Graduate School of International Studies, Chung Ang University

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ISP

All ISP lectures conducted in English
Provides comprehensive education in multiple areas including global business and economics and international relations and an opportunity to interact with students from various backgrounds
Offers a wide range of study abroad programs and internships

Student exchange programs (Monterey Institute of International Studies, Fudan University, China Foreign Affairs University, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Higher School of Economics in Russia, etc.)
Internship programs (The Washington Center, University of Yangon of Myanmar, etc.)

Provides NIIED (National Institute for International Education)’s KGSP (Korean Government Scholarship Program)
Offers KOGAS (Korea Gas Corporation)’s Global Fellowship Scholarship
Provides a broad range of scholarships (entrance scholarship, special admission scholarship, academic scholarship, International Students Award, study abroad scholarships, Korean government scholarship, scholarship for direct descendants of CAU family, Research Assistant scholarship, volunteer scholarship, GSIS DREAM scholarship, global fellowship scholarship, scholarship from foundations to foster international talent)
Offers various business forums with special guests from home and abroad
ISP graduates have terrific job prospects, often working for major government agencies, conglomerates and financial institutions.

Programs

Program
International Studies Program

Admissions Criteria

- All applicants must obtain (or will obtain) a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Korea or a foreign country in any field of study.

Admission Procedure

Evaluation Criteria

Category		Graded score
Category		Document Review	Interview	Total Score
General Admission	ISP	100	100	200
Passing Grade		60	60

*Official score reports of English proficiency tests including TOEFL, TOEIC, G-TELP and TEPS will be taken into consideration in the document review process.

Document Review	Interview
① Study Plan ② Undergraduate/graduate GPA ③ Experience and/or major	① Specific background knowledge needed to succeed in the program you apply to ② Experience and major relevant to the major you apply to ③ Reason for applying to the school and post- graduate plan ④ General Knowledge ⑤ Logical thinking and creativity ⑥ Other criteria as specified by the department

Admissions Timeline

Category	Program	Application Period	Document Submission Deadline (Documents must be delivered to the school by the specified date)	Notes
General Admission	ISP	2019.5.13. (Mon) 10:00 ~ 2019.6.2. (Sun) 17:00	6.3. (Mon) 17:00	Initial applications available online only and followed-up documents submitted by mail

* You can apply online at (http://gsis.cau.ac.kr) or (http://www.uway.com).
* The deadline for online application and document submission is different. Please check the date.

Admissions Process

Category	Program	Process	Date	Admissions Decision Notification
General Admission	ISP	English interview/essay	6.15. (Sat)	6.21. (Fri)

Exam Location:

TBD (Please refer to “Notice” under “GSIS News”)

Application Fee:

KRW 80,000 (Non-refundable)

Required Documents

- Korean applicants:

NO	Documents	Check List
1	Completed Application Form	1 copy
2	Undergraduate Diploma or Proof of Prospective Graduation	1 copy
3	Official Transcript (in English) – average GPA in percentages (e.g. 95/100) (Transfer students must submit official transcripts for all schools attended.)	1 copy
4	Study Plan and Personal Statement (ISP / AITP-Special Admission only)	1 copy
5	Certificate of Employment (if applicable)	1 copy
6	TOEFL, TOEIC, G-TELP, TEPS, IELTS Official score reports (if applicable)	1 copy
7	Degree Certificate (Apostille) – foreign university graduates only	1 copy
note	* Applicants who earned a degree in the United States: All documents submitted must be notarized by the National Student Clearinghouse (http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/). * Applicants who earned a degree in China : All documents submitted should be notarized by one of the following: ① China Higher-Education Student Information (CHESICC) : http://www.chsi.com.cn ② China Academic Degree & Graduate Education Development Center : http://cdgdc.edu.cn ③ Confucius Institute in Seoul: http://www.cis.or.kr * Applicants who earned a degree in countries other than the US and China: Please submit one of the following documents. ① a document of degree/diploma certified in accordance with the Apostille Convention ② a document of degree/diploma confirmed by the Korean consul stationed in the country where the school is located or by the consul of the country concerned stationed in Korea * IMPORTANT a. If undergraduate diploma cannot be reissued, the original must be submitted in addition to the copy for verification b. For prospective university graduates: Certificate of Graduation and transcript must be summited by no later than March 1(Fri), 2019. c. All submitted documents will not be returned. d. All documents, with an exception of a copy of passport, ID and alien registration card, must be in English or Korean. If original documents are not in English, notarized translations must be summited. (Notarization in Korea is not accepted.) e. If you completed 16 years or more of schooling (elementary, middle and high school) in a foreign country, please submit the documents required for foreign applicants.

