FAQ

Our graduate program accepts students during the fall semester (application period in October, admission in March of the following year) and the spring semester (application period in April, admission in September).

Applicants must choose one or more of the following options and submit corresponding documents as proof of their Korean or English language proficiency.
The minimum required language proficiency scores are available on the website of the Admissions Management Division at Seoul National University (http://admission.snu.ac.kr) for the 2023 academic year.

As of the first semester of the 2023 academic year, the minimum scores are:
[Korean] TOPIK Level 3 / Completion of Level 4 at university language centers in Korea
[English] TOEFL iBT 80 / IELTS Academic OVerall Band Score 6.0 / TEPS 269 
 SNU will accept TOEFL MyBest, iBT Home Edition and IELTS Online scores, but does not consider TOEFL ITP scores.
*Only tests taken after March 1, 2021 and the socres confirmed before the application deadline are accepted.
(Applicants are not allowed to submit language proficiency test results after the deadline under any circumstances)

When applying for our graduate program, there are no specific restrictions or requirements regarding the applicant's work experience.

Our graduate school aims to provide academic education, rather than an evening/specialized graduate school with a focus on practical education. Therefore, most of the classes offered in our graduate school are held on weekdays in the morning and afternoon, and there are almost no classes offered on weekends and evenings. Additionally, we do not have a separate part-time course, and we do not impose any limitations on the work experience of applicants.

However, we do not discriminate against those who are currently employed, and if admitted, successful applicants can adjust their personal schedule to attend classes. (Please note that there is no separate class schedule adjustment for working applicants, and we hope you will keep this in mind when applying.)

The tuition fee for the 2023 spring semester for this graduate program is 3,997,000 won.

For more information, please refer to the tuition payment guide on the Seoul National University website (http://www.snu.ac.kr/tuition).

This graduate program offers scholarship programs such as academic excellence scholarships and BK 21 Plus scholarships. In addition to academic excellence scholarships, there are various forms of receiving scholarships, such as receiving a stipend for participating in research projects.
(Please note that we do not operate a form of scholarship that is given to all enrolled students in the graduate program upon admission.)

International students in this graduate school are awarded a Ph.D. of Engineering degree for the Ph.D. program and a Master of Engineering degree for the master's program. For more details, please refer to the Education Curriculum section on our graduate program website

We do not disclose the admission competition rate for our graduate program.
Admission information sessions are held at varying times, so please check the announcements on our website or contact the administrative office of our program (02-880-8386) for more information.