Humanities and social sciences, master's and PhD

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What do I need?

• Application form [Form 1], with your university's official English name Apply
• Self-introduction and study plan [Forms 2 and 3]
• Academic verification forms [Forms 4 and 5]; a PhD applicant fills them for both degrees
• Colour copies of your passport and both parents' passports or ID cards
• Family relationship certificate or birth certificate, original or notarised
• The language certificate your department asks for
• Bachelor's certificate, or expected, and transcripts, apostilled or embassy-legalised. A PhD applicant adds the master's
• Recommendation form, where your department asks for it
• Optional: awards, scholarships, extra test scores, a thesis, a portfolio
• If one parent's document is unavailable because of divorce or death, submit a government-issued certificate.
• If a parent's ID cannot be submitted because of divorce, submit documents proving custody.
• If you have Chinese nationality, submit one notarized family relation certificate or family registry certificate within 6 months.
• If you completed all education outside Korea, submit transcripts and graduation certificates for all grade levels with apostille or embassy legalization.
• If the above documents are not available, submit an official document confirming completion of your education outside Korea with apostille or embassy legalization.
• If you graduated from a university in China, submit degree verification reports from the online system.

EVERYTHING IS UPLOADED to the online system: by 17:00 on 9 October in round one. Round one's admitted students post paper originals 13 November to 2 December.

If admitted: a bank statement showing more than 20,000,000 won, issued within 30 days, for the visa certificate. A scholarship letter can replace it.

The fee is 100,000. Round one admits pay a deposit 13 to 20 November and full tuition in January 2027. Round two admits register in January with no deposit. Round three pays straight away.

Graduates of universities in some countries send two online verification reports in English, and a notarised degree certificate instead of an apostille. See the guide, pages 6 and 7.

Papers in other languages need a notarised translation. Everything is scanned in colour and uploaded as PDF.

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

All requirements

• A bachelor's by February 2027 for a master's or combined master's and PhD; a master's for a PhD. Fully online degrees are not accepted
• A foreign university must appear in the IAU World Higher Education Database, or you add an embassy letter confirming its accreditation
• There is no quota for international students
• Most departments here interview, and several ask you to talk to a professor before applying
• Several departments want Korean AND English, among them Political Science, Social Welfare, Consumer Science, Psychology, Economics and Business Administration
• Nationality: you and both parents hold foreign citizenship, OR you (an overseas Korean included) did all your schooling outside Korea, graduate school too for a PhD
• You are not eligible if either parent became Korean by naturalization.
• Even if deceased, both parents must have held foreign citizenship.
• TOPIK Speaking test scores are not accepted.
• Your TOPIK or TOPIK IBT score must stay valid for at least 1 month after the application deadline.
• TOEFL Home Edition is accepted.

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Where this comes from

• SKKU 2027 spring graduate admission guide, first round ↗Checked 15 September 2026
• Sungkyunkwan University ↗Checked 12 October 2026
• Sungkyunkwan University ↗Checked 12 October 2026
• SKKU 2027 spring graduate schedule, all rounds ↗Supports: rounds two and three · Checked 11 September 2026
• SKKU 2027 spring graduate admission guide, first round (English PDF) ↗Supports: eligibility, language rules, department requirements, first-round schedule, documents, tuition, scholarships · 3 to 22 · Checked 12 October 2026
• SKKU 2027 spring graduate schedule, all rounds (image) ↗Supports: rounds two and three dates · Checked 15 September 2026

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