Eligibility Criteria
- Only international students can apply who do not hold Korean citizenship.
- You need to show bachelor’s Degree proof if using it for the Master’s or master Ph.D. degree program application.
- You need to show Master’s degree proof if using for the Ph.D. degree program application.
- Over 80 to 90% of lectures are offered in English.
- English Language Proficiency Required Grades:
- TOEFL iBT: 83
- IELTS: 6.5
- TOEIC: 720
- TEPS: 326
Request for English Proficiency Waiver
You are able to submit a request for English Test proof waiver if you meet one of the following conditions:
If you are from these countries OR have completed your previous education from these countries then you do not need to provide an EPT score.
- Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Malta, New Zealand, St Kitts, St Lucia, St Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, U.K., U.S.A.
You do not need to provide an EPT score if you hold citizenship of the following countries AND have completed an academic qualification from these countries.
- Botswana, Cameroon, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Federated States of Micronesia, Namibia, Nauru, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Republic of South Africa, Sudan, Republic of South Sudan, Tanzania, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Important Dates to Remember
- Online Application: August 24th, 10 A.M. – September 14th, 2023 5 P.M. 2023
- Application Material Submission Deadline: September 25th, 6 P.M. 2023
A hard copy of the online application printout and all the required materials must arrive at the KAIST office by September 25, 2023. The Postal Address of Our Office for the Application Material Submission
Graduate Admissions Team, KAIST
#110, 1st Floor, E16‐1 B/D,
Daehakro 291, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141,
Republic of Korea
