Seoul National University - Exchange

City: Seoul Country: South Korea

Seoul National University Website

Overview

What SNU has to offer:

  • The most prestigious university in South Korea - acceptance to SNU is often viewed as a "ticket to success" in Korean society
  • Has a tradition of standing up for democracy and peace on the Korean peninsula
  • Has a variety of academic disciplines; including the Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Business Administration, Engineering, Agriculture & Life Sciences, Fine Arts, Law, Education, Human Ecology, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy, Music, Medicine, and Liberal Studies
  • Has small class sizes - averaging about 15 to 30 students
  • Renowned for being a high technology campus, with its free wireless networks for all students, a high-speed gigabyte backbone network for general operations, and a Super Computer facility for research
  • Located in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, one of the largest cities in the world!

Students applying for this exchange are also encouraged to apply for funding through the Alberta-Korea Young Scholars Exchange Award.


When Can I Go?

Terms Offered: Fall, Winter, Full Year

Term Dates:

Fall term equivalent: August - December

Winter term equivalent: February - June


Eligibility Requirements

Open to: All Faculties but not business, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, music, and fine arts

Level: Undergraduate, Graduate

Undergraduate students need a cumulative 2.6 GPA average, and graduate students a cumulative 3.1 GPA, to be considered for an exchange to Seoul National University.

See Eligibility.


Course Information

Language of Instruction: English, Korean

Field of Study: All, except those marked as restricted (through the link just provided, scroll down to the "Restriction" section to find out more)

Students wanting to take courses in the Departments of Korean History, Psychology, Statistics, and Pharmacy at Seoul National University will be required to have Korean language proficiency.  A satisfactory level of Korean language ability should be Level 5 or above of the official Korean Language Proficiency Test, TOPIK.

Seoul National University Course Information

Seoul National University Credit Information


Housing

Seoul National University Accommodation


Program Contact

University of Alberta International, Education Abroad


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Funding Opportunities 

Students receive on average between $1,400-$2,000 in funding.

Over 80% of students who apply get funding.

Education Abroad Awards