Humanities, BA (Korean-taught)

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What you pay

Official figures from the source page on the date checked. Estimates are Waegook's. Unknown is shown as not published, never as zero.

What can I study?

Published by Kyungpook National University. Which of these a scholarship covers is decided by the school.

What do I need?

• Online application, through Uway Apply Apply
• Personal statement and study plan, on KNU's form Form
• High school graduation or expected-graduation certificate, with an apostille or consular legalisation
• Official high school transcript for all three years
• Official TOPIK, English test or Korean institute certificate. TOPIK reports must be issued on or after 12 October 2024
• TOPIK registration slip, if you sit the 108th PBT or the 15th or 16th iBT
• Korean institute enrolment or completion certificate and transcript, if you study at one in Korea
• Copy of a valid passport
• Alien registration card, front and back, if you live in Korea
• ID of you and both parents, and an official document showing your relationship and everyone's nationality, notarised within six months

YOU UPLOAD FIRST, ONE PDF PER DOCUMENT, when you apply. Do not merge them into one file.

ORIGINALS COME LATER, only if you pass the interview: degree verification, transcripts, family papers and bank proof must ARRIVE by 19 February 2027. Any difference from your uploads cancels admission.

The fee is 80,000 per admission track and is not refunded.

Nothing you send is returned.

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

All requirements

• You and both parents hold non-Korean nationality, from before you started the equivalent of Korean high school. Dual nationals with Korean citizenship cannot apply
• You finish high school by February 2027 for spring, or August 2027 for fall. Home schooling, online or adult education and exams such as the GED are NOT accepted
• MOST CLASSES ARE IN KOREAN, with some in English. You need TOPIK 4 to graduate
• Everyone has an online interview by Zoom, on your Korean, basic knowledge of the subject and general ability. The result is eligible or ineligible
• If you pass the interview: a bank balance of 16,000,000 won or more in your or a parent's name, issued within 30 days, due by 18 December 2026. Living in Korea on an alien registration card? It must be your own Korean account
• First-semester scholarship by TOPIK: level 3 waives Tuition Fee 1 (20% of tuition), level 4 half of Tuition Fee 2 (40%), level 5 all of Tuition Fee 2 (80%), level 6 everything
• Dormitory residents get the first-semester room fee covered, meals excluded, as the budget allows

From the official page. The provider decides, not Waegook.

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Where this comes from

• KNU 2027 admissions guide for international undergraduate students ↗Checked 11 September 2026
• KNU international admission page, undergraduate ↗Supports: Spring and fall 2027 schedule, eligibility, document list · Checked 11 September 2026

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