Korean Language Program

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Winter 2026 (Types B and C, in Korea)

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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 do I need?

• Application form with one photo (3.5 x 4.5 cm, taken within six months, white background); passport copy (Type C: passport and alien registration card copies)
• Final school graduation certificate original with an apostille or consular confirmation (Type C: a copy); final transcript original, not needed from OECD member countries (list in the guide)
• Types A and B: bank balance certificate original of 8,000,000 won or more in your, a parent's or a guarantor's name, issued within 30 days
• If a parent or guarantor holds the funds: a notarised family relation certificate and their employment or tax certificate

THE BANK BALANCE IS 8,000,000 WON OR MORE for Types A and B (the English guide misprints it as "KRW 8,00,000, approximately USD 6,000"; the Korean guide governs).

Types A and B pay 2,600,000 won for the two-term minimum, a 60,000 won admission fee for new students (not refundable), 110,000 insurance for a year and about 80,000 for books. Type C: 1,300,000 for one term, about 40,000 for books, no admission fee.

One-term applicants pay 50,000 won for three months of insurance. No separate application fee is printed. The dormitory (about 2,600,000 won for two terms) is optional.

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

All requirements

• High school graduate (or expected) or equivalent. TYPE A applies for a D-4 visa from abroad; TYPE B changes to or extends a D-4 in Korea; TYPE C already holds a visa allowing a stay of 90 days or more
• Types A and B register for at least two terms (the D-4 minimum); Type C may take a single term
• RESTRICTED COUNTRIES (Types A and B only): the 2026 guide says some countries may be limited, using Ministry of Justice figures, and announced on the website. No 2026 list is posted; the newest (2025 list, 9 December 2024) names:
• Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Nepal, Mali, Mongolia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Iran, Egypt, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Peru, Cameroon, Kyrgyzstan. Type C applicants are not restricted
• The printed exception, for Mongolia and Vietnam only: you may apply if you come from a PKNU partner institution, or are a relative (up to first cousin) of a PKNU student or of someone living in Busan
• That exception does not cover the Vietnamese provinces printed as Nghe An, Ha Tint and Quang An. Ask the office whether the 2025 list still applies before you apply
• THE 2026 GUIDE IS THE NEWEST: it runs to the Winter term ending 12 February 2027. No 2027 terms or dates are published yet
• Types A and B e-mail PDFs to [email protected] first, then post or deliver the originals; Type C e-mails PDFs only. Some applicants are interviewed
• Arrive by the entry deadline (Winter 2026: 3 December) or admission is cancelled; a refund asked for before the term is paid in full. Type B first confirms with the immigration call centre (1345) that a D-4 change or extension is possible
• Top 5% of a term: 50% off the next term's fee; the next 5%: 30% (paid first, refunded later). Attendance and completion prizes are small gifts
• Two consecutive terms here (PASS) with 85% attendance, starting a PKNU degree within a year: about 80% off the first semester with TOPIK 4 (freshmen) or 5 (transfers), about 40% with TOPIK 3
• Dormitory: Sejong Hall 1, two-person room, about 2,600,000 won for six months with three meals and utilities, curfew 01:00. Apply by the Type A deadline. Summer and winter starters move in a month after classes begin
• Refunds: full before the term; two thirds before a third of it; half before half; nothing after

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Where this comes from

• PKNU Korean Language Program 2026 admission guide (Korean and English) ↗Checked 1 October 2026
• PKNU notice: Korean Language Program restricted countries list 2025 (posted 2024-12-09) ↗Supports: restricted countries · Checked 1 October 2026
• PKNU Korean Language Program page (international office) ↗Supports: programme page · Checked 1 October 2026
• PKNU Korean Language Program fees and scholarships page (undated; textbook figures differ) ↗Supports: fees page · Checked 1 October 2026

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Terms

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