Master's & Master-Ph.D Joint
A person who has received a bachelor’s degree from a 4-year university based either in or outside Korea, or is expected to receive a bachelor’s degree before March 2017
Ph.D
A person who has received a master’s degree from a 4-year university based either in or outside Korea, or is expected to receive a master’s degree before March 2017
In Common
International applicants must meet ALL of the following requirements:
A. A non-Korean national whose parents are BOTH non-Korean nationals.
※ Anyone who has acquired foreign citizenship by changing his/her nationality is not eligible.
※ A Korean citizen who is a dual national is not considered a non-Korean national.
B. A person who meets at least one of the following requirements:
1) A person who meets at least one of the following requirements:
| TOPIK | TOEFL | TOEIC | TEPS | IELTS | PTE-A | CET-4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBT/ITP | CBT | IBT | ||||||
| Level 3 | 550 | 210 | 80 | 700 | 550 | 5.5 | 53 | 425 |
※ Persons from countries where English is the official language are exempt from these language proficiency requirements.
2) The following language proficiency requirements apply to students on government scholarships, scholarship students on foreign government support and/or students majoring in Dance:
| TOPIK | TOEFL | TOEIC | TEPS | IELTS | PTE-A | CET-4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBT/ITP | CBT | IBT | ||||||
| Level 2 | 500 | 190 | 68 | 620 | 500 | 5.0 | 47 | 375 |
3) A person who is from a country whose mother tongue is the English language or who has completed the secondary or tertiary education in such a country, in which case the person may apply only to the departments that offer classes taught only in English and the department must submit the documents that show this, including the course curriculum.
4) A person who the advisor-to-be determines to be in possession of the ability to carry out research and obtains the department head’s approval to submit the Letter of Verification of Research Capability, provided, however, that he/she meets one or more of the language proficiency requirements stipulated in C.1. above before the submission of the dissertation.
5) A person who has graduated from, or is scheduled to graduate from, a university with which Sejong University has signed an exchange agreement or has a sister university relationship and is recommended by the president of such university, provided, however, that he/she meets one or more of the language proficiency requirements stipulated in 1) above before the submission of the dissertation
6) An individual who completes the Level 4 Korean Language courses at the Sejong University International Language Institute (ILI) AND is recommended by the Dean of ILI. (Once admitted, the student is required to pass Level 3 of TOPIK before the end of his/her first semester at SU Graduate School)
※ An applicant who meets the 1) requirement, and has passed Level 3 of TOPIK must pass Level 4 (or higher) of TOPIK before submitting his/her dissertation; an applicant who meets the 2) requirement and has passed Level 2 of TOPIK must pass Level 3 (or higher) of TOPIK before submitting his/her dissertation; and an applicant who meets the 4), 5) or 6) requirement and finally admitted into the Korean track must pass Level 4 of TOPIK before submitting his/her dissertation.
