ADMISSION GUIDE
FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
(Academic Year 2013)
HANKUK UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES
CONTENTS
1. Welcoming Remarks
2. Application Timeline
3. Eligibility for Admissions
(1) Freshman (first-year) Admission
(2) Transfer Admission
4. Required Documents
(1) for International Applicants
(2) for Korean Citizens
5. Evaluation Criteria
Appendix 1: Important Notes
Appendix 2: The List of Countries for Apostille Certificates
1. Welcoming Remarks
We would like to express our whole-hearted gratitude to international students who will apply to
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS). Our university has strived since its inception way
back in 1954 to offer top-notch, sophisticated education in an increasing variety of foreign languages.
Along with its teaching of numerous foreign studies in the humanities, social sciences, business, and
law, HUFS is progressing with leaps and bounds to win acclaim as a university with prestige on the
global stage.
Currently HUFS has 8 graduate schools, 17 colleges, and 77 departments. Home to international and
area studies and foreign languages, the university is making strenuous efforts to provide more
opportunities to international students of diverse nationalities.
HUFS offers admission to outstanding international students from all around the world. As the
university is home to foreign studies, in the age of globalization students from overseas are
increasingly welcome to join the HUFS academic community. The university employs the early
application options to select talented students from all around the world and to Koreans who were
educated abroad. However, international students are admitted as part of an extra quota irrespective of
the total quota of freshmen designated for HUFS.
Overseas Koreans whose parents are business expatriates or public officers posted abroad for more
than two years are admitted to the proportion of two percent of the total intake quota. After thorough
assessment of the required documents, applicants should take written tests in Korean and English. In
addition, international students should pass an oral Korean proficiency test after the successful
processing of the required application documents. As of the academic year 2011, 233 students from
countries as far afield as Britain, Brazil, Canada, China, Russia, Turkey and the United States were
selected through this special admission process.
To facilitate the school life of international students, our Student Counseling Center (SCC) offers
"Joyful HUFS Life" programs to overseas freshmen. The SCC also promotes community activities for
new students from abroad giving advice on study methods and school life at HUFS.
Adding to these efforts is the Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) that has a special "Korean
Language Tutoring Program" for international freshmen. Under this program, the CTL appoints
Korean students from the Department of Korean Education to tutor new foreign students in the basics
of the Korean language.
The International Student Office (ISO) runs a help desk on the ground floor of the student residence
hall (GlobeeDorm) all year round in order to help international students adapt to the challenges of
college life in Korea. The ISO Help Desk connects overseas freshmen with senior Korean students
who help them accommodate to adapting to living in Korea and studying at the university.
On behalf of our university we wholeheartedly welcome your interest in HUFS and we hope you will
take the next step of applying to join our lively scholarly community that is already unique in Korea
and increasingly so in the global academic world.
Admissions Office
2. Application Timeline
Date
Online
Application
Notes
Early Decision
Regular Decision
July 2(Mon), 2012,
09:00 hrs
~ July 5(Thurs), 2012,
17:00 hrs
Dec 21(Mon), 2012,
09:00 hrs
~ Dec 27(Thurs), 2012,
17:00 hrs
Dec 21(Mon), 2012,
09:00 hrs
~ Dec 28(Fri), 2012,
17:00 hrs
• Only through HUFS
website
http://adms.hufs.ac.kr
• All required documents
should arrive at the HUFS
Office of Admissions by the
deadline.
Submission of
Documents
July 2(Mon), 2012
~ July 6(Fri), 2012
(10:00 ~ 17:00 hrs)
Announcement
of Location for
the Interview
Before
August 20(Mon), 2012
Before
January 16(Wed), 2013
Test/Interview
August 22(Wed), 2012
January 18(Fri), 2013
• Applicants should bring
their ID Card (Passport and
Foreign Registration Card).
