Intensive Korean is a special language training program offered by the Center for Korean Language and Culture (CKLC). You will not find this program in the course listings because it is not a credit-bearing class. If you checked this program in your online application, you are already registered for it. Please email us if you wish to make 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 be offered 50% tuition fee waiver from the total of 1,600,000 KRW plus application fee of 60,000 KRW. HUFS will also pay for the additional application fee of 60,000 KRW. Hence students will pay a total of 800,000 KRW.
All visiting students need to pay the full tuition fee and application fee of of 1660,000 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.
For those not enrolled in the Intensive Korean courses, we offer an introductory, “Practical Korean” class in the evenings for students who are beginning Korean learners. Similar to Intensive Korean, this is a non-credit, certificate-only course (i.e., pass/fail).
This course is usually two evenings a week, for 2 hours at a time. It is free of charge but you need to pay for your textbook (approximately 25,000 KRW).
Information regarding this class will be provided during the New Student Orientation. You can register only after you arrive in Korea. We will send out a sign up form by email so we can make course sections and assignments, and then we will ask you to come and confirm your participation in our office in person.
1:1 mentoring program (1 International students, 1 Korean students)
Free of Charge and Optional Program
Matched depending on the language that students want to learn
For example, If one of Korean students want to learn Spanish, he/she will be matched with international students who can speak and want to learn Korean.
Information regarding this class will be provided during the New Student Orientation. You can register only after you arrive in Korea. We will send out a sign up form by email so we can make course sections and assignments, and then we will ask you to come and confirm your participation in our office in person.