Foreign Language (English, Korean)

• 1. Eligibility : Students who have registered (or will be) for more than 2 semesters. Completion students of Ph.D (MA-Ph.D. integrated) program  who have completed research registration  *Disqualified if not enrolled in the applicable semester after applying for an exam
  ※ Disqualified if not enrolled in the applicable semester after applying for an exam
• 2. Pass Criteria : Score higher than 70 out of 100 (applicable to Master’s, MA-Ph.D. integrated, and Ph.D. program)
• 3. Dates : Every March and September (twice a year)
• 4. Subject : English(4 questions each, no division of affiliation)
  ※ International students may write English or Korean language exam in consideration of their major (must check with the department)
• 5. English language exam is based on English reading textbook(TriggersⅢ) published by the Graduate School (only available at the on-campus bookstore)
  Korean language exam is based on a textbook (Basics of academic writing) selected by the Graduate School (available at any bookstores)
• 6. Qualification for Foreign Language Exemption(if one of the following condition is satisfied) ※ Application for exemption : Students who have registered for more than 1 semesters.
  
  (1) Students with Official Language Exam score
  - English : Score at least TOEIC 700, TOEFL 207(CBT), 76(IBT), TEPS 600 (NEW TEPS 327), IELTS 5.5 , G-TELP LEVEL3 85(LEVEL2 64), OPIC IM2, TOEIC Speaking 140
  - Korean : TOPIK level 5 or higher
  - Evidential Documents : Valid original certificate of official language exam result
  
  (2) Students who passed the Foreign Language Examination from other general graduate school and completed/acquired the same degree - Evidential Documents : Certificate of completion or degree of the previous graduate school
  (If submitting a certificate of completion, result of the foreign language exam must be indicated)
  
  (3) Transfer students who passed the foreign language exam from the previous graduate school
  - Evidential Documents : Any documents that can prove success of the Foreign language exam such as transcript of the previous graduate school
  
  (4) Acquired degree from a country using English as an official language(Korea in case of Korean language exam) or if it can be proved that lectures or the degree-seeking process were in English in case of a non-English-Speaking country (Korea in case of Korean language exam)
  - Evidential Documents: Certificate of degree conferment or any evidential materials of relevant graduate school
  
  (5) If published an English thesis on the SCIE level journal as a lead author
  - Evidential Documents: Copy of a thesis on the SCI(E) level journal
  ▶▷ Submit evidential documents to the Graduate Team during the Foreign language exam application period if one of the condition between (1)~(5) is satisfied
  
  (6) If passed a course conducted by the Graduate Team, which can replace the Foreign Language Examination(English) – Course available during the summer/winter break
  - Master’s and Ph.D. students enrolled in more than 4th semesters(MA-Ph.D. integrated students enrolled in more than 6th semesters) and completion students are allow to take

Foreign Language Examination for Ph.D. Program

• Applicable departments:  Buddhist Studies, Seon Studies, Indian Philosophy, Korean Language & Literature, History, Art History, Interdisciplinary Studies of Korean Buddhism
• Subjects: German, French, Japanese, Chinese, Classical Chinese, Sanskrit, Turkish, etc.
• Dictionary may be used if the department allows
• Application Period: Same as the Comprehensive Examination application period
• Exam Date: Set by the department during the Comprehensive Examination period

Comprehensive Examination

• Exam Date : Every March, September (Twice a year)
• Master’s program

  Qualification	Registered(will register) for more than 3 semesters, earned more than 18 credits, GPAhigher than 3.0
  # of Subjects	Less than 2 subjects chosen by the department (common electiveand major subjects)
  Pass Criteria	Higher than 70 from each subjects (each subjects will beapproved as pass)
  ★ Ifpublished a thesis in a well-known domestic/overseas journal before thethesis submission, as described in the <Reference 1>, the comprehensiveexamination will be recognized as pass.

