SKKU launched the University College in 2005 to systematically promote general and basic education with a primary focus on liberal arts education and primary subjects. Liberal arts education is the main intellectual preparation for students to successfully discover their prefered study field in the future, so they can excel academically and build professional skills through this well-tuned educational process.

The University College provides a curriculum that seeks to empower the student’s academic abilities to think, speak, and write with precision and depth, as well as their capacity to perceive and expose false reasoning.

Furthermore, the University College provides various academic services and activities for first-year students to develop creative thinking and explore suitable paths at the next level, as well as helping first-year students to live a vivid and academic school life that is unique from their previous educational experiences.

Additionally, the University College has a respected mentoring system, called Sungkyun Mentor, which provides academic and individual counseling services to help students acclimatize to school life.

Departments

1. Units of Entrance (2021 Freshman)

Units of Entrance (2017 Freshman)

Sector	College	Department	Major Credits	Total Credits
Humanities Science	College of Confucian Studies and Eastern Philosophy	Confucian and Oriental Studies	63	120
	College of Liberal Arts	Korean Language and Literature	63	120
		English Language and Literature	63	120
		French Language and Literature	63	120
		Chinese Language and Literature	63	120
		German Language and Literature	63	120
		Russian Language and Literature	63	120
		Korean Literature in Classical Chinese	63	120
		History	60	120
		Philosophy	60	120
		Library and Information Science	60	120
Social Science	College of Social Sciences	Public Administration	60	120
		Political Science and Diplomacy	60	120
		Media & Communication	57	120
		Sociology	57	120
		Social Welfare	57	120
		Psychology	60	120
		Consumer and Family	57	120
		Child and Youth	57	120
	College of Economics	Economics	54	120
		Statistics	54	120
Nature Science	College of Science	Biological Science	62	130
		Mathematics	62	130
		Physics	62	130
		Chemistry	62	130
	College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering	Food Science and Biotechnology	63	130
		Bio-Mechatronic Engineering	60	130
		Genetic Engineering	60	130
Engineering	College of Engineering	Chemical Engineering/ Polymer Science and Engineering	63	130
		Advanced Materials Sciences and Engineering	63	130
		Mechanical Engineering	63	130
		Civil, Architectural and Environmental System Engineering	63	130
		Systems Management Engineering	63	130
		Architecture	105	160

2. Applying for Major

1. Freshmen who are admitted into the Department of Humanities, Department of Society, Department of Nature, Department of Engineering, and the Department of Electronics and Computer(~2016 Freshmen), should choose a major at the end of the freshman year.

2. Schedule for Applying for Majors

3. Requirement for Major Assignment (For International Students)

1) Course Requirements

Course Requirements

Department	Course Requirements
	Sungkyun Character		Core Liberal Arts
	Character	Leadership	Communication	Global		Creativity & Software
				Basic English	Professional English	Creativity & Reasoning	Basic Software
All	18

2) Korean Language Requirements:

• TOPIK: above level 4 or
• Sungkyun Language Institute Certificate: above level 4