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Yonsei University Spring 2017

Guidelines for Newly Accepted International Students

2016.12.16

1. Deposit Payment Guide

A. Deposit payment period: 2016.12.19(Mon) 09:00 ~ 2016.12.21(Wed) 16:00 local time

[If a student does not pay the full amount of Deposit fees by the due date, admission will be

AUTOMATICALLY withdrawn.]

B. Payment Methods

1) The total amount of deposit fees indicated on your bill should be paid through the virtual

account number of Woori Bank given to each student (the total amount should be paid in full

settlement and cannot be divided).

※ Each student has his/her own virtual account number. Regardless of the name of a depositor,

once the total amount of Deposit fees is successfully deposited to a student’s virtual account,

the student is automatically registered to Yonsei University.

2) Wire transfer (internet banking, phone banking, ATM transfer) or transfer at any bank

counter (in person) is possible. (Credit card payment is NOT available)

※ Extra service fee may be charged when using Banks other than Woori Bank.

※ Transfer may not be available through certain non-monetary institutions such as CMA

accounts.

C. Amount of deposit fees: 450,000KRW

※ All accepted students MUST pay deposit fees first during the deposit payment period and

pay tuition fees later during the tuition payment period.

D. Verifying deposit fees and printing out the bill

1) It will be possible to print out the bill on the website of portal system from 2016.12.19(Mon)

09:00 local time.

2) Instructions:

On the website of Yonsei University Portal System(http://portal.yonsei.ac.kr) → Click ‘Tuition

and Payment’ under ‘The Main Portal Service’ → Login with your ID(Application

Number-inCaps) and Password[default password: Six digits of D.O.B in the order of Year, Month

and Date (YYMMDD)] → Registration > Print/registration → Browse/Registration → Print

E. For more information on registration (printing out the bill, verification of payment etc.), please

refer to the Yonsei Portal System.

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F. Restriction on dual enrollment

Students who receive more than one acceptances from universities through Early Admission

(Susi-Tracks, including Overseas Korean and International students tracks) must enroll at one

university ONLY. In case of dual enrollment, acceptance at all universities that you enroll at will be

cancelled.

2. Tuition payment period: 2017.2.3(Fri) ~ 2.6(Mon)

3. Inquiries

A. Tuition payment: Treasury Team +82-2-2123-4500

B. Scholarships: Scholarship Team +82-2-2123-8191

C. Admissions decision and withdrawal: Admissions Office +82-2-2123-4131

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[Attachment]

[How to Print The Bill]

[1] Log on to Yonsei Portal Service at http://portal.yonsei.ac.kr → Click "Tuition and Payment"

[2] Log in: Enter your Application number (capital letters) as ID (instead of Student ID number) and password

(Six digits of D.O.B.: YYMMDD).

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[3] Print the bill: Registration > Print/Registration → Browse/Registration → Print

[4] One virtual deposit account is provided for each student on the tuition bill. Once the deposit to this

account has been completed successfully, the student is automatically registered at Yonsei University

(even if the wire transfer was done by other person’s name).

1.Click ‘Browse/Registration’

2. Click ‘Print’

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[5] Payment Verification : Registration > Print/Registration → Print Payment Verification → Select ‘semester’

which students want to verify → Click ‘Korean’ or ‘English’

2.select ‘semester’

1.click ‘Print payment Verification’

3.click to verify

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3. Submission of additional documents (if required)

※ Please write down your application number on the upper right side of all documents.

※ Submission due date & Place: 2017.2.17(Fri), 16:00 local time

Office of Admissions (3rd floor, Centennial Hall)

A. [Mandatory] High School Diploma or Certificate of Graduation AND Transcript with

Apostille or Korean Consulate Authentication

B. High School Diploma or Certificate of Graduation AND final Transcript

– Students who are expected to graduate from high school(including schools in Korea) must

submit these documents to the Office of Admissions

C. Letter of Consent & Letter of Request

- All accepted students who have not submitted Letter of Consent and Letter of Request

must fill out them[formats on page 9~10] and submit both to the Office of Admissions.

* Letter of Consent: only one for each student needed

* Letter of Request (‘Student’s section’): only for high school(s) attended

D. Office of Admission can request students for additional documents to be submitted when

necessary in the process of screening required documents.

