Application Guidelines

1. Applicants with High Scholastic Ability (based on the Scholastic Ability Test) …

• A. Recruitment Unit & Volume

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  College	Department	Classification	Recruitment Volume	Regular Admission
  				Group A
  				Applicants with standardized Scholastic Aptitude Test Score	Residents of Farming & Fishing Town	Subjects of Special Education	Graduates of Vocational Secondary Schools
  College of Science	Physical Education	Physical Education	30	30	.	.	.

  ※The recruitment volume and classification details may change by school system, recruitment volume adjustment, and approval of recruiting to make up for a preceding year's insufficient volume.
  ※ Vacancies in the recruitment volume of Regular Admission are supplemented by the applicable selection through regular recruitment.

• B. Eligibility Requirements
  ◎ All three (3) of the items below must apply to applicants and all applicants must be eligible to apply in accordance with the Admission Requirements
  - Applicants who are graduates or graduates-to-be in February of the relevant year of high school
  -Applicants who are early graduates or eligible for early graduation of high school in accordance with relevant laws*regulations - Applicants who have an equivalent educational background to the items above under current laws
  
• C. Admission Criteria
  (1) Preferred & Partial Recruitments
  ◎ College of Liberal Arts (excluding Division of Education) and College of Science will select 20% of each unit's admission quota based on the applicant's academic performance in the Scholastic Aptitude Test (Selected applicants will be exempted from the essay test)
  ◎ College of Human Ecology will select 60% of the total admission quota from applicants of the Mathematics Area (Type B), and 40% from applicants of the Mathematics Area (Type A) of the Regular Admission (Group A).
  
  (2) Details
  ◎ Department of Physical Education - Stage 1: Scholastic Aptitude Test 100% (5 Times the Recruitment Volume)
  - Stage 2: School Record Transcript 30% + College Scholastic Ability Test 30% + Interview*Oral Exam 10% + Practical Exam 30%
  ◎ Official High School Transcript: Academic Grades 100%(Academic Grades are applied by 100% for admission scoring)
  ◎ Refer to (Table 1)3. Applying School Transcript> for calculations of grades
• D. Application Methods
  ① Applicants who applied for admission to Sookmyung Women's University cannot apply (duplicate applicatio
  n) to a university that is in the same 'recruitment period group' for Regular Admissions as Sookmyung University as classified by the Ministry of Education & Human Resource Development ② Applicants cannot apply to more than one recruitment classification or department when applying through Regular Admission (Group A).
  ③ Applicants are permitted to apply to more than one group (Group A*B*C) through Regular Admission Recruitment of Sookmyung Women's University.
  ④ Applicants who qualified for admission through Non-Scheduled Admission Recruitment (Sem 1, Sem 2) at Sookmyung Women's University or other university cannot apply for the Regular or Additional Admission Recruitment at Sookmyung Women's University or any other university (via regular or additional recruitment) regardless of their enrollment.
  ⑤ An applicant may apply to only one department of her preference.
  ⑥ Applications and admissions will be disqualified if an applicant does not comply with any of the items specified above.
• E. Applied Areas of Scholastic Ability Test Score

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  Department of Physical Education		Transcript of School Records	Scholastic Ability Test	Interview/Oral Exam	Practical Exam	Total	Note
  	Stage 1	.	100%	.	.	.	5 Times the Recruitment Volume
  	Stage 2	300 (30%)	300 (30%)	100 (10%)	300 (30%)	1000 Points	.
  		Language	Mathematics(Type A/B) Select 1 from Social Studies/Science(3 Areas)		Foreign Language	Total	.
  		45 %	10 %		45 %	400 (100%)	.

