a. Applicants who hold (or expect to hold) a bachelor's degree, or who are recognized under the relevant laws as having an equivalent or higher level of education (applications are accepted regardless of the department or major of the bachelor's program).
Prospective graduates are eligible only if they can obtain their bachelor's degree before 31 August 2026.

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a. Specialization Scholarship: a range of scholarship benefits, including partial tuition support
* The types of scholarships, amounts of reduction and award criteria may change depending on the available budget and the decisions of the Graduate School's advisory committee.

Online application https://www.uwayapply.com/ a. Application fee: ₩80,000 (paid online)
b. The application is complete only when the application form bearing an examination number has been printed after payment of the application fee.
c. After the application fee is paid, entries on the application form cannot be modified, the application cannot be cancelled and the fee cannot be refunded. Be sure to check all entries
before making payment.
d. If you attended two or more universities or graduate schools, enter all institutions and departments in order.
Example: University 1 — the university attended after transfer; University 2 — the university attended before transfer.
e. Transfer students should enter only the academic record of the institution from which they graduated, but must also submit the transcript from the institution attended before the transfer.
f. After applying online, print the application form and submit it together with the required documents so that they reach the Academic Affairs Office of the Graduate School by the document submission deadline (registered mail, courier or in person). Keep your examination slip and bring it with you on the admissions date. Where to send documents : Admissions Officer, Graduate School of Security, Room 830, Building 310, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974 - Attach the list of required documents printed after the online application to the outside of the envelope.
- Items postmarked by the deadline are accepted. g. Sign and seal the applicant signature field at the bottom of the application form printed after completing the online application.
h. Important notes
     1) Submitted documents will not be returned under any circumstances.
     2) If the application form and required documents are not submitted within the deadline after applying online, the application will be rejected.
     3) Applicants are responsible for any disadvantage arising from discrepancies between the application form or submitted documents and the information entered online, or from errors in completion, omitted entries, illegible text or changes of contact details.
     4) Application forms sent without an online application are invalid.

a. Admission decisions 1) Successful applicants are determined by total score within each admissions unit. Applicants who miss the interview (including partial absence) are not admitted.
2) Applicants who make false statements or who forge or alter the application form or submitted documents are not admitted, regardless of their scores.
3) Admission is cancelled if an admitted applicant does not register within the designated registration period.

b. Replacement of non-registered applicants 1) If vacancies arise because admitted applicants do not register, replacements are made in order of total score within the admissions unit.
(Disqualified applicants are excluded from consideration.)
2) If a candidate cannot be reached by the contact method used by the Graduate School (telephone) when additional admissions are announced, that candidate is excluded even if higher in the ranking.
3) Applicants granted additional admission must register within the designated registration period.

c. Announcement of results 1) Date: 25 June 2026 (Thu), tentative.
2) Location: posted on the Graduate School of Security website (http://gss.cau.ac.kr).
※ No individual notifications will be sent.

d. Registration 1) Period: to be announced
2) Payment methods: any Woori Bank branch nationwide, internet banking or telephone banking

e. Tuition refunds 1) If an application to withdraw from admission is submitted before the start of the semester, tuition and the admission fee are refunded in full.
     ① Submit a written withdrawal of registration (on the University's prescribed form)
     ② One copy each of the original tuition receipt, the applicant's ID and a bankbook in the applicant's name.
     ③ If a proxy requests the refund, bring the original tuition receipt and the IDs of both the applicant and the proxy.
2) If withdrawal is declared after the semester begins, tuition is refunded in accordance with the University's refund regulations (the admission fee is not refunded).
     ① Submit an application for withdrawal (on the University's prescribed form)

a. Enrolled students and alumni receive reduced medical fees at Chung-Ang University Hospital.

For further details, please contact the Academic Affairs Office of the Graduate School.
Tel +82-2-820-6329~6330 Fax +82-2-813-9618 E-mail gss@cau.ac.kr