2017 Undergraduate Admission Guidelines for

International Students

Admission T imeline

Categories S pring Fall R emark s

http://studyinkorea.go.kr
On-line 2016.8.9 (Tue) 10:00 ~ 2017.1.10 (Tue) 10:00 ~
Based on Korean standard
application 9.8 (Thu) 23:00 2.9 (Thu) 23:00
time

S ub mission of
2016.8.9 (Tue)~9.8 (Thu) 2017.1.10 (Tue)~2.9 (Thu) by mail or visit
documents

Evaluation Telephone interview may

2016.10.4 (Tue)~10.28 (Fri) 2017.3.7 (Tue)~3.31 (Fri)
& I nterview be needed.

Announcement By 2016.11.22 (Tue) By 2017.4.25 (Tue) http://adm-u.intl.unist.ac.kr

o The schedules above are subject to change without prior notice

o Applicants may be interviewed on the phone

o Exemption from application fee

Admissions Eligib ility

o Applicants who have completed elementary, middle, and high

school or have attained equivalent level of education should fulfill

one of the following by the beginning of each semester for the

Spring and Fall admissions

- Foreign citizens whose parents are not Korean citizens

- Foreign or Korean citizens who have completed elementary, middle,

and high school outside of Korea and never enrolled in any

school(s) in Korea

Admission Quota

o The quota for international admissions is not predetermined and it

may vary according to evaluation results.

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 Academic Programs

S chool Track

Mechanical and Mechanical Engineering

Nuclear Engineering Nuclear Science and Engineering

Urb an and Environmental Science and Engineering

Environmental Urban Infrastructure Engineering

Engineering Disaster Management Engineering

Industrial Design
D esign and Human
Human Factors Engineering
Engineering
System Design and Control Engineering

M aterials S cience Advanced Materials Science

and Engineering Nano Materials Engineering

Energy and Chemical Energy Engineering

Engineering
Engineering Chemical Engineering

Electrical and
Electrical Engineering
Computer
Computer Science and Engineering
Engineering

Biomedical Engineering
Lif e S ciences
Biological Sciences

Physics

Natural S cience Chemistry

Mathematical Sciences

Management
Management Engineering
Engineering

Management
B usiness
B usiness Finance and Accounting
Administration
Entrepreneurship

o Applicants should choose an affiliation (Engineering, Business

Administration) when they apply. All the admitted students belong

to Division of General Studies during their freshman year.

o Students should declare their tracks at the end of their freshman year.

o All the students are required to major in two or more tracks.

Two tracks can be chosen from the same school.

o Names of the schools and tracks are subject to change.

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 S ub mission of D ocuments

Mandatory Documents

Categories Remarks

1 Checklist

2 Application form Download from

http://studyinkorea.go.kr
3 Personal statement and study plan
or
4 Letters of recommendation(s) signed and sealed
http://adm-u.intl.unist.a

5 Financial certification c.kr

6 Agreement for verification of academic record

7 Certificate of the Entry and Exit of the applicant Only for Korean citizen

High school transcripts(If possible, containing rank or

8 Certified copy
percent for each subject)

9 High school diploma Certified copy

10 Copy of the applicant's passport Certified copy

Copy of both parents' passports or official documents

11 Certified copy
indicating their nationalities

Original or certified
12 Official document specifying parent-child relationship
copy

S upplementary Documents

13 Up to 5 records of tests and various awards Certified copy

English test report: TOEFL(Code: 8807), IELTS, TEPS, Original or certified

14
TOEIC, etc. copy

High school graduation or university admission test:

British GCE A-Level, Japanese Admission Center Exam,

15 Chinese Unified Exam, German Abitur, French Certified copy

Baccalaureate, Turkish YGS or LYS, The West African

Examinations Council, etc.

Standardized tests and other academic certifications

Original or certified
16 and/or reports: IB Diploma, IB Certificate, SAT(Code:
copy
7440), AP, ACT, AICE, AEA, etc.

17 High school introduction/profile(s)

All the documents should be submitted in English. Any document in another

language should be accompanied by a notarized English translation.

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 Admission Procedure

http://studyinkorea.go.kr
Online
Register online
application
Exemption from application fee

All the documents should be submitted in English. A document

in another language should be translated into English with

Preparatory
notarization.
Documents
Please read "Application checklist" carefully and include it when

submitting your documents.

