking countries;
Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, U.S.A.
2) Completed a bachelor's degree or higher in one of the above Englishspeaking countries
J. 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 : 0625301267 FAX: 0625301269
Email : internia@jnu.ac.kr
Address:
(Postal Code 61186) Office of International Affairs, Chonnam National University
77 Yongbongro, Bukgu, Gwangju
Online : Jinhakapply Inc.
PHONE : 15447715 FAX 02)7225453
Email: apply@jinhakapply.com