Decision
Notification
August 30(Thurs),
2012, 14:00 hrs
January 24(Thurs), 2013
• Results will be posted only
on HUFS website.
Registration
December 12(Wed),
2012
~ December 14(Fri),
2012
February 5(Tue), 2013
~ February 8(Fri), 2013
• At branches of Woori Bank
(우리은행) nationwide
※ Regular Decision : “International students” and “Completed entire primary and secondary
schools abroad” only
Notes:
a) The application schedule also applies to prospective international undergraduates who are funded
under the Korean Government Sponsorship Program (KGSP). Those who are selected by the
National Institute for International Education Development (NIED) for the sponsorship are
recommended to abide by this time schedule, together with self-financing international students.
However, the president of the university can authorize the time table only for the students who are
sponsored by the KGSP.
※ All documents regarding admissions should be delivered to the following address:
Office of Admissions
#102 Headquarter, Admissions Office,
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies,
107, Imun-ro, Dongdaemun-gu,
Seoul 103-791, South Korea
3. Eligibility for Admissions
(1) Freshman (first-year) Admission
No.
Applicants
Qualification
Academic Requirements
①
International
Applicants
∙ An applicant has non-Korean
nationality with both parents also
having non-Korean nationality.
∙ Completed primary and
secondary schools either in or
outside Korea
②
International
Applicants
∙ An applicant has non-Korean
nationality.
∙ Completed entire primary and
secondary schools abroad
③
Korean Citizens
∙ An applicant has Korean
nationality.
∙ Completed entire primary and
secondary schools abroad
※ In case of ① International Applicants: ethnic Korean applicants who acquired citizenship of a
foreign country must have completed at least the three years of senior high school education abroad
after acquiring the foreign citizenship.
※ In case of ② and ③, an applicants’ parents’ nationality is not considered.
(2) Transfer Admission
For applicants who satisfy item ⑴ Freshman (first-year) Admission and the following:
Class
Sophomore
Junior
University Enrollment (Graduation)
∙ 2- or 3-year college graduate
or
∙ At least 1-year enrollment in 4-year
university
∙ 2- or 3-year college graduate
or
∙ At least 2-year enrollment in 4-year
university
Course Fulfillment
∙ Junior college degree
or
∙ Completed successfully at least 1/4 of
curriculum
∙ Junior college degree
or
∙ Completed successfully at least 1/2 of
curriculum
※ For Overseas Koreans qualified under item ⑴ Freshman (first-year) Admission above, transfer
admission will also be granted for graduates from foreign-based universities (or colleges), applicable
to both undergraduate and graduate programs.
4. Required Documents
(1) For ① International Applicants and ② International Applicants
1. Application Form (print out the copy after completing online application at http://adms.hufs.ac.kr)
2. Qualification Assessment Application Form
3. Academic Records and Consent to Verify Previous School Attendance Records
4. A Letter of Attorney for Verifying an Applicant’s Certificate of Facts Concerning Entry and Exit
(Required documents # 1~4 above are in common with those of ③ Korean Citizens.)
5. Copies of graduation certificates or diplomas and official transcripts of primary and secondary
(elementary, junior-high, and senior-high) schools attended.
* Authentication by Appostille or Consular Legalization is mandatory
6. The applicant’s Certificate of Facts Concerning Entry and Exit
* provided by the Immigration Bureau
7. A copy of both applicant’s and his or her parents’ Certificate of Nationality (Certificate of Family
Register or Citizenship)
* issued by the applicant’s relevant government
8. A copy of the applicant’s Alien Registration Card and passport
* Only those who have Alien Registration Card should submit it.
