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Korea’s Educational System
SCHOOL SYSTEM
- A
- EDUCATION
SYSTEM - a single-track 6-3-3-4 system
- B
- COMPULSORY
EDUCATION - nine years including six years of elementary education and three years of secondary education
- C
- SCHOOL
SEMESTERS - the first semester-from March to August, the second semester-from September to
February
- D
- VACATION
- the summer vacation-July to August, the winter vacation-December to February
COLLEGE SYSTEM
- Korea's higher education institutions include universities, industrial universities, junior colleges, universities of education, open universities, technological universities, and other miscellaneous institutions. Korean universities are divided according to the body that established them, ie. into national universities established and run by the Korean Government, public universities established and run by local governments, and private universities established and run by incorporated educational institutions. Regarding the selection of students at universities, the Korean Government only stipulates the minimum basic requirements in order to extend the scope of university autonomy. By allowing the admission department of each university to autonomously set all screening documents and standards such as the national academic aptitude test, essay examinations, qualifications, recommendation letters, etc., the authority to select students of universities has been expanded. Asof April 1, 2015, there are 433 colleges and universities in Korea, which includes 189 colleges, 138 junior colleges, 47 graduate schools, 2 colleges of industry, 10 colleges of education, 1 correspondence college, 19 cyber colleges, and 27 other tertiary institutions.
- The purpose of college education to research profound academic theory and wide ranging and detailed application methodology necessary for the development of the nation and human society, and to cultivate leadership. The length of the courses are 4~6 years. Medicine, oriental medicine and dentistry each require 6 years of study. There are degree courses in thirty different majors including literature, law, theology, political science, economics, business administration, public administration, pedagogy, library science, science, engineering, dentistry, oriental medicine, pharmacy, nursing, agriculture, veterinary medicine, fishery science, fine arts, music, etc. The total number of credits required for graduation generally is 140 credits. Undergraduate degrees are conferred on those who have completed the course as set out in the school regulations.
- Junior colleges aim to polish students’ skills and develop professionals needed for the development of the nation and the society by teaching and conducting research in various disciplines as they relate to the society. They offer majors in social science and the humanities, the natural sciences, engineering, art/music/physical education, and public health. It takes between two to four years for students to earn the 80 credits necessary for a two-year degree or the 140 credits necessary for a four-year degree in order to graduate. Those completing the curriculum in accordance with school regulations earn either an associate or a bachelor’s degree.[ Source : www.studyinkorea.go.kr, www.kess.kedi.re.kr ]
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College Admission System in Korea
BASIC DIRECTIONS FOR COLLEGE STUDENT SELECTION
- Realizing normalization of school education and a cut down on private education expenses
- Ensuring simplicity in the college student selection process
- Securing fairness in admissions
KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF KOREA’S COLLEGE ADMISSION SYSTEM
- Admission Timeline
- The admission timeline is comprised of early admissions, regular admissions, and additional admissions. Each college determines and executes its own admission timeline.
- How to Apply (Article 42, Enforcement Decree of the Higher Education Act)
- Anyone wishing to enter a college in Korea (including colleges of industry, colleges of education, and junior colleges) may apply for early admission, regular admission, or additional admission.
- Early Admission
- As presented in the Basic Information on College Admission, applicants may apply up to six times for early-decision admission.
- The six-time limit applies to all early admission applications by foreigners and Korean nationals living abroad.
· The same restriction applies to Korean nationals residing abroad and foreigners (the only exception applies to applicants whose parents are both foreigners)
· Though an applicant may apply for several distinct selection categories, they may only apply for one unit (field of study) at a time. - If an applicant applies more than six times, all applications received after the sixth submission will be cancelled. Admission offered to those violating this admissions policy becomes invalid.
- Those offered an early-decision admission (both initially successful candidates and additionally successful candidates) may not apply for regular or additional admissions whether or not they enroll
- Regular Admission
- For regular admissions, colleges (including colleges of education but excluding colleges of industry and junior colleges) can divide their quota into one or more different stages (referred to as groups: Ga, Na, and Da). Applicants are allowed to apply to at most one in each group.
- Those who get accepted into and enroll in a school (including colleges of education but excluding colleges of industry and junior colleges) during the regular admission cycle may not apply for additional admission.
