Program Overview(EIC)

University & Program Information 2013-14 EASTASIA INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE, YONSEI UNIVERSITY General Information Q1

Question Full name of institution in English

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Location (city, state/shire, and country)

Answer EastAsia International College (EIC), Yonsei University Wonju, Gangwon Province, S. Korea

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Website:

http://eic.yonsei.ac.kr

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Contact Person Information

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Student quota :number of exchange students

Mr. Taehun Kim (Coordinator) Address: EIC(Jeongui Hall 343), Yonsei University 1 Yonseidae-gil, Wonju, Gangwon-do, Zip 220-710, S. Korea TEL: +82-33-760-2347, 2593 FAX: +82-33-760-2712 e-mail: [email protected] One (one academic year from the fall semester 2012)

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EastAsia International College, Yonsei University can accept from your institution in the academic year 2013-14 (please refer to the agreement) Academic calendar 2013-14 (e.g., fall semester: Fall semester: Sep 1 – Dec 21 Sep.-Dec., spring semester: Jan.-May) Spring semester: Mar 2 – June 21

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Number of weeks in 1 term/semester/ trimester/quarter

16 weeks per semester

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Is enrollment open to students of any nationality Yes including your own country ? If "no", please specify all restrictions.

Application and Admission Requirements Q9 Q10

GPA requirement on the 4-point scale (Please 3.0 out of 4.0 (3.3 out of 4.3) also indicate any other specific requirements regarding grades.) Language(s) of instruction All EIC Lecture courses are taught in If it is English, please answer Q10-a-1, a-2. English only. If it is other than English, please answer Q10-b. If it varies from program to program, please answer all questions below.

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Waseda University

Q10-a- TOEFL requirements: IBT 80 (CBT 213, PBT 550); no TOEFL 1 Please specify required minimum scores on PBT, requirements for a native English speaker CBT and iBT. Please add section-score requirements if there are any (e.g., CBT: 22 on For the Global Village Scholarships, each section for all programs). IBT 100 (CBT 250, PBT 600); no TOEFL requirements for a native English speaker Q10-a- Other English proficiency requirements (Please 2 enter the requirement(s) only if the TOEFL test is not acceptable or another language test is required in addition to the TOEFL test. Otherwise, please enter "None" or "NIL".)

For the Global Village Scholarships, more than two-year study for secondary or higher education in English-speaking schools

Q10-b

Language proficiency requirement(s) other than None English:

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Other admission requirements

At the time of application, applicants must have completed at least one semester at their home institution. At the time students begin their program at Yonsei, they must have completed at least one year at their home institution.

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Application deadline for 2013-14 program

March 20, 2012

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Anticipated date for notification of admission

Late April, 2012

Curriculum Q14

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Course load requirements that exchange students must take to meet EastAsia International College, Yonsei University requirements Number of courses EastAsia International College, Yonsei University would recommend an exchange student should take during one semester Credit and grading system

Each semester: Minimum: 12 credits (4 courses) Maximum: 18 credits (6 courses) 12, 15 or 18 credits per semester

Lecture courses: 3 credits = 3 hours (including break times) per week during 14 weeks; plus 2 more weeks for the mid-term and the final exam per semester Grading: A+, A0, A-, B+, B0, B-, C+, C0, C-, D+, D0, D-, F in 4.3 scale

Programs & Courses Q17

Course information

Refer to http://eic.yonsei.ac.kr (Academics- Curriculum).

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Waseda University

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Programs and/or courses that are All EIC courses are taught in English. Other departments taught in languages other than offer most courses in Korean language and some courses English and are open to an in English. exchange student.

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Programs and/or courses open to Exchange students can take all EIC courses above the exchange students. 1000 level. They can take at maximum 50% of their credits per semester in other departments than EIC at Yonsei University Wonju Campus. The courses taught in Korean require a certain level of Korean language proficiency. They also can take part in seminars at Yonsei University. Language courses for exchange Level One (basic) and Three (intermediate) courses of students. Korean, Chinese, Japanese and Russian languages are opened in Spring semester, whereas Level Two (basic) and Four (intermediate) courses in Fall semester. Selective Readings I and II (advanced) in Chinese, Japanese are opened respectively in Spring and Fall semesters.

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Other Information Q21 Types of accommodation available to exchange students and estimated fees

Dormitory: For Global Village exchange students, a four-person room is assigned by the Int’l Education Center free of charge including utility. For non-GV exchange students, Three types of dormitories in option ranging from 500,000 to 1,000,000 KRW including utility per semester. All dormitories are on campus, and meals must be purchased individually in university cafeterias and restaurants, ranging from 2,000 to 5,000 KRW per meal. For examples: Meals: 3,000 KRW x 3 times x 30 days = 270,000 KRW Gym facilities: 50,000 KRW per semester Off-campus Bus service in Wonju: 3,000 x 4 times = 12,000 KRW per month Round-trip to Seoul: 30,000 KRW x 1 time = 30,000 KRW per month

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Average cost of living for 1 academic year (An itemized list would be appreciated.)

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Other useful information (e.g., visa, orientation, local information) Mandatory fees exchange students must pay to None EastAsia International College, Yonsei University Insurance plan: All exchange students must purchase National Health Insurance even though they have purchased an insurance on their own country. It costs approximately 50,000 KRW per month.

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Waseda University