Korean and English literature, special and early childhood education, law, public administration, international relations and sociology, master's and PhD
5 majors, in 2 divisions
Changwon National University Spring 2027 graduate guide for international students (Korean, revised PDF of 2026-10-20) ↗Checked 19 October 2026
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What can I study?
- Korean Language and Literature: TOPIK 3 or higher only; interview in person or by phone or video
- English Language and Literature: TOPIK 4 or higher only
- Early Childhood Education (recommendation accepted): TOPIK 3 or higher only; the recommendation (form 4) is required; interview
- Special Education, Law, Public Administration; Sociology (recommendation accepted)
- International Relations
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What do I need?
- Application form, self-introduction and study plan (forms 1 to 3), filed online on jinhakapply.com and printed
- Master's and integrated: bachelor's (expected) certificate and transcript. PhD: master's (expected) certificate and transcript
- Final schooling proof, ONE of: an apostille; confirmation by the Korean consul in your country or your country's consul in Korea; a CHSI report (www.chsi.com.cn; degrees from China). By 18 December 2026, 18:00
- Proof of the relation between you and your parents, and passport or ID copies for you and both parents (alien registration card too if you are in Korea); your passport copy
- Language score report (TOEFL, TOEIC, TEPS, IELTS, TOPIK) if you have one; the recommendation recognising academic ability (form 4) if you use it
- Bank balance certificate in your or your parents' name, 16,000,000 won or more (Korean or English), issued within 30 days of submission; scholarship certificate (form 5) if you have one
- Financial support pledge (form 6); not needed if your scholarship is worth 16,000,000 won
- Fine Arts: portfolio and pledge (form 9). Integrated course: supervisor recommendation (form 7) and research plan (form 8)
THE BANK BALANCE IS 16,000,000 WON OR MORE, in your or your parents' name, issued within 30 days of submission. A parent's account adds an employment certificate or business registration and the pledge.
Scholars whose award is worth less than 16,000,000 won add further financial proof.
Relation papers by country, as printed (1 of 3): 방글라데시 점머 가꺼즈 또는 점마 싸이드티켓; 필리핀 Family Census; 몽골 친족관계증명서; 파키스탄 Family Certificate; 스리랑카 빠울러 서티피케이트.
Relation papers (2 of 3): 미얀마 가족관계증명서(잉타웅수사옌); 네팔 전마달다; 인도네시아 KARTU KELUARGA; 베트남 호적부(So Ho Khau) 또는 출생증명서 (Giay Khai sinh); 키르키즈스탄, 카자흐스탄, 우즈벡, 우크라이나, 태국 출생증명서.
Relation papers (3 of 3): 중국 국적 지원자: 가족사항이 기재된 호구부(사본/번역 공증) 또는 가족관계증명서(번역 공증); separate household registers add an original notarised 친족관계증명서. Other applicants: birth or family relation certificate (notarised translation).
If your parents divorced or one died, add the divorce or death certificate and a birth certificate (notarised translation).
Expected graduates file an expected-degree or enrolment certificate, then the final degree certificate with its schooling proof by 28 February 2027.
Countries with late certificates, as printed: "베트남, 미얀마, 네팔, 인도, 말레이시아, 스리랑카, 캄보디아, 이스라엘 등". Within 1 year of graduation an expected or temporary certificate is allowed; the real one is needed at visa extension.
Application fee 50,000 won (all fields) plus a 4,000 won internet commission (yours), paid online. Unpaid fee means failure. No waiver is printed.
NO ENTRANCE FEE is printed in the guide or in the school's 2026 fee table for international students.
Tuition: print the bill and pay 20 to 22 January 2027 in cash at the designated bank; p.8 says within bank hours, p.14 says by 16:00 Korean time. Money sent from abroad must arrive by the deadline.
The standard admission letter is e-mailed in February 2027, only after tuition and the final schooling proof. Then apply for D-2 at a Korean embassy or consulate.
Dormitory, 16-week semester, hall fee only. Women: Hall 1 767,440 won; Hall 2 787,280; Hall 4 621,600 (this guide prints 620,160, the older figure); Hall 5 744,800. Men: Halls 3 and 8 787,280; Hall 6 744,800; Hall 7 741,280.
Weekday meals on top: 0.5 meal a day 156,000 won, 1 meal 296,000, 2 meals 528,000, 3 meals 744,000. Pay within 3 days of arrival; a TB certificate is needed to move in; vacation stays are applied for and paid separately.
Choose your hall on the application form (form 1); if you choose none, you agree to be placed by the school.
Health insurance: National Health Insurance is compulsory (paid monthly); a group accident insurance may be added. Students without it lose scholarships and programme support.
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All requirements
- MASTER'S and integrated: you and both parents are foreign nationals and you hold (or will hold) a bachelor's, OR you did all of primary school to university abroad. PhD: the same with a master's. Degree by 28 February 2027
- Integrated master's and PhD also needs a recommendation from a supervisor in the department. Overseas homeschooling, cyber learning, adult education and school-leaving exams do not count. Dual nationals cannot apply
- LANGUAGE, one of: TOPIK 3 or higher; "TOEFL iBT 3.5, IELTS 5.5, CEFR B2, NEW TEPS 202점 이상" as printed (TOEFL on the new 1 to 6 scale); or the school's academic ability recommendation (form 4), "recommendation accepted" departments only
- Nationals of the countries the guide lists, "미국, 영국, 캐나다, 남아공, 뉴질랜드, 호주, 아일랜드", may apply without a language score by filing their final degree certificate
- Scores are valid for 2 years and must be valid on 18 December 2026. Some departments set a higher TOPIK floor (see the majors list)
- Departments marked "recommendation accepted" take the school's recommendation recognising academic ability (수학능력 인정 추천서, form 4)
- TEACHING: every major is taught in Korean by default. For English lectures, ask the department; the guide names none
- Selection: document review (21 to 22 December 2026), then department review (23 to 30 December), with practical tests for arts. Korean Language and Literature, Early Childhood Education and Music also interview
- Industry and research cooperative course (학·연 협동과정): staff of the five research institutes the guide names, recommended by their head, under each department's rules
- You may apply to one department only and cannot enrol at another graduate school at the same time. There is no fixed number of places (outside the quota)
- TO GRADUATE: TOPIK 4, or 3 or more Korean courses. The Korean Language Institute runs an optional special course for graduate students, twice a week, 2 hours a session (2026)
- TUITION a semester, 2026 rates (2027 not printed): humanities, social and business 2,483,700; sciences and PE 3,001,700; engineering and arts 3,251,600. Each is "tuition 1" plus "tuition 2". No entrance fee is printed
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Where this comes from
- Changwon National University Spring 2027 graduate guide for international students (Korean, revised PDF of 2026-10-20) ↗Checked 19 October 2026
- International admissions page "Admissions Guidelines" (holds both Spring 2027 guides; same dates) ↗Supports: newest guide check · Checked 19 October 2026
- School 2026 tuition table (PDF made 2026-01-29), 대학원(외국인) 일반대학원: same amounts, no entrance fee ↗Supports: tuition, entrance fee · Checked 19 October 2026
- Spring 2027 graduate guide (English, revised PDF of 2026-10-20; still prints the old supervisor pledge route; the Korean text prevails) ↗Supports: English version, department names · Checked 19 October 2026
- Spring 2027 graduate application forms (Word file) ↗Supports: forms · Checked 19 October 2026
- Dormitory office notice of 2026-08-24: 2026 second-semester fees by hall (Hall 4 621,600) ↗Supports: dormitory fee · Checked 19 October 2026
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