INTERNATIONAL ADMISSIONS TYPE:

• • International Admission I: Both the applicant and his/her parents are not citizens of Korea
• • International Admission II: The applicant must have obtained his/her entire primary and secondary (elementary, middle and high school) education abroad (outside of Korea)

ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS:

A. International Admissions I

I. Eligibility

a. Level of Education: Those who have graduated from high school or completed a curriculum equivalent to high school.

• • High school graduates from foreign countries are also eligilible if they meet the above academic qualifications.
• • School qualification exams such as GED, home schooling or cyber learning will NOT be accepted.

           -If applicants have taken online classes at school due to COVID-19, he/she must submit an explanatory statement AND documentary evidence to meet his/her qualifications.

• • Only applicants from government-approved high schools are eligilible. Applicants attending high schools in Korea are eligilible as well. (The location of high school does not matter)

b. Nationality Requirements: Neither the applicant nor his/her parents are Korean citizens.

• • The applicant and his/her parents must acquire foreign nationality before entering a curriculum corresponding to Korean high schools.
• • Applicants who have acquired foreign nationality through immigration or adoption must submit an official certificate of acquisition of foreign nationality.
• • If the applicant and/or his/her parents were Korean citizens before, he/she must renounce Korean citizenship by the online application deadline.
• • In this case, he/she must submit an official certificate of renunciation of Korean nationality. (Example: Certificate for renunciation of Korean citizenship, Korean residence registration as a foreigner, etc.)

*IMPORTANT* Notice About the Required Documents:

• • Scan and upload the original or notarized documents within the application period.
• • These documents must be Apostilled or authenticated by the Korean Embassy or Consulate, and must be submitted by post or in-person after the preliminary admission decisions.
• • High school graduates in Korea do not need the Apostille and the authentication.
• • Applicants may upload the Apostilled or authenticated documents during the application period.
• • It is strongly recommended that applicants prepare for the Apostille or authentication in advance, as the procedures may be delayed in some countries.
• • If the applicant is unable to directly submit his/her enrollment certificate, official high school (expected) graduation certificate, and transcript, the recommender may submit them through the online recommendation website.

Required Documents for International Admissions I:

• 1. Application Form
• 2. Recommendation Letter: Only submissions through the designated website are valid. Submission through Post/E-mail/Fax is invalid.
• 3. Korean or English Language Proof of Proficiency:

Applicants must choose one or more of the following options and submit corresponding documents as proof of his/her Korean or English language proficiency: 

• • Score reports of the undermentioned Korean or English language proficiency tests
• • Standardized test results for Korean or English language-related subject(s)
• • Official documents verifying that courses are fully taught in Korean or English OR School profile (Only applicable to those who have completed or will completehis/her entire high school curriculum in Korean or English)∙ 

The Korean or English language proficiency tests should be one of the following: 

Korean Proficiency:

• • TOPIK level 3 or higher
• • OR completed a Level 4 or higher course(s) at language centers of Korean universities 

English Proficiency:

• • TOEFL iBT 80 or higher(MyBestScore(see page 20) and TOEFL iBT Home Edition are accepted, but TOEFL ITP results are NOT accepted.)
• • OR IELTS Academic Band Score 6.0 or higher(IELTS Online is accepted, but IELTS Indicator is NOT accepted.)
• • OR TEPS 269 or higher∙ 

• • Only the scores confirmed prior to the application deadline are accepted.
• • Upload either the scanned version of the original document or a screenshot of the result page on the official website.  (Applicants  must  submit  the  original  score report by post or order a score report after the preliminary decision.) 
• • SNU institution code for TOEFL, IELTS Score Report: 7972
• • Score reporting status cannot be checked by phone/e-mail. (Please contact the test conduct organization directly.)  
• 4. Official High School Certificate of Enrollment
• 5. Official High School Transcript
• 6. Official High School (Expected) Graduation Certificate
• 7. Applicant's Certificate of Nationality
• 8. Certificate of Nationality of Parent(s)
• 9. Certificate of Parent-Child Relationship
• 10. Standardized Tests(Predicted) Score (Optional)
• 11. Explanatory Statement /Documentary Evidence(Optional)