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Exchange Students

Exchange Students
K-Arts has been promoting academic and cultural exchange programs with world-renowned art schools (as partner schools) and institutions: exchange student programs; joint performances, exhibitions; co-production; master classes; and workshops. These programs are held throughout the year.
Contact
External Affairs Division
  • Email: exchange@karts.ac.kr
  • Fax: (+82) 2-746-9069
  • Exchange Student Program
    Exchange Student ProgramK-Arts offers exchange program to students from partner schools around the world, and is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Exchange students from partner schools will be able to take classes here as K-Arts students, earn credits required for graduation, and expand their global perspectives by experiencing new culture. Experience as exchange student in K-Arts will become an opportunity to challenge themselves, encourage their creative activities, and broaden their scope in a different cultural environment.

    Those who are selected as exchange students pay tuition fee in their respective schools and take classes in K-Arts for one or two semesters. Credits earned and exchange semesters are recognized and transferred to their home universities through relevant procedures. However, students cannot pursue or receive a degree in K-Arts as exchange student. The number of exchange schools and students are set every year through consultations between K-Arts and partner schools in a balanced way.
  • Exchange Program with Schools which did not sign an agreement with K-Arts
    K-Arts holds joint performances, exhibitions, workshops, invitational lectures, and other exchange programs throughout the year with schools or cultural institutions abroad without having to establish partnership agreement. However, we are also open to become partner institutions to provide students at home and abroad with more opportunity to grow as international or transnational artitsts. Therefore, those who want to join K-Arts as exchange student should check this issue with international office of their home school where they plan to earn the degree.
  • Academic Term
    Spring Semester: 1st week of March through 3rd week of June
    Fall Semester: last week of August through 3rd week of December
  • Language Requirements
    The majority of courses at K-Arts are run in Korean. However, students can join the most of departments as exchange students with English OR Korean proficiency only. However, there are departments such as Filmmaking, Acting, and Playwright where the Korean proficiency is required to be able to join. For those who wish to study at K-Arts with English, iBT TOEFL79 or its equivalent is required. For Korean Proficiency, TOPIK Level 3 or its equivalent is required. K-Arts also provides Korean language courses for beginners and Intermediate level learners as 2 academic credit course for international students.
  • Credit
    Exchange student can earn maximum of 19 credits for undergraduate and 12 for graduate per semester. A total number of credits can be transferred and adjusted depending on the credit system of one’s home school after completion of exchange semester.
  • Application Process
    • Check out majors and courses being offered and application process at K-Arts through our website
    • Contact international office or professors of your home universities
    • Prepare required documents
    • Submit the documents to home universities
    • Home universities nominate students for K-Arts and transfer the application documents
    • K-Arts reviews the Application
    • K-Arts issues an official certificate of admission to accepted students for visa and school enrollment
  • Application Deadline
    Spring Semester(Mar~Jun) Application Deadline : October 31
    Fall semester(Sep~Dec) Application Deadline : April 30
  • Required Documents
    • An application form
    • Study plan: English or Korean
    • Academic official transcript: in English
    • Nomination/Recommendation Letter
    • Copy of passport
    • Passport size photograph
    • Korean or English Proficiency Test certificate (If any)
    • Portfolio
    • Medical Clearance (no given format, when accepted)
  • Expenses
    Students pay tuition fees to their Home school. All other expenses including dormitory, transportation, school books and meals are covered by themselves.