Gwangju University, 100% Early Admission for Freshmen... Up to 3 Multiple Applications Allowed

Scholarship Benefits Including Academic Encouragement Grants for First-Time Passers

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju University (President Kim Dongjin) announced on the 7th that it will select all 1,407 new students (1,334 within quota, 73 outside quota) for the 2023 academic year through early admission.

The number of recruits by admission type is ▲General Student Admission 941 ▲Regional Student Admission 393 ▲Recipients of Basic Livelihood Security, Lower-income Class, Single-parent Family Admission (outside quota) 73. Multiple applications up to three times, once per each admission type, are allowed.

The General Student Admission reflects 70% school records and 30% interview scores, while the Department of Sports Science, Department of Photography, Video and Drone, and Department of Aviation Service reflect 60% school records and 40% interview scores.

The other two admission types select students based on 100% school records. The composition of school record elements is 90% academic grades and 10% attendance records.

School record grades reflect all subjects of six courses (Korean, English, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, Korean History) completed up to the first semester of the third year, and additional points are awarded if the total credits of reflected subjects are 80 or more.

Career elective subjects are reflected as additional points based on the achievement level of the top three subjects among the six courses.

The interview date is October 28 (October 28 and 29 for the Department of Nursing), and whether the interview will be conducted face-to-face or non-face-to-face will be decided and announced later depending on the COVID-19 spread situation.

The interview is a personality and oral interview to check motivation for application, study plans, values, etc., and applicants can check expected questions by evaluation item on the university website about two weeks before the interview.

The minimum CSAT academic achievement standard is an average of 5th grade or better (total within 10th grade) in the best two of four CSAT areas (Korean, English, Mathematics, one Social Studies or Science subject), and it applies only to the Department of Nursing and Department of Early Childhood Education in the General Student Admission.

Gwangju University plans to provide a study encouragement scholarship of 700,000 KRW to early admission successful candidates and 400,000 KRW to waitlisted successful candidates to reduce the living expenses burden for new students.

In particular, to attract outstanding students, the university also operates the Hosinmaewon Special Scholarship, which is paid differentially according to CSAT scores.

The Hosinmaewon Special Scholarship offers full tuition exemption for four years, full support for one overseas language training program selection, and up to 4 million KRW in study encouragement scholarships if the average CSAT score of four areas is 1st grade.

Additionally, scholarships and study encouragement scholarships are provided up to CSAT 6th grade (4th grade for the Department of Nursing) to motivate all applicants.

Furthermore, for students receiving national scholarships, additional welfare scholarships will be provided according to income brackets, and a high-quality scholarship system will be established and offered to provide scholarship benefits to all new students.

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