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Master’s Program

Eligibility

Applicants holding (or expected to hold) a bachelor’s degree from an accredited domestic or international university, regardless of major, or those recognized by law as having equivalent or higher academic standing.
Prospective graduates must complete their degree requirements before enrollment.
Applicants to industry–academia cooperative programs must be recommended by the head of the partner institution.
Additional prerequisite courses may be required depending on background.

Prerequisite Courses

Prerequisite Requirements
- Applicants with a non-statistics bachelor’s degree (including double majors) must complete 15 undergraduate credits designated by the department, or obtain substitution approval from the department chair and graduate dean.
- Applicants with foreign degrees must complete 15 master’s-level prerequisite credits designated by the department, or obtain substitution approval.
Courses
- Required: Mathematical Statistics (1), (2); Regression Analysis
- Electives (choose 2): Experimental Design, Applied Probability, Time Series Analysis, Multivariate Statistical Analysis, Bayesian Statistics, Nonparametrics, Analysis of Categorical Data

Doctoral Program

Eligibility

Applicants holding (or expected to hold) a master’s degree from an accredited domestic or international university, regardless of major.
Prospective graduates must complete their degree requirements before enrollment.
Applicants to industry–academia cooperative programs must be recommended by the head of the partner institution.
Additional prerequisite courses may be required depending on background.

Prerequisite Courses

Prerequisite Requirements
- Applicants with non-statistics master’s degrees or from specialized/professional graduate schools (including related majors) must complete 9 master’s-level credits designated by the department, or obtain substitution approval.
- Applicants with foreign degrees must complete 9 doctoral-level credits designated by the department, or obtain substitution approval.
Courses
- Required: Mathematical Statistics, Applied Statistics
- Electives (choose 1): Regression Analysis, Biostatistics, Time Series Analysis, Bayesian Analysis in Environmental Science

Combined Master’s–Doctoral Program

Overview

For bachelor’s degree holders (or prospective graduates) aiming for a doctoral degree.
Students bypass the master’s thesis and comprehensive exam (language and major).
Master’s thesis submission is waived.
After completing at least 4 semesters and 30 credits, students are recognized as doctoral candidates.
Early completion is possible (up to 1 year shorter) if degree requirements are fulfilled with a GPA of 4.0 or higher.

Eligibility

Applicants holding (or expected to hold) a bachelor’s degree from an accredited domestic or international university, regardless of major, or those recognized by law as having equivalent or higher academic standing.
Prospective graduates must complete their degree requirements before enrollment.
Applicants to industry–academia cooperative programs must be recommended by the head of the partner institution.
Additional prerequisite courses may be required depending on background.

Prerequisite Courses

Same as the Master’s Program prerequisites.

Integrated Bachelor’s–Master’s Program

Overview

Allows students to earn both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in 5 years [7 undergraduate semesters + 3 graduate semesters].
Reduces total study period by 1 year (one semester each from bachelor’s and master’s programs).

Eligibility

Undergraduate students in their 7th semester at the time of application.
Must have completed at least 106 credits, with a GPA of 3.3 or higher in major courses (including core).
Must be recommended by department chair or advisor.

Scope of Application

Students may apply only to one graduate department related to their major, double major, interdisciplinary major, or convergence major. (Not applicable to cooperative programs between departments.)

Requirements

Students admitted must complete the 7th semester without a leave of absence, while registering for up to 6 graduate credits. These credits count toward both undergraduate and graduate degree requirements.

International Admissions

Eligibility

Applicants and both parents must hold foreign (non-Korean) citizenship.
Overseas Koreans and foreigners who completed the entire 16-year education (primary, secondary, and higher education) abroad.
Must meet language proficiency requirements set by the International Exchange Team (specified in recruitment guidelines).

Special Recommendation Track

Eligibility

Applicants holding (or expected to hold) a bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited domestic or international university, regardless of major.
Must be recommended by a designated faculty member (Korean nationals only; foreign nationals not eligible).
Doctoral/combined program applicants must be full-time students.
For Master’s or Combined applicants: undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0/4.5 or 2.89/4.3.
For Doctoral applicants: master’s GPA of at least 3.8/4.5 or 3.64/4.3.

Admissions Process

General Admissions: Document screening, entrance exam (Mathematical Statistics), and interview.
Special Admissions: Document screening and interview.

Evaluation Stage	Program	Step	Spring Semester	Fall Semester
General / International	Master’s, Doctoral, Combined	Promotion Period	Early October	Early April
		Application	Mid-Oct – Early Nov	Mid-Apr – Early May
		Document Submission	By application deadline
		Interview	Mid-December (Sat)	Mid-June (Sat)
		Results	2–3 weeks after interview
Integrated B.A.–M.A.	Master’s	Promotion Period	Early July	Early January
		Application	Early July	Early January
		Document Submission	By application deadline
		Screening
		Results	Before August course registration	Before February course registration

※ Detailed schedule and required documents are available at the Chung-Ang University Graduate School Admissions Website.

Graduate (Statistics and Data Science)