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The Catholic University of Korea
2015 Fall Semester
Graduate School Admission Guide
for International Students
(Songsim International Campus)
The Graduate School
【 Table of Contents 】
Ⅰ. Programs and Departments .....................................1
Ⅱ. Admission Quota ...........................................................2
Ⅲ. Qualifications......................................................................3
Ⅳ. Screening Procedure and Admission Process....4
Ⅴ. Application Procedure and Schedule.....................5
Ⅵ. Required Documents......................................................6
Ⅶ. Scholarship Program.....................................................10
Ⅷ. Others..................................................................................11
Ⅰ. Programs and Departments
Division
Department
Korean Language &
Literature
Humanities
and
Social
French Language &
Literature
English Language &
Literature
Chinese Language &
Literature
Japanese Language &
Culture
Korean Language &
Education for Foreigners
Korean History
Religious Studies
Philosophy
Social Welfare
Psychology
Business Administration
Sociology
International Studies
Law
Public Administration
Chemistry
Life science
Mathematics
Science
Physics
Food & Nutrition
Consumer & Housing
Clothing & Textiles
Child & Family Studies
Living Culture Studies
Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Major
Program
MA PhD
Application Text
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French Language, French Literature
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English Language, English Literature
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Chinese Language, Chinese Literature,
Translation
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Japanese Linguistics
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Korean Language Education
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Korean History
Catholic Theology, Religious Studies
Western Philosophy, Eastern Philosophy
Social Welfare
Social Welfare Policy,
Social Welfare Methodology
Counseling Psychology,
Clinical Psychology,
Experimental&Cognitive Psychology,
Industrial & Organizational Psychology
Business Administration, Accounting
Healthcare Management
Sociology
American Studies, Chinese Studies
International Relations
Public Law, Private Law
Public Administration
Policy Studies
Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry,
Analytical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry,
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology, Environmental Biology
Pure Mathematics, Statistics,
Mathematical Finance
Physics
Food Science, Nutrition
Consumer Studies, Housing Studies
Clothing & Textiles
Child Studies, Family Studies
Consumer Studies, Housing Studies,
Child Development & Family Studies,
Clothing&Textiles
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Pharmacal Microbiology/Pharmacal
Immunology, Pharmacal
Biochemistry, Drug Metabolism and
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Combined
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Bioanalysis, Medicinal
Chemistry/Pharmaceutical Synthetic
Chemistry, Physiology, Preventive
Pharmacy/Toxicology,
Pharmacology/Pharmacokinetics,
Pharmacognosy,Clinical
Pharmacy,Pharmaceutics/Physical Pharmacy
Biotechnology &
Environmental
Engineering
Computer Sciences &
Engineering Engineering
Information,
Communications &
Electronic Engineering
Digital Media
Art
Combined
Course
Music
Reading Studies
Biotechnology, Environmental Engineering
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Computer Science & Engineering
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Information, Communications &
Electronic Engineering
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Media Engineering, Culture Contents
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Instruments
(Piano, Organ, Strings, Winds),
Voice, Composition, Theory, Church music
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(Gregorian chant, Composition,
Organ, Choral conducting), Choral
conducting
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Reading
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※ Since 2014, the major Pharmacy- Medicine analytics name has been changed to
Drug Metabolism and Bioanalysis, also Clinical Pharmacy has been added.
※ According to classes opened in 2015, International studies will only open English
classes based on special quality of course.
※ The qualification for Korean language teaching certificate 2nd level can be awarded to
students acquiring Korean Language & Education for Foreigners’ degree.
(Refer to Korean Language Education Act, Article 13.)
※ The master’s course of Food & Nutrition has been designated under clinical
nutritionist education institution and the curriculum will be run based on the
affiliated department.
Ⅱ. Admission Quota
□ A limited number of students are offered admissions to each academic department
or program.
※ The department can refuse to accept students, if none of the applicants fulfil
the department's criteria.
