아주대학교Graduate School

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Qualification & Documents

Qualification for Application

  • For foreigners with foreign parents or those who completed an entire curriculum of 16 years or more in a foreign country equivalent to elementary, junior and high school as well as a university in Korea, those possessing linguistic (Korean or English) proficiency at a certain level will be able to attend lectures of the relevant department.

  • Master’s Programs

    Those graduated or expect to graduate from a 4-year college (university) in Korea or abroad

  • Doctoral Programs

    Those who obtained or expect to obtain a Master’s degree from a graduate school in Korea or abroad

  • Master’s/Doctoral Integrated Programs

    Those who graduated or expect to graduate from a 4-year college (university) in Korea or abroad

Language Ability Requirement

Each department and major has different language ability requirement.
Please check the admission guideline.

Language Ability Requirement
Type Language Ability Requirment
A
  • ①Those who have level 4 or above in the Test of Proficiency in Korean(TOPIK)

    OR

  • ② Those who have English score above 71 in TOEFL iBT, 5.5 in IELTS, 600 in TEPS, 234 in NEW TEPS

If the applicants' country uses English as mother tongue or an official language, applicants can substitute certificate of higher education with English as a medium of instruction for official language score.
B
  • Those who have level 4 or above of TOPIK are only allowed to apply.
  • The minimum level is higher than level 4 for some departments and majors

Required Documents

  • A written pledge of guarantee for overseas study expenses by a financial supporter(It may be replaced with an application form for admission and the signature of a guarantor is necessary)
  • Every applicants have to register on-line application through the website also. Detailed information will be noticed in the application period(http://grad-e.ajou.ac.kr)
Required Documents
Documents MD PhD Integrated Notes
1. Application Form for Admssion ○ ○ ○
  • Applicants must register on-line application through the 「Study in Korea」 Website
     (link given in the pop-up window from Graduate school homepage)
  • Detailed information will be noticed on the Graduate school Website during application period
    ※ A financial affidavit is included in the application form IV. and the financial supporter-person or organization-must sign on the application form
2. Color Photo ○ ○ ○
  • 3.5*4.5cm(White background)
3. Undergraduate Transcript ○ ○ ○
  • Original or Notarized certificates in English or Korean
  • Transcripts must contain credits and obtained scores(marks) of each subject, C.G.P.A.(Cumulative Grade Point Average, 4.0/4.3/4.5) or percentage of applicant's total grade the whole program
    ※ If neither the cumulative GPA nor the percentage score is provided, an official GPA conversion certificate or grade conversion document issued by the applicant’s university/graduate school must be submitted.
4. Graduate Transcript - ○ -
5. Undergraduate Diploma ○ ○ ○

Additionally required documents for the applicants graduated from overseas university

  1. Chinese Students(Choose 1)
      - English degree certification issued by China Academic Degree & Graduate Education Development Center (http://www.cdgde.edu.cn)
    • Diploma accredited by Apostille
    • Diploma approved by the Korean Embassy in China
    • Diploma approved by the Chinese Embassy in Korea
  2. International students, except Chinese(Choose 1)
    • Diploma accredited by Apostille
    • Diploma approved by the Korean Embassy in students' country
    • Diploma approved by the Embassy of students’ country in Korea
6. Graduate Diploma - ○ -
7. Study Plan

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  • Designated Form
8. Confirmation letter of Pre- contacting with a professor for admission

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  • Applicants who apply for the departments that require prior consultation must contact a professor in advance. 
  • A confirmation letter issued by the professor must be submitted to the Graduate School Office, along with all other required application documents, by the specified submission deadline. 
9. Letter of Recommendation
(Free Format)		○ ○ ○
  • Letter of Recommendation from the academic advisor(or Chief of department or dean of college) of the university applicants have graduated
    ※ It has to contain the signature & contact information of the recommender.
10. Financial Certifications ○ ○ ○
  1. A Financial guarantor’s bank statement (from the applicant’s own country or a resident of Korea with a record of continuous deposits for 1 month or more) worth $20,000 or more
    ※ This deposit must be in the applicant’s or parent’s or spouse’s name (If the financial guarantor is either a parent or a spouse, the relevant part in an application form should be signed by them)
  2. Applicants who get Scholarships from government or other institutions except Ajou University : Certificate of a scholarship payment for tuition and living expense
  3. If the financial guarantor is a faculty member of the Ajou university, there is no document that the applicant has to sumbit
    ※  If the applicant is successful, the department will prepare(issue) some documents for the applicant to use them when he or she applies for the visa
11. Photocopy of  Passport & ARC ○ ○ ○
  • Those who have ARC submit a photocopy of ARC together
12. Certificate of Language Proficiency ○ ○ ○
  • English: TOEFL, TEPS(New TEPS), IELTS only
  • Korean: TOPIK

  • All test results should have valid expiration dates until the submission date

    ※  A student whose official language or mother tongue is English and took his or her higher education entirely in English can replace the official language transcript with a certificate of medium of instruction in English issued by the graduated school official

Certificate of Admission can be issued and sent to students after they submit their official language score and prove that they are satisfy the language requirement

Documents to Confirm Eligibility (Either of two below)

 
to Confirm Eligibility (Either of two below)
Type of Eligibility Documents
Foreign nationals whose parents are of foreign nationality
  • Each parent’s certificate of foreign nationality(certificate of naturalization or copy of passport)
  • An original family register issued by the government of the applicant‘s country
Overseas Koreans and foreigners who completed an entire curriculum for a period of 16 years or more in foreign countries

Does not apply if the applicant is a foreigner whose parents are of foreign nationality.
  • Diplomas from elementary, junior high and high schools and official transcripts of all grades

※ All the required documents for application must be submitted with the original copy and written in Korean or English.

※ All submitted application materials cannot be returned