All the documents should be arrived by deadline by mail or in

person

Spring Admission: by 2016.9.8 (Thu)

Fall Admission: by 2017.2.9 (Thu)

S ubmission All the documents should be submitted to the following office.

UNIST Admissions Team

Room #105 Main Administration Building (201)

50 UNIST-gil, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea

Check the document arrival at http://adm-u.intl.unist.ac.kr

Dossier evaluation & Interview:

Spring Admission: 2016.10.4 (Tue) ~ 10.28 (Fri)

Evaluation Fall Admission: 2017.3.7 (Tue) ~ 3.31 (Fri)

and Interview After evaluation of documents, all the applicants are decided to

be "Accepted", "Interviewed" or "Rejected". Interview will be

conducted on the telephone.

Results will be announced on the following web site

Announcement
http://adm-u.intl.unist.ac.kr

Admission criteria

o Common criteria

- Based on all the submitted documents such as personal

statements, transcripts, and letters of recommendation, UNIST

considers various factors comprehensively including academic

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 ability, personal accomplishment, study plan, vision and

potential when determining admission.

- Evaluation of the documents and telephone interview will be

conducted by two or more evaluators.

o Dossier evaluation

- After the evaluation of documents, all the applicants are decided

as "Accepted", "Interviewed" or "Rejected".

o Interview

- Telephone interview will be only given to the applicants

selected as interviewees

- After the interview, all interviewees are decided as "Accepted" or

"Rejected".

o Reserve candidates

- Reserve candidates may be named after the evaluation and

contacted if and when selected candidates withdraw.

I mportant notice f or all the applicants

o If any of the submitted materials contains falsified information,

admissions may be rescinded.

o Students whose graduation is pending at other institutions during

the time of application should submit their graduation certificates

/ diplomas within 20 days of enrollment at UNIST. Failure to

submit these documents may result in their enrollment

cancellation.

o All the documents submitted shall not be returned to the applicants.

o The Admitted must not defer enrollment to a later semester.

o Applicants should take full responsibilities for any mistakes or

omissions on the application.

o All the documents should be accompanied by a notarized

English translation.

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 Housing

o All students will be provided with shared dormitory rooms

with separate heating systems and air conditioners.

o Dormitory is located on-campus with various facilities, such

as laundry rooms, cafeterias, convenience stores, reading

rooms, etc.

o Students are charged for electricity, water, and gas.

o There are kitchens for international students with

refrigerators, sinks, water purifiers, microwave ovens, and

gas stoves.

D ormitory(f or a semester / 16 week s)

Meal plan
Building No. Room type Residence fee Deposit
(Optional)

301, 303 Shared room KRW 582,400 2 meals/day:

KRW 604,800
304, 305 Shared room KRW 604,000 KRW 140,000
3 meals/day:

306, 307 Shared room KRW 648,000 KRW 772,800

o The dormitory fee can be changed.

o For more information, visit http://dorm.unist.ac.kr

S cholarships f or international students

o UNIST Scholarship

A. In the first semester, all the admitted students receive full

tuition scholarship.

B. One-time financial aid: KRW 500,000 upon arrival

C. Full tuition waived if GPA is 2.0 or above with more

than 12 credits per semester during the freshman year

D. Full tuition is waived for GPA 3.3 or above, half tuition is

waived for GPA 2.7 or above with more than 12

credits per semester from sophomore year.

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o Global Dream Scholarship

A. KRW 300,000/month during freshman year

B. KRW 300,000/month for GPA 2.4 or above with more

than 12 credits per semester from sophomore year

o Global Uni-Star Scholarship

A. Students awarded at an International Olympiad or

relevant outstanding academic achievement are eligible.

B. KRW 800,000/month for Gold, KRW 500,000/month for

Silver

o The scholarship programs and conditions for domestic

students will apply to Korean nationality and naturalized

Korea.

o Conditions for UNIST scholarships can be changed

S tudy Ab road Program

o Study Abroad Program

A. Student Exchange Program

B. Summer Session

C. UROP(Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program)

D. Culture Exchange Program

E. Lab Tour

F. Global Voluntary Program

G. For more information, visit http://uic.unist.ac.kr

o External Scholarship

A. Korean applicants can apply for scholarships at Overseas

Koreans Foundation or Korean War Memorial Foundation.

B. For more information, visit OKF: www.okf.or.kr and

KWMF: www.kwmf.kr

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