※ In case of some departments, when the number of applicants does not meet
the quota, there can be no selection.
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Ⅲ. Qualifications
□ Master's Degree and Combined Master & Doctorate Degree
- Applicant should meet one of the following eligibility clauses
A. The applicants and both parents of the applicants have a nationality other than
Korean and have a Bachelor's degree or in the final semester of the
above degree program at the time of application.
B. If the applicants or one of the parents are not foreigners, the applicants have
completed or are expected to complete 16 years of primary and secondary
education(elementary to post-secondary) outside of Korea and have a Bachelor's
degree or in the final semester of the above degree program at the time of
application.
□Doctorate Degree
- Applicant should meet one of the following eligibility clauses
A. The applicants and both parents of the applicant have a nationality other
than Korean and have a Master's degree or in the final semester of the
above degree program at the time of application.
B. If the applicants or one of the parents are not foreigners, the applicants have
completed or are expected to complete 16 years of primary and secondary
education (elementary to post-secondary) outside of Korea and have a Master's
degree in Korea or outside Korea or in the final semester of the above degree
program at the time of application.
※ Those who are expected to earn a degree until August must submit a required
graduation certificate by August 28, 2015 (Friday). If he or she does not submit
the graduation certificate, the admission will be canceled.
□ Korean , English Languages Proficiency
A. Applicants who have TOPIK level 3 or above (Applicants who hold 3 grades at
TOPIK must submit 4 or higher grades at TOPIK before graduating)
B. Applicants who have TOEFL PBT 550, CBT 210, iBT 80, IELTS 5.5 or TEPS 550 above
can apply regardless of Korean Language proficiency.
※ Applicants who were born and raised in English speaking countries do not need to submit
official English scores, but applicants who wish to receive foreigner’s scholarship must submit
official English scores.
C. The scholarship is commensurate with TOPIK, TOEFL and IELTS scores.
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Ⅳ. Screening Procedure and Admission Process
1. Screening Procedure
The screening process combines the paper examination, interviews and practical
examination determined by each department. The interviews include tests on learning
capability for Korean classes and major courses.
2. Admission Process
D o cu m e n ts scre e n in g
Submit
Application
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Submit Required
Interview
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Documents
Written or Practical Tests
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Notification of
Admission
Certificate of
➡ Tuition Payment ➡
Admission,
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Enrollment
Visa Process
※ Our graduate school does not use the personal information (such as Foreign
Registration Number or resident registration number, name, e-mail, phone number, and
educational background) for any other reasons than admission selection. But, personal
information of final acceptances are used as materials for making school registration,
and applicant’s agreement is required in submitting the application consequentially.
-. Agreement for collecting and using personal information is compulsory.
(Refer to [attachment 5])
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Ⅴ. Application Procedure and Schedule
Procedure
Schedule
Required Application
April 13, 2015 (Monday) ~ May 22, 2015 (Friday), by 5p.m
Documents Submission
Document Screeing &
Interview
Admission Decision
Enrollment
※ Only by Visiting and Mailing
May 29, 2015 (Friday), 10 a.m.
June 16, 2015 (Tuesday)
June 22, 2015 (Monday) ~ June 26, (Friday), until 4 p.m.
1. Required Application Documents Submission
A. Application Submission : April 13, 2015 (Mon) ~ May 22, 2015 (Fri)
B. How to submit
- In Person : H312, Michael Hall
- Via mail : H312, Michael Hall, Academic & Student Affairs Team of Graduate
School, Jibong-ro 43, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 420-743, Korea
- All documents should be submitted by May 22, Friday. Late applications will not be
accepted.
2. Document Screening and Interview
A. Date : May 29, 2015 (Friday), 10 a.m.
B. Location : The information in detail will be announced individually by E-mail
or cell phone on May 28, 2015 (Thursday)
3. Admission decision
A. Notification of admission : June 16, 2015 (Tuesday)
Contact individually (by E-mail or cell phone)
4. Enrollment
- Period of Enrollment : June 22, 2015 (Monday) ~ June 26, (Friday), until 4 p.m.
