The Intensive Korean Program is a special non-credit language training program offered by the Center for Korean Language and Culture (CKLC) at the Seoul Campus. Therefore, it does not appear in the regular course listings.
If you selected this program in your online exchange application, we will send you a separate Google Form after the exchange application process is completed. This form is required to confirm your application and arrange your level test.
Your application for the Intensive Korean Program will be finalized after you submit the Google Form. Please email us if you wish to make any changes.
You will receive a certificate from the Center upon completing the program. Some of your home universities might allow credits upon completion of this program. Talk with your home university’s coordinator about if and how many credits you can receive.
Full tuition fee waiver is offered to students who are of Korean Studies/East-Asian Studies major or minor.
Students who do not fall into this category will receive a 50% tuition waiver, reducing the tuition fee from 1,600,000 KRW to 800,000 KRW. The application fee of 60,000 KRW will be covered by HUFS, so students will pay a total of 800,000 KRW.
All visiting students need to pay the full tuition fee and application fee of 1,660,000 KRW.
These courses run Monday to Friday from 9am to 1pm(intermediate, advance) and 1:30pm to 5:30pm(beginner).
There is a Level 7, but this is a special interpretation/translation course that is offered only in the afternoons upon recommendation from the CKLC lecturer directly. Level 7 is not offered for free to exchange students. For more information: www.korean.ac.kr.
As of Winter session 2019, students planning to take the program in Summer/Winter terms will be responsible for paying the full tuition fee. The full price is 1,600,000 KRW. However, there is a 30% discount for EXCHANGE students only. The total fee charged towards students will be 1,120,000 KRW.
The application fee for new students (60,000 KRW) is separately charged. This will only be charged if it is your first time applying for the Intensive Korean program.
Students who enroll in Summer/Winter will receive an invoice in April or May / October or November via the CKLC LMS website, and will be instructed to pay the tuition in local currency at the HUFS on-campus bank. This fee cannot be paid internationally in advance.
The Intensive Korean Language Program runs:
Monday to Friday
09:00-13:00(Level 3~7) or 13:30-17:30(Level 1~2, beginners) (Subject to change)
10 weeks total
200 hour certificate program.
There is no language proficiency requirement for this program.
We recommend that students taking the intensive Korean language program only register for 1-2 regular courses. The curriculum for the program is very rigorous and the coursework is very demanding.
A minimum of 80% attendance is required for this program. If you fail to comply with this attendance requirement, you will be required to reimburse our office for the program fee. We recommend this program to students with Korea-related majors or who are serious and determined to learn the Korean language.