The School of Medicine and the School of Law are recruiting outstanding new students who will lead regional and national development.

▲ School of Medicine = The School of Medicine, which will admit 80 students through the regular admissions cycle, plans to select 42 students through the general admission track; 20 graduates (or prospective graduates) of universities in the Jeonbuk region; 15 graduates of high schools in the Jeonbuk region; 2 self-recommendation applicants; and 1 outstanding researcher in the natural sciences.

Applications will be accepted online only at http://www.uwayapply.co.kr from October 9 to October 11 until 5:00 PM. Applicants must submit first-stage application documents to the Office of Admission between October 9 and October 15. In-depth interviews will be held on October 27 for the special admission track and on November 17 for the general admission track. Final successful applicants will be announced on November 2 for the special track and on December 14 for the general track.

Eligibility includes holders of a bachelor’s degree from a four-year accredited university domestically or abroad, or persons recognized by law as having equivalent or higher academic qualifications, and persons who are not disqualified from practicing medicine under the Medical Service Act. Applicants must have an average score of 80 or higher in their bachelor’s degree program, must score within the top 40% in at least one of the two sections of the 2012 Medical Education Eligibility Test, and must meet the required minimum score on an approved English proficiency test.

Selection will be conducted in two stages: first, a document screening that selects up to 200% of the number of openings; second, in-depth interviews and document evaluations to determine the final successful applicants.

▲ School of Law = The Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) School of Law, which admits students through Group A and Group B, will select a total of 80 students: in each of Group A and Group B, 37 via the general admission track and 3 via the special admission track for socially disadvantaged groups.

Applications for both Group A and Group B will be accepted through the website (http://www.uwayapply.co.kr) from October 8 to October 12. Applicants must submit the application form and required documents between October 8 and October 16. In-depth interviews for Group A’s special admission will be held on November 9 and the general admission on November 10; for Group B, the special admission interview will be on November 16 and the general admission on November 17. The final successful applicants will be announced on December 6 via the Admission Information website (http://enter.jbnu.ac.kr).

Eligibility includes holders of a bachelor’s degree from a four-year accredited university domestically or abroad, or persons recognized by law as having equivalent or higher academic qualifications. Applicants may apply regardless of their undergraduate major. In the first stage, candidates will be ranked and up to three times the number of openings will be selected based on a score composition of 15 points for undergraduate grades, 35 points for the Legal Education Eligibility Test (LEET), and 15 points for language proficiency. In the second stage, final selection will be made using 15 points for the essay and 20 points for the in-depth interview, among other criteria.