JOINT PROGRAM WITH A RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Research institutes associated with joint programs (16 institutes)

With these 16 research institutes, Korean Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Korea Food & Drug Administration, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Korea Ginseng & Tobacco Research Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, National Institute of Environmental Research, Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, National Institute of Health, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Korea Electronics Technology Institute, Korea Environment Institute, Institute for Advanced Study at KIST, and Korea Railroad Research Institute, the KHU graduate schools have Master’s and Ph.D. degrees joint programs in natural sciences, engineering, and medical sciences and pharmaceutics, so that the university and the research institutes share the research resources and professionals and develop high-quality human resources that will make an essential contribution to the development of domestic industrial and medical technologies. For more information on the Departments with which joint programs are affiliated and specific majors, please refer to the application guide.

Administration of Master’s and Ph.D. degrees joint programs

• a. All educational affairs of Master’s and Ph.D. degrees joint programs follow the university regulations.
• b. Lectures on basic courses and special courses, experiment and practice, and research are based on full-time educational
      system.
• c. Thesis will be advised by co-advisors from both the graduate school and the research institute d. Division of roles
     The graduate school: Lectures on basic courses and thesis advisement, administration of educational affairs,
    and conferment of degrees Each research institute: Experiment and practice, lectures on special courses, and thesis
    advisement

Schedule

The first semester application in November; the second semester application in May (This schedule can change slightly.)

For the specific schedules of the distribution and the receipt of the application package, interview/oral/practical exams, the notice of admission decision, and the registration of the admitted, please refer to the application guide and the official announcement.

Eligibility

• a. Master’s degree program and Integrated Master’s and Ph.D. degree program
  Someone who has already received (or expects to receive by the day of admission) a Bachelor’s degree from a 4-year college or university either in Korea or overseas
  Someone whose educational attainments are authorized by the Law to be equal to or higher than No. 1 b. Ph.D. degree program
  Someone who has already received (or expects to receive by the day of admission) a Master’s degree from an authorized graduate schools either in Korea or overseas
  Someone whose educational attainments are authorized by the Law to be equal to or higher than No. 1

Screening process

Document screening and (oral) interview

Since interview will be held by each Department in the Seoul and the Suwon campuses, please double check the place of exam when you submit your application package.

Documents to be submitted

• a. One "Application for Admissions” form (with two photos of the passport photo size)
• b. One official copy of the certificate of (expected) graduation from the last educational institute
      (with the registered degree number on it)
• c. One official transcript for each undergraduate and graduate program (including the percentage of GPA)
• d. Certificates of employment/work experience/career/research/other credentials (if applicable), official TOEFL/TOEIC
      score reports (if applicable)
• e. One copy of resume (for Ph.D. degree program applicants)
• f. One copy of study (or research) plan (in KHU form)
• g. A letter of reference (in KHU form) from a professor and letters of reference from the research institute
  Some application documents need KHU forms, which can be downloaded from the graduate program homepage.
  If the certificates of (expected) graduation and the transcripts are written in other languages than English, please submit their officially authenticated Korean translations in addition to the original documents.
  Ph.D. program applicants must submit their transcripts for both the undergraduate and graduate programs. (Those who have graduated (or will graduate) from these Departments of medical science, oriental medicine, and dental science must submit the transcripts for both premed and regular courses.)
  Common to all applicants: Applicants who have work experience in educational, governmental, and/or research institutes, who have passed state examinations, who have wined prizes in arts and sciences, and who have excellence in research can submit documentary evidence to the Department for consideration when they take an interview (oral) test.

Attention

Non-attendance at the interview and the practical test will result in disqualification. Applicants must take the admission certificate for exam with them on the day of interview.

Applicants can be disqualified, even after their admission has been granted, if any fraud in their application materials or any quality against the university regulations is found.

Application packages sent via ground mail must arrive by 5 pm of the closing day to be considered valid. Please make sure if your application package is received. (Enclose the application fee in a postal order.)

Application documents are not returned at all.