2015 Spring Semester Additional Admissions Guide for International Undergraduate Students
1. Admission Timetable 2. Eligibility
3. Admissions Criteria 4. Academic Departments 5. Tuitions
6. Scholarships 7. Application Fee
8. Announcement of Admissions Decision 9. Required Documents
10. Additional Notes
Chonnam National University
Office of International Affairs
Classification Previous Records Language Proficiency Academic Performance
Percentage 30% 30% 40%
Steps Date and Time Notes
Announcement of Guidelines
December 29(Mon), 2014 ~ January 06(Tues), 2015
Available on CNU Office of Internatinal Affairs website(http://international.jnu.ac.kr)
On-line Application
December 29(Mon), 2014 ~ January 06(Tues), 2015
09:30 ~ 17:00
1. Complete online application on CNU Office of International Affairs website.
2. Print out completed application forms 1 and 2
Application &
Document Submission
After completing application online, submit all documents including application forms 1 and 2 to the following address:
Office of International Affairs, Chonnam National University 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-757, South Korea
* All documents must be submitted in person or by mail to OIA by deadline.
Application Review
by Department January 16(Fri), 2015 At the place designated by the relevant department Final Decision
Announcement January 29(Thurs), 2015 at 16:00 Posted on CNU website: http://jnu.ac.kr Payment of tuition January 30(Fri) ~ February 03(Tues), 2015 At the bank designated by CNU Start of Semester March 02(Mon), 2015
1. Admission Timetable
※This schedule is changeable. The change will be posted on the Office of International Affairs website.
2. Eligibility
A. Nationality and Educational Eligibility
Freshman: Foreign students who completed or who are expected to complete secondary education.
Transfer (Sophomore, Junior): Foreign students who completed secondary education and who completed or are expected to complete two years at a four year university or to graduate from a three year junior college. Students who have completed two years at three year junior college are not applicable.
- Both sides of the applicant’s parents should hold a foreign passport.
- Applicants with dual citizenship of Korean or without nationality are not eligible to apply.
B. Language Requirements
- Standard Test of Proficiency in Korean level three or CNU Korean language courses level four (Some majors require higher levels of language proficiency as given in the following table.) S-TOPIK level 3 to 5 are considered equivalent with LEC Korean Language Class levels 4 to 6 respectively.
or
- TOEFL PBT 550, CBT 210, iBT 80 or IELTS 5.5, TOEIC 700 or TEPS 550
Citizen or a national of the following English-speaking countries(U.S.A., Canada, England, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) are exempt from the English language proficiency requirement
3. Admissions Criteria
- Language Proficiency (maximum of 300 points)
150 for S-TOPIK level 3, 200 for S-TOPIK level 4, 250 for S-TOPIK level 5, 300 for S-TOPIK level 6 150 for TOEFL 550, CBT 210, iBT 80, IELTS 5.5, TEPS 550
- Academic Performance will be evaluated by each department and the process may include documents screening and interviews. Applicants who do not get 60% of points at the department screening will not be accepted.
