>> English APPLYING TO UIC Admissions There are three different admissions tracks at UIC. Applicants must apply through the appropriate admissions track. For further information, please refer to following websites at http://uic.yonsei.ac.kr or http://admission.yonsei.ac.kr/seoul Overseas International Korean Koreans Overseas Koreans Students Students (12 years (More than 3 years) abroad) Korean students Korean who completed more than 3 years of Foreign students whose students secondary education parents are both foreign who overseas nationals completed (at least 1 year of Nationality (dual nationals or green Korean both high school, with & card holders must give students primary and both parents staying Qualifications up their Korean secondary overseas with the nationality education student for at least before application) overseas Scan this QR code Join Tomorrow s Global Leaders (all 12 years) 18 months, including with your mobile web 6 months of high browser that links to our school) website at the Hub of East Asia >> > In August & November: In July: Spring entry In July: Application Spring entry In September: Spring entry Deadlines In August & April: Spring entry In May: Fall entry Fall entry Application http://uic.yonsei.ac.kr http://admission.yonsei.ac.kr/seoul Download UIC Office Office of Admissions Contact ([email protected]) ([email protected]) 82-2-2123-3923 82-2-2123-4131 Evaluation 1st Stage : Document Review Process 2nd Stage: Interview (excludes 12 years Overseas Koreans) Required Documents Application form, transcripts, high school diploma, personal UIC Office: Phone 82-2-2123-3923~4 statements in English, letter(s) of recommendation, and other Email [email protected] supporting documents. Website http://uic.yonsei.ac.kr Required documents may differ according to the admissions track. International applicants should send All documents submitted for admission must be either originals or all application documents to: have a seal affixed by the issuing institution or by UIC. Underwood International College, Yonsei University 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu Seoul, Korea (120-749) ABOUT UIC UIC CURRICULUM CAREER DEVELOPMENT Common Curriculum Freshman Year The first-year common curriculum, drawing on the best of the liberal arts tradition, seeks to produce effective leaders capable of independent, critical, and creative thinking. UIC students take small reading and writing-intensive seminars in literature, philosophy, history, critical reasoning, science literacy and research methods. What is UIC? Career Development UIC Seminars/ Senior Thesis UIC is the first independent liberal arts college in Korea to conduct UIC seminars allow students to explore a wide range of subjects outside UIC places great importance on student career development. Faculty all its classes in English. Established in February 2005, UIC has of their major, benefiting from the cutting-edge research of their advisers at the Underwood Career Development Center assist changed the shape of higher education in the region, providing professors. In addition, students can also take classes in the creative arts students in pursuing their professional ambitions, ensuring that UIC Korean and international students with a rigorous education that (writing, filmmaking, music) or in career-oriented subjects (business, law). graduates are uniquely positioned to take advantage of an combines global standards with a uniquely East Asian experience. In their senior year, UIC students have the option of writing a thesis.. increasingly global job market and gain admission to top international graduate programs. Why UIC? Global + Regional + National Majors UIC’s unique program recognizes that the leaders of the future must Underwood Division UIC Forums and Lectures have a grasp of global, regional, and national affairs. Through a In their sophomore year, students choose from one of the following Underwood Global Forum and Career Lecture Series five majors at the Sinchon Campus: curriculum combining core requirements, major courses, and The Underwood Global Forum hosts distinguished international interdisciplinary upper level seminars, UIC students learn to Fields Majors scholars from a variety of academic fields, providing UIC students approach the world's problems from a variety of perspectives. Humanities Comparative Literature and Culture with an opportunity to engage in discussions with internationally Social Sciences Economics International Studies acclaimed scholars. 1) Global Competency Political Science and International Relations In addition, Career Lectures Series are held throughout the Ivy League-quality curriculum emphasizing intellectual curiosity, Engineering Life Science and Biotechnology semester, with experts and professionals from various fields giving critical thinking, and communication skills. career-oriented lectures on a broad range of topics. International faculty and culturally diverse student body Asian Studies Division Exclusive exchange programs and global networking tours Student can study the following major at the International Campus: Study Fields Majors 2) East Asian Competency Humanities Asian Studies Exchange programs with other East Asian universities Techno-Art Division Elite students drawn from throughout East Asia Students can study one of the following three majors at the International INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS Language instruction in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Campus: Study Fields Majors 3) Korean Competency Technology, Design, Information & Interaction Wide range of courses in Korean literature, culture, and politics Management Service Design Korean Studies minor Culture Design & Management Access to Yonsei University’s extensive alumni network UIC Exclusive Exchange/ Study Abroad Program International Students in UIC 1. Three Campus Comparative East Asian Studies Program Keio University (Japan / Fall) America Europe Africa Oceania Asia Yonsei University (Korea / Spring) University of Hong Kong (China / Summer) 94 22 16 8 108 2. University of Geneva 3. Dartmouth College 4. Waseda University 5. UC Berkeley (Department of Economics) All first-year UIC students reside at the International Campus in *As of April 2012 6. Barnard College, Columbia University Songdo, Incheon. After the first year, students in the Underwood 7. Utrecht University, Netherlands Division will take courses at the Sinchon Campus, while students UIC encourages its students to study abroad for1 or 2 semester(s) during from the Asian Studies Division and Techno-Art Division continue to their junior or senior year. UIC students may also participate in Yonsei take major courses at the International Campus. University’s exchange programs. As of 2012, Yonsei has exchanges with 613 partner institutions in 60 countries (http://oia.yonsei.ac.kr). .