(payment to Financial Team’s account)
- Tuition bill and payment method will be guided on the date of Notification of
admission.
※ Payment Method for Foreign Residents
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Bank : Woori Bank
Account number : 1006401276575
Account name : The Catholic University of Korea
Swift Code : HVBKKRSE
• Bank address : YEOKGOK BR. Gyeonggi Bucheon Wonmi-gu Yeokgok-dong 79-3
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Ⅵ. Required Documents
☞ Every documents must be issued within 3 month before submitting the application.
☞ If the document is not written in Korean or English, submit the English notarized document.
☞ Important notices are sent to Email, so please make sure your Email address is written
correctly and frequent checking of your inbox is required.
☞ Refer to the Required Documents for Applicant list and submit every documents to the
address below.
☞ Required Documents list and additional formats can be downloaded on
http://www.catholic.ac.kr/~cukgs/ (Admission guide – International students – reference
board)
☞ Applicant for Doctorate degree must submit graduation certificate of Graduate school.
☞ Applicant for Doctorate degree must submit transcript of Graduate school.
1. Common Document
No.
Documents
Original
Certified
Copy
Notes
▷Refer to [attachment 1]
(signature, picture)
1
Admission
Application Form
▷One colored ID picture (4*5cm) must be
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submitted on the application
▷English name and birthday written in
passport must be written on application
form.
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3
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Statement of
Purpose
Study Plan
Letter of
Recommendation
Graduation Certificate
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▷Refer to [attachment 2]
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▷Refer to [attachment 3]
▷Free format. Hand in sealed in the
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envelope.
▷Those who are expected to earn
a degree must submit a required
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graduation certificate by August 28, 2015
(Friday).
▷Those who are expected to earn a
degree must hand in transcript from the
Official
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undergraduate school
transcript / Graduate
last semester and submit the final
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transcript by August 28, 2015 (Friday).
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▷If GPA or percentage is not written on
school transcript
the transcript, print the conversion result
of the transcript from the WES web site
(http://www.wes.org/students/igpacalc.asp).
▷Transcripts must be within valid
The original version
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of language
Proficiency test
period. (based on screening date)
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1) Korean : TOPIK
2) English: TOEFL, IELTS, TEPS
results
▷Must hand in the original transcript
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within the application period.
▷Refer to [attachment 4]
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Statement of
Financial Support
▷Signature from a financial sponsor
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(Student, parents, professor etc.) is
mandatory.
▷Financial guarantee’s (Student, parents,
professor etc.) bank balance with over
$15,000 is kept more than a month
must be verified.
▷Submitters who plan to hand in bank
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Financial Certificate
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balance certificate from chinese bank
must freeze withdrawal by September 30,
2015.
※ Financial certificate is not necessary
for those who plan to study abroad
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Proof of Employment
or Business License
A copy of passport
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with qualification of F-6, F-4 etc.
▷Submit if financial sponsor is parents or
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professor.
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▷Two copies of both sides of the
ARC issued by the Ministry of
A copy of ARC
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(Alien Registration
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Card)
Foreign Affairs and Trade of
Korea
▷For applicants currently
residing in Korea only
Both parents’
certifications of
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▷Except for the Chinese applicant.
nationality
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(passport or
additional document list)
identification card)
A copy of certificate
▷Certificate of family relations between the
of family relations
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(Chinese applicants should check the
applicants and their parents
between the
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▷Except for the Chinese applicant
applicants and their
(Chinese applicants should check the
parents
additional document list)
Agreement for
Collecting and
Using Personal
Information
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▷Refer to [attachment 5]
▷Refer to [attachment 6]
Agreement for
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Checking School
▷Only students from foreign university
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should hand in. (Students from Korean
university don’t have to hand in.)
