2016 Spring Semester Admissions Guide for International Undergraduate Students

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2016 Spring Semester 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. Final Decision Announcement 9. Required Documents

10. Additional Notes

Chonnam National University

Office of International Affairs

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Classification Previous Records Language Proficiency Academic Performance

Percentage 30% 30% 40%

Steps Date and Time Notes

On-line Application

* Mandatory *

October 14(Wed.) ~ Nov 30(Mon.), 2015 09:30 ~ 17:00

(local time in Korea)

1. Register CNU Office of Int’l Affairs(OIA) website (http://international.jnu.ac.kr) or Jinhakapply website (http://www.jinhakapply.com)

2. Log in the website

3. Complete online application (upload applicant’s photo: 3cm×4cm) 4. Make the application fee payment Check application submission Application &

Document Submission

* Submit all required documents including application to the OIA *

October 14(Wed.) ~ Nov 30(Mon.), 2015

After completing the 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 61186, South Korea

* All documents must be submitted in person or by post mail to the OIA by the deadline.

Application Review

by Department December 16(Wed.) Location designated by the applied department Final Decision

Announcement January 5(Tue.), 2016 Posted on CNU Office of International Affairs website(http://international.jnu.ac.kr)

Payment of tuition January 6(Wed.) ~ January 8(Fri), 2016 Bank designated by CNU Start of Semester March 2(Wed.), 2016

1. Admission Timetable

※This schedule is subject to change. Any changes made will be posted on the Office of International Affairs website.

2. Eligibility

A. Nationality and Educational Eligibility

Freshman: Foreign student who completed or who are expected to complete secondary education.

Transfer (Sophomore, Junior): Foreign student who completed secondary education and who completed or are expected to complete two years at a four year university, or to graduate from a two or three year junior college. Students who have completed two years at a three year junior college are not applicable.

- Both 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

Must meet one or more of the following requirements:

- Standard Test of Proficiency in Korean level 3, or CNU Korean language courses level 3 (Some majors require higher levels of language proficiency as given in the following table.)

TOPIK level 3 to 6 are considered equivalent with LEC Korean Language Class levels 3 to 6 respectively.

- TOEFL PBT 550, CBT 210, iBT 80 or IELTS 5.5, TOEIC 700 or TEPS 550

Citizen or a national of English-speaking countries are exempt from the English language proficiency requirement.

3. Admissions Criteria

- Language Proficiency (maximum of 300 points)

150 for TOPIK level 3, 200 for TOPIK level 4, 250 for TOPIK level 5, 300 for 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 additional

documents and interviews. Applicants who do not get a minimum of 60% of points at the department screening will

not be accepted.

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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 √ √ √ level 4

Forest Products & Technology - Major of Wood Science & Engineering √

Landscape Architecture √ 　　 level 4

Plant Biotechnology √ √ √ 　

Rural & Biosystems Engineering √ √ √

Arts

(Gwangju) Arts Design √

Fine Arts- Major of Korean Painting/ Western Painting/ Sculpture/ Crafts Fine Arts/ Art theory √ √ √

Fine Arts- Major of Visual Design √ √

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 √ √ √

Education

(Gwangju) Natural

Science Biology Education √

Humaniti es&Social

Science Early Childhood Education √ 　　　

Engineering

(Gwangju) Natural

Science Applied Chemicals Engineering √ √ 　

Biotechnology & Bioengineering √ 　　　

Chemical Engineering √

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 & 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)

Anthropology √ √ level 4

Communication √ √ √ level 4

Cultural Anthropology and Archaeology √ 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

TOPIK level 3 or TOEFL 550 is required by all major areas unless it is specified otherwise.

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Majors Admission Fee Tuition Total

Arts 168 2,286 2,454

Business Administration 168 1,687 1,855

Engineering 168 2,220 2,388

Humanities & Social Sciences 168 1,719 1,887

Natural Sciences 168 2,050 2,218

Culture &

Social Sciences (Yeosu)

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 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/ Electrical & semiconductor 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 tuition and admission fee is any applicable for Fall 2015.

※ Fees are subject to change according to the foreign exchange rate.

6. CNU Scholarships

A. Academic Performance Scholarships(Freshmen only)

About 30% of students are given the scholarship based on their academic performance each semester B. CNU Scholarship Ⅰ

- 4-year Full Scholarship

: Tuition and admission fee waiver, Dormitory fee, Health insurance fee, One-way airfare, Free Korean Language course for a year

- 2-year Full Scholarship

: Tuition and admission fee waiver, Dormitory fee, Health insurance fee, One-way airfare, Free Korean Language course for a year

C. CNU Scholarship Ⅱ

- 4-year Scholarship: Tuition and admission fee waiver for 4 years(8 Semesters) - 2-year Scholarship : Tuition and admission fee waiver for 2 years(4 Semesters) - First Semester Scholarship: Tuition and admission fee waiver for the first semester

※ Scholarship offers may change in the future 2016 academic period.

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No Document Fresh -man

Trans

-fer Notes

1 Application form 1, 2 ○ ○ Print out after completing the online application Download at CNU homepage 2 Personal statement and study plan ○ ○ Form 3

3 Letter of financial guarantee ○ ○ Form 4

Bank statement ○ ○

Students abroad: Balance of least 13,000 US$

within 1 month before the application date until March 1, 2016.

Students in Korea: Balance of least 13,000 US$

Prepare personally

4 Transcript release form ○ ○ Form 5 Download

at CNU homepage 5 Educational background check information ○ ○ Form 6

6 Language proficiency certificate

(within 2 years) ○ ○

TOPIK Score Level 3 or higher TOEFL(PBT: 550, CBT: 210, iBT: 80) TEPS 550, TOEIC 700, IELTS 5.5

Prepare personally 7 Certificate of (expected) high school

graduation ○ ○

Original documents must be submitted (returned after verification)

8 Certificate of university enrollment × ○

9 High school transcript ○ ○ Original documents must 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 must 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

Reason for Refund Refund Amount Refund

Method

∘ Over-payment of the application fee

(will only refund the fee except the transferring fee & may not refund if the transferring fee exceeds the actual amount of the refund)

Overpaid amount

Will contact the applicant individually

∘ Failure to submit application due to reasons caused by the university Full amount

∘ Failure to complete application due to natural disaster Full amount

∘ Failure to complete application due to the applicant’s hospitalization (from an illness or accident) or death.

(must submit supporting documents)

Full amount

∘ An application was completed but the applicant was not admitted due to

admission eligibility (e.g. failure to submit proof of document, etc.) Full amount

7. Application Fee: 60,000 won(KRW)

Applicants who do not pay the application fee will not be eligible to apply

▣ Application Fee Refund Policy

In most cases, the application fee is non-refundable. However, exceptions may be made based on the following circumstances:

8. Final Decision Announcement: January 5(Tuesday) at 16:00, 2016

Announced on the CNU Office of International Affairs website: (http://international.jnu.ac.kr)

9. Required Documents 【△ relevant applicants only】

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※ All documents should be in either Korean or English. Documents in other languages must be accompanied by notarized Korean or English translations.

※ Chinese Applicants must 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 8.(Fri.), 2016. 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 must submit the approved certificate of graduation.

Chinese: must get the certificate from China Higher-education Student Information (http://www.chsi.com.cn) by January 8.(Fri.), 2016.

Other countries: must submit the graduation certificate approved by the Korean embassy or the applicant’s 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. C hange of department is not allowed once you have completed the application online.

B. Applicants who have submitted the verification of expected graduation form must submit an official verification of graduation form 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.)