Notice of the Key Change for the Academic Year 2025 Admissions (Transfer Process)
1. Change of admissions unit: the junior class only (Applcation to the sophomore class NOT applicable)
2. The guideline for the AY 2025 (Transfer) shall be updated by November.
3. The application link titled "APPLY NOW(Transfer)" on the UIC website shall be open on Dec. 6th.
Notice of 2025 UIC International Students Track (Transfer Process)
2025 UIC Transfer Process for International Students
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Eligibility
1. Admissions Unit
International students ( refer to the definition below) can apply only for the UIC Junior class(third grade).
2. Qualifications (International students)
- Universities in South Korea (63 or 68 credits, and at least one half of the credits for graduation)
- Universities overseas (One half of the credits for graduation)
※ Students (all applicants) who have earned credits from an exchange (visiting) college must receive confirmation of the credits from the previous university and receive a transcript (including the credits) from the previous university. The submission of the transcript must be made during the application period.
Admissions Process
1. Academic Transcript(s) (out of 60 points)
2. Document Review (out of 20 points)
3. Interview (out of 20 points)
Required Documents
Transfer Application Form ( UIC Application Form 2025 Transfer(PDF / MS Word )(Essay is part of Application Form)
[Apostille] Verification of enrollment & Official transcript from a college or university
[Apostille] Certificate of high school graduation
Official document showing your university’s graduation requirement credit and accreditation
Applicant’s and his/her parent passports & Applicant’s birth certificate copy
[Mandatory documents for foreigners with Korean ethnicity]
Honors, awards, English proficiency test scores and qualifications not recorded on the transcrip t (if applicable)
※Please refer to the 2025 UIC Transfer Process for International Students for details.
Apostille Requirement
Verification of enrollment/official transcript(s) from a college or university, and certificate of high school graduation can be verified in the following ways:
1. obtaining Apostille stamps on the documents if the student has attended or graduated from school(s) in a country that is a member of the Hague Convention (Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents); or
2. obtaining Korean Consulate Confirmation; or
3. China Qualifications Verification of CDGDC (China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center) when the student has attended or graduated from school(s) in People’s Republic of China
※ Documents from a college/university/high school in Korea do not need Apostille requirement
Qualification Notes
Documents submitted during the admissions process will NOT be returned.
International schools located in Korea (including foreign army bases) and educational institutions for the purpose of language practice are not considered as overseas schools.
Applicants must have completed a process equivalent to the Korean education system’s elementary, middle and high school. (Elementary education is from grade 1 to 6, middle school is from grade 7 to 9, and high school is from grade 10 to 12.)
A student with dual citizenship, one of which is Korean, is not considered an international student.
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