4. Korean Proficiency Test

A. Test Date and Place (Students can choose between Date1 and Date2 at their convenience)

※ All applicants of Korean Proficiency Test must bring their test identification slips, ID cards(passports or

Alien Registration cards), and pens.

B. Test Waivers

1) Test Waiver Eligibility Requirements

All departments

(except for Global Leadership Division)GLD (Global Leadership Division)

Students who submit TOPIK score or

Certificate of Yonsei KLI are exempted

from the Korean Proficiency Test

Students who submit TOPIK score level 5

(or above) or Certificate of Yonsei KLI

level 5(or above) are exempted from the

Korean Proficiency Test

<Valid date of the test results>

⚫TOPIK: 39th examination(Date of result announcement: 2015.5.6) and after

⚫Certificate of Yonsei KLI:　The last date of the course should be 2015.2.28 and after

(※Certificates from other universities are NOT accepted)

Date and Time Place

Date1 2017.2.16(Thu) 14:30 Korean Language Institute, Seoul Campus

Room. No. 121Date2 2017.2.21(Tue) 14:00

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2) Submission of TOPIK score or Certificate of Yonsei KLI

C. If a freshmen fails to submit a verification(TOPIK or Certificate of Yonsei KLI) or to

attend the Proficiency Test, his/her Korean language level will be automatically

considered as Level 1. (The restriction below is applicable to the lectures delivered in

Korean only)

1) Restriction on credits per semester based on Korean language proficiency level

※ For more inquiries on restriction on credits, contact University College Administration

Office (+82-32-749-3126)

5. Issuance of “Certificate of Admission (표준입학허가서)”

All departments except for GLD

University College

Administration Office

GLD (Global Leadership Division)

GLD Administration Office

Seoul Campus

※ Submission due date:

2017.2.14(Tue)

Baekyang Hall-N-311

tel:+82-2-2123-3032

email: englishtest@yonsei.ac.kr

Underwood Hall B107

tel:+82-2-2123-3211~3213

email: gldp@yonsei.ac.kr

Int’l Campus

※ Submission due date:

2017.2.14(Tue)

Libertas Hall-A-604

tel:+82-32-749-3126

email: englishtest@yonsei.ac.kr

Libertas Hall-A-420

tel:+82-32-749-3500~3503

email: gldp@yonsei.ac.kr

Level Credits available

(Lectures in Korean)Yonsei KLI TOPIK

Lv.1 or Below Lv.1 Maximum 3 credits per semester

Lv.2 completed Lv.2 Maximum 6 credits per semester

Lv.3 completed Lv.3 Maximum 9 credits per semester

Lv.4 completed Lv.4 Maximum 12 credits per semester

Lv.5 completed Lv.5 No restrictions

Certificate of Admission is necessary for foreign students(including F visa holders) in order

to acquire a Student Visa(D-2) in Korea. All international students should obtain D-2(student)

visa. Visa status, study programs and related information should be submitted to Foreign

Student Information System run by Ministry of Justice. Please obtain a student visa before the

start of the semester. Note, those overseas Korean students holding F-4, F-5, do not have to

change the visa to a D-2, however, they must prove their visa type. The office of

International affairs will contact each student via email after the tuition deposit is paid.

※ For more specific information, please contact the Office of International Affairs at

lyna@yonsei.ac.kr, +82-2-2123-6492.

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6. Health Insurance for International Students [Submission due date: 2017.1.25(Wed)]

* Inquiries: Office of International Affairs/ tel:+82-2-2123-3488, email: insurance@yonsei.ac.kr

Previously, all international students at Yonsei were recommended to obtain personal health

insurance to prepare for emergency situations and illness. The Korean Ministry of Education

recently set guidelines stating that all international students are required to either submit

their proof of insurance or purchase insurance in Korea beginning from 2015.

Please refer to the following information and submit your proof of health insurance no later

than 2017.1.25(Wed) in order to register for courses in the 2017 Spring semester.

Otherwise, access to the school portal system will be restricted. Please apply for insurance

as soon as possible for your health and welfare and to avoid any disadvantages in course

registration. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

A. Approved insurances

1) Private Insurance from home country: Private insurance purchased from the home

country is also valid if it is applicable in Korea.

