Combined Master’s/Doctorate’s Program

• This program integrates and operates the master’s and doctorate’s programs to reduce the burden of writing a master’s thesis and preparing for doctoral entrance exams, providing an opportunity to focus on academics and research.

  ombined Master’s/Doctorate’s Program

  Enrollment	Minimum Required Credits	Study Duration	Reduction of Study Duration
  8 years	60 credits	Minimum 4 years	For those who have early fulfilled the minimum credits required for graduation

  Recognition of Doctorate’s program:
  In the combined Master’s/Doctorate’s program, if you complete at least 3 semesters (including the master’s program) and earn more than 24 credits, it will be recognized as the doctorate’s program.
  (In this case, the enrollment certificate will indicate “Enrolled in the Doctorate’s Program.”)

Special Admission For Combined Master’s/Doctorate’s Program

• Openings: Within 30% of the doctorate’s program admission quota (181 students); maximum of 54 students
• Eligibility
  • Students enrolled in the same major of the master’s program at the University of Seoul’s general graduate school (including overseas citizens, foreign nationals, and North Korean defectors) who have completed at least 2 semesters and earned 18 credits or more (including the semester of application)
  • Those who have a GPA of 3.5 or higher while enrolled
  • Those who have received recommendations from their advisor and head professor
  • Those who do not violate the regulations of the graduate school and the department’s internal rules
    ※ All of the above conditions must be met, and those who have completed the program are excluded (students expected to graduate can apply).
• Special benefits: Exemption from writing a master’s thesis and the entrance exam for the doctorate’s program
• Selection method: Candidates are selected based on the total score, which consists of the document review score (100 points) and the oral exam score (100 points).
• A. Document review evaluation criteria (100 points)
  • 1Research proposal
  • 2Master’s program grades and department considerations
• B. Oral exam evaluation criteria (100 points)
  • 1Ability to complete major requirements
  • 2Department considerations
• Recruitment schedule: April and October (twice a year)
• The departments available for recruitment may change with each application period, so please check the announcement in the notice section for details.