[2023 Early Admission] Ajou University, Tuition Waiver for 1 Year in 3 Newly Established Advanced Departments

Ajou University will establish three advanced departments in the new industry fields for the 2023 academic year. Students admitted to the newly established departments will receive full tuition exemption for one year and priority dormitory allocation under the 'Advanced Talent Scholarship' benefit.

The AI Mobility Engineering Department will be newly established within the College of Engineering to cultivate talents who will lead the future mobility industry integrating automobiles, robots, and transportation, selecting 27 students through the early admission process. The Advanced New Materials Engineering Department, newly established based on the Materials Science and Engineering Department, will select 32 freshmen through early admission. The Intelligent Semiconductor Engineering Department aims to nurture convergent and practical professionals and will recruit 23 students through early admission.

Ajou University will recruit a total of 1,441 students through early admissions: △ Student Record-Based (241 students) △ Comprehensive Student Record-Based (995 students) △ Essay (172 students) △ Practical Skills and Achievements (33 students). Changes from the previous year include relaxing the minimum CSAT (College Scholastic Ability Test) score requirements in the Student Record-Based admission and abolishing the university-specific self-introduction questions in the Comprehensive Student Record-Based admission. Awards listed in student records will also no longer be considered in evaluations.

The Student Record-Based (High School Recommendation) admission reflects 100% of the academic record and does not consider elective courses or extracurricular activities (attendance, volunteer work, etc.). From this year, weighting by department, grade, or subject is abolished, and the minimum CSAT score requirements are relaxed. The minimum CSAT criteria for natural sciences require a combined grade of 5 or less across two subjects among Korean, Math (no restrictions on elective subjects), English, and Science Inquiry (one subject). For humanities, the combined grade of 5 or less is required across two subjects among Korean, Math (no restrictions on elective subjects), English, and Social or Science Inquiry (one subject).

The Comprehensive Student Record-Based admission recruits students through △ ACE Admission (560 students) △ SW Convergence Talent Admission (30 students) △ Dasan Talent Admission (161 students) △ Equal Opportunity 1 Admission (84 students) △ Equal Opportunity 2 Admission (45 students) △ Special Education Target Admission (10 students) △ Admission for Workers Graduated from Specialized High Schools (105 students). The ACE Admission selects three times the number of candidates in the first stage based on 100% document evaluation, and in the second stage, final scores are calculated with 70% from the first stage and 30% from interviews. For the Medical Department, the combined grade of 6 or less is required across Korean, Math (Calculus or Geometry), English, and two Science Inquiry subjects; for the Pharmacy Department, the combined grade of 7 or less is required across the same subjects. Other departments do not apply minimum CSAT score requirements.

The Comprehensive Student Record-Based (SW Convergence Talent Admission) selects 30 freshmen for the Software Department. In the first stage, three times the number of candidates are selected based on 100% document evaluation, and in the second stage, final acceptance is determined by 70% of the first stage score and 30% interview score. Among the Comprehensive Student Record-Based admissions, the Dasan Talent Admission, Equal Opportunity 1 Admission, and Equal Opportunity 2 Admission select successful candidates based on 100% document evaluation without interviews.

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