Ÿ Documented evidence stating the terms of policy, insurance period and personal

information are required for confirmation.

Ÿ An English version of document is highly recommended. If not available, please

provide a Korean or English translation for your insurance document.

2) National Health Insurance: Long-term international students staying in Korea will

receive the same benefits as Koreans.

Ÿ Application: National Health Insurance Service(Tel. +82-1577-1000, http://nhic.or.k

r)

Ÿ Foreign language service available: Seoul Global Center (Tel. +82-2-2075-4180)

3) School Group Insurance: Students will pay a discounted rate to the insurance

company contracted with the university.

Ÿ Dongbu Health Insurance: (http://www.studyunion.co.kr)

Ÿ Commencement date of coverage: 2017.3.2(Thu)

B. How to submit (choose one)

※ Please write your personal information (student ID number, name, and contact

information) on the document.

1) E-mail submission: Send the document via e-mail at insurance@yonsei.ac.kr

2) In-person submission: International Team at #S308, Baekyang Hall (Bldg.#310)

[Office hour: MON~FRI, 9:00~17:00]

7. Students ID Card Pick up: Please Refer to page 11

8. Housing Application: Please refer to page 12

9. English, Math, Physics Level Test and Academic Advising: Please refer to page 16

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2017.3.외국인 LETTER OF CONSENT(학력조회동의서) Application No.

Office of Admissions, Yonsei University

50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemoon-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea

Tel :+82-2-2123-4131, Fax : +82-2-2123-8614,

Email : ysadms@yonsei.ac.kr

http://admission.yonsei.ac.kr/seoul/

Release of Information Form

By making application for admission to Undergraduate Programs of Yonsei University, I hereby

authorize administrator or other persons to confer with others to obtain and verify my credentials

and qualifications as a provider.

I release from any and all liability all organizations or individuals who act in good faith and

without malice to provide the above information.

I consent to the release by any person to other institutions of all information that may be

relevant to an evaluation of my credentials and qualifications and hereby release any such

person providing such information of any and all liability.

201 . . .

Student's Name(지원자 성명) :

Date of Birth(생년월일) :

Signature(지원자 서명) :

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2017.3.외국인 LETTER OF REQUEST(학력조회의뢰서) Application No.

Office of Admissions, Yonsei University

50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemoon-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea

Tel :+82-2-2123-4131, Fax : +82-2-2123-8614,

Email : ysadms@yonsei.ac.kr

http://admission.yonsei.ac.kr/seoul/

Student's Education Record[지원자 작성란, Student's Section]

※ Attachments : Letter of Consent, High school transcript(s)

[해외 고등학교 학적담당자 작성란, High School Verifier/Registrar's Section]

Kindly verify the above student information in the box below, and please return to Office of Admissions,

Yonsei University[by air-mail / email attachment / fax, etc].

Student's Name

Date of Birth（yyyy/mm/dd）

Sex (Male, Female)

Name of High School(Campus)

School Phone No.

School Address

Period of Enrollment（yyyy/mm/dd ~ yyyy/mm/dd）

Date of Graduation□ / Transfer□

Verification Tick þ & Remark

1. Basic Information(Name, DOB, Sex, School Info.)

Correct □ Incorrect □ ( )

2. Period of Enrollment Correct □ Incorrect □ ( )

3. Date of Graduation□/Transfer□ Correct □ Incorrect □ ( )

4. Descriptions in Transcript(s) Correct □ Incorrect □ ( )

Certified by

Name & Position :

Signature :

Affiliation :

Tel :

Fax :

Email :

Date :

Comment :

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Getting a Student ID Card

1. Overview The Yonsei ID card, exclusively for its members (students, faculty and staff), is crucial for

campus life. It serves as a combination of identification and banking functions. It is also used as a debit or electronic cash (K-Cash) card. And, it is used to enter the library and some buildings, or to check class attendance.

2. ID card will be issued to 2017 Spring Semester incoming students

3. How to apply

4. ID Card Pickup - Seoul Campus : 2017.3.2(Thu), 3.3(Fri), 3.6(Mon) 09:00~20:00 at Woori Bank (Yonsei Seoul Campus Branch) - Incheon International Campus : 2017.3.2(Thu), 3.3(Fri), 3.6(Mon) 09:00~20:00 at Woori Bank (Yonsei International Campus Branch) * Please bring your personal identification [Alien Registration Card(외국인등록증), Passport,

Korean Driver’s License] when you pick up your Yonsei ID card.

