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Admission Process

College of Electrical & Computer Engineering

International students Admissions office
  • "For details and application forms, go to the following link!"
Admissions for Graduate School

Ⅰ. Eligibility of International Applicants

Ⅰ. General Eligibility of Applicants

  • Foreign Nationals whose parents are both citizens of countries other than Korea.
  • Foreign Nationals who have received primary, secondary and university education outside of Korea.

Ⅱ. Eligibility of Applicants (Degree requirement for each course)

1. First Year admission

  • 1) Master's Degree Program : People who want to be admitted to the master's degree program must fulfill the conditions stated in section "Ⅰ" and hold or expect to hold before the end of August, one of the following degrees;
    A. Foreign Nationals whose parents are both citizens of countries other than Korea. : A Bachelor's Degree completed or expected to be completed(before the end of August) in and outside of Korea or have equivalent qualification.
    B. Foreign Nationals who have received primary, secondary and university education outside of Korea.: A Bachelor's Degree completed or expected to be completed outside of Korea.
  • 2) Doctoral Degree Program : People who want to be admitted to the doctoral degree program must fulfill the conditions stated in section "Ⅰ" and hold or expect to hold before the end of August, one of the following degrees:
    A. Foreign Nationals whose parents are both citizens of countries other than Korea & Foreign Nationals who have received primary, secondary and university education outside of Korea.: A Master's Degree completed or expected to be completed in and outside of Korea.
  • 3) Combined master’s and doctorate program : An applicant who is qualified to apply for a master’s program or who is currently enrolled in CBNU master’s program and acquired or expected to acquired(by the end of August) 15 credit hours.
    ※ An applicant who is expected to finish coursework in August, cannot apply for this program.

2. Transfer (★Transferring Semester : Third semester of Master’s and Doctorate Program)

  • 1) Master’s Degree Program : People who want to transfer to the master's degree program must fulfill the conditions stated in section "Ⅰ" and finished or expect to finish more than 2 semesters in the same field of Master’s course that the applicants apply for in and outside of Korea. (until the end of August)
  • 2) Doctoral Degree Program : People who want to transfer to the Doctoral degree program must fulfill the conditions stated in section "Ⅰ" and finished or expect to finish more than 2 semesters in the same field of Doctoral Course field that the applicants apply for in and outside of Korea. (until the end of August)

Ⅲ. Criteria for Language Ability: Fulfills one of the following requirements

  • 1. Korean Proficiency Test (TOPIK) Applicants with Level 4 or higher. Or applicants who have passed the Korean Proficiency Test conducted by CBNU(TOPIK Level 4 considered)
  • 2. English Proficiency Test : TOEFL PBT 550, TOEFL CBT 210, TOEFL iBT 80, TEPS 550, IELTS 5.5, TOEIC 675 and higher
  • 3. A person who can submit following language certificate before graduation.
    • - Korean Proficiency Test (TOPIK) Applicants with Level 4 or higher.
    • - English Proficiency Test : TOEFL PBT 550, TOEFL CBT 210, TOEFL iBT 80, TEPS 550, IELTS 5.5, TOEIC 675 and higher
    • ※ All the submitted language certificate should be valid on the application date.
How to Submit Application Documents

I. Application Submission Method

  • 1. Application Period : Refer to the application guide document for the corresponding semester
  • 2. Application Method : Submission through Internet, by post, or in person (Applicants may not submit documents by fax.).
  • 3. It is highly recommended to contact the prospective advisor for submission of the application documents.

II. Application Submission Mailing Address

  • 1. Submission in Person : Room 153 of the CBNU Main Building
  • 2. Submission by Post or delivery : Posted documents or delivery serviced application materials should arrive before the application deadline.
    • 1) Mailing Address : International Students Admission Officer Office of International Services (Room 151) Chungbuk National University 1 Chungdae-ro, Seowon-gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk 28644, Republic of Korea

III. Application Fee payment

  • 1. Application Fee : 50,000 Korean won or 50 US dollar
  • 2. Payment : Application Fee can be paid through the Internet application website payment system, direct deposit, or payment in person.
  • 3. It is highly recommended to contact the prospective advisor for how to pay the application fees
Classification Direct Deposit
(Remittance in Korea)		 Direct Deposit
(Remittance from abroad)
Bank 농협(Nong Hyup Bank) Nong Hyup Bank(Korea)
※Swift Code: NACFKRSEXXX
※Approved code: 304050
Account No. 301-0005-4924-71 301-0005-4924-71
Account Holder CHUNGBUK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Office of International Services		 CHUNGBUK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Office of International Services
Amount 50,000 won 50 US dollar
Note ※Please make sure to fax(043-268-2068) or email(rhi923@cbnu.ac.kr) the remittance slip after the deposit.
Application Documents to Submit

1. Foreign Nationals whose parents are both citizens of countries other than Korea

Required Application Documents for Master or Doctoral Program Admissions
  • Application form[passport photo (3cm×4 cm) taken within the last three months]
  • Receipt of Application
  • A personal statement and academic objectives
  • Academic record check consent form (Letter of Consent)
  • An original diploma (or certificate of graduation) or proof of pending diploma(or proof of expected graduation)
  • An original copy of official course transcripts of the final degree (Bachelor degree or Master degree)
  • A letter of recommendation of professors from prior university Master’s course
  • A CBNU Prospective Academic Advisor's(or Senior Professor's) Recommendation
  • Passport holders should submit a copy of their passports.
  • A copy of the applicant's and parents' proof of nationality.
    (This should show the relationship between the applicant and parents.)

★Chinese nationals are required to hand in their notarized family register(Original notarized document with the Korean or English translated document.) (This should show the relationship between the applicant and parents.)

※If the applicant's parents are deceased, divorced, or absent for any other reason, notarized proof of this is required.

※Alien Registration Card holders should hand in the card this will be returned after it is confirmed to be genuine.
  • A copy of the Korean Proficiency Test (TOPIK) Transcript or CBNU's Korean Proficiency Test Transcript that is Level 4 or higher
  • A copy of the English Proficiency Test (TOEFL PBT, TOEFL CBT, TOEFL iBT, TEPS, IELTS, TOEIC) transcript

2. Foreign Nationals who have received primary, secondary and university education outside of Korea.

Notes

  • ※ In additional to the above document, submit a copy of primary, secondary, and university’s official transcript and certificate of graduation.
  • ※ Documents which are not written in Korean or English should be submitted with the notarized Korean translation.
  • ※ All processed documents must be in their original form. However, copied documents can be accepted if the applicant submits the copied documents with the original document together or the submitted documents are notarized.
  • ※ Other supplementary documents besides the required documents may be requested, if necessary.
  • ※ Please contact the person in charge for further information.(+82-43-261-3841, e-mail: rhi923@cbnu.ac.kr