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Language school, college, university, graduate school... what's the difference?
Good question.
Korea has four main types of school, and each one comes with its own visa.
Let's build the map together, one box at a time.
First: the language institute.
Most universities run one on campus, where you study Korean full-time.
Language course students hold a D-4 visa.
So that's where I'd learn Korean from zero?
Exactly. Most students who start with no Korean begin there.
Second: the junior college.
Two to three years of practical, job-focused study, like hotel management, cooking,
or IT.
That's a D-2-1 visa.
Third: the university. A four-year bachelor's degree, on a D-2-2 visa.
And fourth: graduate school. A master's degree is D-2-3, and a doctorate is D-2-4.
Wait... D-2-1, D-2-2, D-2-3... so many numbers!
Don't memorize them. Just remember this: D-4 means language course.
D-2 means degree.
Your school type decides your visa type.
Got it. Choose the school, and the visa follows.
One more thing.
Most degree programs ask for a certain TOPIK level, unless you join an
English-taught track.
Quick check. You want a two-year, practical program. Which school type fits?
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