5. If you apply or submit documents after the due date, your Yonsei ID card would be issued on the end of March and you might have difficulties in entering library or checking attendance etc.

6. Contact Information - Yonsei General Service Center: +82-2-2123-3205 - Woori Bank (Yonsei Seoul Campus Branch) : +82-2-313-3198 (ext.321) - Woori Bank (Yonsei International Campus Branch) : +82-32-822-6321

University Service Center

Documents Submission Application Date Application procedure

No documents required

(Online application ONLY)

from Feb.22(Wed) 2017

[It may take a week(working

day) from the online

application date]

Yonsei Portal

(http://portal.yonsei.ac.kr/main/indexe.jsp)

→ Log in [ID: Student ID No., PW: Date of

Birth(yymmdd)]

→ Academic information System → Issue

student ID → 학생증/신분증 관리 → 재발급

카드 신청

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Spring 2017 YIC Housing Application Guidelines

(For Residential College Students)

1. Eligibility: Spring 2017 incoming RC students.

2. Application period: 2017.2.3(Fri) 13:00 ~ 2.10(Fri) 16:00   

3. How to apply

   (1) Apply online via YIC Dormitory homepage: http://yicdorm.yonsei.ac.kr

   (2) Login to the website

[ID: Application No., PW: 6 digits of date of birth(yymmdd)]

     (3) No documents to be submitted

(4) Please use "Internet Explorer" for the application.

4. Housing Fees (KRW)

Triple Double

Housing Fees

(A)

Scholarship

(B)

Facilities Deposit

(C)

Total

(A-B+C)

Housing Fees

(A)

Scholarship

(B)

Facilities Deposit

(C)

Total

(A-B+C)

956,000 92,000 100,000 964,000 1,500,000 184,000 100,000 1,416,000

A. Facilities Deposit(100,000 won) will be refunded en bloc after the end of the

semester.

(1) The deposit will be returned to the bank account you have registered at Yonsei Portal.

Please check out whether the account number has been input correctly.

(2) How to register bank account number at Yonsei Portal (http://portal.yonsei.ac.kr)

① Log in to Yonsei Portal → Academic Information System → Academic Management

System → Student Record → Information → Personal Data → 계좌정보 → Modify

② You can only register the account under your name.

③ If you cannot register the account because of the difference between

bank account name and the name registered at Yonsei Portal, please send the copy of

your bankbook, Student ID number and Name to goldjay@yonsei.ac.kr

  B. Meal costs are not included in housing fees. Please purchase meal coupons

personally at the restaurant after moving in. (Meal Coupon Prices: 2,800 ~ 4,200 won)

5. Housing Fee Payment

   A. Payment Period: 2017.2.7(Tue) 09:00 ~ 2. 21(Tue) 24:00, local time

B. Verifying Housing fees and Virtual account: Please refer to YIC Dormitory homepage

(http://yicdorm.yonsei.ac.kr)

※ Housing fee must be paid within a designated period(If it is unpaid, move-in will be not

allowed).

※ Housing fee and virtual account information will NOT be informed by email or mobile

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phone. Please check out the information via YIC Dormitory homepage.

6. Housing residence period : 1 semester

A. 2017.2.26(Sun) ~ 6.22(Thu) 12:00

B. RC students should spend their first and second semester(the freshman year) at International

Campus located in Incheon for Residential College course.

※ Students who are admitted to Department of Sport Industry Studies and Physical

Education are to spend their first one semester of the freshman year at International

Campus for Residential College course.

※ Hosing application period for Fall semester : from late July or early August

(Please refer to the announcement on YIC Dormitory homepage in July)

7. Health Inspection

   A. All students who want to move into the dormitory must submit 'Chest X-ray results(for

tuberculosis test)' and 'Certificate of MMR(Measles, Mumps & Rubella) Vaccination' (only

Korean or English version is valid)

(1) tuberculosis(TB) inspection certificate

① TB inspection should be done in the hospital.

② TB inspection must not go over expire date (within 2 month from a date of issue)

③ TB inspection certificate must be submitted every semester.