College Division Department Fresh-
man Sopho-
more Junior Language Requirement Agriculture
and Life Sciences (Gwangju)
Humaniti es&Social
Science Agricultural Economics √ √ √
Natural
Science Animal Science √ √ √
Division of Agricultural Food & Biological Chemistry- Major of Food Science & Engineering √ √ √
Bioenery Science and Technology √
Forest Products & Technology - Major of Forestry √ √ √
Forest Products & Technology - Major of Wood Science & Engineering √
Landscape Architecture √
Plant Biotechnology √ √ √
Rural & Biosystems Engineering √ √ √
Arts
(Gwangju) Arts Fine Arts
- Major of Korean Painting/ Western Painting/ Visual Design/ Sculpture/ Crafts Fine Arts/ Art theory √ √ √
Music - Major of Voice/ Composition/ Piano/ Wind and Strings √
Korean Traditional Music-Instrumental Music/ Vocal Music/ Theory and Composition Major Courses √ Business
Administration (Gwangju)
Humaniti es&Social Science
Business Administration √ √ √
Economics √ √ √ level 4
Education
(Gwangju) Natural
Science Biology Education √
Humaniti es&Social Science
Early Childhood Education √
Geography Education √
Engineering
(Gwangju) Natural
Science Applied Chemicals Engineering √ √ √
Biotechnology & Bioengineering √
Electrical Engineering √
Electronics & Computer Engineering √
Energy & Resources Engineering √
Industrial Engineering √ √ √
Materials Science & Engineering √
Mechanical Engineering √ level 4
Polymer & Fiber System Engineering √
School of Architecture √
School of Architecture - Major of Architectural Engineering √ √
School of Architecture - Major of Architecture √
School of Architecture - Major of Architecture & Urban Design √ Human
Ecology (Gwangju)
Natural
Science Clothing and Textiles √ √ √ level 4
Family Environment and Welfare √ √ √
Food and Nutrition Science √
Humanities
(Gwangju) Humaniti es&Social Science
Chinese Language & Literature √ √ √ level 4
English Language & Literature √ √ √
French Language & Literature √ √ √
German Language & Literature √ √ √ level 4
History √ √ √
Japanese Language & Literature √ √ √
Korean Language & Literature √
Korean Language & Literature √ level 4
Korean Language & Literature √ level 5
Philosophy √ √ √
Natural Sciences (Gwangaju)
Natural
Science Biological Science & Technology √
Biological Science & Technology - Major of Biological Science/ System Biotechnology √ √
Biology √ √ √
Chemistry √ √ √
Earth Systems & Environmental Science √
Mathematics √ √ √
Statistics √ √ √
Social Sciences (Gwangju)
Humaniti es&Social Science
Anthropology √ √ √ level 4
Communication √ √ √ level 4
Geography √ √ √ level 4
Library and Information Science √ √ level 4
Political Science & International Relations √ √ √ level 4
Public Administration √ √ √ level 4
Psychology √ √ √ level 4
Sociology √ √ √ level 4
4. Academic Departments
S-TOPIK level 3 or TOEFL 550 is required by all major areas unless it is specified otherwise.
Majors Entrance Fee Tuition School Support Fee Total
Arts 153 370 1,709 2,232
Humanities & Social Sciences 153 337 1,227 1,717
Business Administration 153 337 1,198 1,688
Natural Sciences 153 346 1,520 2,019
Engineering 153 370 1,650 2,173
Level Benefits
S-TOPIK Level 6 Full scholarship in the first semester S-TOPIK Level 5 Full scholarship in the first semester
Culture &
Social Sciences (Yeosu)
Humaniti es&Social Science
School of Business & Commerce √
School of Business & Commerce
– Major of International Commerce/ Business Administration/ Logistics & Transportation √ √ level 4
School of International Studies -Major of English Language √ √ √
Natural
Science School of Cultural Contents- Major of Electric Commerce/ Multimedia √ √
Arts Visual Information Design √ √ √ level 4
Engineering
(Yeosu) Natural
Science Architecture √
Architectural Design √ √
Biomedical Engineering √ √
Biotechnology & Industrial Engineering √ √ √
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering √ √ √
Electrical, Electronic Communication & Computer Engineering √
Electrical, Electronic Communication & Computer Engineering
- Major of Electronic Communication Engineering √ √
Environmental System Engineering √ √ √
Mechanical Design Engineering √ √ √
Marine & Civil Engineering √ √ √
Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineering √ √ √
Fisheres & Ocean Sciences (Yeosu)
Natural
Science Marine Technology-Major of Environmental Oceanography √ √ √
Maritime Police Science √ √ √
Gwangju Campus: 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju Yeosu Campus: 386 Mipyeong-ro, Yeosu, Jeonnam
5. Tuitions (US$/Semester)
※ The categories of tuition and fee in this application follows the terminology of this table.
※ Fees are subject to change according to the foreign exchange rate.