Register and Grade
▷Write specifically about official English
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name and the period of attendance of
the Highest level of school.
2. Additional Document (Chinese Applicants only)
No.
Documents
Original
Certified
Notes
Copy
Applicant and their lineal
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family member’s
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identification
(本人与直系亲属身份证复印件)
Applicant and their lineal
2
family member’s Household
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Register
▷English notarization
(本人与直系亲属户口簿)
▷English notarization
Applicant and their ineal
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family member’s certificate
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of family relations
▷Must hand in if the family
(本人与直系亲属关系证明书)
member is written separately
on the Household Register
※ Submission of Additional Documents for Admitted Students
1. Academic ability confirming document: Apostille
A. Submission subject: Admitted students
B. Submission related document: Any sort of certificate issued from a foreign
school (Proof of enrollment・Transcript・Diploma and etc.)
※ Official documents and certificates from private school can be requested for issue
of Apostille after being notarized.
C. Submission method
1) Governments that are designated by the country which the concerned school is
located in issue the Apostille certificate to many certificates that were issued by
foreign schools.
※ Institution that issues Apostille certification are from an officially designated
corresponding government.
※ If the country is not a party to agreement on Apostille certificate, get a “consul
confirmation” from Korean consulate located in the corresponding country.
※ Applicants can also hand in “consul confirmation” from Korean consulate located in
corresponding countries instead of Apostille certification even if their country is a party
to agreement of Apostille certificate.
2) Hand in original documents from school and Apostille certification (or Consul
confirmation) together by August 28, 2015 (Friday).
* Those who are expected to earn a degree must hand in diploma with Apostille certificate
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after the graduation.
D. The list of countries with accepted Apostille certificate agreements
Regions
Asia
Countries
Korea, Mongolia. Brunei, Hongkong, Macao, Japan, India, Israel, Turkey,
Kyrguzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Oman
Uk, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Italy, Albania, Austria,
Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Croatia,
Eruope
Cyprus, Czech, Finland, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland,
Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco Malta, Poland, Portugal,
Russia, Rumania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Swiss,
Macedonia, Ukraine, Andorra, Moldova, Armenia
USA, Mexico, Peru, Dominican Republic, Argentina, Panama, Republic of
Suriname, Venezuela, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize,
America
Douris, Colombia, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Granada, Saint
Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Uruguay, Costa Rica
Africa
South africa, Mauritius, Cape Verde, Sao Tome and principe, Botswana,
Lesotho, Liberia, Namibia, Swaziland, Malawi
Oceania
New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Maori Islands, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Cook
Islands, Tonga, las Islas Seychelles, Niue
2. Medical Insurance Certificate
A. Every admitted students must submit medical insurance.
B. Applicants who already have insurance should submit the certificate during the
specific period(by the end of September)
C. Applicants who do not have insurance must obtain medical insurance and submit
the certificate by the end of September.
※ All international students must maintain medical insurance during the period of
attendance.
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Ⅶ. Scholarship program
Name of Scholarship
Beneficiaries
Program
Amount
1. Foreign students who have admitted to the graduate school
through Admission for International Students and students who
have completed 16 years of primary and secondary education
common
outside Korea who are recommended by Chief Professor
2. Students whose GPA is 3.5 or higher(full grade of 4.50)
during regular semesters
Up to 75%
A
‧ TOPIK level 6
of the admission
‧ TOEFL(PBT 580, CBT 237, iBT 92),
fee and tuition
IELTS 6.5 or above
(limited to the
term of courses)
Up to 60%
Scholarship
for Foreign
B
‧ TOPIK level 5
of the admission
‧ TOEFL(PBT 560, CBT 220, iBT 83),
fee and tuition
IELTS 6.0 or above
Students
(limited to the
term of courses)
Up to 50%
of the admission
C
‧ TOPIK level 4
fee and tuition
(limited to the
term of courses)
Up to 50% tuition
D
· Students admitted with 3rd level in TOPIK and
achieved 4th level in attendance
(Will be applied
from the next
semester the
student achieves
the required
TOPIK level)
1. Students of the graduate schools who work
three days or five days a week as assistant
instructors or assistant researchers at related
Fixed portion
Scholarship for Student
departments(majors)
of the tuition
2. Student assistants are appointed by Director of for the current
Assistants
Academic Affairs Team upon recommendation
semester
of Deans of related departments(majors) and
approval of the vice president.