④ CD, film etc. cannot be submitted instead of the certificate (Only the document of

certificate with the seal can be submitted)

(2) MMR (Measles, Mumps & Rubella) Vaccination Certificate

B. Move-in can be available only if both documents are submitted when you check in. If one of

them is missing, move-in is basically not allowed on that day you arrived.

C. Move-in procedure might be refused if it turns out that communal living is not possible

according to the results of the medical check up.

D. The term of validity for the Chest X-ray Certificate : within 2 months from the Move-In

date.

E. Where to submit : at the dormitory lobby on the very day of the move-in.

※ Inquiries : +82-32-749-5103(Dormitory 1) / +82-32-749-5203(Dormitory 2)

F. Please contact or visit YIC Health Center to inform your personal medical issues including

state of taking medicine for health, safety and prompt action in case of emergency.

※ YIC Health Center : 1st floor, Wisdom Hall #A (+82-32-749-2118~9)

8. Information on Move-In

  A. The house and room for each student will be assigned randomly.

B. Room assignments will be announced on 2017.2.23.(Thu) 17:00, local time via YIC

Dormitory homepage (http://yicdorm.yonsei.ac.kr)

C. Move-In Date & Time: 2017.2.26(Sun) 09:00 ~ 2.28(Tue) 18:00

D. Move-In Procedure

(1) Confirm your identification at each reception when you check in(ID cards required).

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(2) Submit the medical certificates(Chest X-ray results & MMR Vaccination)

(3) Check your assigned room, get a card key and two types of check-in documents.

(4) After the move-in, write down the documents(facility check list & check-in pledge) and

submit it to the dormitory admin office.

E. Internal Facilities: desk & chair, wardrobes, shoe closet, single bed & mattress, air

conditioning & heating system, shower room, bathroom, LAN port.

F. What To Bring

     (1) Social identification card or Driver’s license for ID check up

(2) Personal belongings [mattress sheet for single bed(1000*2000), comforter, pillow,

toiletries, hangers, slippers and etc.]

※ Since dormitory is a place for cohabitation, please make sure to keep your belongings on

a proper level.

※ Size of Wardrobes : 280*2,100 for triple room, 600*2,100 for double room

G. All electronic heating devices is not allowed to use in the room(except for a hair drier or

straightener)

H. No pets allowed in the dormitory.

I. How to get a delivery : receive it with signing in personal at each building lobby

※ Be sure to exclude your valuables from the delivery in case of losing it.

※ Please dispatch the delivery after confirming the assigned building and room number from

the assignment which will be noticed on 23rd, Feb on the website.

※ Address for the delivery : Room #, Bld. #, Songdo Dormitory #, Yonsei International

Campus, Songdo Gwahakro 85, Yoensu-gu, Incheon.

9. Application Info for the Handicapped Students

A. Please ask 'Support Center for Handicapped Students' about the details for the application

such as required documents and how to submit it.

※ YONSEI Handicapped Students Support Center : +82-2-2123-3633

10. Points of Caution

A. The housing application can be completed only if every information in the form is filled

without empty. If not, the application is not submitted.

B. Please do not forget to click the check box in the application form on the website to get a

dormitory scholarship for sure.

C. Students residing in Incheon city may choose not to stay at dormitory by submitting proof

documents.

If you want to apply for the non-residence, please send proof documents and Statement of

reasons for the non-residence via e-mail(residence@yonsei.ac.kr)

※ E-mail Title: [Non-residence]Student ID Number_Name

※ Application form download: YIC Dormitory website → 커뮤니티(Community) → 서식자료실

(Form Download) → 송도학사 미입사 사유서(Statement of reasons for the non-residence)

D. Housing fee should be paid within preset period to the virtual account individually assigned.

If not, the application will be canceled.

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E. Please make sure your payment should be transferred in your name if possible. The

payment in installments or with a credit card is NOT acceptable.

F. It is impossible to pay the housing fee after the designated period.

G. If you want to cancel the application for personal circumstances or an another university

registration after the payment, please download and fill 'the Refund Application' form from

the website and send it by email(residence@yonsei.ac.kr) until 2017.2.22(Wed) 17:00, local

time. Once the move-in procedure is finished, housing fee will be refunded by the terms of

mid-departure regulations.