6. Scholarships
A. Academic Performance Scholarships (Freshmen only)
About 30% of students are given the scholarship based on their academic performance each semester: Entrance Fee & Tuition waiver in the first semester, Full scholarship, School Support Fees waiver, 1/2 School Support Fees waiver
B. Korean Language Scholarships
1) Submitting the original S-TOPIK certificate to the office of International Affairs by December 12.
2) Benefits
※ Scholarship offers may change in 2015 academic period.
7. Application Fee
1)
Korean won (￦60,000) to be wired to the
Chonnam National UniversityAccount
2) Bank Account: Gwangju(Swift Code: KWABKRSE)3) Account Number: 074-107-664239 (Fee must be paid under the applicant's English name) 4) Payment Period:
January
30(Fri) ~ February 03(Tues),2015
No Document Fresh -man
Trans
-fer Notes
1 Application form 1, 2 ○ ○ Print out after online application 2 Personal statement and study plan ○ ○ Form 3
3
Letter of financial guarantee ○ ○ Form 4
Bank statement ○ ○
Students in overseas: Balance of least 12,000 US$ from 1 month before the application date till January 1, 2015.
Students in Korea: Balance of least 12,000 US$
4 Transcript release form ○ ○ Form 5
5 Educational background check
information ○ ○ Form 6
6
Language proficiency certificate
(within 2 years) ○ ○ S-TOPIK Score Level 3 or Level 4
TOEFL(PBT: 550, CBT: 210, iBT: 80) TEPS 550, TOEIC 700, IELTS 5.5 7 Certificate of (expected) high
school graduation ○ ○ Original documents should be submitted (returned after verification)
8 Certificate of university enrollment × ○
9 High school transcript ○ ○ Original documents should be submitted (returned after verification),
10 University transcript × ○
11
An English certificate of High School issued by the China Academic Degrees & Graduate Education Development Center.
○ × Chinese Students ONLY
(www.chinadegrees.cn)
12 Evidence of parenthood and
non-Korean citizenship ○ ○ Chinese students should submit family registers.
13 A copy of passport (ID page) ○ ○
14 A copy of alien registration card △ △ Applicable only to those who reside in Korea 15 Receipt of application fee ○ ○ Pasted on A4 size paper
8. Announcement of Admissions Decision: January 29(Thurs) at 16:00 , 2015
on the CNU Office of International Affairs website: (http://international.jnu.ac.kr)
9. Required Documents 【△ relevant applicants only】
※All documents should be in either Korean or English. Documents in other languages must be accompanied by notarized Korean or English translations.
※Chinese Applicants should submit the certificate of the united high school examination in English by the China Academic Degrees & Graduate Education Information (http://www.chinadegrees.cn) by January.
20.(Tues), 2015. Students who did not take the graduation exams are required to submit the notarized high school graduation certificates with confirmation of the Korean consul in China.
※Overseas Transfer Applicants should submit the approved certificate of graduation.
Chinese: getting the certificate at the China Higher-education Student Information (http://www.chsi.com.cn) by February. 05.(Thurs), 2015
Other countries: submitting the graduation certificate approved by the Korean embassy or the own embassy in Korea
※ Additional documents for College of Arts Applicants
- Dept. of Traditional Korean Music & Music (Voice, Strings, Wind and Piano): Music CD of performance (up to 15 minutes long)
- Dept. of Music (Major of composition): At least 3 pieces of music including piano work with scores - Dept. of Fine Arts: Portfolio CD of art work
10. Additional Notes
A. Change of department is not allowed once you have completed the application on line.
B. Applicants who have submitted verification of expected graduation must submit an official verification of graduation within 15 days of admission to the Office of International Affairs.
C. Students who submitted forged documents may have their admission to CNU revoked.
D. Applicants who provided incorrect contact information are responsible for the failure of communication.
E. Submitted documents and application fees will neither be returned nor refunded. (Original certificate of graduation is returned after the application process is completed.)
F. CNU does not reveal the evaluation records of each application process under any circumstance.
G. Matters that are not included in this guide shall proceed according to the CNU's evaluation methods.
