Students who are currently enrolled or planning to enroll in a university outside of Korea, with a GPA of 2.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. High school seniors who have been accepted to a university can also apply.
You need to submit an official transcript from your current university. For freshmen, a certificate of enrollment (CoE) is required, and for future students, an official admission letter is necessary. Sophomore, junior, and senior students must submit the official transcript. The official transcript must be in English and issued within the last 3 months.
Application reviews take some time. Additionally, your application will only be reviewed after you pay the application fee (100,000 KRW). Please note, the application fee is non-refundable. After the application fee is paid, it still typically takes at least 1-2 weeks to review an application due to a high volume of applications. Rest assured, all before the deadline.
Only high school seniors who have been officially admitted to a university are eligible to apply. You must submit your official admission letter.
In this case, you can submit a certificate of enrollment (CoE) instead of a GPA transcript.
Congratulations! However, you still need to complete the tuition fee payment to ensure the registration. The whole process is only complete once you receive a confirmation of enrollment email.
Not yet. You will need to prepare for the next steps such as course registration and dormitory applications. Detailed guidelines for specific dates will be sent to enrolled students via email.
At this moment, you won’t have access for the Yonsei Portal yet. The Portal access will be granted 1-2 days before the dormitory or course registration period. Thank you for your patience!
No, that was just a preferred course survey. You will need to officially register for courses during the course registration period. Keep in mind that spots are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis, so make sure you don’t miss the registration period!
The dormitory application period is from October 22 to 24, and it will go through the Yonsei Portal. Dormitory services are managed by a separate office from WAY. You will receive detailed instructions in the Welcome Packet sent after admission.
You can find all available courses, syllabi, and professor information on the WAY website under the Courses menu.
You can take a minimum of 3 credits and a maximum of 9 credits. After paying the tuition, you can still adjust your credit load, but additional payment or refunds may be required. Please refer to the refund policy on the WAY website. Changes can only be made before the course add/drop period ends.
Please contact the Korean embassy or consulate directly to check if you need a visa or not. The WAY Office is not responsible for issuing visas, and students must verify their own visa requirements. If the embassy/consulate asks for a D-2-8 visa or a Certificate of Admission (CoA), please contact us. If you are taking online courses only, no visa is required.
You can take a minimum of 3 credits and a maximum of 9 credits. After paying the tuition, you can still adjust your credit load, but additional payment or refunds may be required. Please refer to the refund policy on the WAY website. Changes can only be made before the course add/drop period ends.
Yes, you can receive a full refund if you cancel before the program starts. If you cancel on the
first day of the program, only 80% of the tuition will be refunded. No refunds will be available from the second day of the program. For more details, please review the refund policy on our website.
Students who have previously participated in either the YISS or WAY programs are eligible for a 100,000 KRW discount on their tuition. Be sure to include your previous YISS/WAY student ID number when applying. If you don’t remember your previous ID, please contact us!
If one of your parents is a Yonsei alumni or employee, you are eligible for the Yonsei Alumni Scholarship (200,000 KRW). Please submit your parent’s Yonsei University diploma (or employment certificate) and a family certificate via email before the application deadline.
What if my grandparents, aunts or uncles graduated from Yonsei?
We are sorry we provide the Yonsei Alumni Scholarship for those whose parents are Yonsei alumni.
We are sorry that auditing of courses is not allowed at WAY.
WAY orientation and the first day of classes take place on Friday, December 27th. We will still provide late-arriving students with a student handbook and ID card, but class absences are at the discretion of the Professor. We strongly recommend that you arrive on time to attend these important events.
We sometimes experience a high level of emails returning back due to full inboxes or our messages being marked as spam. Please regularly clear your inbox and check your spam folder. Also, please ensure that you have entered the correct email address without any typos.
Please feel free to contact us via email (iwinter@yonsei.ac.kr). We can respond more quickly if you include your name, home university, and WAY student ID (if applicable). We kindly ask that you avoid sending multiple emails in quick succession, as we process inquiries in the order they are received. Sending additional emails may delay our response.
Meal plan is not included in the dormitory fees. There are various cafeterias in and around the dormitory, so it is easy to find places to eat. Common kitchen is available for those who would like to cook for themselves. Please contact the Housing office for further information.
It is best to confirm the credit transfer issue with your home university.
Our credits are acknowledged at most universities. However, we strongly advise students to consult study abroad advisor, academic counsellor or the department head at your institution. Checking the credit transferability is students' responsibility.
Students can check their grades after course evaluation according to the academic calandar. Usually grades are available for checking on Yonsei Portal in 2-3 days after the program ends.
The grades are confirmed in around 2 weeks after the program ends, and we send e-Transcript to the university. Thus, your institution will be able to receive the soft-copy version of your transcript around 3 weeks after the program is over.
Additional copies of transcripts can be requested for a fee from the WAY office. [How to request transcript]. Note that it's the student's responsibility to provide correct e-mail/mail address.
You may take a maximum of 3 academic courses (9 credits) during Session 1.
If your local bank deals in international monetary transfer, it is okay to just send your local currency. The receiving bank will change whatever currency they receive to Korean won, and the deposited amount will show as KRW on your application information. Please note that Korean local bank (beneficiary bank) may charge fees in exchanging and receiving international wire.
Winter Abroad at Yonsei classes meet for 150 minutes each day, five days a week (Mon ~ Fri), for 15 days (45 in-class hours per course).
Refunds and scholarships are processed through your bank account if you have paid by wire transfer, and back through the way you chose to make payment if you used flywire(credit card payment/wire transfer/other payment methods, etc). Please allow at least three weeks for the process time.
Courses you applied for on the application are for survey purposes only. You will be finally registered for the courses only when you make it during course registration period. Detailed guide on course registration will be distributed to students via email.
Think ahead about the courses you want to take, make note of the course names, and check their schedules.
We accept transcripts that are issued within 3 months.
If the most recent semester(i.e. Spring 2023)’s grades are not yet included in the transcript, please let us know so that we can consider that. We will still be able to accept the transcripts for admission based on internal review. However, for scholarship applications, we may request students to submit their most updated transcript.
Admission review starts only when the application fee is paid. Please make sure the fee is paid first and that you receive confirmation email of receipt. Admission result is available on application status.
If an application is accepted, acceptance email will be sent. Please check your email for any updates and notices. If there is a problem with communications, please check your spam mailbox and make a phone call to the WAY office (82-2-2123-3535).
In case an application is not accepted, it will show 'Deniced' without informing email. Please note that admission review details are not disclosed.
Students who are currently enrolled (or to be enrolled) in a college/university can apply for WAY.
If your graduation date is on December of 2023, you may still be considered for admission.
Yonsei University has bilateral agreements with more than 600 universities worldwide. Some of these exchange agreements cover Winter Abroad at Yonsei. If you want to attend as an exchange student, please inquire to your study abroad office and apply through your home university.
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