2025 Spring Semester

Graduate School of

Clinical Dentistry

Korea University

Graduate School of Clinical Dentistry

CONTENTS

Ⅰ. Application Guide	P. 2

1. Application Timelines

2. Fields of Study

Ⅱ. Eligibility	P. 3

1. International Students

2. Overseas Korean (+16 years)

3. Language Proficiency Requirements

Ⅲ. Application Information	P. 5

1. Admission Criteria

Ⅳ. Supporting Documents & Notices	P. 7

1. Mandatory Documents for All Applicants

2. Required Documents for Relevant Applicants

3. Notices for Submitting Documents

Ⅴ. Scholarship	P. 11

1. Eligibility

2. Benefits

Ⅵ. Registration, Refunds, & Visa Application	P. 12

1. Registration and Refund Policies

2. Visa Application Guide

Ⅶ. Tuition	P. 13

Ⅰ. Application Guide

1. Application Timelines

Item	Schedule	Notices
Application Materials Submission	October 21 (09:00) - October 31 2024 (17:00)	▪All supporting documents must arrive by the stated deadline (Korea Standard Time). ▪Office closed on weekends and public holidays. ▪Please use certified mail, parcel service or international express mail with a tracking number in order to check the delivery status to avoid delays or delivery failures. ※ Address: Graduate School of Clinical Dentistry Administration Team, Korea University, Room 2250 College of Medicine Medical building #1, 73 Goryedae-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02841, Korea (+82-2-2286-1522) 우) 02841 서울특별시 성북구 고려대로 73 고려대학교 의과대학 제1의학관 2층 2250호 임상치의학대학원 행정팀
Admission Result	December 20, 2024 (10:00) (TBA)	▪Results are available online only: https://dental.korea.ac.kr ▪The Graduate School does not notify applicants individually of admission results.
Registration for Admitted Students	January, 2025 (TBA)	▪Enrollment and tuition fees must be paid in full via bank transfer, ATM, internet banking, phone banking, Alipay etc., to the virtual bank account provided by Korea University.

※ The dates are subject to change.

※ All dates and times are based on Korea Standard Time (KST).

2. Fields of Study

- 치과교정학과 (Orthodontics)
- 구강악안면외과학과 (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)
- 심미수복학과 (Esthetic Restorative Dentistry)
- 고급치과보철학과 (Advanced Prosthodontics)
- 임프란트학과 (Oral and Maxillofacial Implantology)

Ⅱ. Eligibility

◾Both the applicant and the applicant’s parent(s) must be non-Korean citizens.

◾The applicant must have completed regular primary, secondary and higher education, equivalent to Grades 1 to

12 and Bachelor’s in the Korean education system, either in Korea or overseas, and plan to graduate before      February 28, 2025.

International Students

❍ Citizenship status is determined at the time of application submission.

❍ Both the applicant and applicant’s parent(s) must be non-Korean citizens.

- If the applicant and applicant’s parent(s) have multiple citizenship including Korean citizenship, the applicants

are not regarded as international students.

❍ If the applicant and applicant’s parent(s) renounced their Korean citizenship, please refer to the below.

A. Both the applicant and applicant’s parent(s) should submit official documents to prove their loss of Korean citizenship.

B. If the applicant and applicant's parent(s) renounced Korean citizenship, official documents (i.e. Declaration of Loss of Nationality, Family Relations Certificate) must be provided as evidence even if the applicant and the applicant's parent(s) possess citizenship of another country and have never lived in Korea previously. The document must contain explicit details on the loss of Korean citizenship and its date.

C. Submitting an application for renunciation of Korean citizenship as a proof of one's loss of Korean citizenship is not

considered valid.

❍ Adopted applicants are eligible to apply as an international student only if the applicant obtained a citizenship

of another country (other than Korea). However, proof of the loss of Korean citizenship must be submitted.

❍ When an applicant’s parent with legal custody is remarried to a Korean citizen, even if the applicant has not

been adopted by both parents through a legal process, the applicant will not be eligible to apply as an

international applicant.

2. Overseas Korean

◾The applicant must have completed regular primary, secondary and higher education, equivalent to Grades 1 to

12 and Bachelor in the Korean education system in overseas, and plan to graduate before February 28, 2025.

