Korean Category

1. At least First-year Undergraduate student/At least First-year master’s student (excluding doctoral students). According to the year of study recorded in the Office of Academic Affairs system at the time of internal selection..
2. GPA should be higher than 3.00.
3. TOEFL iBT 80 (Do not accept Home Edition) or IELTS 6.5 or The General English Proficiency Test (High-Intermediate).
4. Not available to students in the College of Medicine( Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Departments of Seoul campus are not included for this exchange program. ).

Refer to here for the academic calendar.

Fall Semester: August - December
Spring Semester: March - June

1. The language requirements listed are the minimum standards. Applicants are advised to look into specific departments and courses to ensure they meet all prerequisites and additional language criteria. The host institution reserves the right to deny admission if no suitable departments or courses are available.
   If any information provided in this table conflicts with the latest announcements from the exchange university, country, or region, applicants should follow the most recent official announcements from the respective university, country, or region.
   Exchange students who are selected and recommended by NTU are not allowed, after receiving admission approval from the host university, to request changes to the granted admission conditions, nor may they, if their exchange application is rejected by the host university, request to reapply under different conditions. Any such actions will result in immediate cancellation of their admission eligibility.

2. This institution is a technical university. Prospective applicants are advised to verify in advance whether their department or program is eligible, in order to avoid potential rejection by the host university.

3. For exchange information, please refer to the website.

4. For course information, please refer to the website.

5. Fact Sheet

6. Graduate school of medical science and engineering, Department of Seoul campus is not included for this exchange program. 

7. Workload for exchange students:

• Undergraduates (Bachelor): min 4 courses(12 credits), max 8 courses(24 credits) Graduates (Master): min 3 courses(9 credits), max 4 courses(12 credits)
• Graduates students are NOT allowed to take undergraduate courses/subjects/units.
  Please make sure that 50% of the courses you take are from your major department at KAIST. 
• Please note that thesis courses are not open for exchange students to register. 

Living Cost：
Accommodation: 200$ a month
Food: 200$ a month
Local Transportation: 70$ a month
Personal expenditure: 150$ a month
Academic expenses: 50~100$ in a month
Total cost per month: 670~720$

Health Insurance 
Students should have insurance before they arrive South Korea.