Picture yourself at Sejong University in Seoul.
A private university, Sejong University started its legacy in 1940 as a humanities institute and evolved into a university in 1979. Through dedication to language learning, education, and communication, the university maintains the legacy of its namesake, King Sejong the Great, who invented the Korean alphabet Hangul. Sejong is now world-renowned for its creative convergence and business specialities.
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Exchange participants are required to take a full-time course load (at least 12 Temple credits) while abroad and will earn transfer credit.
English and Korean
Hospitality and tourism, business, communication and media studies, and music production
Sejong University is the #1 ranked university in South Korea for Hospitality and Tourism (2021 QS). Their College of Business Administration is AACSB accredited and nationally renowned.
Learn more about the academic program, course approvals and transfer credit process.
Sejong University is in the east of Seoul, between the Children's Grand Park and the Han River. The university features a collection of buildings across ages of Korean architecture. Major metro lines connect to the campus, with a stop located a few steps from campus. The urban location is complemented by the many parks in the neighborhood. In the bustle of Seoul, Sejong offers a combination of history, nature, and urban allure on the same campus.
Program participants are required to be present for the entire length of the program, from the official arrival date through the program end date.
Sejong offers free university-arranged dorm housing (plus a maintenance fee of 200,000KRW) for Temple students on the exchange program.
Students may choose to live in university-arranged housing or find independent housing. Students are encouraged to apply for the university dorms as it may find it difficult to find short-term housing.
Students who apply for university-arranged housing will live in the International Student Dormitory in the Gwanggaeto Building with the community of exchange and international students. To view photos of the International Student Dormitory rooms and amenities, visit the Sejong Residence website.
As an Exchange Program participant, you will have access to the support provided by your host institution.
Sejong has a Counseling Center and Health Care Center open to students. In addition, they work with a third-party service to provide on-call support for international students.
Students will pay a non-refundable program deposit of $400 within 2 weeks of nomination to the program. This non-refundable deposit is credited to your program fees as a prepayment.
Students pay Temple tuition and fees directly to Temple. Visit Temple’s Bursar for per-credit tuition rates. All students pay University Services Fee.
For complete details about billable costs and estimate for non-billable expenses, such as airfare, meals, and personal expenses, view the program cost sheet.
Your health and safety abroad are our highest priority. Visit our Health and Safety page and stay tuned for more details about health and safety on this program.
For more information, contact Education Abroad: 215-204-0720; [click-for-email]
Temple programs are open to qualified students matriculated at any U.S. or Canadian college or university.
You are eligible to apply if you meet the following requirements.
You meet minimum cumulative GPA requirement, on a 4.0 scale from all colleges/universities attended. The requirement varies by program:
You remain in good academic standing from the time of application until the start of your term abroad; students on academic warning are not eligible to participate.
You will need a passport, valid well beyond the length of your program, by the application deadline.
View deadlines and validity requirements for your host country.
You are in good disciplinary standing at the time of application and remain so through the start of your term abroad. Students who have been found responsible for a code of conduct violation and will not be in good disciplinary standing (including disciplinary probation) may submit a petition for review.
You are at least 18 years old at the time of application.
For Sejong University, the following additional considerations apply.
Non-U.S. citizens: you are welcome to study abroad if you meet the eligibility requirements; however, you are not permitted to study abroad on an exchange program in your home country. Please speak to Education Abroad if you have questions about your eligibility.
The standard application requirements pertain to all students applying to Temple programs.
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