Colleges and universities in Korea are divided into the following categories:
1. Comprehensive universities and single-subject universities are generally four-year programs. Among them, medical college and dental college are six-year programs.
2. Educational universities and teachers' colleges generally have a four-year system.
3. Colleges, vocational universities, radio and correspondence universities and TV universities are generally two-year or three-year programs.
4. Various schools equivalent to universities, such as nursing schools and theological seminaries, generally have a two-to four-year program.
Undergraduate study abroad system in Korea:
Undergraduate study abroad in Korea generally takes 4-6 years. If students do not have language scores when applying, they need to take language courses for about one year, and then take undergraduate courses for four years. The academic system of different majors is also different. For example, the academic system of medical majors is generally 6 years, and the academic system of literature, law, political science, economics, management, education and other majors is generally 4 years.
There is also a special situation that some students fail courses and have not completed enough credits, so it may be necessary to postpone graduation at this time.
there are four-year colleges and universities in Korea (medical schools and dental schools are six-year), and there are more than 3 professional degree courses in literature, law, theology, political science, economics, management, administration, education, science, engineering, dentistry, Korean medicine, pharmacy, nursing, agronomy, veterinary medicine, aquatic products, fine arts and musicology. University graduation credits are generally 14 credits.
College universities are divided into humanities and social series, natural science series, engineering series, art and sports series, health care series and other professional fields. The teaching period is 2 to 3 years, and the graduation credits are 8 credits (2 years) or 12 credits (3 years). College graduates can transfer to universities, industrial universities or radio and communication universities to continue their studies.