Life science, horticulture and landscape architecture, and nursing, master's and PhD
5 majors, in 2 divisions
Pai Chai Graduate School Spring 2027 guide (Korean, posted 2026-10-23 on the guide page; one guide for Korean and foreign applicants) ↗Checked 23 October 2026
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What can I study?
- Life Science
- Horticulture and Landscape Architecture: Horticulture, Landscape Architecture
- Nursing (master's only)
- Life Science
- Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
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What do I need?
- Master's and integrated course: application form and study plan (entered on UwayApply), bachelor's graduation (or expected graduation) certificate and transcript (uploaded), and the personal information consent form
- PhD: application form, study plan, master's graduation (or expected graduation) certificate and transcript, the consent form, and a statement of enrolment in the four social insurances. Pai Chai graduates add the bachelor's certificate
- Foreign applicants add: passport copy, alien registration card copy, a paper that proves the family relation (to check nationality), and financial papers (the bank balance certificate)
- Language certificate (TOPIK or a recognised English test) if you hold one. Early Childhood Education applicants must file TOPIK 5 or higher
- Graduates of foreign universities file an English graduation (or degree) certificate and transcript, proved in one of three ways: an apostille; consular confirmation from the Korean mission abroad or your country's mission in Korea
- The third way, printed for a degree from China: a CDGDC Credentials Report plus an English certificate from chsi.com.cn. No other degree proof is accepted
- Cooperative course applicants: a recommendation from the research institute, on its own form. If you transferred before, add transcripts from before and after the transfer
THE BANK BALANCE IS 16,000,000 WON OR MORE: a balance certificate from a bank in Korea. Students about to graduate from Pai Chai: 8,000,000 won or more.
The certificate is used for the visa and the standard admission letter, and the money must stay frozen until the visa is issued. Whose name the account must be in is not printed. It is part of the application papers.
PhD AND INTEGRATED COURSE APPLICANTS PAY 70,000 WON, and Music master's applicants 100,000 won. The 50,000 won application fee shown for this programme is the master's fee in every other department (Spring 2027 guide).
The UwayApply service charge comes on top of the application fee: 5,000 won on the 50,000 and 70,000 won fees, 7,000 won on the 100,000 won fee. No exemption is printed.
Tuition a semester, 2026 rates. The guide prints one table for all students and no separate international table, and says it may change: humanities and social 4,264,000 won; natural sciences 5,052,000; engineering, arts and sport 5,438,000.
PhD and integrated course: humanities and social 4,376,000 won; natural sciences 5,142,000; engineering, arts and sport 5,536,000. Entrance fee 806,000 won, paid once. Graduate tuition for 2026 was frozen at the 2025 level.
Results are posted on the graduate school site on 1 December 2026 (planned); there is no individual notice. The tuition bill and registration dates are posted later; pay at any Kookmin Bank branch.
Dormitory, a semester, from the first semester of 2026 (dormitory office table; it can change every year): Seojaepill Hall, for international students only, two-person room 880,000 won.
PAITEL A (women): two-person 740,000 won, three-person 680,000. PAITEL B (men): two-person special 880,000, two-person standard 740,000, three-person 680,000, four-person 630,000.
Mokryeon Hall (men) and Giphyun Hall (men and women): four-person rooms 550,000 won a semester. Meals are not mentioned in the table.
Off-campus single rooms for international students only, a month: Yangji Town 290,000, 340,000 or 380,000 won; Pai Chai Art Ville 240,000 or 270,000; Chocolate 240,000; Pai Chai House 350,000, 320,000 or 440,000.
The Spring 2027 graduate guide prints a different, lower table (for example Giphyun Hall 480,000 won, Seojaepill Hall 840,000) and says 2027 fees can change. The dormitory office table is shown here; ask the office (+82-42-520-5229).
The guide says meals are not included in the dormitory fee, and you apply to the dormitory yourself.
Graduate School office: International Exchange Hall room 410, +82-42-520-5262 or 5688. Foreign applicants deal with the Office of International Affairs (+82-42-520-5243, intl@pcu.ac.kr).