※ E-mail Title: [Refund]Student ID Number_Name

※ Application form download: YIC Dormitory website → 커뮤니티(Community) → 서식자료실

(Form Download) → 기숙사비 환불신청서(Application for Refund)

H. The mid-departure is only available by the reasons below

(required documents : the refund application & copy of bankbook)

(1) Leave of absence(including for the military services), dropout(requiring certificate

document)

(2) Medical reasons(hospitalization only, requiring diagnosis certificate)

(3) Refund for the mid-departure students will be repaid after deducting 150,000won of the

housing fee and the extra will be refunded after calculating by week or remained staying

period[No refunds from 2017.5.15(Mon)]

I. In case of the leave of absence or dropout in the middle of the semester, staying in the

dormitory is not allowed for the rest of the housing period(move-out is supposed to be

progressed with applying a leave of absence or dropout at the same time).

11. Inquiries

A. YIC General Administration Office (Dormitory Management Team)

(1) Address : #409 Vision Hall, Yonsei International Campus, Songdo Gwahakro 85,

Yoensu-gu, Incheon.

(2) Tel : +82-32-749-2991~2

B. YIC Songdo Dormitory 1 (Block A~C)

(1) Address : #A106 Songdo Dormitory, Yonsei International Campus, Songd Gwahakro 85,

Yoensu-gu, Incheon.

(2) Tel : +82-32-749-5103

C. YIC Songdo Dormitory 2 (Block D~F)

(1) Address : #D113 Songdo Dormitory, Yonsei International Campus, Songdo Gwahakro 85,

Yoensu-gu, Incheon.

(2) Tel : +82-32-749-5203

YIC General Administration Office

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Yonsei� English� Level� Certification/� English,� Math,� Physics� Level� Test�

and� Academic� Advising� Schedule� (Early� Decisions)

1. English, Math, Physics level test and academic advising schedule

※ The level test and academic advising for College of Dentistry will take place on 2017.2.17(Fri), after the regular

decision result has been announced.

Date# of

test

EnglishLevel Test

Math/Physics Level Test Department majors Academic

Advising

Feb 2(Thu)

1st 09:00~10:40 10:50~11:50 College ofEngineering

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

12:20~13:20　

Industrial EngineeringMechanical EngineeringComputer ScienceChemical & Biomolecular Engineering

2nd 12:30~14:10 14:20~15:20

College ofEngineering

Architectural Engineering

11:00~12:00

Urban EngineeringCivil and Environmental Engineering

Material Science & Engineering

College ofScience All majors

3rd 16:00~17:40 　

College ofEngineering Integrated Technology

College of Business & Economics

All majors 14:30~15:30

College of Sciences in Education

Physical Education Feb.16(Thu)14:30~15:30Sport Industry Studies

College of Nursing All majors 14:30~15:30

Feb 3 (Fri)

1st 09:00~10:40

10:50~11:50College of Life

Science & Biotechnology

All majors 12:20~13:20

　

College of Business All majors

11:00~12:00College of Theology All majors

College of Medicine All majors 　

2nd 12:30~14:10 　

College of Liberal Arts All majors

11:00~12:00College of Human Ecology

All majors

3rd 16:00~17:40 　

College of Sciences in Education

Education

14:30~15:30College of

Music All majors

College of Social Sciences All majors

- Global Leadership Division

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ㆍ Location

- Each level test: computer labs in Sin-Chon Campus/ Academic Advising: classrooms.

- Specific location will be announced through University College homepage (http://www4.yonsei.ac.kr/fresh).

ㆍ Students who attend level test should follow this schedule and take the test.

- All UIC students are exempt from the English level test.

- Math and Physics level test is only tested on students in college of Science, Engineering and Life

Science & Biology.

- However, all freshmen students of mathematic major is exempt from Math level test.

2. Yonsei English level certification and English level test

Yonsei University implemented English level certification since 2010.

English Level tests measure individuals’ ability to use English and provide appropriate level of English

courses and students are required to take the course during semester. For details, please visit

(http://www4.yonsei.ac.kr/fresh) and find ‘영어인증 프로그램(Yonsei English level certification)’ section.

◆ Students who are exempt from English Level certification

If students have test score on the tests listed down below, you are exempt from English level test.