(+16 years)

3. Language Proficiency Requirements: Please submit one or more of the following documents.

A. Korean	A score report of the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK / TOPIK IBT regular test) level 3 or higher Korean language qualification is mandatory.
B. English	1) TOEFL iBT 71(including Home Edition / Enhancement) or higher TOEFL My Best Scores is NOT acceptable 2) Academic IELTS 5.5 or higher The IELTS Indicator is NOT acceptable. 3) New TEPS 326 or higher 4) CEFR B2 or higher

【Countries exempt from the English Proficiency Requirement】

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Commonwealth of Dominica, Fiji, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States of America, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Ⅲ. Application Information

Evaluation Criteria and Methods: 100% Document Review

❍ There is no set quota per major.

❍ Evaluation is based on a holistic assessment of the submitted application and supporting documents, assessing

the applicant’s academic ability, aptitude for their field of study, language proficiency.

※ Basically, admission for the international students is documents evaluation.

❍ When an applicant is considered not to have satisfied the essential requirements, he or she will not be admitted.

❍ The admission process follow the general admission policies of Korea University.

❍ Details related to the application review will not be disclosed.

❍ Applicants who apply to Korea University in an inadequate manner or interfere in the admission process, may

face punitive consequences and have their application revoked.

※ Admitted students must submit the original copy of academic documents with the Korean Embassy or obtain

consular authentication (or apostille stamps) by the designated deadline.

2. Application fee payment (KRW 90,000)

※ The application fee must be paid in full at the time of the application  submission within the deadline of the application period.   Hana Bank (576-910003-80505) Depositor : 고려대학교 임상치의학대학원

※ Deposit method: Deposit KRW 90,000 to the account above with the depositor as "applicant name + department name"

※ According to Article 34, Section 4, Clause 5 of the Korean Higher Education Act, the application fees will be utilized for processing the applications and any reimbursements will be refunded to applicants. Each individual applicant’s reimbursement shall be proportionate to the total number of applicants.

※ If the applicant chooses to have the refunded application fee transferred to a bank account, the transaction costs for using the bank services will be subtracted from the refund application fee. If the transaction cost exceeds the refunded application fee, there will be no refund.

※ Please inspect the information on the application carefully before the application fee payment is made as the information cannot be edited, revoked nor can the fee be refunded after the payment is completed. However, in the event that an applicant cannot complete the admission process due to a natural disaster, severe sickness, accident, etc., that is not attributed to the applicant, the applicant can submit an application fee refund application with proof. The documents submitted for refund will be evaluated and a full or partial refund (after the transaction cost is deducted) may be possible.

3. Notice for application

1) Applications must be made personally by each applicant. If a violation is found, the applicant may face penalties such as admission cancellation and other restrictions.

2) Photographs (3x4cm/max. 2MB) must have been taken within the last three months.

3) You cannot cancel your application or change your major after the application fee payment is completed.

4) Contact information such as 'phone number' and 'email address' must be accurate so that Graduate School Admission Team may reach the applicant or guardian during the application period. The applicant is responsible for any disadvantages caused by offering incorrect information.

Ⅳ. Supporting Documents & Notices

1. Mandatory Documents for All Applicants: https://dental.korea.ac.kr/dent/guidance/down.do

※ Foreign applicants are not allowed to apply on the Internet

※ All documents must be translated in English or Korean with notarization.

※ Only original copy of documents (published within 3 months) are acceptable.

