Fall Semester 2010

Graduate Admission
Information for Foreigners
 Chosun University
Graduate Admission Information for Foreigners for Fall, 2010

1. Qualifications
An applicant and his/her parents must have foreign citizenship including North Korea and
come under each of the following:
1) Graduated or is going to graduate from a bachelor’s or master’s program in Korea or a
foreign
country
2) Authorized as having an educational background equal to or above that designated by
the
University regulations
* Language Ability Qualifications
- For 2011 new students, according to "Korea Ministry Education Science and
Technology", the entrance qualification will be tightened up (more than S-TOPIK 4th
grade or TOEFL PBT 550, CBT 210, IBT 80, TOEIC 550, TEPS 550). However, Art &
Sports college applicants can participate our university's Korean language test and
they need to pass it)
- For the detail information please visit to http://www.topik.or.kr

2. Degrees Offered
1) Master's Courses
① Humanities
Dept. of Oriental Studies(Chinese Language and Literature, Japanese, Arab and Islamic
Studies ), Dept. of western studies(German Language & Literature, French Language &
Literature, Special area in Spanish language and literature, Russian), Dept. of
Philosophy, Dept. of History, Dept. of Korean Language and Literature, Dept. of
English Language and Literature, Dept. of Creative Writing, Dept. of Law, Dept. of
Political Science and International Relations, Dept. of Public Administration, Dept. of
Journalism Communications, Dept. of Economics, Dept. of Business Administration,
Dept. of Accounting, Dept. of Trade, Dept. of Special Education, Dept. of Social
Welfare, *Dept. of Chinese Commerce, *Dept. of International and Regional Culture
(Regional Culture Studies, Culture Contents), *Dept. of International Tea Culture, Dept.
of Pedagogy, Dept. of Aesthetics and Art History, Dept. of speech & language
pathology
② Natural Science
Dept. of Natural Sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Earth Science), Dept. of
Chemistry, Dept. of Home Economics, Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Dept. of
Biotechnology, Dept. of Computer Science and Statistics, Dept. of Nursing, Dept. of
Pharmacy, *Dept. of Bio-Materials, Dept. of Science and Mathematics
Education(Science Education), *Dept. of Bio New Drug Development, *Dept. of Marine
Biology
③ Engineering
Dept. of Civil Engineering, Dept. of Architectural Engineering(Architecture,
Architectural Engineering), Dept. of Mechanical Engineering(Mechanical Engineering),
Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Dept. of Electronic Engineering(Electronic
Engineering), Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Dept. of Resource Engineering, Dept. of
Aerospace Engineering, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, Dept. of Computer Engineering,
Dept. of Environmental Engineering, Dept. of Control and Instrumentation Engineering,
Dept. of Industrial Engineering(Industrial Engineering, *Industry Safety Engineering),
 Dept. of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering(Naval Architectural and Ocean
Engineering, *advanced marine transportation system), Dept. of Information and
Communication Engineering, Dept. of Advanced parts and Materials
engineering(precision mechanical design engineering, Materials engineering), Dept. of
Photonic Engineering(Photonic Engineering, *Optical Application Engineering), Dept. of
Bio-dental engineering, *Dept. of IT Fusion Technology

④ Art and Sports

Dept. of Fine Art, Dept. of Arts and Design (Product& Interior Design, Industrial Crafts,
Visual Communication and Muti-media Design), Dept. of Cartoon and Animation, Dept.
of Music, Dept. of Physical Education(Physical Education, Community Sports and
Leisure, dance)
⑤ Medicine
Dept. of Medicine, Dept. of Dentistry

