Visiting Program at Seoul National University (one or two semesters)

Why it fits you

Who can apply

Three different things not to mix up: the country where you study, your nationality and the country where you live when you apply.

Country of study

South Korea · Seoul

Target level

Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate

Fields of study

All fields

Languages

• English: level not specifiedPreferredAccepted certificates: TOEFL IBT 88 or above, IELTS 6.0 or above, TEPS 560 or above
• Korean: level not specifiedPreferredAccepted certificates: TOPIK Level 5 or above

Minimum grade

Undergraduate: GPA 2.5/4.0 (equivalent to 2.7/4.3) or percentile rank 83. Graduate: GPA 3.0/4.0 (equivalent to 3.3/4.3) or percentile rank 89.

Other conditions

• You must be enrolled in at least the second semester of your home university programme (you must have completed at least one semester before you apply). Graduate students in the first semester of their master's programme cannot be accepted.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: Applicants must currently be enrolled in at least second semester of their home university program (= have completed at least one semester before they apply)
• The College of Business Administration is open only to students who are currently majoring in business or economics at their home university.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: College of Business Administration is restricted to students who are currently majoring in business or economics at home university.
• Undergraduate applicants for the Department of Computer Science and Engineering must have earned at least 15 credits in CSE-related courses (one credit corresponds to 15 lecture hours or 30 lab hours), shown on the official transcript.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: Undergraduate applicants for Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering must have earned at least 15 credits in CSE-related courses (one credit corresponds to 15 lecture hours or 30 lab hours).
• The Departments of Korean History, Psychology, Statistics and Pharmacy require applicants to provide proof of Korean language proficiency.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: Dept. of Korean History/Psychology/Statistics/Pharmacy requires applicants to provide a proof of Korean language proficiency.
• The College of Medicine is no longer available to applicants.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: College of Medicine is NO longer available for applicants.
• Applicants who wish to study medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, music, fine arts or the MBA must first be advised of the programme availability by SNU exchange programme coordinators.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: Applicants who wish to study in the discipline of Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Music, Fine Arts, and MBA must, in advance, be advised of the program availability by SNU exchange program coordinators.

The real funding

What the opportunity pays, what is left for you to pay and the money to plan before leaving.

At your expense

Tuition

Application fee

₩82,000

Application steps

In the order set by the programme. Open a step to see the details.

1. 1
   Step 1: Complete the online application and send the required documents by post.

   With whom

   You (applicant)

   Official link

   Open the official page (opens in a new tab)

2. 2
   Step 2: Pay the application fee of 82,000 KRW (bank information on the notice board).

   With whom

   You (applicant)

3. 3
   Step 3: SNU OGA reviews the applications, then the screening committee of the chosen department assesses them.

   With whom

   SNU Office of Global Affairs and the department screening committee

4. 4
   Step 4: OGA announces the acceptance results and sends the acceptance package electronically to accepted students.

   With whom

   SNU Office of Global Affairs

Where to apply