印 University Profile

Baekseok University (백석대학교)

◎ Cheonan · Daejeon / Chungcheong

English trackPrivate

Who is it for?

One of Korea’s largest Christian universities, with a dedicated international division including two English-taught majors.

You want classes taught in English — this university has an English-taught track.

印 Location & Life

Getting around & student life

A university city on Seoul Metro Line 1 with KTX/SRT — Gangnam in ~30–40 min by high-speed rail

CityCheonan · Daejeon / ChungcheongDormRoom for ~14.2% of studentsMajors28 departments & majors

Campus photos

Quick facts

Location

Cheonan · Daejeon / Chungcheong

Type

Private

Tuition

≈ KRW 8.4M / year (official average)

Dormitory

Yes — capacity ~14.2% of students

GKS scholarship

Not confirmed

English track

Available (see below)

Programs & study options

Fields of study

Arts & Sports · Humanities & Social Sciences · Natural Sciences

Departments & majors

28 listed in the official disclosure

Korean language program

International Education Center (language institute / Korean-language training program, iec.bu.ac.kr) and the Office of International Affairs manage the Korean-language track. The admissions guideline requires in-house language trainees to show a bank balance of KRW 8 million or more, confirming the university runs its own Korean-language program.

English-taught track. (Limited) — within the ★International Studies Division for international students, two majors run as English-taught tracks: IT Convergence and Hotel & Tourism Management (combined quota of 40 students). All other departments teach in Korean under standard Korean-language requirements.

Admissions details

Application period

2026 undergraduate Pure-Foreign-Student Special Admission (outside quota), two rounds per year. Early round: applications 2025.12.01~12.26 → document screening 2025.12.29~2026.01.06 → results 2026.01.07 → registration 2026.01.08~01.12 → visa application 2026.01.13~01.23. Late round: applications 2026.05.11~07.03 → document screening 2026.07.06~07.10 → results 2026.07.14 → registration 2026.07.15~07.17 → visa application 2026.07.20~07.24. Apply online at www.ek-apply.com; schedule subject to change (check the site for notices).

Admission type

Pure-Foreign-Student Special Admission (outside quota) — document screening only, no written exam, for applicants whose parents are both foreign nationals. Open to most Humanities & Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Arts/Sports departments, plus the ★International Studies Division for international students only (IT Convergence English Track / Hotel & Tourism Management English Track / Korean / Airline Service / Global Chef / Korean Culture & Taekwondo / Global Senior Care — 40 seats total). A separate overseas-Korean-national track appears to run through the domestic admissions office (ipsi.bu.ac.kr) — details unconfirmed (unverified); check ipsi.bu.ac.kr/10000035 directly. Transfer admission (Pure-Foreign-Student) has its own separate guideline.

Language requirements

: TOPIK 3, 2.
English scores accepted in place of the Korean-language requirement (per the Office of International Affairs): TOEFL 530 (CBT 197, iBT 71) / IELTS 5.5 / CEFR B2 / TEPS 600 or above. Graduation requirement: incoming and transfer students must obtain TOPIK level 4 or above before graduation (submit the score report to the Office of International Affairs).

English track

(Limited) — IT Convergence and Hotel & Tourism Management within the ★International Studies Division for international students (combined quota of 40); all other majors are Korean-taught.

Competition (reference)

8 : 1 for Korean applicants (general track, 2025 disclosure) — the foreign track is screened separately
Freshman quota 2790

Intake year

2026

Always verify with the official guideline. Dates and requirements change every intake — the official admissions page is the final source.

Official website →

Data from official sources · last updated 2026-07-02

Contact & location

Location

Cheonan · Daejeon / Chungcheong · Open in Google Maps →

Admissions office

International Admissions Officer for International Students, Office of International Affairs: (31065) Eunhyegwan 305, 1 Baekseokdaehak-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, Chungnam, Korea / International Admissions Officer for International Students, Office of International affairs, Baekseok University, 1 Baekseokdaehak-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, Chungnam, Korea (zip 31065). Contact: Choi Gyu-ha, email [email protected].: 041-550-0800~3 (ipsi.bu.ac.kr).

International office

Office of International Affairs, Eunhyegwan 407, 041-550-2064 / ext. 9069. Korean-language program contact (International Education Center): Jang Sik-hyeon, [email protected]. Undergraduate admissions/language program contact: Choi Gyu-ha, [email protected]. Additional contact: Hwang Sang-gun, [email protected].
Office of International Affairs: community.bu.ac.kr iec.bu.ac.kr

Website

www.bu.ac.kr

Contacts come from the latest official admissions materials — offices occasionally change numbers between intakes.

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