Seokyeong University Korea

Seokyeong University is a full-fledged university with a comprehensive scope which is proud of its half-century history. We aim to become a perfect cradle for youths with a clear vision, helping and nurturing them through their vigorous pursuit of excellence, maturity, and valor-the very qualities that make great leaders for our country.

Seokyeong has 625 eminent faculty members who are conducting cutting-edge research across all academic disciplines. Seokyeong consists of 7 divisions and 15 departments in 4 colleges as well as Graduate School of Business & Public Administration, Graduate School of Beauty Art, 13 affiliated orgarizations and 12 affiliates reserch institutes.

Within a highly foreseeable future Seokyeong University will become one of the top ten research and pedagogical dedication and an institution committed to re-distributing its good to the less-blessed of society.

A Brief History of the University

The university was the first evening school authorized as a four-year university to provide education to people who wanted to work by day and attend school by night. This would enable people to help rebuild their devastated nation after the liberation from Japanese colonial rule.

After the Korean War, which was followed by a short American Military Rule, and throughout the chaotic social situation in 1950’s, Korean private educational institutions faced many ordeals. Even though Hankook University opened special wartime classes in Jejudo, in the midst of the tragic Korean War, it was forced to close its doors on September 30, 1954. In 1955, as the Kookjae Hakwon Foundation took over Hankook University, its name was changed to Kookjae University.

Taken over by the Kamri(Methodist) Hakwon Foundation later on, it once again changed hands when the Ewha Hakdang Foundation took over the school in 1958. Kookjae University then enjoyed a good reputation for its industrious students for the next 20 years. At that time, due to the unique characteristic of Kookjae University students learning late in life, they were even more eager to study, and eventually the graduates found their ways in every field of society including the academic world, the political world, and the legal world. Influenced by the post war idea of “spending the days in the field and the nights at the books,” after the liberation, many students who were part of the workforce realized the necessity of education and set a high value on learning.

About SKU Exchange Programs

SKU Exchange Programs is the system to enter into the agreement between SKU and a sisterhood university in overseas with respect to students and grade exchanges and exchange the students pursuant to the terms and conditions of the agreement. The credits acquired during the period of attending in the host institution can be accepted in the home institution. Exchange students maintain the enrollment status during the period of studying abroad unlike other general language training, and the tuition during the exchange period shall be paid to the home institution with the tuition at the host institution exempted.

Features of the SKU exchange programs
  • During the exchange period, the qualification as enrolled student is maintained and the credits acquired from the host institution shall be accepted by the home institution. (Up to 18 credits for each semester with up to 36 credits for a year)
  • Any student selected as the exchange student shall pay the tuition to the home institution and the tuition of the host institution shall be exempted that the expenses in studying abroad can be saved.
  • By studying in advanced foreign university, student may learn foreign language and diverse cultures.
  • When determining the career path after graduating, it will be recognized as experience.
Selection criteria and selection qualification
  • Any student completed one year or more
  • Any student whose grade is 3.0 or higher in the average for the previous semesters on the basis of the applied semester
  • Any student qualified for the contents of exchange agreement
  • Any person who has no record of discipline under the school regulations
  • Any healthy student
  • Any student without any disqualifying cause for overseas trips
Application and dispatch procedure
  1. Collection of information on exchange student system and exchange university
  2. Submittal of application for exchange student and relevant documents
  3. Document review and announcement of the first accepted applications
  4. Interview test with the language of the hosting institution
  5. Announcement of finally accepted applicants
  6. Preparation and submittal of application and required documents to applicable host institution
  7. Arrival of the admission letter
  8. Processing of passport and visa, subscription of overseas travel insurance
  9. Pay the tuition to the home institution prior to departure and report it to the Academic Affairs Section
  10. Departure
  11. Study at the host institution during the term of exchange
  12. Return
  13. Report to the Academic Affairs Section and submit the Official Transcript (within one week upon returning)
  14. Grade disposition: Academic Affairs Section -> Applicable department -> Final disposition at the Academic Affairs Section
  15. ※ Documents required in the admission to the exchange university have to be forwarded through the Academic Affairs Section and forwarding of inquiry and document to the applicable university by individual shall be disposed as invalid.
Required documents
  • A copy of application for exchange student (Form of this University)
  • A copy of the certificate of enrollment
  • A copy of the certificate of grade (including the grade for the applicable semester of application)
  • Recommendation of the dean of the department (Form for the application)
  • A copy of the report of language competency test of the applicable country or TOIEC score
  • A copy of the passport
Notes on registration and acquired credit
  • Student selected as an exchange student has to pay all tuition and other charges to this University just like any other student and does not pay to the host institution.
  • During the exchange period, the student is processed as “exchange student”, not “leave of absence”.
  • The credits earned from the host institution can be accepted as the major credits and elective credits as in the credits acquired from this University. When the report card is submitted to the International Affairs Section of the Office of Planning upon returning, it goes through formal acceptance procedure.
  • The grade report submitted for the application to accept the credit has to be the official transcript from the host institution or non-disclosed report card by the student personally applying.
  • However, even if the study is undertaken with the personal exchange to the host institution, credits of student not went through the screening process of this University shall not be recognized.