- Other Important Notes
- Once accepted into a junior college by the regular admission process, applicants may not apply for admission into a general college, college of industry, or college of education during a different admission cycle. Likewise, once accepted into a general college, college of industry, or college of education by the regular admission process, applicants may not apply for a junior college in a different admission cycle.
- The prohibition preventing applicants from submitting multiple applications and/or enrolling in more than one school at the same time is not applicable when applying to both a ‘college (including colleges of industry, colleges of education, and junior colleges)’ and a ‘college or school established by special law’ (Korean National Police University, Korea Air Force Academy, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Korea Military Academy, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea National University of Arts, Korea polytechnics, Korea Naval Academy, etc.).
- Those who have completed their entire previous course of study outside of Korea and who were admitted to a university where the first semester begins in March may not apply for admission where the semester starts in September of that same year.
Admission Timeline
CONCEPT MAP
ADMISSION TIMELINE FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2017
- 2014
- November 17,
2013 - 2015
- November 13,
2014 - 2016
- November 12,
2015 - 2017
- November 17,
2016
EARLY ADMISSIONS
Classification Dates Application period Application for regular admission: Three days or more between September 12, 2016 (Monday) and September 21, 2016 (Wednesday)※ Korean nationals residing abroad and foreigners: July 1, 2016 (Friday) – July 8, 2016 (Friday) Selection period September 12, 2016 (Monday) – December 14, 2016 (Wednesday) (94 days)
(It is recommended that the selection of Korean nationals residing abroad and foreigners is made sometimes in July or August.)Announcement of
successful applicantsOn or before December 16, 2016 (Friday) Registration of successful
applicantsDecember 19, 2016 (Monday) - December 21, 2016 (Wednesday) (3 days) Announcement of additional
successful applicantsBefore 21:00 on December 28, 2016 (Wednesday) Registration of additional
successful applicantsDecember 29, 2016 (Thursday) ※ The application period for Korean nationals residing abroad and foreigners is from Friday, July 1, 2016 to Friday, July 8, 2016. Colleges are advised to receive applications during the months of July and August in consideration of the academic calendars of high schools overseas.REGULAR ADMISSIONS
Classification Dates Application period Three days or more between December 31, 2016 (Saturday) and January 4, 2017 (Wednesday) Selection period Group Ga January 1, 2017 (Thursday) – January 14, 2017 (Saturday) (10 days) Group Na January 15, 2017 (Sunday) – January 21, 2017 (Saturday) (7 days) Group Da January 22, 2017 (Sunday) – February 1, 2017 (Sunday) (11 days) Announcement of successful
applicantsOn or before February 2, 2017 (Thursday) Registration of successful
applicantsFebruary 3, 2017 (Friday) – February 6, 2017 (Monday) (4 days) Announcement of additional
successful applicantsBefore 21:00 on February 16, 2017 (Thursday) Registration of additional
successful applicantsFebruary 17, 2017 (Friday) ※ If special admissions for Korean nationals residing abroad and foreigners take place at the same time as regular admissions, the same dates apply as those of regular admissions.ADDITIONAL ADMISSIONS
Classification Dates Application period February 18, 2017 (Saturday) – February 25, 2017 (Saturday) (8 days) Selection period February 18, 2017 (Saturday) – February 25, 2017 (Saturday) (8 days) Announcement of
successful applicantsBefore 21:00 on February 27, 2017 (Sunday) Registration of successful
applicantsFebruary 27, 2017 (Monday) ※ If special admissions for Korean nationals residing abroad and foreigners take place at the same time as additional admissions, the same dates apply as those of additional admissions.Eligibility of Korean Nationals Residing
Abroad and ForeignersColleges may have different requirements in terms of minimum number of years of study abroad (such as two years or three years), so please verify the specific criteria with the schools (from academic year 2021 onwards, applicants will be required to have completed a minimum of “three years of study abroad” in order to be eligible).ELIGIBILITY
- Eligibility of Korean Nationals Residing Abroad
- Basic Academic RequirementsApplicants must have completed a minimum of 12 years of elementary, junior high, and high school education in Korea or abroad and to have graduated (or be scheduled to graduate) from a high school, or have an equivalent educational background.
- Applicants who have graduated from a high school outside of Korea
- Applicants who transferred from a high school outside of Korea to a high school in Korea and have graduated from the latter school - Academic Period CriteriaAn applicant who has completed two semesters without missing classes is recognized as having fulfilled an academic period of one calendar year.
