Visiting Program

Visiting Program at Hongik University is a non-degree, English-taught program based on the university's Mapo-gu campus in Seoul, South Korea. The program allows international students to enroll for either one semester or a full year, with new sessions beginning on the second of March or the first of September, in line with the standard South Korean academic calendar. Visiting student programs of this kind typically let participants take coursework alongside regularly enrolled students, choosing from the university's existing course catalog rather than following a fixed, program-specific curriculum. This structure gives visiting students flexibility to pursue subjects that match their academic interests or degree requirements at their home institution, while experiencing a full term of study on a Korean campus rather than a short summer or winter session. Annual tuition is listed at 3200 USD. Because instruction is delivered in English, visiting students can enroll in courses and participate in class discussions without requiring existing Korean language proficiency, although living and studying in Korea for a semester or year typically gives students the opportunity to build conversational Korean skills alongside their coursework. Programs of this kind are commonly used by university students who want an extended period of study abroad without transferring into a full degree program, allowing them to explore a different academic and cultural environment while working toward credit that may transfer back to their home institution. A visiting program lasting a semester or a year, as opposed to a short summer session, gives students more time to settle into campus life, build relationships with classmates and instructors, and take a fuller course load across a range of subjects available at the host university.