** provided by the Immigration Office
9. Financial Sponsor’s Certification
10. Korean Language Proficiency Certificate (non-mandatory)
- TOPIK Certificate of Level 4 or higher
- Completion certificate of Level 4 or higher given by Center for Korean Language and Culture at
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
(2) For ③ Korean Citizens
1. Application Form (print out the copy after completing online application at http://adms.hufs.ac.kr)
2. Qualification Assessment Application Form
3. Academic Records and Consent to Verify Previous School Attendance Records
4. A Letter of Attorney for Inquiring of an Applicant’s Certificate of Facts Concerning Entry and Exit
(Required documents # 1~4 above are in common with those of ① and ② International Applicants.)
5. Copies of graduation certificates or diplomas and official transcripts of primary and secondary
(elementary, junior-high, and senior-high) schools attended.
* Authenticating by Apostille or Consular Legalization is mandatory.
6. The applicant’s Certificate of Facts Concerning Entry and Exit
* provided by the Immigration Bureau
7. A copy of applicant’s Certificate of Registration as Koreans Overseas or Certificate of Facts about
Overseas Residence
* Both are issued by the Korean embassy to the relevant overseas country.
■ Should you wish to obtain a D2 Visa, documents following are required.
1. International Student Financial Statements
a. A copy of the sponsor’s bank statements of deposit balance or domestic remittance certificates
(The account should be running for more than a month and the deposit must amount to at least
US $10,000 or equivalent.)
b. A copy of financial sponsor’s Certificates of Employment or Certificates of Business
Registration
c. A copy of the financial sponsor’s Certificates of Tax Payment
d. Financial sponsor’s affidavit of support with his or her own signature attached to the application
form
5. Evaluation Criteria
Type of Applicants
Korean
English
Interview
Scores in Total
-
-
200 points
(100%)
200 points
(100%)
-
-
① International Students
② International Students
③ Korean Citizens
Appendix 1: Important Notes
A. There is no fixed entrance quota for any Divisions and Departments.
B. All documents should be submitted in Korean or English. And original documents in another
language should be accompanied by a notarized English or Korean translation.
C. Those who have passed equivalency exams for secondary education (e.g. GED in the United States
and Canada or the Self-Learning Exam in China) are not eligible to matriculate.
D. After passing all the Admission Selection Process, candidates who need to obtain a Student VISA
(D-2) may request a ‘Certificate of Admission.’
E. Matriculation may be rescinded under the following conditions:
- In case an applicant is discovered to have applied through illegal means such as submission of
false or forged materials
- In case any of the required documents are omitted.
F. Applicants are required to provide correct contact information of the schools that they attended. The
verification of academic records will be done on the basis of such contact information. If they are
found to be incorrect, the applicants will bear all potential disadvantages.
G. Original documents can be given back only to the applicants who do not register during the
registration periods.
H. Applicants can be cordially requested to submit additional documents, aside from the required ones
mentioned above, for the purpose of verification of school records.
Appendix 2: The List of Countries for Apostille Certificates
The Apostille is a certification in French to certify the authenticity of the documents. Under the Hague
convention, the member states have agreed to recognize public documents issued by other signatory
countries if those public documents are authenticated by the attachment of an internationally
recognized form of authentication known as an apostille. If candidates are not from the signatory
states, they instead need to submit academic documents authenticated by consular legalization stamps.
For Chinese students, they can obtain notarized academic documents at Confucian Institute in Seoul.
For more information, please visit http://www.cis.or.kr/. The notarization will be considered as valid
as consular legalization.
Region
Asia, Oceania
Europe
America
Signatory States
Australia, Macao, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand,
Brunei, Cook Islands, Fiji, India, Kazakhstan, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Samoa,
Seychelles, Tonga, Niue (18 Countries)
Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta,
Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Macedonia, Turkey,
Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Andorra,
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Lichtenstein, Moldova, San Marino (47 Countries)
The United States, Argentina, Mexico, Panama, Surinam, Venezuela, Antigua and
Barbuda, Bahama, Barbados, Belize, Columbia, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador,
Grenada, Honduras, Saint Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts
Africa
and Nevis (20 Countries)
South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Liberia, Namibia, Swaziland, Malawi (7
Countries)