3. Academic Programs: Undergraduate degree course (4 yrs.) after preliminary Korean Language course (1yr.)
※ Grantees should take a preliminary Korean language course at the institution designated by NIIED. The institution will be specified in a letter of invitation after the announcement of final successful candidates.
※ Grantees should reach level 3 in TOPIK (Test of Proficiency in Korean) after the completion of a one-year preliminary Korean language course ; otherwise, grantees are not allowed to take a bachelor’s degree course ; instead s/he may take an additional 6 month Korean language course WITHIN the scholarship period stipulated in a letter of invitation.
※ The grantees with level 5 or higher in TOPIK shall begin to take a bachelor’s degree course from 2016 spring semester without the preliminary Korean language course.