No meal plan is included in the dormitory fees. However, please contact the Office of international House for detailed information.
All summer transcripts are recorded with letter grades. The Internship Program is an exception and it is evaluated by Pass or Non-pass.
Please upload the official transcript or E-transcript when you fill out the online application form.
All communications will be made primarily by email. Please check your email and register online for any updates and notices. If there is a problem with communications, please call the International Summer School Office (82-2-2123-3535, 3985).
If you meet all the requirements and submitted all your documents, you will be notified of your admission decision within two weeks by email. However, if you have not paid your application fee, documents will be on hold until the payment is completed. Please make sure your application fee is paid to ensure timely processing of your documents.
Yonsei University has bilateral agreement with 600 universities worldwide. Some of these exchange agreements cover the International Summer School program. If you want to attend the International Summer School as an exchange student, please inquire and apply through your home university.
For six-week courses, classes meet two class hours (100 minutes) each day (three class hours for Korean Language classes), four days a week (Mon ~ Thurs), for 6 weeks (46 in-class hours per course).
For four-week courses, classes meet three class hours (150 minutes) each day , four days a week (Mon ~ Thurs), for 4 weeks (46 in-class hours per course).
Yes. From 2022,students are allowed to take one class.
You may take up to three classes (one class minimum). Some exchange students may take up to four classes depending on the bilateral agreements.
In case of participating in the Internship program, note that the minimum course load is 6 credits.
K-ETA is a Korean Electronic Travel Authorization effective from September 1st, 2022 (Korean Standard Time).
Visa-free foreign visitors need K-ETA approval in order to obtain the boarding pass and to enter the Republic of Korea. K-ETA is valid for multiple trips over a period of 2 years and the application fee is 10,000 KRW/person.
How to apply: https://youtu.be/uniP4VL3m6w
For more information about K-ETA and K-ETA required countries list, please visit the website: https://www.k-eta.go.kr/portal/board/viewboarddetail.do?bbsSn=1723&tmpltNm=notice&bbsId=2
No. However, if your graduation date is after June of 2022, you may still be considered for admission.
Yes, you can take only online classes offered in the 4-week.
However, please note that if you take only online classes you won't be able to get the Visa documents for the student VISA (D-2-8) and apply for the on-campus housing. Even if you have received the documents, if you change to only online courses, please note that the issued VISA documents will be cancelled and you will lose the VISA effectiveness.
Please contact the YISS office if you have further inquiries: summer@yonsei.ac.kr
If the most recent semester (i.e. spring 2022)’s grades are not yet included in the transcript, we will still accept current transcripts for the admission.
As we are sending e-Trasncript to the university, your institution will be able to receive the soft-copy version of your transcript around 2 weeks after the program is over.
Additional copies of transcripts can be requested for a fee from the YISS office. Note that it's the student's responsibility to provide a correct e-mail/ mail address.