Required Documents

- Foreign applicants:

A. Applicants whose parents or the applicants themselves are of foreign nationality:

NO	Documents		Check List
1	Completed Application Form		1 copy
2	Undergraduate Diploma or Proof of Prospective Graduation If the original copy of university diploma is not in English or Korean, notarized translations must be submitted. (Notarization in Korea is not accepted.) If undergraduate diploma cannot be reissued, the original must be submitted in addition to the copy for verification. If certificate of prospective graduation cannot be issued by the university you attend, please submit proof of enrollment. For prospective university graduates, certificate of graduation and official transcript must be submitted by no later than August 28, 2019. If original documents are not in English or Korean, notarized translations must be submitted. If all documents are not received by the GSIS within the application period, you will be disqualified for document review and the application fee will not be refunded.		1 copy
3	Official Transcript (in English) – average GPA in percentages (e.g. 95/100) Transfer students must submit official transcripts for all schools attended. For foreign university (prospective) graduates: submit the original official transcript (in English). If the document is not written in English or Korean, notarized translations must be submitted. When filling out the GPA section of the application, please refer to the GPA conversion table and convert your GPA into percentages. If your transcript does not show the GPA scale (4.0, 4.3, 4.5, 5.0, etc.), submit the documents that can certify the full score. If the GPA or percentage score is not listed in your transcript, submit the grade conversion result from the WES website (http://wes.org/students/igpacalc.asp).		1 copy
4	Study Plan (prescribed form of the University)		1 copy
5	Certificate of Employment (if applicable)		1 copy
6	TOEFL, TOEIC, G-TELP, TEPS, IELTS Official score reports (if applicable)		1 copy
7	TOPIK official score report (if applicable)		1 copy
8	For Chinese applicants only: If the applicant and his/her parents have the same legal address: submit a translated and notarized copy of your Household Register If the applicant and his/her parents have different legal addresses: submit a translated and notarized copy of your Household Register, your parents’ Household Register and Family Relations Certificate (three copies in total) Submit a notarized copy of certificate of death or certificate of divorce (if your parents passed away or are divorced)		1 copy
9	Please submit the copy of visa (Overseas Koreans Only) * You are qualified as overseas Koreans: - if your resident status on your visa is F-4 or H-2 - if your resident status on your visa is F-5 and your detail code is 6, 7, or 14 - if your resident status on your visa is F-1 and you are ethnically Korean from the former Soviet Republics		1 copy
10	Certificate of Deposit or Certificate of Bank Balance (over US $20,000) Submit the original copy of the deposit balance of the applicant or his/her parents. (no notarization required) The copy must be issued within the last 30 days.		1 copy
11	Degree Certificate (Apostille) Applicants who earned a degree in the United States: All documents submitted must be notarized by the National Student Clearinghouse (http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/). Applicants who earned a degree in China : All documents submitted should be notarized by one of the following: ① China Higher-Education Student Information (CHESICC) : http://www.chsi.com.cn ② China Academic Degree & Graduate Education Development Center : http://cdgdc.edu.cn ③ Confucius Institute in Seoul: http://www.cis.or.kr Applicants who earned a degree in countries other than the US and China: Please submit one of the following documents. ① a document of degree/diploma certified in accordance with the Apostille Convention ② a document of degree/diploma confirmed by the Korean consul stationed in the country where the school is located or by the consul of the country concerned stationed in Korea		1 copy
12	Documents for Identification	A copy of an applicant’s passport A copy of an applicant’s ID (identification) card A copy of an applicant’s alien registration card (for those residing in Korea) - No notarized translations needed for the above documents	1 copy
13	Both parents’ certification of nationality and family relations certificate (formal document certifying family relations between the applicant and both parents – e.g. birth certificate) - No notarized translations needed for the copies of passport and ID		1 copy

- For prospective university graduates: official certificate of graduation and transcript must be submitted by no later than August 28 (Wed), 2019. (Failure to meet this requirement may rescind your admission.)
- Documents must be notarized by certified signatory countries. Notarization in Korea is not accepted.
- All submitted documents will not be returned.
- All submitted documents must be notarized in English or Korean.

