Korean Language Program (regular course)

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What you pay

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What do I need?

• Application form (with your real signature) and self-introduction with study plan (signed or sealed), on the school's forms
• Final school graduation certificate and transcript, translated into English, with an apostille or consular confirmation
• University enrolment or graduation certificate and transcript, only if you study or studied at a university
• Certificate of study or work since high school (name, address, period): required if you are not at a university now AND left high school more than 6 months ago
• Financial guarantor's employment and income certificates (company, job, salary, work address and phone; notarised English translation) and the financial support pledge (school form)
• Bank balance certificate (see the notes); family relation certificate (notarised English translation); passport copy; photo 3.5 x 4.5 cm, white background
• Letter of guarantee (school form), only when the guarantor is linked to KMOU (an international student or a Korean)

THE BANK BALANCE IS 8,000,000 WON OR MORE, kept 3 months or more, issued within 30 days of the application date, in a parent's, your own or a Korean family member's name (Korean guide).

If you and your financial guarantor are not on the same family register, add a family relation certificate (notarised English translation); a divorce or death certificate where a parent is missing from it.

Application fee 100,000 won, charged to admitted applicants only and not refunded. Pay to the institute's NongHyup Bank (KMOU branch) account printed in the guide; overseas transfer charges are yours.

If bank charges or the exchange rate leave the payment short, pay the rest before the admission letter and visa; an overpayment is refunded to your account after you arrive.

Papers differ by applicant type and nationality: check them with the office before the final submission. Missing papers fail. The school may phone your guarantor's company to confirm the employment certificate.

Dormitory 900,000 won for 6 months or 1,800,000 won for a year; meals extra and optional. The course page estimates meals at about 1,350,000 won for 6 months.

Textbooks extra: 70,000 to 80,000 won for 6 months (course page, "subject to change").

After payment the school issues the standard admission letter for the D-4 visa application. Ask the embassy in advance about D-4 papers and timing; a delay that cancels the admission is the applicant's responsibility.

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

All requirements

• High school graduation (or expected) in your own country, or an equal or higher level of schooling
• Applicant types: 1, D-4 applicants holding one of the Justice Minister's 21 listed nationalities (China excluded); 2, other D-4 applicants; 3, other visa holders living in Korea (C, F and so on). Papers differ by type and nationality
• The 21-country list as printed in the Korean guide (20 names, "중국 제외"): 가나, 나이지리아, 네팔, 몽골, 미얀마, 방글라데시, 베트남, 스리랑카, 우즈베키스탄, 우크라이나, 이란, 이집트, 인도, 인도네시아, 카자흐스탄, 키르기스스탄, 태국, 파키스탄, 페루, 필리핀
• In English (undated applications page): Philippines, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Mongolia, Thailand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Iran, Nigeria, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Ghana, Egypt, Peru
• Four 10-week terms a year, 200 hours each: Monday to Friday 09:00 to 12:50, taught in Korean. Culture activities during the year (taekwondo, traditional hanbok)
• D-4 windows (Korean guide): term 1 (March) December to January; term 2 (June) March to April; term 3 (September) June to July; term 4 (December) September to October. Visa holders (C-3, D-4): any time
• 2027 dates (course page): term 1, 2 March to 12 May; term 2, 1 June to 10 August; term 3, 1 September to 16 November 2027. The page heads term 3 "2022 3rd semester" and prints its second window as ending "2026.07.16."
• Selection: documents, then an interview (at KMOU if you are in Korea; phone or video from abroad), judged on study record, ability, finances, study plan and self-introduction
• FEES are printed only for 2 terms (6 months) or 4 terms (1 year); no one-term price and no minimum-term rule are printed. Textbooks are extra
• Refunds: before classes, all tuition; before one third of the hours, two thirds; before half, half; after half, none. The application fee is not refunded. Refunds go only to your or a parent's account
• A refund needs a reason with proof (not entering Korea, going home for good, entering a university, transferring, withdrawing, a refused visa and so on), the refund form and a bank book copy
• Insurance: private cover for the first 6 months (about 60,000 won), then National Health Insurance, 80,000 won a month (Korean guide; the English guide and the course page print other figures)
• Going on to a KMOU degree: level 3 here meets the undergraduate Korean rule, and 2 terms here plus TOPIK 3 can earn 20% off first-semester undergraduate tuition (on the international office's recommendation)

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Where this comes from

• KMOU Korean Language Program guide (Korean, notice of 2026-03-13) ↗Checked 21 October 2026
• KLP notice of 2026-03-13 (guides in Korean, English, Chinese, Vietnamese) ↗Supports: guide files, contact · Checked 21 October 2026
• KLP guide, English version (the Korean text prevails) ↗Supports: English version · Checked 21 October 2026
• Korean Language Programs page: "Course Schedule for Year 2026" (2026 and 2027 terms), fees table ↗Supports: term dates, windows, textbooks, meals · Checked 21 October 2026
• Online application site (Winter 2026 second round, read 2026-10-21) ↗Supports: live round · Checked 21 October 2026
• Applications page (undated): applicant types, 21-country list in English ↗Supports: country list in English · Checked 21 October 2026
• KLP notice board (newest post 2026-03-13) ↗Supports: newest notice check · Checked 21 October 2026

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