	Documents	Notes
①	Application	▪Sign on the printed documents after completing the application ▪All important notices will be announced by e-mail. Please input two different e-mail accounts(gmail, hotmail, yahoo, etc.) accurately.
②	Information release form
③	One Recommendation letter	▪recommendation letter from the head professor of the application department.
④	1) Official (Expected) Graduation Certificate and Transcript of University (BA)	▪Applicants must obtain apostille stamps or consular authentication on the official(Expected) Graduation Certificate. ▪Applicants who graduated from universities in China can summit either apostille stamped official Graduation Certificate or Chinese degree certificate issued by China Credentials Verification (https://www.chsi.com.cn) additionally. - All documents must be translated in English or Korean with notarization. - Only original copy of documents are acceptable.
⑤	One Study plan	▪No specific form
⑥	One Resume/Curriculum Vitae	▪No specific form (Self-introduction form is not acceptable.)
⑦	Proof of Language Proficiency	▪Authorized language proficiency test score of English or Korean (TOPIK, TOEFL iBT, IELTS Academic, TEPS, CEFR) within the validity period. Korean language qualification is mandatory(level 3 or higher).
⑧	Proof of Bank Balance or Financial support form by the professor of Korea University (Professor’s certificate of employment is required)	▪A proof of bank balance in the applicant’s or parent(s)’ name with minimum balance of KRW 20,000,000 or the same amount of the applicant’s home country’s currency (Monetary unit must be written). ▪A bank account should be frozen with the required minimum balance by February 28, 2025. ▪The Chinese applicants who will apply for a student visa in China, your bank account should be froze with the required minimum balance by August 31, 2025. ▪A proof of bank balance must be issued within 30 days as of application submission. ▪In case of the successfully admitted students, they should submit the original copy of bank balance statement which is issued after December 2024 again.
⑨	Photocopy of the Passport Information (photo) Page of the Applicant and Parent(s)	▪In case parent(s) do not hold valid passports, a photocopy of their official ID may be submitted in lieu of a passport.
⑩	Family Register / Relationship Certificate	▪Chinese Applicants: Translated and notarized Hukoubu (户口簿) issued by 2018. (In case Hukoubu is divided, a certificate of family relationship (亲属关系证明) is required.) ▪Applicants other than Chinese: Birth certificate of the applicant, family register, resident registration or certificate of family relations to confirm the relationship between the applicant and parent(s). ▪All documents must be translated in English or Korean with notarization.
⑪	Portfolio	▪Applicable to the area of design in Architectural Planning applicants only ▪Portfolio should be printed on A4, with each sheet containing only a single piece of work.

2. Required Documents for Relevant Applicants

A. International applicants with Korean ethnicity

Documents	Notes
Official documents that prove the applicant and the applicant’s parent(s) no longer possess Korean citizenship	▪‘Family Relations Certificate (details)’ issued under the applicant’s name, ‘Certificate of Removal from Family Registry’, the ‘Declaration of Loss of Nationality’ for both the applicant and parent(s), or ‘Certificate of Alien Registration’ which has been issued after 2011. ▪Submitting an application for renunciation of Korean citizenship as proof of one's loss of Korean citizenship is not considered valid. ▪If the applicant and applicant's parent(s) renounced Korean citizenship, official documents (i.e. Declaration of Loss of Korean Nationality, Family Relations Certificate) must be provided as evidence even if the applicant and the applicant's parent(s) possess citizenship of another country and have never lived in Korea previously. The document must contain explicit details on the loss of Korean citizenship and its date.

B. Cases for requirements of additional proof

Cases	Documents
Parent’s Death	▪Certificate of Death
Parents’ Divorce	▪Documents that display proof of parental authority and custody ▪Remarriage Certificate of the parent who has applicant’s parental authority and custody
Single-parent Family	▪The document provided by KU must be filled in and submitted with an official confirmation certified by a government institution (i.e., Embassy, domestic relations court etc.) ※ The form will be send individually by Graduate School Admission Team
Adopted Applicant	▪Official document of adoption ▪Documents indicating that the applicant obtained a citizenship other than Korean before starting primary education (Grade 1) ▪Proof of the loss of Korean citizenship

※ In case the applicant cannot submit one of those documents, other documents equivalent to the above documents may be submitted.

C. Overseas Korean (+16 years) (An applicant or Parent(s) with Korean Nationality)

Documents	Notes
Official Graduation Certificates and Transcripts of Primary, Middle and High School	▪Mandatory to submit the official graduation certificates and transcripts regular primary and secondary, equivalent to Grade 1 to Grade 12 in Korean education system. (The original copy of apostille on each graduation certificate is mandatory to submit.)

3. Notices for Submitting Documents

A. Important notes

❍ The Graduate School Admission Team must receive the original documents by the designated deadline

(October 31, 2024, Korean Standard Time).

❍ All submitted documents must be clear and legible. If not, the applicant may be responsible for any

disadvantages that may occur as a consequence.

❍ Documents that are not in Korean or English must be translated and publicly notarized.

❍ Translated documents by individual are not acceptable. All documents must be translated and notarized by a

translator or translation agency.

❍ In the case of any uncertainty about an applicant’s eligibility, the applicant may be asked for additional

supporting documents.

❍ The date of birth and spelling of applicant’s name must be same as on the applicant’s passport.

