We do not charge any application fee.

No, we only accept online applications. If you have any problems with our application system, please send us an email with the screen capture to admis@gist.ac.kr

All applicants must apply for GIST through our Online Application System and the applicant can check their status on the same system.

If you completed your bachelor’s degree in English native speaking country (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK or the USA ), you are available to apply to GIST without English Proficiency Test result.

Other than that, all applicants must submit an official English proficiency test score, such as TOEFL(IBT, PBT), IELTS, TOEIC, and TEPS.

No, applicants must meet minimum score requirements:
TOEFL iBT 80, PBT 550
IELTS 6.5
TOEIC 750
NEW TEPS 285

No, English proficiency tests should be taken within two years prior to the online application deadline. If you submit the expired English test report, we consider it invalid.

We do not accept application documents after the deadline.

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 may be permitted to apply for admission to the Institute and may be given conditional admission.

Conditional admission requires applicants to submit a certificate of English proficiency prepared in the prescribed form by the academic supervisor of your last home university or chair of the department.

Even though you get conditional admission, you are not exempted from an English score.
You must submit your English score within 6 months from your entrance.

Applicants who are expected to graduate before admission date should submit a certificate of expected graduation or an official letter from your university indicating the degree which will be conferred instead of diploma. After you are accepted to GIST, you should submit a notarized copy of diploma to Admissions Office.

You may submit your most recent transcript showing grades in all subjects completed, including the last semester of your course in progress.

No, GIST only accepts documents written in English.

Submitted documents will not be returned in any case.
Applicants can submit copies of diploma (or graduation certificate) and academic transcript when applying to GIST but once admitted, original should be submitted to the Admissions Office.
Admission will be canceled if an applicant fails to submit original or certified documents. Document certification can be done by obtaining the seal of the issuing institution or visiting a notary office.

If you are applying for a doctoral program, you must submit the apostille of degree certificates and the apostille of transcripts for your bachelor's and master's degrees both.

You may submit a copy of the apostille when applying for admission.
However, if you finally pass GIST, you will be asked to submit the original Apostille for verification of your final academic achievement.
And you must also submit a transcript.

Yes, Apostille documents must be sent by post after acceptance is announced. However, if you are not a member of the Apostille, you can send your diploma and final transcripts that have been notarized by the Korean Consulate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country.

Applicants should prepare his/her passport and submit it before the application deadline.
If you do not hold a valid passport, a copy of the Certificate of Nationality or national ID card(in English) can be submitted.

Over 90% of lectures are offered in English.

You can get department information including curriculum referring to the below web pages.
However, it is advisable to contact the department directly for updated information.

Please refer to the website below.
https://www.gist.ac.kr/iadm/html/sub03/0301.html

The spring semester admission results will be notification in December.
(Admission notification for the fall semester is in June)