Korean Regular Program
KAIST Language Center, application and tuition fees ↗Checked 15 September 2026
Official sources. Waegook does not guarantee admission, funding or a visa.
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What you pay
Dormitory (Hwaam) is extra: ₩140,000 a month.
per application · official
whole program · official
per term · Not published
per month · official
Official figures from the source page on the date checked. Estimates are Waegook's. Unknown is shown as not published, never as zero.
What do I need?
- Online application Apply
- Colour ID photo, 3.5 x 4.5 cm
- Passport copy
- Certificate of your highest education, with an apostille or consular legalisation
- Official transcript of that education, with an apostille or consular legalisation
- Birth or family relations certificate, apostilled, if your country is on KAIST's list
- Self-introduction, statement of purpose and study plan
THE LANGUAGE CENTER ISSUES THE CERTIFICATE OF ADMISSION you take to the Korean embassy for a D-4 visa.
Its pages print no bank-balance amount. Ask the Korean embassy in your country what it wants.
The 100,000 fee is paid right after you apply and is not refunded. Papers are not returned.
Already in Korea on a residence visa such as F-2, F-4, F-5 or E-2? Send the form, photo, passport copy, a copy of your visa or alien registration card, and the three essays.
Anything not in Korean or English needs a notarised translation sent with the original, and the translation also needs an apostille or consular notarisation.
From the official guide. The school decides what it accepts, not Waegook.
All requirements
- High school graduate or higher. KAIST students and students on leave are preferred, but you need not be one
- THE SHORTEST STAY IS SIX MONTHS, two terms. KAIST sells the course in blocks of 6 months, 1 year or 18 months
- Applicants from the region and countries KAIST lists must register for four terms, one year, and send a family relations certificate. See KAIST's Notes page
- KAIST may also ask applicants from a second list of 26 countries for a family relations certificate. See KAIST's Notes page
- Each term is 200 hours. To pass it you attend at least 160 of them (80%)
- Classes of 10 to 14 students. About a year and a half takes you through all six levels
From the official page. The provider decides, not Waegook.
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Where this comes from
- KAIST Language Center, application and tuition fees ↗Checked 15 September 2026
- KAIST Language Center, regular programme and schedule ↗Supports: terms, levels and the 2026 to 2027 dates · Checked 11 September 2026
- KAIST Language Center, course overview ↗Supports: class hours, class size and attendance · Checked 11 September 2026
- KAIST Language Center, eligibility and documents ↗Supports: who can apply and what to send · Checked 11 September 2026
- KAIST Language Center, notes ↗Supports: the one-year rule by country, family certificates, the certificate of admission · Checked 11 September 2026
- KAIST Language Center, dormitory ↗Supports: Hwaam dormitory rooms and fees · Checked 11 September 2026
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Terms
Closed rounds stay here for reference. Next year's dates are added when the school publishes them.