❍ All submitted documents are not returnable except the documents are issued only once.

B. Notes for required documents

❍ Students are required to provide apostille or consular authentication on the degree certificate issued by

overseas universities and the documents must be submitted to the Graduate School Admission Team by December 5, 2024.

No other type of authentication will be approved.

- Apostille confirmation: Designated Government/Agencies located in the country the applicant graduated

- Countries with Apostille Convention can be found at http://www.hcch.net

- Contact for consular authentication: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Consular Services (+82-2-3210-0404)

❍ Concerning the following cases, admission may be denied or revoked:

1) Applicant who does not submit required documents or submits insufficient/incomplete documents

2) Applicant who does not submit documents within the designated period

3) Applicant who fraudulently carries out the application process

4) Applicant who does not meet the eligibility criteria

5) Applicant who is considered to lack the required academic skills

❍ If there is an inconsistency in the applicant’s name on the application form and supporting documents, it is

the applicant’s responsibility to provide evidence to support that the documents are for the identical person.

❍ An university transcript and certificate of attendance should be submitted from each university the applicant attended.

❍ Any academic achievement without the submission of supporting documents may not be approved or accepted

as official.

❍ Any other details for the application review process will follow the general admission policies of Korea University.

These scholarships are only for the first semester after enrollement. Thus, students must apply for a scholarship and be selected as beneficiary each semester.

Ⅴ. Scholarships

1. Eligibility

Natural Sciences and Engineering Scholarship	1) Cumulative GPA (CGPA) 3.5 or higher (out of 4.5), or 3.36 or higher (out of 4.3), or 3.14 or higher (out of 4.0), or 85 or higher (out of 100) from the previous (latest) university 2) TOEFL iBT 82 or higher or Academic IELTS 6.0 or higher, or New TEPS 337 or higher, or TOPIK(Including IBT) level 4 or higher 3) Recommended by the department and permission from the Dean of the KU Graduate School (To be recommended by the college or department office directly to the graduate school) ※ All above three requirements must be satisfied for awarding of Scholarship B and C

※ All scholarship applicants should submit one of the original copy of language proficiency documents even though the applicants are native English speaker or graduated from the English-speaking countries.

2. Scholarship Benefits

Natural Sciences and Engineering Scholarship	- 75% of tuition fee (Not included of entrance fee)

Ⅵ. Registration, Refunds & Visa Application

1. Registration & Refund Policies

A. Tuition Payment

Item	Period	Notes
Registration	January, 2025 (TBA)	▪Tuition fee and entrance fee must be paid in full via bank transfer, ATM, internet banking, phone banking, Alipay, UnionPay etc., to the virtual account provided by Korea University. ▪Admission will be revoked if the tuition payment is not completed within the specified registration period.

B. Tuition Refund

Item	Deadline	Notes
Request for Refund	February, 2025 (TBA)	▪If an applicant has been admitted to KU and completed the registration but would like to request a tuition refund, the applicant must submit a request form withdrawing one’s admission by the specific deadline. ▪Applicants are responsible for any wire transfer fees.

2. Visa Application Guide

A. Visa application procedure

Admission Results release		Check results website		Full tuition payment
Visa application (CoA, tuition payment receipt and other documents needed)		Download the CoA online		KU issues Certificate of Admission (CoA) for visa

B. Certificate of Admission (CoA)

1) A CoA will be issued to the applicants who completed the tuition payment. All international students who need to apply for a D-2 visa or change their current visa status must receive a CoA issued by KU.

2) Date of issuance: January, 2025 (TBA)

3) According to the Ministry of Justice guidelines, the issuance of CoA will not be possible after the start of the semester (March 1, 2025). Documents required for the issuance of CoA must be submitted by February 14, 2025 at the latest.

C. Students have to apply for a student visa (D-2) individually.

Ⅶ. Tuition

Tuition Fees (Academic Year of 2024)

(Monetary Unit: KRW)

Degree	Entrance Fee	Tuition Fee	Student Fee (Optional)	Total
Master's	1,200,000	8,492,000	155,000	9,847,000

2. Homepage: https: //dental.korea.ac.kr

Admission Guideline for Spring 2025 :  https://dental.korea.ac.kr/dent/guidance/down.do

3. Location of Graduate School of Clinical Dentistry : College of Medicine Medical building #1