Graduate

* Please refer to the guideline or website(http://iat.kookmin.ac.kr)for more detailed information.

Nationality			The applicant and his/her parents must have foreign citizenship.
Education	· Master’s Program · Joint Graduate Program (Master’s) · Combined Degree of Master’s & Doctorate		A bachelor's degree from domestic or foreign accredited college or university (or expecting a bachelor's degree before starting a semester)
	· Doctoral program · Joint Graduate Program (Ph.D.)		A master's degree from domestic or foreign accredited college or university (or expecting a master's degree before starting a semester)
	Transfer to 2nd Semester	· Master’s Program · Doctoral Program	Completed(or are expected to complete) more than one semester and received more than 6 credits in domestic or foreign graduate school.
	Transfer to 3rd Semester	· Master’s Program · Doctoral Program	Completed(or are expected to complete) more than two semesters and received more than 12 credits in domestic or foreign graduate school.

Education
Nationality		The applicant and his/her parents must have foreign citizenship.
· Master’s Program · Joint Graduate Program (Master’s) · Combined Degree of Master’s & Doctorate		A bachelor's degree from domestic or foreign accredited college or university (or expecting a bachelor's degree before starting a semester)
· Doctoral program · Joint Graduate Program (Ph.D.)		A master's degree from domestic or foreign accredited college or university (or expecting a master's degree before starting a semester)
Transfer to 2nd Semester	· Master’s Program · Doctoral Program	Completed(or are expected to complete) more than one semester and received more than 6 credits in domestic or foreign graduate school.
Transfer to 3rd Semester	· Master’s Program · Doctoral Program	Completed(or are expected to complete) more than two semesters and received more than 12 credits in domestic or foreign graduate school.

* Applicants for transfer should study the same or similar majors in previous undergraduate school.

Selection is made in the order of the total score per each department, and assessments and scores will never be revealed
Other selection criteria which is not specified in this guideline, will be determined by the ‘Graduate School Steering Committee’

		Evaluation Factors	Evaluation criteria
General (Joint Graduate Programs, Art Theory and Criticism major)		Documents Evaluation Interview Evaluation	Bachelor’s/master’s degree achievements Korean language proficiency Basic abilities Professional execution capabilities, etc.Comprehensive evaluation
Ceramics, Metalwork & Jewelry, Communication Design		Documents Evaluation Interview Evaluation Major Skill and Portfolio Evaluation
Entertainment & Contents Design, Space Design, Mobility Design, Fashion, Illustration
Fine Art	Painting major
	Sculpture major
	Intermedia Art major
Music
Performing Arts and Multimedia

General(Including Joint Programs, Art Theory and Criticism)
Document evaluation and Interview test	Performance test and Evaluation of the works	Total
100	-	100
Architecture, Metalwork & Jewelry, Communication Design, Ceramics
Document evaluation and Interview test	Performance test and Evaluation of the works	Total
30	70	100
Entertainment & Contents Design, Space Design, Fashion, Mobility Design
Document evaluation and Interview test	Performance test and Evaluation of the works	Total
50	50	100
Fine Art
Document evaluation and Interview test	Performance test and Evaluation of the works	Total
Painting
50	50	100
Sculpture
30	70	100
Intermedia Art
50	50	100
Music
Document evaluation and Interview test	Performance test and Evaluation of the works	Total
20	80	100
Performing Arts and Multimedia
Document evaluation and Interview test	Performance test and Evaluation of the works	Total
70	30	100

1	An application form
2	A statement of purpose
3	A letter of consent
4	A recommendation letter by a professor from previous university or graduate school(in Korean or English)
5	Two 3cm X 4cm photos
6	A copy of the applicant‘s passport and foreigner registration ID
7	Official documents verifying the relationship between the applicant and parents (Family Register, Birth Certificate, Nationality etc. issued by the government agency)
8	A copy of applicant's and parent's ID respectively
9	A copy of an official certificate of Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree or expected degree respectively
10	A copy of an official transcript of Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree
11	TOPIK Certificate
12	A copy of career certificate
13	A copy of study accomplishment list
14	A copy of Korean bankbook

Scholarships eligibility will be announced with the acceptance results and reflected in the tuition bill.
Only TOPIK scores valid as of the application deadline are accepted for scholarship.
According to Graduate School regulations, scholarship benefits are limited to one type.
Applicants to the Global Management Dept, Global Education, GKS, home country government scholarship holders, and the Overseas Manpower Research Scholarship are not eligible for these scholarships.
Scholarship criteria and amounts are subject to change according to related regulation.

TOPIK Scholarship

Division	Eligibility (Submitted during the application period)	Amount of Scholarship (Admission fee does not apply)
Liberal Arts & Social Science	TOPIK Level 6	70% of Tuition fee
	TOPIK Level 5	50% of Tuition fee
	TOPIK Level 4	30% of Tuition fee
Natural Science Engineering Arts & Sports	TOPIK Level 6	100% of Tuition fee
	TOPIK Level 5	70% of Tuition fee
	TOPIK Level 4	50% of Tuition fee

Alumni Scholarship

Eligibility	Amount of Scholarship (Admission fee does not apply)
Graduates of Kookmin University‘s Degree program	50% of Tuition fee

Scholarship criteria and amounts are subject to change according to the university’s scholarship regulations.
Applicants to the Music Dept, Global Management Dept, Global Education, GKS, home country government scholarship holders, and the Overseas Manpower Research Scholarship are not eligible for these scholarships.

GPA	TOPIK		Remarks
GPA	Level 4 or higher	Level 3 or lower	Remarks
4.0 or higher	50%	30%	- Students with 6+ credits, a GPA of 3.5 or higher, no F grades, and submission of a TOPIK certificate - ‘Level 3 or lower’ includes student who doesn’t have TOPIK certificate
3.75 or higher	30%	20%
3.5 or higher	20%	-

Tel : +82-2-910-5835
e-mail : GRA@kookmin.ac.kr
Addr : International Affairs Team, Room202, Global Center, Kookmin University, 77 Jeongneung-ro, Seougbuk-gu, Seoul 02707, Korea