President.s Message Welcomes You!
Choose your field of study and complete all relevant sections of the online application form. The online application form is accessible at:
Service LinkThe International Admissions Coordinator will contact you when application and all the required documents are confirmed. (Check My Status in online application)
A notification of results will be sent to the email address provided on or around June 15 for Fall admission and November 30 for Spring admission to those applicants whose documents have been received by the specified deadlines. Admitted candidates are expected to respond to the offers of admission within 15 days of notification.
If you have decided to accept the offer of admission, you should enroll at GIST within the deadline provided. Upon enrollment, you will receive the admission packet: Certificate of Admission, Certificate of Financial Sponsorship, and a Letter of Invitation
In order to apply for a student visa, you will need to obtain a student visa application form. This form is available at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in your home country. When you apply for a visa, you must attach the Certificate of Admission to the application form. After you receive your visa, you can contact the staff at the Section of International Relations(SIR) and the staff at your school or department. The staff of both departments will assist in arranging your travel to Korea.
Because English is the language of instruction at GIST and success in graduate study depends on English language competency, official English test results must be presented by applicants who are not native born citizens of Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK or the USA as part of their applications. Applicants holding bachelors or advanced degrees from accredited institutions in one of the countries listed above may be exempted from English requirements with prior approval of GIST.
In general, the minimum TOEFL score for acceptance into our graduate programs is 80 of IBT, 550 of PBT. We also accept the score of IELTS, TOEIC and TEPS(Test of English Proficiency developed by Seoul National University) when the applicant doesn't have TOEFL score. The minimum score for acceptance is 6.5 of IELTS, 750 of TOEIC and 285 of New TEPS.
Applicants from countries that do not offer official English tests(TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC or TEPS) or other applicants for whom it is not possible to take such tests owing to unavoidable circumstances (including schedule conflicts or excessive economic burden) may be permitted to apply for admission to the Institute and may be given conditional admission. Conditional admission requires applicants to submit documentation related to English proficiency issued by the President or the Dean of the last school attended.The Certificate of English language proficiency must indicate that the medium of instruction was English.
Any students admitted to the Institute with conditional admission due to unavailability of official English test results must, within 6 months from the date of admission, submit official English test results that meet the application criteria of the Institute. These results should be sent to the Section of Admissions and receive approval from our Academic Affairs Review Committee. Any persons who have been conditionally admitted to the Institute, but fail to fulfill the requirements stated above, will automatically be removed from the school register 6 months after the date of admission. The relevant departments shall undertake follow-up actions within 1 month after the day of removal.
We strongly recommend that you obtain the English test score because the Korean Immigration Service may require an English or Korean test score for VISA application.
At the beginning of the first semester at GIST, all admitted students pay a Matriculation Fee. This is non-refundable fee of 680,000 won, which will provide access to a variety of GIST programs and services at no additional charge. This payment is due at the time of enrollment.
GIST may waive the Matriculation Fee for those who have financial difficulties. If you wish to apply for a waiver, please fill out the Matriculation Fee waiver application in the online application form, and upload a prescribed recommendation letter written by your department chair of the current/last university you attended to application system. The Admissions Committee at GIST will review the application and the notification will be made along with the admission review results.