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What can I study?

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What do I need?

• Application forms (Form 1 to Form 5), originals. Form 1 prints once the online application is complete; Forms 2 to 6 print after the fee is paid
• Health check confirmation (Form 6), original or certified copy. Another format is fine if it is an original signed or stamped by the hospital or doctor. A tuberculosis test and 2 measles vaccine doses are required
• Bachelor's or master's graduation (or expected) certificate, certified copy. After the degree is awarded, a degree verification report is filed separately
• Bachelor's or master's transcript, certified copy
• For the certificate and transcript: an Apostille or consular confirmation, plus a notarised Korean or English translation if in another language. Chinese degrees: the Ministry of Education centre report (chsi.com.cn), in English and Chinese
• Passport copies of you and both parents (Chinese nationals: your passport copy plus ID card copies of you and both parents)
• Family relation certificate, original or notarised, with a notarised English version (Chinese nationals: household register and kinship certificate; others: birth or family relation certificate). Add divorce or death papers if they apply
• Bank balance certificate, original, in your or a parent's name, equal to 16,000,000 KRW, in USD or KRW only, issued within 30 days before you hand in the papers
• Proof of employment or income for you or a parent, original; if you cannot file it, a separate plan for paying your study costs. Self-funded students file their own employment or income certificate
• Language score report, copy, valid on the application closing date. Korean track: TOPIK 3 or higher or an equivalent completion certificate. English track: TOEFL iBT 3.5 (old scale 59), IELTS 5.5, CEFR B2 or NEW TEPS 202
• Copy of both sides of your alien registration card, if you live in Korea and hold one

THE BANK BALANCE IS A CERTIFICATE EQUAL TO 16,000,000 KRW: original, in your or a parent's name, in USD or KRW only, filed WITH the application.

The bank certificate must be issued within 30 days before you hand in your papers. One that prints a validity period must stay valid until you enter.

As the guide prints it (PDF p.8, bank certificate row): applicants from Uzbekistan may file only a balance certificate issued by KDB Bank.

The English website (undated) still asks for a balance of over US$18,000; the dated guide's 16,000,000 KRW is shown here.

For the visa you need proof of finances and your diploma again; if you are staying in Korea, the proof of finances must come from a bank in Korea. Keep at least 2 spare sets of your education and bank papers.

Application fee: master's 60,000 KRW, doctoral 90,000 KRW, not refundable. It can be waived if you enter under an agreement between Dongseo and an overseas university or institution. Unpaid in the period, the application is not accepted.

Entrance fee 600,000 won, paid once in the first semester, on top of tuition (Fall 2026 rates; may change by school policy).

Tuition a semester, General Graduate School (Fall 2026 rates): humanities and social master's 4,057,000, PhD 4,281,000; engineering and natural science 5,428,000, PhD 5,602,000; arts 5,505,000, PhD 5,915,000.

The guide gives each department a field and prints tuition by field band, without a list of which department pays which band. The amount shown is matched by field name; confirm yours with the office before you pay.

Pay after the result: by the end of January 2027 (rounds 1 and 2) or mid February 2027 (round 3); admitted students staying in Korea may pay until February. Paying from abroad adds a Korean bank charge. The admission letter follows payment.

Papers go in by hand or by registered post. Stick the printed cover sheet on the envelope, or write your application number, department and name on it (guide PDF p.10).

Expected graduates must hand in the final certificate before entry, or the admission is cancelled. Education documents take time: the Chinese Ministry of Education report takes about 30 days.

Orientation is in late February 2027 and the semester starts on 2 March 2027. Results are given to each applicant individually.

Visa: the university does not issue it. Abroad, apply at the Korean consulate with the standard admission letter. D-4 holders must change to D-2 before classes start; D-10 holders change status themselves at the immigration office.

Dormitory, a semester of 16 weeks (2026 rates, may change): Global Village two-person room 850,000 won; International House 1 three-person 600,000, two-person 660,000; International House 2 two-person 800,000. Vacation 550,000 won.

A dormitory place is decided after review and is not guaranteed. New students get a random room and roommate in the first semester. Pay within one week of moving in, after getting the bill at the dormitory office.

Doctoral students: the dormitory is free for the first year after entry (2 semesters and 2 vacations). Students who have finished their regular semesters cannot get a place.

The dormitory site (undated, table headed 2026) also lists Student Apartment rooms (single 700,000 won, two-person 660,000) and a compulsory meal fee: 400,000 won for 80 days in Spring 2026, one meal a day. The guide prints neither; ask.