B. Applicants who have completed 16 years or more of schooling (elementary, middle and high school)
in a foreign country and whose parents or the applicants themselves are of Korean nationality:

Documents ①-⑫ required for foreign students are also required.
In addition to documents ①-⑫ , ⑬ university diploma/certificate of graduation and transcripts from elementary, middle and high school you attended are required. Please submit the official documents written English. If the official documents are not written in English or Korean, notarized translations are required.

Important Notice

- Online application [ http://www.uway.com ]

Application Period:
· ISP- General Admission: 2019. 5. 13. (Mon) – 6. 2. (Sun) 17:00
· → Our online application is available 24/7.
Application fee: KRW 80,000 (Online payment available at http://www.uway.com )
The application cannot be revised upon submission.

- Once you print out the application form with the application number on it after paying the application fee, your application will be complete.

Once you pay your application fee, your application form cannot be revised or returned, and the fee cannot be refunded. Be sure to check your application form before paying the fee.
If you graduated from more than two universities, you must write your major/program and the universities you attended in a consecutive order,
Upon online submission, you must print out your application form and your exam admission ticket. Your application form and documents must be submitted by the deadline to the GSIS admissions officer by registered mail, and you must bring your exam admission ticket on the day of exam.
· Submit your application to:
  Admissions Officer
  Room 708, Law Building (Building No. 303)
  The Graduate School of International Studies, Chung-Ang University
  84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974, Korea
  - Please attach “the list of the documents to be submitted” onto the envelope of your application and make sure
    to have your documents arrive at the GSIS office by the deadline.
  - Please sign the application form printed upon the completion of the application.
· Phone: +82 2 820 5623, 5624
  Fax : +82 2 827 0155
If you fail to submit the application form with all of the required documents, you will be subject to disqualification from further review.
If the details in the application form and those in the submitted documents are different from the data entered online and if the documents contain errors or have missing or unreadable information, the applicant may be at a disadvantage and he or she is fully responsible for such cases.

Admission Decision, Waitlist Acceptance, and Tuition Refund

Admission Decision

Admission decision is made according to total test scores, and applicants who were late or failed to show up on the day of exam will be disqualified for document review
In cases where applicants that have the same test scores, younger applicants will be prioritized for admission.
Applicants who fill false information in, forge, or falsify their application documents will be disqualified regardless of their scores.
If a student fails to register within the specified registration period, his or her admission can be revoked.

Waitlist Acceptance

If there are vacancies due to admitted students who fail to register in time, additional admission decision will be made based on the total exam score. (* Disqualified applicants will not be considered for review.)
If an applicant cannot be reached by the GSIS office by phone at the time of notification of additional acceptance, the applicant will not be further considered for review.
Additionally-admitted students must register within the registration period.

Registered students will receive refund of tuition or entrance fee in cases of the following:

If a student is unable to attend (including new students, transfer students, readmitted students) or continue his or her studies according to law.
If a student decides to give up admission.
If an enrolled student has submitted a withdraw application and has been granted permission to do so.
If a student has inevitable reasons (death, natural disaster, etc.) that prevent him or her from entering school or fails to continue his or her studies.

Absence or disciplinary punishment cannot be reason for tuition refund or reduction.
If a student enrolls in fewer credit hours than required or fails to enroll in classes, his or her tuition will not be refundable.

Tuition Refund

Registered students will receive refund of tuition or entrance fee in cases of the following:

If a student is unable to attend (including new students, transfer students, readmitted students) or continue his or her studies according to law.
If a student decides to give up admission.
If an enrolled student has submitted a withdraw application and has been granted permission to do so.
If a student has inevitable reasons (death, natural disaster, etc.) that prevent him or her from entering school or fails to continue his or her studies.

Absence or disciplinary punishment cannot be reason for tuition refund or reduction.
If a student enrolls in fewer credit hours than required or fails to enroll in classes, his or her tuition will not be refundable.

Date to file refund	Amount of refund
1. Prior to the first day of classes	Full refund
2. Within 30 days from the beginning of a semester	5/6
3. Within 60 days from the beginning of a semester to 30 days from the beginning of a semester	2/3
4. Within 90 days from the beginning of a semester to 60 days from the beginning of a semester	1/2
5. After 90 days from the beginning of a semester	No refund

Required documents:
· A designated registration abandonment form (provided by the CAU)
· An original copy of a tuition payment receipt, identification card (passport or a Korean resident ID card), a copy of bankbook

Contact Information

- Please check “Notice” under “GSIS News” for additional information.
- Website: http://gsis.cau.ac.kr
- Phone: +82 2 820 5623, 5624
- Fax : +82 2 827 0155
- E-mail: gsis@cau.ac.kr