Many people imagine the figures of politician and diplomat when they think of Political Science majors. To become politician or diplomat, it is necessary to have wide knowledge of Political Science. However, Political Science is not a field of study simply to become politician or diplomat and doesn’t always target for the reality of politics. Practically, we can easily find the targets for Political Science in our daily lives and interesting new attempts to analyze the daily lives through Political Science can be done. From the relationships of individuals and groups, groups and groups to individuals and individuals, analyze countless phenomena through ‘authority’, which is the basic concepts of analysis in Political Science, which the students can find out what are the necessary changes and plans for human beings to seek better lives. For this reason, it is said that people who studied Political Science have broad viewpoint to look at the society. Also with this broad viewpoint, students can become a leader and progressively lead affiliated group and society or become a member who can contribute towards improvement of reality and social development with unique and fresh point of view. Eventually, almost all phenomena related to authority, which decides allocation of scarce resources observed in daily lives, are the objects of study in Political Science and have infinite possibilities to connect with academic performances in various fields.
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Original documents must be submitted. If unavailable, copies must be certified by the issuing institution or by Sogang University within the submission period.
Documents in languages other than Korean or English must be accompanied by a notarized translation. Academic documents must first be translated and notarized, then apostilled or verified by a consular officer. The original apostille or consular verification must be submitted.
Applicants expecting high school graduation must submit their graduation certificate and final transcript by January 2026, once they are accepted. If not possible, they must contact Sogang OIA in advance.
The applicant’s name and application number must be written in the upper right corner of all documents.
Additional documents may be required during eligibility review. The University bears no responsibility for disadvantages caused by applicant errors (e.g., incorrect contact address). Applicants with insufficient documents may be excluded from admission.
If names on submitted documents do not match, official proof of identity must be provided (issued by a court or the diplomatic head of Overseas Missions).
All submitted documents are kept by Sogang University and will not be returned.
Submitted documents must be originals issued within one year of the application deadline.