- In general, the sentence “must have completed a minimum of two years of education in a school outside of Korea” signifies a period of a minimum of two years of attendance in a high school abroad (totaling two years) or a period of a minimum of two years of continuous education in a course of study that is inclusive of high school. If, for reasons of frequent transition in and out of Korea, an applicant was not able to fulfill a minimum of two years of continuous education, he/she will be recognized as having completed a minimum of two years of education if he/she has completed the equivalent of a total of three years or more of secondary schooling, including at least one year in a high school.
- The schooling period will be interpreted on a semester-basis, and not on a year-basis considering the different school systems existing abroad (for example: a minimum of three years of continuous secondary education → if the country in which an applicant went to school has a semester, trimester, or quarter system, then the criteria would be interpreted as a minimum of six semesters, nine trimesters, or 12 quarters of continuous secondary education, respectively) - Period of Parents’ Residence (Permanent Residence) or Sojourn AbroadOnly the period overlapping with that of the applicant is recognized.
- Period of residence overseas: The period of time in which a parent has resided abroad for education or work
- Period of sojourn overseas: The period of time in residence abroad minus the number of days sojourning in Korea as shown on the Certificate of Entry and Departure
- Period of permanent residence overseas: The period of residence abroad after an applicant’s parent was granted permanent resident status there - Eligibility of Workers Working Overseas
- Basic Academic RequirementsApplicants must have completed a minimum of 12 years of elementary, junior high, and high school education in Korea or abroad and to have graduated (or be scheduled to graduate) from a high school, or have an equivalent educational background.
- Applicants who have graduated from a high school outside of Korea
- Applicants who transferred from a high school outside of Korea to a high school in Korea and have graduated from the latter school - Academic Period CriteriaAn applicant who has completed two semesters without missing classes is recognized as having fulfilled an academic period of one calendar year.
- In general, the sentence “must have completed a minimum of two years of education in a school outside of Korea” signifies a period of a minimum of two years of attendance in a high school abroad (totaling two years) or a period of a minimum of two years of continuous education in a course of study that is inclusive of high school.
- If, for reasons of frequent transition in and out of Korea, an applicant was not able to fulfill a minimum of two years of continuous education, he/she will be recognized as having completed a minimum of two years of education if he/she has completed the equivalent of a total of three years or more of secondary schooling, including at least one year in a high school. - Period of Parents’ Residence (Permanent Residence) or Sojourn Abroad- The period is based on calendar year and academic year, and only the period of time overlapping with that of the applicant is recognized.
· Period of work overseas: The period starting on the day an applicant’s parent was appointed to work overseas and ending on the day he/she was appointed to return to Korea as shown on the relevant certificate (certificate of enrollment or certificate of career)
· Period of residence overseas: The period of time in which a parent has resided abroad for education or work
· Period of permanent residence overseas: The period of time an applicant’s parent was in residence abroad after he/she was granted permanent resident status there
- Colleges have the discretion to decide whether or not they will require the spouse (the husband or the wife) of an applicant’s parent who worked overseas to have sojourned or lived abroad with her or him. - Scope of Workers Working Overseas
- Scope of Public Officials
Public officials provided for under Article 2 of the State Public Officials Act and public officials provided for under Article 2 of the Local Public Officials Act
- Scope of Trading Company Employees
Employees of public institutions provided for under the Act on the Management of Public Institutions
· Employees working at an overseas branch (or overseas office) established under the Enforcement Decree of the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act
· Employees of an overseas branch (or overseas office) of a domestic corporation certified by a foreign exchange bank (the period of time that an employee worked at an overseas branch whose establishment was not certified or authorized or whose establishment certification or authorization has expired is not recognized as a period of work overseas.)
