Admissions
Admissions Guide
Eligibility
Foreign nationals whose parents are both foreign nationals
1. (Nationality) The applicant and the applicant’s parents are both of non-Korean nationality.
2. (Academic Qualifications) Applicants who have graduated or are expected to graduate from a regular high school in Korea or overseas
3. (Korean Language Proficiency) Applicants who satisfy one of the conditions below.
① Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) Level 2 or higher
② Korea Immigration & Integration Program (KIIP) Level 2 or higher
③ Completed Beginner Level 2 or higher at the King Sejong Institute
④ Sejong Korean language Assessment(SKA) 216 points or higher
⑤ Completed Level 3 or higher at a Korean language institute/school run by a university in Korea
* Exemption
Applicants who have graduated (or are expected to graduate) from a regular high school in Korea are exempt from submitting proof of Korean language proficiency. However, they are required to submit a Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) score report of Level 3 or above within one year of enrollment.
※ Important for Korean Language Proficiency
- In case of foreign national applicants who have graduated (or expected graduate) from a regular high school in Korea are exempt from submitting proof of their Korean language proficiency.
- Only certificates of completion from the basic program of the King Sejong Institute are accepted; certificates from the online King Sejong Institute are not recognized.
- Mandatory submission of a TOPIK Level 3 or higher score report within one year of enrollment is required for applicants who fall under any of the categories below:
① Those exempt from submitting proof of Korean language proficiency due to graduation (or expected graduation) from a regular high school in Korea
② Those who have completed the Korea Immigration & Integration Program (KIIP)
③ Those who have submitted a certificate of completion from the King Sejong Institute
④ Those who have submitted a Sejong Korean language Assessment (SKA) score report
⑤ Those who have completed a Korean language program at a university-run Korean language institute in Korea
⑥ Those who have submitted a TOPIK Level 2 score report
Required documents
Note 1) Documentation of academic credentials should be in one of the three forms listed below
① Apostille authenticated documents (transcript and graduation certificate for primary and secondary education)
② Consular legalized documents (either by a Korean Consul in the country of the applicant’s citizenship or by a Consul to Korea from the country of the applicant’s citizenship)
③ Transcripts and certificates issued by the China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Information (www.cdgdc.edu.cn)
Korean Language Proficiency
1. Applicants who satisfy one of the conditions below.
① Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) Level 2 or higher
② Korea Immigration & Integration Program (KIIP) Level 2 or higher
③ Completed Beginner Level 2 or higher at the King Sejong Institute
④ Sejong Korean language Assessment(SKA) 216 points or higher
⑤ Completed Level 3 or higher at a Korean language institute/school run by a university in Korea
2. TOPIK (Test of Proficiency in Korean)
– Administrator : National Institute for International Education (NIIED), Ministry of Education in Korea
– Test Results : TOPIK results are valid for two(2) years from the time of test result announcement
– You can check the schedule and location of the ational/international examination through the website.
※ For more information, please visit the TOPIK website.
