Inha University Korean Program Winter 2026: Overseas Deadline Mid-October, Korea-Based Deadline Mid-November

Inha University Korean Language Center’s Winter 2026 regular program runs from December 14 through February 23, 2027. The current official guidance gives separate deadlines of mid-October (Mid October) for overseas applicants and mid-November (Mid November) for applicants already staying in Korea.

The university does not state an exact calendar date for either deadline. Therefore, overseas applicants should first consult the Korean Language Center through Q&A and confirm the actual last date for submission before emailing scanned copies. Applicants already in Korea should confirm whether they can proceed with a change or extension under their current status of stay, then mail the original documents.

Overseas applicants start with counseling and scanned-document review

For applicants applying from overseas, the key is to prepare for a process that continues through the D-4 application from the outset. Inha University’s Application Guide gives the following sequence.

1. Receive admissions counseling through Q&A.
2. After counseling, email scanned copies of the documents.
3. Receive an invoice after passing the admissions review.
4. Mail the original documents.
5. Pay tuition and fees to the university account listed on the invoice.
6. Receive the admission letter once payment is confirmed.
7. Apply for a D-4 visa at a Republic of Korea embassy or consulate.
8. Send flight information to the Korean Language Center.
9. Take the level test.

For this route, submitting scanned copies and sending originals by international mail are separate stages. Planning when to send the original documents from the start makes it easier to continue the process immediately after the admissions review.

If you are already in Korea, originals come before visa change or extension

The document order for applicants staying in Korea differs from that for overseas applicants. If you are currently in Korea under a status of stay other than D-4, first consult the Korean Language Center to confirm the route for your status. Then proceed in the order specified by the university.

1. Receive admissions counseling through Q&A.
2. Mail the original documents.
3. Receive an invoice after passing the admissions review.
4. Pay tuition and fees.
5. Receive the admission letter.
6. Apply to the competent immigration office for a change of status of stay or an extension of the period of stay.
7. Take the level test.

For applicants staying in Korea, mailing the original documents comes first. Confirm the current status of stay and the change/extension route during counseling, then set the mailing schedule for the originals.

Check document requirements in the Application Guide’s General Guide and Forms

The currently published application-process table does not list every required document one by one. Instead, the Application Guide page provides both the General Guide and the current Forms.

Applicants should first identify whether they are using the overseas or Korea-based route, then download and prepare the guide and forms from this page. Use the files currently provided by Inha University to distinguish which documents must be originals and which may be scanned copies.

The program operates from Level 1 through Level 6

Inha University Korean Language Center’s Program Information divides the regular program into Levels 1 through 6.

Level 1 begins with Hangul consonants and vowels and builds basic everyday communication. At Levels 2–4, students progressively broaden their everyday communication skills and learn to write paragraphs, use expressions for formal and informal situations, and explain tasks or situations.

At Levels 5–6, the curriculum expands to current-affairs topics, structured writing, discussion, agreement and disagreement, persuasion, inference, and short literary texts. Level 6 may not open if there are not enough applicants.

Tuition is KRW 1.4 million for 10 weeks; application fee is KRW 100,000

It is useful to separate the costs charged at the application stage from tuition.

The currently published page states that tuition and fees increased from September 2024 and presents the amounts above as the current rates. Actual payment is made after passing the admissions review, using the account and amount shown on the invoice issued by the university.

Inha University Korean Language Center is on the Michuhol-gu campus in Incheon

Inha University’s address is 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212. The Korean Language Center’s current Contact & Location page lists the inquiry location as Inha Dream Center 502B. The phone number is 032-860-8303 and the fax number is 032-863-2930.

Inha University’s Korean program is not a Seoul language academy; it is operated on a university campus in Michuhol-gu, Incheon. According to the university’s official 70-year history, Inha University began in 1954 as Inha Institute of Technology, and the name “Inha” combines “In” from Incheon and “Ha” from Hawaii.

Check these items in this order before applying

• Overseas applicants: After Q&A counseling, email scanned copies of the documents and prepare to mail the originals after passing the admissions review.
• Applicants staying in Korea: After Q&A counseling, mail the original documents; after receiving the admission letter, proceed with the change or extension process at the competent immigration office.
• All applicants: Confirm the requirement of high school graduation or equivalent education.
• Documents: Download the General Guide and Forms from the Application Guide and prepare them for your application route.
• Costs: After passing the admissions review, follow the invoice for payment of the application fee and tuition.
• Class schedule: Plan entry and stay around the December 14 start and February 23, 2027 end date.

The official pages currently listed for confirmation are Inha University Korean Language Center’s Program Information and Application Guide.

Reporter Lee Chan-joo