2) Doctorate Courses
① Humanities
Dept. of Korean Language and Literature, Dept. of English Language and Literature,
Dept. of Law, Dept. of Political Science and International Relations, Dept. of
Economics, Dept. of Business Administration, Dept. of Trade, Dept. of Public
Administration, Dept. of Accounting, Dept. of Pedagogy, Dept. of Special Education,
Dept. of Humanities Education(Korean Language Education, English Education,
classical Chinese education course), Dept. of Japanese, Dept. of History, Dept. of
Journalism Communications, Dept. of Social Welfare, *Dept. of Chinese Commerce,
*Dept. of International and Regional Culture (Regional Culture Studies, Culture
Contents), *Dept. of International Tea Culture, *Dept. of Aesthetics and Art History,
Dept. of speech & language pathology
② Natural Science
Dept. of Natural Sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Earth Science), Dept. of
Chemistry, Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Dept. of Biotechnology, Dept. of Computer
Science and Statistics, Dept. of Pharmacy, Dept. of Nursing, Dept. of Science and
Mathematics Education(Mathematics Education, Science Education), *Dept. of Bio-
Materials, *Dept. of Bio New Drug Development, *Dept. of Health Science
③ Engineering
Dept. of Civil Engineering, Dept. of Architectural Engineering(Architecture,
Architectural Engineering), Dept. of Mechanical Engineering(Mechanical Engineering),
Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Dept. of Electronic Engineering(Electronic
Engineering), Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Dept. of Resource Engineering, Dept. of
Computer Engineering, Dept. of Environmental Engineering, Dept. of Control and
Instrumentation Engineering, Dept. of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering(Naval
Architectural and Ocean Engineering, *advanced marine transportation system), Dept.
of Nuclear Engineering, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Dept. of Information and
Communication Engineering, Dept. of Industrial Engineering(Industrial Engineering,
*Industry Safety Engineering), Dept. of Advanced parts and Materials
engineering(precision mechanical design engineering, Materials engineering), Dept. of
 Photonic Engineering(Photonic Engineering, *Optical Application Engineering), Dept. of
Bio-dental engineering, *Dept. of IT Fusion Technology
④ Art and Sports
Dept. of Physical Education, Dept. of Art, *Dept. of Design Management
⑤ Medicine
Dept. of Medicine, Dept. of Dentistry
“*” indicated Inter-Department cooperation
3) Integrated Master & Doctor Course
① Humanities
Dept. of Law, Dept. of Political Science and International Relations, Dept. of Economics,
Dept. of Business Administration, Dept. of Accounting, Dept. of Trade, Dept. of Public
Administration, Dept. of Korean Language and Literature, Dept. of English Language
and Literature, Dept. of History, Dept. of Journalism Communications, Dept. of
Aesthetics and Art History, Dept. of Special Education, Dept. of Pedagogy, *Dept. of
Chinese Commerce, Dept. of Social Welfare, *Dept. of International Tea Culture, Dept.
of Japanese Language, Dept. of speech & language pathology, *Dept. of International
and Regional Culture(Regional Culture Studies, Culture Contents)
② Natural Science
Dept. of Chemistry, Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Dept. of Computer Science and
Statistics, Dept. of Nursing, Dept. of Pharmacy, *Dept. of Bio-Materials, *Dept. of Bio
New Drug Development, Dept. of Biotechnology, Dept. of Natural
Sciences(Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Earth Science), Dept. of Science and
Mathematics Education (Science Education)
③ Engineering
Dept. of Civil Engineering, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Dept. of Chemical
Engineering, Dept. of Resource Engineering, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Dept. of
Nuclear Engineering, Dept. of Computer Engineering, Dept. of Environmental
Engineering, Dept. of Control and Instrumentation Engineering, Dept. of Information
and Communication Engineering, *Dept. of IT Fusion Technology, Dept. of Architectural
Engineering(Architecture, Architectural Engineering), Dept. of Mechanical
Engineering(Mechanical Engineering), Dept. of Electronic Engineering(Electronic
Engineering), Dept. of Industrial Engineering(Industrial Engineering, *Industry Safety
Engineering), Dept. of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering(Naval Architectural and
Ocean Engineering , *advanced marine transportation system), Dept. of Photonic
Engineering(Photonic Engineering, *Optical Application Engineering), Dept. of
Advanced parts and Materials engineering(precision mechanical design engineering,
Materials engineering), Dept. of biodental engineering
④ Art and Sports
Dept. of Art
⑤ Medicine
Dept. of Medicine, Dept. of Dentistry

3. Required Documents
1) Graduate admission application, study plan, self-introduction, letter of recommendation,
(forms downloadable at the http://global.chosun.ac.kr/admission ), 3 face-photos,
copy of passport, copy of alien card(for those who are in Korea)
2) An original copy of university degree/diploma and transcript
 Applicant for Doctoral program needs to attach Bachelor and Master’s degree
 certificate
and transcripts
3) A certificate of financial responsibility over US$10,000 (to be deposited until the first day
of
Class) or over \3,000,000 for those who are with alien card issued by Korean government
4) A nonrefundable application fee of \100,000
(Bank : Gwangju Bank 004-107-456285/ Beneficiary : Chosun University)
5) An original copy of the applicant’s TOEFL or TOPIK score (if any)
6) Only for Chinese applicants: copy of citizen card for whole family, supporter’s certificates
of enrollment at workplace/ income/ tax payment, original copy of household register (If
you have two registers, you have to get the authorization from Chinese government
body.), higher education qualification certificate from the web site (http://www.chsi.com).
* In some cases, applicants are required to submit additional documents for visa issuance.

4. Admission Process
Application Schedule
Classification
Fall Semester, 2010
Application Deadline May 3 ~ May 31, 2010
Admission Announcement Last week of June, 2010
Registration Deadline August 20, 2010
First day of class September 1, 2010

5. Scholarships and Registration Fee

1) Special 33%-of-tuition-fee scholarship is awarded to excellent 15 students among
applicants.
2) Another 50%-of-tuition-fee scholarship is awarded to students who are selected as
research assistants by a professor.
3) All admitted students should pay the admission fee of KRW696,000, but it will be waived
for Chosun alumni of the year of 2010.
4) Student who achieves a GPA of less than 2.0 will be ineligible for a scholarship the next
semester.
Registration Fee (Unit/KR\)

Tuition Fee

Classification Natural Sciences, Sports, Nursing,

Admission Engineering,
Fee Journalism & Communication, Medicine,
Humanities Pharmacy,
Special Education, Dentistry
Art
Aesthetics & Art History

Master’s 696,000 won 3,397,000 won 4,076,000 4,755,000 5,995,000

Doctorate 696,000 won 3,898,000 won 4,728,000 5,310,000 6,561,000

※ Student needs to pay admission fee only for the first semester, while tuition fee is for each semester

※ Above fees are calculated as of the year of first semester 2010 and it could be changed

※ Scholarship for foreign students may vary according to the related rules

6. Housing
1) Every admitted student may live in university housing (dormitory).
2) The dormitory fee is \520,000 per semester.

7. Notes
1) Preferential treatment is given in admission consideration to those who have TOEFL/IELTS
or TOPIK/ KLPT score.
2) Make check or money order payable to Chosun University for application. Wire transfer
should be made through Chosun University’s bank account:
* Beneficiary: Chosun University/ Account No.: 004-107-456285
 * Bank Name: Kwangju Bank (Chosun University Branch)/ SWIFT Code: KWABKRSE
* Bank Address: 375 Seoseok-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju 501-759, Republic of Korea
3) Feel free to contact us for further information at Tel: +82-62-230-6134, Fax: +82-62-232-
7355, Email:apricot@chosun.ac.kr, and http://global.chosun.ac.kr
Ms. Eunjeong KI, Graduate Coordinator, Team of International Affairs, Office of External
Affairs, Chosun University, #375, Seoseok-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju, 501-759, Republic of
Korea