Health insurance: National Health Insurance is compulsory and starts automatically once you register as a foreigner. Until then (about 2 months) new students need private insurance. Without either, scholarship benefits can be cancelled.

Questions: Office of International Affairs, +82-51-320-2093 (English speakers) or +82-51-320-2092 (Chinese speakers), dsuapply@dongseo.ac.kr. Graduate school office (school site, undated): 051-320-2036~7, graduate@dongseo.ac.kr.

From the official guide. The school decides what it accepts, not Waegook.

All requirements

• You and both parents are foreign nationals. Dual nationals and stateless persons cannot apply, and admission is cancelled if this is found later
• The guide prints one nationality rule for every level. For new entrants it reads: foreign nationality held by you and both parents before you entered high school. Ask the office how it is applied to graduate applicants
• MASTER'S: a bachelor's degree from a four-year university in Korea or abroad, held or expected. PHD: a master's degree from a graduate school in Korea or abroad, held or expected
• NOT accepted as schooling: a GED or other equivalency exam, homeschooling, cyber school or cyber learning, adult education and similar
• Graduate admission is for new students only. The guide asks you to contact a professor whose research fits yours when you apply; it lists the department heads as of 1 September 2026
• KOREAN TRACK, one of: TOPIK 3 or higher; level 3 of the Ministry of Justice Social Integration Programme completed, or 61 or more in its pre-evaluation; intermediate 1 or higher completed at a local King Sejong Institute
• ENGLISH TRACK (only Business Administration, Computer Engineering, Digital Forensics and Visual Contents): TOEFL iBT 3.5 on the new 1 to 6 scale (59 on the old scale), IELTS 5.5, CEFR B2 or NEW TEPS 202
• No English score is needed from nationals of countries where English is the mother tongue or legal official language, if they prove secondary or higher education (a graduation certificate or similar)
• Those countries are printed as: the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Ireland
• Visual Contents, English track: the sub-majors are Film, VFX, Animation, Digital Media Art and Game (the English guide says you must choose one when you apply)
• Only scores valid on the application date count. Already in Korea without a score? If you can file one before the February registration period, you may apply with the other papers first, but only after agreeing it with the office
• Selection: a review of your papers, grades and language level. An interview or written test is held only if the department needs one (a video interview or a written test of academic ability); you are contacted individually
• Graduation credits and rules differ by graduate school and department: ask the department office. The major cannot be changed after you apply
• DOCTORAL STUDENTS get a free dormitory place for the first year after entry: 2 semesters and 2 vacations (a 2-person or 3-person room)
• The Korean and English guides print no scholarship for new master's students. The Chinese version, replaced on 12 October 2026, adds one: 50% of tuition, kept through the standard course length at a set grade level. Ask the office
• New full-time doctoral students can apply for the doctoral excellence scholarship (see Scholarships)
• ROUND 3 (25 to 29 January 2027) is only for applicants in a special programme with an overseas university or institution, or applicants already staying in Korea
• Also in this guide but not listed here: the Graduate School of Business online master's in Culture Contents Planning and Marketing (10 places), and the Graduate School of Mission and Welfare evening master's courses
• SPRING 2027 GUIDE, posted 28 September 2026 (the Korean text is used where the English differs). The schedule is in Korean time and may change; scores and evaluation details are not disclosed

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Where this comes from

• Dongseo University Spring 2027 international admission guide, undergraduate and graduate (Korean, 17 pages, posted 2026-09-28) ↗Checked 12 October 2026
• Dongseo notice: Spring 2027 international admission guide, Korean (posted 2026-09-28) ↗Supports: notice and guide file · Checked 12 October 2026
• Dongseo Spring 2027 international admission guide, English (posted 2026-09-28; the Korean text is used where they differ) ↗Supports: full guide, English · Checked 12 October 2026
• Dongseo notice: Spring 2027 guide, Chinese version (title says updated 2026.10.06; file replaced again 2026-10-12) ↗Supports: Chinese version · Checked 12 October 2026
• Dongseo General Graduate School, English site (the guide points here for departments and professors) ↗Supports: departments and professors · Checked 12 October 2026
• Dongseo international admissions board ↗Supports: admissions board · Checked 12 October 2026
• Dongseo dormitory site, fee table headed 2026 (undated page) ↗Supports: dormitory rooms and meal fee · Checked 12 October 2026
• Dongseo guide book for new international students, Fall 2026 (notice with PDF) ↗Supports: health insurance cost · Checked 12 October 2026

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