• F. Admissions Timeline
  ◎ Refer to our homepage (Sookmyung Women's University) for details on the Admissions Timeline

2. Application of the College Scholastic Ability Test

• A. Applying the Minimum Requirement of Scholastic Ability Test areas
  - The average percentile of each area in the Scholastic Ability Test is calculated Example) An applicant who applied to the Department of Humanities by Non-scheduled Admission in Semester 2 as a High Academic Achiever.
  (Language Percentile + Foreign Language Percentile) ÷ 2
• B. Using Scholastic Ability Test Scores for Applicants applying by Regular Admission (Group A*B*C)
  
  • ① The percentile of each Scholastic Ability Test area is converted to the ratio of application, and percentiles are added and converted to an applicable score.
    Example) An applicant who applied to the Department of Humanities by Regular Admission (Group A) as a High Academic Achiever.
    ｛(Percentile of Language ×0.4) + (Percentile of Mathematics ×0.1) + (Percentile of Foreign Language ×0.4) + (Percentile of Investigation Study ×0.1)｝/100 × 570 Points (Score applied)
  • ② Applying the Area of Investigative Study
    - The school selects three subjects in the order of the highest percentile by using scholastic ability test score data provided by the Korea Institute of Curriculum & Evaluation so as to calculate and apply the average value of the selected subject percentile. The Division of Pharmacy applies Chemistry and Biology from the Area of Science and selects only one subject with the highest percentile.
  • ③ Applying the Area of Second Foreign Language
    - Applying to the Department of Humanities as a High Achiever in Scholastic Ability Test through Regular Admission (Group A): 1.5% (Maximum of 1.5 Points) of the Second Foreign Language Area (French, Chinese, German, Japanese, Chinese Characters) percentile is added to the overall admission score.
• C. Calculating Transcripts of School Records for applicants who are applying through Regular Admission (Group A) as an Applicant with No Transcript of School Records (Comparative Records)
  - The grade is calculated by adding the percentile values of Scholastic Ability Test Areas, based on the specifications of recruitment groups, converted by the application ratio.
  (Refer to table 1of 3. Application of School Record Transcript
  ◎ Conversion of Scholastic Ability Test Scores
  =｛(Scholastic Ability Test Area 1 Percentile × Application Ratio) + (Scholastic Ability Test Area 2 Percentile x Application Ratio) + (Scholastic Ability Test Area 3 Percentile x Application Ratio)｝+ (Scholastic Ability Test Area 4 Percentile x Application Ratio)｝
• D. Using College Scholastic Ability Test Scores Data
  
  • ① Applicants who agreed to the terms of using their online Scholastic Ability Test score data
    - Non-scheduled Admission in Semester 2, Regular Admission: The relevant areas are applied by recruitment unit.
  • ② Applicants who did not agree to the terms of using their online Scholastic Ability Test score data
    - Non-scheduled Admission in Semester 2, Regular Admission: The applicable student must submit Scholastic Ability Test Score Records or an academic transcript so as to apply relevant areas by recruitment unit.
    ※ If any submitted documents of transcript or Scholastic Ability Test score records shall be proved by the Korea Institute of Curriculum &Evaluation to be untrue or forged, the admission offer or application may be cancelled and the relevant applicant may face legal charges.
• E. Extraction of Academic Records: Records of the Scholastic Ability Test scores are provided by the Korea Institute of Curriculum & Evaluation.

3. Applying School Record Transcript

• A. Applicants with Transcript of School Records
  (1) Ratio and Method of Application
  - Ratio of Application by Grade: All Grades 100% (Subjects are selected for application regardless of grade)
  - Grade Composition: Up to Grade 15
  - Grade Calculation Index: Academic Grading 100%
  
  ▶ Actual Application of Ratio in Admission Scoring
  ※ All grades of secondary schooling will be applied for graduates (or graduates-to-be) and early graduates.
  
  ▶ Applied Curriculum

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Type	Ratio of Transcript Application 40%	Ratio of Transcript Application 30%	Ratio of Transcript Application 20%
Ratio of Application by Grade	Year 1, 2, 3 100%	Year 1, 2, 3 100%	Year 1, 2, 3 100%
Score Calculation Index	Academic Grade 100%	Academic Grade 100%	Academic Grade 100%
Grade Composition	15 Grades	15 Grades	15 Grades
Score Difference between Grades	1 Pt.	3 Pts.	5 Pts.
Actual Ratio Applied	1.4%	4.2%	7%
Maximum Points	400	300	200
Minimum Points	386	258	130
Type	Applied Courses (Year 1, 2, 3 Applied 100%)
Humanities	Two (2) Subjects from each field of Korean, Sociology Foreign Language (English) totaling to six (6) subjects
Natural Science/Biological Science/Mathematics & Statistics/Information Science/Pharmacy	Two(2) Subjects from each field of Mathematics, Science, Foreign Language (English) totaling to six (6) subjects
Human Ecology	Select one of the two items below 1. Two (2) Subjects from each field of Korean, Society, Foreign Language (English) totaling to six (6) subjects 2. Two (2) Subjects from each field of Mathematics, Science, Foreign Language (English) totaling to six (6) subjects
Physical Education * Arts	Two (2) Subjects from each field of Korean, Foreign Language (English) totaling to four (4) subjects

