※ Foreign Student Applications for the undergraduate program will be open four times a year.
※ Applications for the School of Arts and Medical School will be open in March once a year.
※ For the School of Medicine, a certificate of TOPIK Level 6 is required.
Eligibility for Application-All applicants should meet the below requirements
Freshman Admission
Both applicants and their parents must be foreign nationals. Applicants must be graduates (or expected graduates) of high school or have an equivalent educational background.
Second-Year Transfer Admission
Both applicants and their parents must be foreign nationals. Applicants must have completed (or are expected to complete) at least one year (two semesters) in a degree program at a four-year university, must have graduated (or are expected to graduate) from a two or three-year college; or must have an equivalent educational background.
Third-Year Transfer Admission
Both applicants and their parents must be foreign nationals. Applicants must have completed (or are expected to complete) at least two years (four semesters) in a degree program at a four-year university,;must have graduated (orare expected to graduate) from a two or three-year college; or have an equivalent educational background.
Exceptions for Application
※ Students with dual nationality (Korean citizenship + other) cannot apply for these types of admission.
※ If you have acquired your nationality through being adopted, the time of Foreign nationality acquisition must be before your having entered an elementary school in order for you to be eligible for this admission.
※ Self-educated students or students with a G.E.D. are not eligible.
Application Review Process
Test Method based on discipline
| Discipline | Test Method |
|---|---|
| Humanities / Science | Documents Review |
| Arts / Physical | Practical Test & Documents Review |
| Medicine | Interview & Documents Review |
Additional remarks
The CAU Korean Proficiency Test (KPT) will not influence admission decisions. However, admitted applicants who failed the CAU KPT must take a leave of absence and take the designated Korean Language Courses at the CAU Institute of International Education. (The students will attend the courses at the Anseong campus for the first 6 months.)
Upon meeting any of the standards below, the student will be allowed to enter CAU or start taking a degree program at CAU in the coming semester.
Submit a Certificate of TOPIK level 4 or higher
Pass the CAU KPT(Korean Proficiency Test)
Complete the level-5 (or higher) Korean Language Course at the CAU Institute of International Education
Students who did not submit a certificate of TOPIK level 4 or higher when they entered CAU or returned from the leave of absence should take the designated Korean language courses based on the rules offered by Office of International Affairs at CAU until they submit a certificate of TOPIK level 4 or higher.
All Applicants should follow the above mentioned policies. If applicants do not follow the policies, they will face limitations accordingly.
Admission Decision
Admission decisions are made by each department based on total scores.
Applicants proven unqualified for CAU during document reviews will not be admitted to CAU.
Qualified applicants with the same scores will all be selected.
Failure to submit required documents, false entries in the documents, forgery, falsification, examination irregularities, or ineligibility will lead to rejection of application or even to cancelation of admission regardless of the evaluation results.
※ Successful Applicants must submit a transcript showing TOPIK level 4 or higher to the Office of International Affairs before graduation. Without submitting these documents, they cannot graduate.
※ We recommend all applicants have proficiencies in the Korean language before entering CAU because most classes and application procedures will be in Korean.