To be exempt, you have to fill out your test score on Yonsei Portal.

a. Date : 2017.2.1(Wed) 09:00 ~ 2.15(Wed) 17:00, local time (2 weeks)

b. Procedure: Go to Yonsei Portal(http://portal.yonsei.ac.kr) and type in the test score.

1) Log-in : ID- application number, Password- 6 digits of date of birth(YYMMDD)

2) Enter your score

3) Scan your unofficial score report -> insert it -> save

4) For external official score report students have to agree with the statement that ‘외부공인성적표

의 등록번호 등의 기재사항을 활용하여 학부대학이 해당 시험 주관기관에 의뢰하여 원본대조를 할

수 있다’

c. Original copy comparison : Students have to bring the official score report to their department

office(Sin-Chon and Song-do) from 2017.3.6(Mon) 09:00 to 3.10(Fri) 17:00 and office will compare

your score that you uploaded on Yonsei portal and to prove exemption. If students miss the given

period of time, they will lose their qualification for exemption and their course registration data of

related University English class will be deleted.

d. Test score valid date: Test score established on March 1st, 2015 or after is valid.

e. If there is a difference detected between the score on original score report and score that student

entered on portal, it will be counted as unfair practice and the student can get a punishment.

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f. Standard of acceptance for external official English test score and Courses

Official English Test Scores Courses

TOEFL iBT

Total score 105 or above

Speaking 25 or above Advanced University English I (Waive) [credits given]

Writing 25 or above Advanced University English II (Waive) [credits given]

Total score 90 or above

Speaking 21 or above Take Advanced University English I

Writing 21 or above Take Advanced University English II

IELTS

Total Band score 8 or above

Speaking 7.5 or above Advanced University English I (Waive) [credits given]

Writing 7.5 or above Advanced University English II (Waive) [credits given]

Total Band score 7 or above

Speaking 6.5 or above Take Advanced University English I

Writing 6.5 or above Take Advanced University English II

◆ Target of English Level test

a. Target of English Level test : All freshman in Sin-Chon and Song-do International Campus

(including students in Artistic and Athletic Majors but except for UIC students)

b. Test Location : Computer Labs in Sin-Chon Campus

※ Detailed location will be announced through University College homepage (http://www4.yonsei.ac.kr/fresh).

c. Test Method : Online test using computer.

Test type Test Time Remarks

Speaking 25minAcademic English level used in University and everyday

communication skill. 10 questions total.

Writing 60minWriting a simple sentence, 5 questions

Writing a compound sentence & Essay 7 questions in total.

d. Grade announcement : After 2017.2.21(Tue) 12:00, local time

Student can enter their student ID to check their level test grade:

Go to Yonsei Portal(http://portal.yonsei.ac.kr)-> Academic Information System on the right side ->

Click Class Enrollment

Based on the level test result, student must check individual’s required university English class.

e. Attention: : Except for the students who are exempt from the test by submitting official score

report, students who did not attend the level test cannot apply for university English

class on the Enrollment day [2017.2.23(Thu)].

f. Inquries: University College

Tel.: +82-2-2123-7517, Email: englishtest@yonsei.ac.kr

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3. Math and Physics leveled education and level test

Every Yonsei students in College of Science, Engineering and Life Science & Biology should take math

and physics as their graduate requirements. Math and Physics level test measure student’s ability in

both subjects and offer classes that students need in order to complete their basic academic

requirements.

◆ Target of Math/Physics level test

a. Target of Math/Physics level test: All freshmen in College of Science/Engineering/Life Science &

Biology.

- Except for Integrated Technology students

- Mathematic majored students(in college of science) is exempt from math level test.

b. Test Method: Online test using computer.

c. Test result announcement: The test is graded right after the exam. Each student can check his/her

grade individually.

4. Academic Advising before the beginning of semester: 2017 spring semester academic schedule

Academic advising before the school will be offered by students’ academic advisor and will provide

things such as freshmen year academic plan, characteristics of freshmen courses, freshmen required

courses, class enrollment, and how to manage campus life and other things that helps student’s

growth during their freshmen year. (※ For academic advising schedule, please check page 16.)

5. Inquiries : University College Administration Office

Tel.: +82-32-749-3128, Email: englishtest@yonsei.ac.kr

University College