1. Admission Timeline for Academic Year 2016Fall
Early Decision / Regular Decision / NotesApplication (online/offline) / March14 ~April1, 2016 / April25 ~June 1, 2016 / Application fee
KRW 150,000 (Online/Offline)
Submission of Documents / March 14~April 1,2016 / April 25 ~June 1, 2016
Admission Notification / Interview
Notification / April 26, 2016 / June 21, 2016 / Results will be posted only on HUFS website.
Interview / Test / April 30, 2016 / June 25, 2016 / Interview &Language Proficiency Test
Final Admission / Scholarship
Notification / May20, 2016 / July 12, 2016 / Results will be posted only on HUFS website.
Registration / July 12 ~ 18, 2016 / July 12 ~ 18, 2016 / At branches ofWooriBank
(우리은행)nationwide
※All documents regarding admissions should be delivered to the following address:
Office of International Student Services
#102 Minerva Complex, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies,
107, Imun-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02450, Republic of Korea.
2. Eligibility Requirements
(1) Freshman (first-year) Admission
Type / Applicants / Qualification / Academic RequirementsInternational Applicants / He or she is not a citizen of Korea
His or her parents are not citizens of Korea / Completed primary and secondary schools either in or outside Korea
※Overseas Koreans, Koreans with dual citizenship are notconsidered as international students.
Home and Cyber schooled students are not eligible for admissions.
Any international / overseas Korean students who do not meet the minimum requirements mentioned above forinternational admission need to apply for admission to HUFS through the Office of Admission(
(2) Transfer Admission
For applicants who satisfy item ⑴Freshman (first-year)Admission and the following:
Class / University Enrollment (Graduation) / Course FulfillmentSophomore / 2- or 3-year college graduate
or
At least 1-year enrollment in 4-year university / Junior college degree
or
Completed successfully at least 1/4 of curriculum
Junior / 2- or 3-year college graduate
or
At least 2-year enrollment in 4-year university / Junior college degree
or
Completed successfully at least 1/2 of curriculum
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3. Required Documents
(1) Credential
Printouts of the system-generated application forms
1. Application Checklist
2. Application Form
3. Academic Records and Consent to Verify Previous School Attendance Records
4. Financial certification
5. Tranfer College Report (Transfer Applicants only)
University forms applicants need to download to fill out
6. Personal statement and study plan
--> If you apply for bothfirst- and second-choice majors, you need to submit 2 personal statements and study plans
Other Original Documents/Certified Copies
7. Official High School Transcript and Graduation Certificate (Notarized either in Korean or English)
8. Official Transcript of academic records, and Certificate of Current Enrollment in a university or College Diploma
* Notarized either in Korean or English, Transfer students only
9. Copy of the applicant's passport
10. Copies of both parents' passports (or official documents indicating parents' nationality)
11. Official document indicating parent-child relationship between the applicant and his / her parents
12. Official Certificate of Proficiency in Korean Language
* TOPIK level 3 or higher (Freshman applicants) / TOPIK level 4 or higher (Transfer applicants)
* Certificate of Completion of Level 4 or higher from a Korean language institution in a Korean university
* Students without Official Certificate of Proficiency in Korean Language will be taking Korean Progiciency test
conducted by Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.
(2) Supplemental
1. Letter of Recommendation from your teacher/professor
2. A copy of the applicant's Alien Registration Card
* Current foreign residents in Korea only
3. Official Certificate of proficiency in English
* TOEFL iBT 80 (PBT 550) or IELTS 5.5 above
* Applicants for International Studies must submit this certificate
Those who apply to College of Global Business, English, Dept. of International Trade and Law, Korean
Studies andInternational Sports & Leisurewithout any TOPIK score must submit it
4. University Admission Exam Results (Gao Kao, SAT, etc.)
5. Others (record of awards, certificate of qualification, document relating academic proficiency etc.)
4. Evaluation Criteria
Type of Admission / Paper Evaluation / Language Proficiency / Scores in TotalInternational Admission / 80 / 20 / 100
5. Important Notes
A. There is no fixed entrance quota for any Divisions and Departments except College of Education.
B. Those who have passed equivalency exams for secondary education (e.g. GED in the United States and Canada or theSelf-Learning Exam in China) are not eligible to matriculate.
C. Students may apply to both campuses (Seoul Campus and Global Campus).
D. If applicants are accepted by more than 2 universities, they must choose only one university.
E. All information must be correctly entered. Any mistakes are applicant's responsibility. Mistakes may affect their
university admission. So applicants must check carefully if all provided information is correct.
F. All documents should be submitted in Korean or English. And original documents in another language should beaccompanied by a notarized English or Korean translation.
G. Completed application packet must be in a sealed envelope, and submitted in person or by registered mail.
H. If any documents are missing, application will not be considered.
I. Application paper, fees, etc. will not be returned. Revisions are not allowed after submission.
J. Application fees must be paid together with application.
K. Matriculation may be rescinded under the following conditions:
- In case an applicant is discovered to have applied through illegal means such as submission of false or forged materials
- In case any of the required documents are omitted.
L.Applicants are required to provide correct contact information of the schools that they attended. The verification of
academic records will be done on the basis of such contact information. If they are found to be incorrect, the applicants
will bear all potential disadvantages.
M. Applicants can be cordially requested to submit additional documents, aside from the required ones mentioned above,
for the purpose of verification of school records.
N. Apostille certificates orEmbassy Certificates fordiploma,transcript of academic records for high school and
university/college for all international students who have successfully gained admission toHUFSmust be submitted to theoffice of International Student Services before the day of enrollment.
* The List of Countries for Apostille Certificates
The Apostille is a certification in French to certify the authenticity of the documents. Under the Hague convention, the member states have agreed to recognize public documents issued by other signatory countries if those public documents are authenticated by the attachment of an internationally recognized form of authentication known as an apostille. If candidates are not from the signatory states, they instead need to submit academic documents authenticated by consular legalization stamps. For Chinese students, they can obtain notarized academic documents at Confucian Institute in Seoul. For more information, please visit The notarization will be considered as valid as consular legalization.
As of October 31, 2015
Signatory States
Asia, Oceania / Australia, Macao, Hong Kong,Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Brunei, Mongolia, Cook Islands, Fiji, India, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Vanuatu, Samoa, Seychelles, Tonga, Niue
Europe / Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Malta, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Macedonia, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova,Lichtenstein, San Marino, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
North America / The United States
Latin America / Argentina, Mexico, Panama, Surinam, Venezuela, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahama, Barbados, Belize, Columbia, Commonwealth of Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Honduras, Saint Vincent, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Costarica, Uruguay, Nicaragua, Paraguay
Africa / Republic of South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Liberia, Namibia, Sao Tome and Principe, Swaziland, Malawi, Cape Verde, Seychelles
Middle East / Oman, Israel, Bahrain
6. Contact
- Address :
Office of International Student Services,#102 Minerva Complex, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies,
107 Imun-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02450, South Korea
- Phone : +82-2-2173-2065 / 2066
- Fax : +82-2-2173-2877
- E-mail :