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Regular Korean program
Ongoing · 10 September to 22 October · Sogang University Korean Language Education Center · Seoul
Visa: D-4Check if you qualify →
Can I apply?Foreigners or overseas Koreans
What is it?
FormatIntensive
Levels1 to 6
Length10 weeks
What does it cost?
Tuition₩1.9M /term
Application₩100k
DormNot published
InsuranceNot published
What do I need?
Documents7
LanguageEnglish, Chinese or Japanese. Anything else needs an English or Korean translation with the translator's confirmation.
Also neededAlready in Korea on another visa and changing to D-4-1? The bank statement must be from a Korean bank account in your own name.
Can I apply?
KoreanNone to apply. Beginners may start at level 1 without the placement test; anyone who has studied Korean takes it
VisaD-4 given
Bank proofSee requirements
When?
Apply by22 October 2026
Time to prepare6 weeks
ResultNot published
Starts3 December 2026
D-4The visa for this courseD-4-1 needs at least two regular terms. Apply about two months before classes: issuing takes two to five weeks.
Check if you qualifyWho do I ask?
Sogang University Korean Language Education Center
Sogang KLEC registration, tuition and required documents ↗Checked 11 September 2026
Official sources. Waegook does not guarantee admission, funding or a visa.
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Log inWhat you pay
To start
₩1,960,000
To apply₩100,000the application fee
If admitted₩1,860,000tuition and the costs to start
Not published, not counted: 6
Sogang KLEC registration, tuition and required documents · 11 September 2026Open ↗
Application fee₩100,000 per application
per application · official
per application · official
Tuition₩1,860,000 per term
per term · official
per term · official
TextbooksNot included in tuition. You buy them yourself, and KLEC publishes no price.
per term · Not published
per term · Not published
Documents (apostille, translation)Apostille, consular certification and translation all depend on your country. KLEC publishes no figure.
once · Not published
once · Not published
Sogang KLEC dormitory · 11 September 2026Open ↗
DormitoryKLEC gives no dormitory room to regular-course students: you find your own. Only summer special course students may apply for one.
per term · Not published
per term · Not published
Housing deposit outside campusRenting usually needs a deposit. KLEC lists housing services on its dormitory page, some with little or no deposit, but has no contract with them.
once · Not published
once · Not published
Sogang KLEC medical insurance · 11 September 2026Open ↗
Health insuranceKLEC gives regular-course students free group insurance. After six months on a D-4-1 visa you join national health insurance, at a nationally set rate.
per month · Not published
per month · Not published
Sogang KLEC visa and stay · 11 September 2026Open ↗
Visa fee at the embassyPaid to the Korean embassy or consulate with your visa application. Set by them, not by the school.
once · Not published
once · Not published
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 form, with one ID photo attached Apply
- Copy of your passport information page
- Diploma or graduation certificate from your most recent school
- Front and back of your alien registration card, only if you hold one
- D-4 only: a bank balance certificate of at least USD 10,000 in one savings account, issued within 30 days of the visa application
- D-4 only: an apostille or Korean consular certification on your graduation certificate, issued within six months of applying
- D-4 only, from the listed countries: a personal guarantee form from a Korean national, with proof of employment, notarised
SCANS FIRST. D-4 applicants upload scans; after acceptance KLEC asks for the originals by express post, and nothing goes further until it has checked them.
A parent's account needs a family or birth certificate with it. Stocks, bonds and equity statements are not accepted.
Originals are kept for good and never returned, so KLEC suggests an apostille on a certified copy of your diploma.
The 100,000 won application fee is for new students only and is not refunded.
From the official guide. The school decides what it accepts, not Waegook.
All requirements
- Foreigners or overseas Koreans with a high school diploma or higher
- A D-4-1 student visa needs registration for at least two terms of the regular course. The evening KGP60 course does not qualify
- From the 21 countries the Ministry of Justice names, and the 5 it manages by priority (Guinea, Mali, Ethiopia, Uganda, Cameroon): a personal guarantee form signed by a Korean national, with their proof of employment, notarised. Thailand and Indonesia are excluded from this
- Originals of the bank statement, the graduation certificate and the apostille or Korean consular certification are evaluated before the application goes further
- Regular-course students cannot get a KLEC dormitory room. Only summer special course students can
- Sogang says the reason for a rejection is not disclosed
- Completing level 3 or above qualifies you to apply to Sogang's undergraduate programmes on language, with 25% off your first semester there
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Where this comes from
- Sogang KLEC registration, tuition and required documents ↗Checked 11 September 2026
- Sogang KLEC yearly programme schedule ↗Supports: the 2026 and 2027 terms, application and payment dates · Checked 11 September 2026
- Sogang KLEC visa and stay ↗Supports: the D-4-1 rule and visa timing · Checked 11 September 2026
- Sogang KLEC dormitory ↗Supports: no dormitory for regular-course students · Checked 11 September 2026
- Sogang KLEC medical insurance ↗Supports: free group insurance, then national health insurance · Checked 11 September 2026
- Sogang KLEC KAP200 afternoon course ↗Supports: the afternoon rate and the route into Sogang · Checked 11 September 2026
- Sogang KLEC programmes at a glance (2021 sheet) ↗Supports: that KGP60 does not lead to a D-4 visa · Checked 11 September 2026
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Terms
Winter 2026 session Ongoing
10SepOpens10 September 2026
22OctApply by22 October 2026
3DecStarts · Apply and pay by 22 October. Ten weeks, ending 22 February 2027. Placement test 20 November writing, 26 November speaking. Class guide posted 2 December.3 December 2026
Spring 2027 session Opens soon
14DecOpens14 December 2026
15JanApply by15 January 2027
9MarStarts · Pay by 22 January. Classes run to 25 May. Placement test 25 February (writing) and 3 March (speaking).9 March 2027
Summer 2027 session Opens soon
15MarOpens15 March 2027
16AprApply by16 April 2027
8JunStarts · Pay by 23 April. Classes run to 25 August. Placement test 25 May (writing) and 1 June (speaking).8 June 2027
Fall 2027 session Opens soon
11JunOpens11 June 2027
16JulApply by16 July 2027
7SepStarts · Pay by 22 July. Classes run to 24 November. Placement test 26 August (writing) and 31 August (speaking).7 September 2027
Winter 2027 session Opens soon
20SepOpens20 September 2027
22OctApply by22 October 2027
7DecStarts · Pay by 29 October. Classes run to 24 February 2028. Placement test 25 November (writing) and 30 November (speaking).7 December 2027
Closed rounds stay here for reference. Next year's dates are added when the school publishes them.