• - Second Foreign Language subjects are not included in the Foreign Language (English) course.
• - Subjects of completion are applied by semester.
• - For graduates of High School of Foreign Languages*International High Schools*Science High Schools, all specialized courses of English and Science will be applied to grading.
• - Applicants who are applying to Human Ecology must select one of the two subjects for application.
• - To apply, students must complete at least two subjects in each of the designated courses.
◎ Example of Subjects in the General High School Curriculum Applied to Grading

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Type		Common	Elective
			Elective General	Elective Advanced
Course	Korean	Korean	Korean Language	Speaking, Reading, Writing, Grammar, Literature
	Social Studies	Society(History)	Human Society & Environment	Korean Geography, World Geography, Economic Geography, Korean History, World History, Law & Society, Politics, Economics, Society * Culture
	Mathematics	Mathematics	Actual Mathematics	Mathematics Ⅰ, Mathematics Ⅱ, Differentiation & Integral Calculus, Probability & Statistics, Discrete Mathematics
	Science	Science	Life & Science	Physics Ⅰ, Chemistry Ⅰ, Biology Ⅰ, GeologyⅠ, Physics Ⅱ, Chemistry Ⅱ, Biology Ⅱ, GeologyⅡ
	Foreign Language	English		English Ⅰ, English Ⅱ, Speaking, Reading, Writing

▶ Calculation of Academic Achievement
• ① Applicants who agreed to terms of using their online transcript data: Two (2) subjects with the highest achievement score by each course are selected for application.
• ② Applicants who graduated before 2005; who did not agree to terms of using online transcript data; and/or who graduated from a secondary school that does not provide online transcripts: A transcript is submitted, and two (2) subjects with the highest achievement score by each course are selected for application.
  ※ If an applicant submitted a transcript of school records, the transcript shall be checked for its genuineness by the relevant secondary school(s) and the relevant applicant will be cancelled of admission offer or admission application and may face charges if the transcript is found to be untrue or forged.

◎ Converting GPA of Academic Achievement = ∑(GPA achieved by School Grade × Units Completed) ÷ ∑ (Units Completed)
* GPA by School Grade: (A=5 Pts., B=4 Pts., C=3 Pts., D=2 Pts., E=1 Pt.)

※ Even if there is a way of selecting subjects for advantage in overall school grades, the grades are calculated by applying the "Level of achievement or No. of Units of subjects selected by our university in reference to CD transcripts and online transcript data", or "Level of achievement or No. of Units of subjects selected by applicant".

• B. Applicants with No Transcript of School Records (Refer to table 1 below. This applies to applicants in Group A of Regular Admission ONLY

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  Eligibility	Application Criteria
  ① Applicant who qualified for high school graduation ② Applicant who completed secondary schooling in another country.	The grade is calculated by adding the percentile values of Scholastic Ability Test Areas that have been converted by the application ratio.

  
  
  