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All requirements
- SPRING 2027 GUIDE (Korean, posted 23 October 2026 on the graduate school's guide page). The schedule can change; changes are posted on the graduate school site
- Spring 2027 dates: apply online and send papers 26 October, 10:00, to 6 November 2026, 17:00. Oral test and interview 16 to 20 November, online or in person by department. Results 1 December (planned)
- FOREIGNERS ARE SELECTED OUTSIDE THE QUOTA. You must be a foreigner whose parents are both foreign, or an overseas Korean or foreigner who completed all schooling equal to Korean primary, secondary and university education abroad
- Master's: a bachelor's degree from a Korean or foreign university, held or expected by February 2027, or equal standing under law. PhD: a master's degree on the same terms
- NO LANGUAGE SCORE IS REQUIRED TO APPLY, except in Early Childhood Education. The guide asks for a language certificate only from applicants who hold one: TOPIK 3 or higher, or an English score
- English scores named: TOEFL 530 (CBT 197, iBT 71), IELTS 5.5, CEFR B2, TEPS 600 (New TEPS 326), or an equal score on a nationally recognised English test. The new TOEFL score scale is not mentioned
- TOPIK 2 or lower at entry: you must complete 300 hours or more of Korean training within 1 year of entry. If you do not finish it within the year, you are removed from the school
- EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: foreign applicants must file TOPIK 5 or higher
- The guide names no department as taught in English. Its scholarship table speaks of "departments that teach 50% or more in English" but lists none, so ask the department
- Selection: every applicant takes an oral test in the major and an interview (80 points) plus a document review (20 points). Applicants living abroad may be interviewed online. Missing the test means failing
- Pass mark: an average of 60 or more for a master's, 70 or more for a PhD or the integrated course. Music (master's) adds a practical test worth 100 points, for a total of 200
- Study length: master's 2 years, PhD 3 years, integrated master's and PhD 5 years. Classes are in the daytime in principle; some departments teach at night, so ask the department
- Transfers: semester 2 entry after 1 semester or more and 6 credits or more in another graduate school; semester 3 entry after 2 semesters or more and 12 credits or more. Same field only
- Academia, research and industry cooperative courses (Life Science, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Computer Engineering, Information and Communication Engineering, Cybersecurity) need a recommendation from the research institute
- New and transfer students cannot take a leave of absence in the first semester, except for military service or illness
- Refunds: full tuition and entrance fee if you file the withdrawal form before classes start; within 30 days of the start, five sixths of tuition and no entrance fee
- One guide covers Korean and foreign applicants. The graduate school's own "admission for foreigners" web pages still offer a 2019 file; it is not used here
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- Pai Chai Graduate School Spring 2027 guide (Korean PDF, 20 pages, made 2026-10-23; one guide for Korean and foreign applicants) ↗Supports: dates p.1, departments p.3, eligibility and language p.6, selection pp.7 to 8, documents pp.9 to 10, scholarships p.13, dormitory p.14, interviews p.15, tuition p.16 (printed pages) · Checked 23 October 2026
- Pai Chai Graduate School notice: Fall 2026 additional round 2 (posted 2026-07-22) ↗Supports: notice and guide attachment · Checked 12 October 2026
- Pai Chai Graduate School admission guide page (serves the Spring 2027 guide, file dated 2026-10-23) ↗Supports: guide page · Checked 23 October 2026
- Pai Chai Graduate School notice: Fall 2026 additional round 2 registration, classes from 1 September 2026 ↗Supports: registration dates, semester start · Checked 12 October 2026
- Pai Chai Graduate School Fall 2026 guide, additional round 1 (Korean) ↗Supports: additional round 1 dates · Checked 12 October 2026
- Pai Chai Graduate School Fall 2026 guide, main round (Korean) ↗Supports: main round dates · Checked 12 October 2026
- Pai Chai dormitory office fee table (applies from the first semester of 2026) ↗Supports: dormitory fees · Checked 23 October 2026
- Pai Chai Graduate School scholarship rules page (undated) ↗Supports: scholarship limits · Checked 12 October 2026
- Pai Chai tuition committee result, second meeting of 2026 (posted 2026-01-30): graduate tuition frozen at the 2025 level ↗Supports: 2026 graduate tuition frozen · Checked 12 October 2026
- Pai Chai Graduate School notice: Fall 2026 main round results and registration (posted 2026-05-29) ↗Supports: main round registration dates · Checked 12 October 2026
- Pai Chai Graduate School notice: Fall 2026 additional round 1 results and registration (posted 2026-07-31) ↗Supports: additional round 1 registration dates · Checked 12 October 2026
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