※ The amount of Scholarship for Foreign Students above is the upper limit and the
number awarded will be decided by the Catholic University of Korea Graduate
School Steering Committee.
※ Foreign scholarship is decided according to the language proficiency test score that
was handed in on the document reception and can not be changed after the
deadline.
(Example) Even if applicant took the TOPIC after document deadline and got a higher score
then the one that was handed in, scoring criteria of scholarship can not be raised.
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Ⅷ. Others
1. Application Process Fee
Item
Master’s Program
Amount
KRW 60,000
Ph.D Program /
Department of
Combined(MA&PhD) Program
Music
KRW 80,000
KRW 80,000
Payments may only be coursed by account transfer.
Please refer to the bank account details below
※ Payment Method
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Bank : Woori Bank
Account number : 1006401276575
Account name : The Catholic University of Korea
Swift Code : HVBKKRSE
• Bank address : YEOKGOK BR. Gyeonggi Bucheon Wonmi-gu Yeokgok-dong 79-3
2. Tuition (Unit: KRW 1)
Department
Admission Fee
Tuition
Total
955,000
4,301,000
5,256,000
955,000
5,162,000
6,117,000
Engineering
955,000
5,823,000
6,778,000
Art
955,000
6,018,000
6,973,000
Pharmacy
955,000
7,107,000
8,062,000
Humanities and
Social Science
Science
3. Notes
A. The screening of applications is conducted only by Songsim International Campus.
B. Applicants who do not submit the required documents within the deadline are
automatically disqualified.
C. Information contained at the applications shall not be changed, and the submitted
documents and the screening fee will not be returned, EXCEPT :
: When the applicant fails to apply because of a health emergency caused by a
disaster, disease or other accidents, or other problems beyond control by the
applicant. In this case, a refund application may be submitted together with the
proof of emergency, within three days after the screening day. The application will
be subject to evaluation and refunds may be given in partial or full according to
the result.
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The document cannot be reissued will be returned after successful applicant has
been announced.
D. Grades at the screening examination are not disclosed.
E. If candidates are found out using unacceptable methods, the admission to
the school may be canceled at any time.
4. Campus map
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5. Campus Location
⚫ Directions
- Get off at Yeokgok Station, subway line number 1 (Dark
Blue Line)
- Ride either the school shuttle bus at the South Exit (near
McDonald’s) or Bus No. 51 in the North Exit and get off at
“Catholic University of Korea” stop. The campus is located
approximately 10 minutes from the station.
⚫ Intercity bus to Bucheon:
- Yeongdeungpo Station, Sindorim Station (Intercity buses 10,
83, 88) -> Get off at Yeokgok South Station
⚫ Key information from other stations
- Seoul Station <-> Yeokgok Station: 30 minutes
- Sindorim Station <-> Yeokgok Station: 15 minutes
- Bupyeong Station <-> Yeokgok Station: 15 minutes
⚫ Seoul Express city bus: Bus No. 905
(Yeongdeungpo <->Bucheon)
⚫ Intercity bus to Bucheon:
- Yeongdeungpo Station, Sindorim Station (Intercity buses 10,
83, 88) -> Get off at Yeokgok South Station
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The Graduate School of
The Catholic University of Korea
(Songsim International Campus)
Jibong-ro 43, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 420-743, Korea
Tel. 82 - 2 - 2164 - 4474
Fax. 82 - 2 - 2164 - 4759
http://www.catholic.ac.kr/~cukgs
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