  Table of Academic Scoring Criteria

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  Grade	Grade Range		Comparative Academic Records (Regular Admission)	Scoring Criteria
  	Converted Ranking (Percentile)	Converted Achievement Level	Sum of percentile values of Scholastic Ability Test Areas that have been converted by the application ratio *	-Non-scheduled Admission Semester 1 High Achiever in Specialty/High Achiever in Leadership Stage 1 -Non-scheduled Admission Semester 2 High Academic Achiever/High Achiever in Leadership Stage 1		- Non-scheduled Admission Semester 1 High Achiever in Specialty/High Achiever in Leadership Stage 2 - Non-scheduled Admission Semester 1 Applicants of Merit/ Low Income Families - Non-scheduled Admission Semester 2 High Academic Achiever/High Achiever in Leadership Stage 2 - Non-scheduled Admission Semester 2 Applicants with High English Proficiency		-Regular Admission (Group A) High Achiever in Scholastics Ability Test /Applicants of Farming * Fishing Communities Humanities * Natural Science	- Regular Admission (Group A) High Achiever in Scholastics Ability Test Departments of Physical Education, Design, Arts & Crafts	- Regular Admission (Group A) High Achiever in Scholastics Ability Test Department of Dance, College of Music, Department of Painting / Applicants of Farming * Fishing Communities College of Music * College of Fine Arts
  				Transcript 100%		Transcript 40%		Transcript 40%	Transcript 30%	Transcript 20%
  				School Grade70% (700 Pts.)	Ranking 30% (300 Pts.)	School Grade 70% (280 Pts.)	Ranking 30% (120 Pts.)	School Grade 100% (400 Pts.)	School Grade 100% (300 Pts.)	School Grade 100% (200 Pts.)
  				3 Pts. grade difference	1.5 Pts. grade difference	1.2 Pts. grade difference	0.6 Pts. grade difference	1 Pt. grade difference	3 Pts. grade difference	5 Pts. grade difference
  1	0.01~4.00	4.80~5.00	96%+	700	300.0	280.0	120.0	400	300	200
  2	4.01~11.00	4.45~4.79	89%~96%	697	298.5	278.8	119.4	399	297	195
  3	11.01~17.00	4.15~4.44	83%~ 89%	694	297.0	277.6	118.8	398	294	190
  4	17.01~23.00	3.85~4.14	77%~83%	691	295.5	276.4	118.2	397	291	185
  5	23.01~31.00	3.45~3.84	69%~77%	688	294.0	275.2	117.6	396	288	180
  6	31.01~40.00	3.00~3.44	60%~ 69%	685	292.5	274.0	117.0	395	285	175
  7	40.01~47.00	2.65~2.99	53%~60%~	682	291.0	272.8	116.4	394	282	170
  8	47.01~53.00	2.35~2.64	47%~53%~	679	289.5	271.6	115.8	393	279	165
  9	53.01~60.00	2.00~2.34	40%~47%	676	288.0	270.4	115.2	392	276	160
  10	60.01~69.00	1.55~1.99	31%~ 40%	673	286.5	269.2	114.6	391	273	155
  11	69.01~77.00	1.15~1.54	23%~ 31%	670	285.0	268.0	114.0	390	270	150
  12	77.01~83.00	-	17%~ 23%	667	283.5	266.8	113.4	389	267	145
  13	83.01~89.00	-	11%~ 17%	664	282.0	265.6	112.8	388	264	140
  14	89.01~96.00	-	4%~11%	661	280.5	264.4	112.2	387	261	135
  15	96.01~100.00	1.00~1.14	4% or Lower	658	279.0	263.2	111.6	386	258	130

* Refer to 'C. Applicants with No Transcript of School Records for Regular Admission (Group A)' in "16. Application of the College Scholastic Ability Test" to calculate the converted percentile of Scholastic Ability Test areas

4. Application of Interview * Oral Examination

• A. Documents Used
  ◎ Personal Statement * Study Plan, Transcript, Letters of Recommendation
• B. Assessment Criteria

  B. Assessment Criteria

  Type	Details
  Items to be Assessed	Overall, the following areas are assessed : Personal Statement * Study Plan, Academic Abilities in Field of Major, Language*Attitude, Aptitude*Character, Potential, Awards Received, Special Matters College of Education assesses Aptitude*Character for teaching
  Assessment Criteria	Each area is assessed based on a grade scale from 1 to 10.
  Time	A maximum of five (5) minutes per applicant

Information on Practical Examination

A. Department of Physical Education

• 1. Dress Code : Shorts and short-sleeved training wear.
• 2. Natural nails of reasonable length are permissible to the extent that the length does not exceed the finger tip. (If the length of a fingernail shall exceed 2mm, the exceeding value will be multiplied by 5 for deduction of points.)
• 3. The act of wearing or using sand bags or similar pieces of equipment during the examination will be considered as misconduct of behavior.
• 4. Waxing shoes will also be considered as misconduct.