Mandatory Documents

0. Document 
Checklist

·                                 Download from the admissions website.

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1. Application Form

·                                 Print out after completing the online application and include in your application package with other supporting materials.

* Online Application

2. Statement of Financial Resources

·                                 Form can be found in the online application.

·                                 Applicants who choose ¹⁾self-support or parental sponsor as their means of financial resources should attach a bank statement showing the capacity to meet a year of educational expenses at KAIST.

·                                 Applicants who will be sponsored by a ²⁾government/ organization/institution/firm should attach a notarized certificate of sponsorship. They cannot apply for KAIST scholarship at the same time.

·                                 Applicants who apply for ³⁾KAIST Scholarship do not have to submit any certificate mentioned above.

* Online Application

3. Letters of Recommendation

·                                 Two recommendation letters from your professors are required. Letters should be signed and sealed across the back of its envelope by a recommender.

·                                 Applicants who are working can also get recommendation letters from their supervisors. Supervisors are not required to use the letter form provided by KAIST but the letter must be written on a company letterhead showing the company's full address, telephone and fax numbers. The letter must be stamped with the company's official seal.

·                                 If a recommender is mailing the letter separately, have him/her mail to the Admissions Office by the deadline.

·                                 We do not accept recommendation letters via email.

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4. Degree/Diploma

·                                 Certified or attested copies of bachelor's degree (for master's applicants) or of bachelor's and master's degree (for doctoral applicants) and diploma from every institution you have attended or are attending are required.

·                                 If you are expected to graduate before February 28, 2013, you should submit a certificate of expected graduation or an official letter from your university indicating the date of graduation and the degree which will be conferred.

·                                 Applicants who graduated from Chinese universities should additionally submit a credentials report issued by China Academic Degree & Graduate Education Development Center (http://www.cdgdc.edu.cn)

Original or Certified copy

5. Transcripts

·                                 Certified or attested copies of transcript with a year-by-year grade records of courses you have taken from every institution you have attended or are attending are required.

·                                 The transcript should contain your college record to date, with a statement of your rank in your department, if available.

·                                 If your CGPA/maximum score does not appear on the transcript, please submit a proof letter certified by the university, if available.

·                                 Transcripts can be mailed to the Admissions Office separately by the deadline.

·                                 Applicants who graduated from Chinese universities should additionally submit a transcript verified by China Academic Degree & Graduation Education Development Center (http://www.cdgdc.edu.cn)

Original or Certified copy

6. English Proficiency Test Reports (EPT)

·                                 Applicants must meet one of the English proficiency test minimum score requirements: TOEFL 550 (210 for computer-based; 80 for internet-based), IELTS 5.5, TEPS 550, TOEIC (Listening & Reading 750 + Speaking level 6 + Writing level 7) or higher.

·                                 English proficiency tests conducted before September 26, 2010 will not be considered for admission. The test should be taken two years prior to the online application deadline.

·                                 ETS can send your original copy of score report directly to KAIST admissions office. The KAIST reporting code is 0195. Score reports must be received by the deadline.

·                                 IELTS takers are allowed to submit a photocopy instead of an original copy of score report. Test score will be verified via your own Test Report Form (TRF) number.

·                                 Institutional Testing Program (ITP) is not valid.

·                                 Applicants whose native language is English are exempt from submitting the EPT score. This applies to applicants from Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, UK, and USA.

·                                 Applicant who is not a native English speaker must submit the EPT score even if he/she attended an English speaking university.

·                                 EPT requirement is optional for applicants of Global IT Technology Program (GITTP).

Original or Certified copy

7. Curriculum Vitae

·                                 Free style personal résumé

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8. Identity Documents I

·                                 An official document indicating your nationality, e.g. passport, national ID card, alien registration card, etc. (Include a copy of pages showing the passport number, date of issue and expiration, photo and name.)

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9. Identity Documents II

·                                 An official document indicating parents' nationality, e.g. passports, national ID cards, etc. (Include a copy of pages showing the passport number, date of issue and expiration, photo and name.)

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10. Family Relation Certificate
(Applicants of Korean origin only)

·                                 Official documents indicating the applicant's loss of Korean nationality, e.g. the applicant's Certificate of Personal Records or his/her father's Family Census Register. These documents will be used for verification of denationalization.

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Optional documents

11. List of Honors and Awards

·                                 If you have obtained any honors, awards, or fellowships during your university, or any academic certificates and test reports, please download the form and list them in order of importance.E.g. General Record Examination (GRE), Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK), Korean Language Proficiency Test (KLPT), etc.

·                                 The list will be valid only when certified testimonials or evidences are submitted.

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12. Employment Certificate

·                                 If you have work experience or internship related to your study and research, please attach an attested certificate or an official letter. If you worked as a research assistant or teaching assistant, your advisor may write a verification letter.

·                                 Duration of employment, position, and job description should appear on the certificate or letter.

·                                 The list will be valid only when certified testimonials or evidences are submitted.

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13. School Profile/ Credit Rating System

·                                 Please attach your school profile and describe the grading system so that we can understand your school better.

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