· Employees of a foreign exchange bank (including local subsidiaries and financial institutions authorized by the Minister of Strategy and Finance)
· Doctors dispatched by the government and overseas correspondents
- Scope of Foreign Governments and International Organizations
· Foreign governments: Government that, as a central administrative organization, officially represents a country (other state organizations, local governments, and government-operated enterprises do not fall under this category)
· International organizations: International organizations established by international treaties or inter-governmental conventions (international organizations established by non-governmental or inter-organizational agreements do not fall under this category) - Type of WorkOnly applies to full-time employment overseas (workers in a short-term education program, training, or business trip excluded)
- Eligibility of Invited Scientists
- Basic Academic Requirements
- Eligibility of Invited Scientists
- Children of Other Korean Nationals Residing AbroadIn addition to the general scope of Korean nationals residing abroad and foreigners subject to special admission requirements, colleges may set, at their own discretion, special eligibility criteria (the period of study or the period of residence/work abroad) for children whose parents’ time of residence or work abroad complies with lawful procedures by taking into consideration the degree to which the guardian’s vocation has contributed to the nation.
※ Type of vocation held by student’s guardian: Self-employment, work in a local company, missionary activities overseas, teachers dispatched overseas, etc. - Eligibility of Foreigners
- Basic Academic RequirementsApplicants must have completed a minimum of 12 years of elementary, junior high, and high school education in Korea or abroad and to have graduated (or be scheduled to graduate) from a high school, or have an equivalent educational background.
- Applicants who have graduated from a high school outside of Korea
- Applicants who transferred from a high school outside of Korea to a high school in Korea (international school) and graduated from the latter school (conditional upon the applicant having fulfilled all eligibility requirements to transfer to a high school in Korea) - Academic Period CriteriaAn applicant who has completed two semesters without missing classes is recognized as having fulfilled an academic period of one calendar year. After obtaining a foreign nationality, the applicant must have completed a minimum of two years of high school education outside of Korea.
- An applicant’s attendance at an international school in Korea after having obtained foreign citizenship cannot be recognized as having fulfilled the criteria of overseas academic period for eligibility. - Guardian ConditionThe eligibility requirement for an international student who has obtained foreign citizenship is whether the student has completed a minimum of two years of high school education outside of Korea after he/she obtained foreign citizenship; whether the student’s guardian obtained foreign citizenship or resided/sojourned outside of Korea for a certain period of time (during the same period as the student) is not deemed a criteria for eligibility.
※ However, some colleges may require the applicant’s guardian to have resided overseas as an additional criteria, so applicants are strongly advised to check the eligibility requirements of the school he/she is interested in attending. - Multiple Citizenships- Under the amended Nationality Act, the term “person with dual citizenships” was replaced with the term “person with multiple citizenships.” The Act clearly provides that a person with multiple citizenships shall be treated as a national of the Republic of Korea. Accordingly, persons with multiple citizenships may not apply for international student admission
Other Information
CRITERIA FOR RECOGNIZED EDUCATION
Years of Education 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 School system in Korea Elementary school middle school High school College School system in other countries 5-3-4-4 system 5 years 3 years 4 years 4 years 6-4-3-3 system 6 years 4 years 3 years 3 years 6-3-2-5 system 6 years 3 years 2 years 5 years 8-4-4 system 8 years 4 years 4 years REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR APPLICATION
Application Documents Commonly Required
(Quota for Korean nationals residing abroad and foreigners set at 2 percent or below of entrance quota)※ Colleges are recommended to require the above-mentioned documents in common in order to minimize confusion caused to students and parents as a result of different document requirements. Please inquire with the schools regarding what kind of additional documentation may be needed.1. High school diploma or proof of expected graduation
2. Certificate of elementary school enrollment and transcript (only students who have graduated from high school outside of Korea)
3. Certificate of middle and high school enrollment
4. Middle and high school transcripts
5. Student’s family relation certificate
6. Certificate of fact of entry and departure (parents and student)
7. Power of attorney to apply for issuance of proof of fact (parents and student)
8. Copy of passport (parents and student)
9. Register of Korean national residing abroad or certificate proving residence overseas (parents and student)
10. Proof of employment (workers dispatched abroad or those who were locally hired)
11. License of business or certified copy of register of corporation abroad (workers who were locally hired or those who are self-employed)
12. Record showing payment of corporate tax abroad (workers who were locally hired)
13. Certification of tax payment abroad (self-employed)EXAMINATIONS
Korean nationals residing abroad and foreigners may be evaluated through a written examination (mainly in the Korean language, English and mathematics), interview, document evaluation, and practical examination. While many colleges only conduct interviews, document evaluation, or practical examination, some may require both an interview and document evaluation, or both a written and practical examination.- # 정확한정보는 고려대대홈페이지방문하시길바랍니다, 참고만하십시요.
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