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Anyone who wants to study abroad must obtain an international student visa (D-2 visa) from a Korean Embassy or Consulate in their country residence after preparing all required documents to enter Korea when one receives an admission letter.
The type of VISA required differs according to what kind of course will be taken at a university in the Republic of Korea.
The Korean government demands a certain level of English or Korean from international students because basic English or Korean skills are needed in order to have a comfortable stay in Korea.
(*D2-1: Collge course, D2-2: Bachelor degree course, D2-3: Master degree course, D2-4: Doctoral degree course, D2-7: GKS student)
*1. TOPIK or English Proficiency Level Required:
Therefore, if international students would like to study in Korea for a regular degree course, it is generally required to submit his/her TOPIK score (Level 3 or higher) accompanied by the admission documents to the corresponding college or university and reach Level 4 or higher to graduate (not including college).
Nevertheless, you don't need to acquire the Level 4 if you are in a certain designated English Proficiency level (TOEFL PBT 550, CBT 210, iBT 80, IELTS 5.5, CEFR B2, TEPS 550 or more) and your courses are given in English.
**2. Korean Higher Education System:
Higher education institutions in Korea are largely divided into junior (associate) colleges (2~3 year program), universities(4-year program) and graduate schools.
In recent years, with the development of information and communication technologies, cyber universities that deliver education in the format of e-Learning are also growing.
Graduate-level programs (Master's and Doctoral degree programs) are generally provided at 4-year universities.
But recently, separate 'graduate schools' are also being established to exclusively offer graduate programs with no affiliation to universities.
By establishment type, Korean universities are divided into national universities that are established and operated by the central government, public universities that are established by local governments and private universities that are founded by private non-profit educational foundations.
***3. Graduate Schools:
Graduate schools are divided into general graduate schools within universities which offer academic programs and professional graduate schools which offer practical skills.
Master's programs require two or more years of study and 24 academic credits in general.
Upon earning all required credits, students must pass a qualification exam, after which they should write and submit their Master's thesis.
Doctoral programs require three or more years of study and 36 credits in general.
After earning all required credits, students must pass a comprehensive qualification exam and write a Doctoral thesis.
Graduate schools also offer post-doctoral programs for those who want to continue research after acquiring a doctoral degree.
****4. Application Period:
For spring semester, applications are accepted during the previous September-November period. For the fall semester, applications are accepted during May-June period.
Many university applications can be found and completed on the Internet.
Undergraduate admission can be divided into two cases.
(1) Normal entrance requires the completion of high school education.
(2) Transfer between universities requires a certain amount of credits from the transferring school or completion of undergraduate study.
You may visit to below webpage for each University's location and opening majors sections at www.studyinkorea.go.kr.
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