• Ph.D.
  • Must publish a thesis in a well-known domestic/overseas journal before the thesis submission instead of writing a comprehensive exam. Refer to the for the requirement of each department
  • If unable to publish a thesis in the journal, register for the comprehensive exam and pass it with a permission of academic advisor and head professor of a department.

  Qualifi-cation	Ph.D.	Registered(or will register) for more than 4 semesters, earned more than 27 credits,GPA higher than 3.0
  	MA-Ph.D. Integrated	Registered(or will register) for more than 5 semesters (more than 3 semesters for the 3rd semester enroller),GPA higher than 3.0
  	Completion	Students who completed a research registration
  # of Subjects		Less than 3 subjects chosen by the department (common electiveand major subjects)
  Pass Criteria		Higher than 70 from each subjects (each subjects will beapproved as pass)

• If taken courses directly related to the comprehensive exam and received the grade higher than or equal to A0, while attending school, comprehensive examination will be considered as pass.
  (※ Only applicable to certain departments)
• [Reference 1]

  Group	Department	Master’s	Ph.D.
  GroupⅠ	BuddhistStudies, Indian Philosophy, SeonStudies, History, Korean Language & Literature, Japanese Language & Literature,ChineseLanguage & Literature, Law, Korean Language Education, History Education, Geography, ArtHistory, Interdisciplinary studies of Korean Buddhism, Multicultural Studies,Buddhist Business, Counseling and Coaching	Publish1 thesis in a well-known domestic academic journal	Publish 2 thesis in a well-knowndomestic academic journal * Korea Language Education :Publish 3 thesis in a well-known domestic academicjournal (From2020 admission)
  Group Ⅱ	Philosophy,English Language& Literature,Political Science, Public Administration, NorthKorean Studies, Economics, International Trade, Sociology, Journalism andMass Communication, Police Administration, Food Industrial Management,Business Administration, Accounting, Information Management,Education, Home Economics, Advertising & PR, Pharmacy(Socialpharmacy), Industrial Pharmacy, IntellectualProperty	Publish 1 thesis in a well-knowndomestic academic journal	Publish 2 thesis in a well-knowndomestic academic journal * Police Administration : Publish 4thesis in a well-known domestic academic journal (From2016 admission)
  	Sports ScieceConvergence, Beauty Art care	Publish 1 thesis in a well-knowndomestic academic journal	Publish 2 thesis in a well-knowndomestic academic journal or Publish 1 thesis in a well-known International academic journal A,B
  Group Ⅲ	Mathematics, Statistics,Biological and Environmental Science, ComputerEngineering, Information & Communication Engineering, CivilEnvironmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, ArchitecturalEngineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, MathematicsEducation, Multimedia Engineering, NewRenewable Energy Engineering,Technology Entrepreneurship,Fintech and Blockchain, Medical Device Business, AutonomousThings Intelligence	Publish 1 thesis in a well-knownInternational academic journal A	Publish 1 thesis in a well-known International academic journal A
  Group Ⅳ	Physics, Chemistry, SemiconductorScience, Life Science, Medical Biotechnology, Food Science & Biotechnology,Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Biochemistry Engineering, Fusion Energy and New MaterialsEngineering, ConvergenceStandards, Regenerative Medicine&Bioengineeirng,ArtificialIntelligence	Publish 1 thesis in a well-known International academic journal A	Publish 2 thesis in a well-known International academic journal A
  Group Ⅴ	Physical,Arts, Theater,Film Studies	Publish 1 thesis in a well-knowndomestic academic journal	Publish 2 thesis in a well-knowndomestic academic journal
  Group Ⅵ	Pharmacy(Otherthan SocialPharmacy Major)	Publish 1 thesis in a well-known International academic journal A	Publish 2 thesis in a well-known International academic journal A
  Medicine (Clinical)	Medicine, koreanMedicine, Korean Life Science(Interdisciplinaryprogram)	Publish 1 thesis in a well-known International academic journal A	Publish 2 thesis in a well-known International academic journal A

  ※ Well-known domestic International academic journal : According to each Department regulation
  ※ Well-known academic journal : KCI – level journal