Regarding the applicant’s foreign country systems |
Licensing system |
The applicant must have a valid license (without any information that limits its validity). |
The applicant’s acquired license has the same effects as the domestic one. (Any foreigner who is licensed in her/his country may be employed or practice in the relevant industry within Korea) |
Accreditation system |
The applicant’s respective nursing university/college must have been certified by an accreditation authority from its respective government. |
Regarding the academic characteristics of the applicant’s university |
Academic system: curriculum |
The applicant’s curriculum must comply with all courses present in the national licensure exam. |
Academic system: practice hours |
The applicant must have completed the clinical practice hours correspondent to the criteria presented by the Korea Accreditation Board of Nursing Education (1,000 hours). |
Admission and transfer procedures |
The applicant must comply with the number of foreigners and the admission/transfer procedures that are stipulated within the desired university/college regulation. |
The applicant’s course must either be recognized at the time of transfer or be approved after an evaluation of compliance with domestic regulations through reasonable procedures. |
The foreign graduate applying for admission or transfer should verify his/her language ability regarding the country concerned or go through the domestic language school. |
Credit recognition |
The applicant’s university/college regulations must stipulate a required number of credits, and the graduate confirms he has complied with the required attendance days for each semester. |
Extraordinary special course |
The applicant’s curriculum must not have an extraordinary special course for foreigners, and it should be equivalent to a national curriculum. |
Regarding the applicant |
Degree acquisition |
The applicant must have graduated from the university and earned a suitable degree/major. |
Academic period |
The applicant’s required academic semester and year must comply with the Korean academic semester and year. |
Considering the period of stay and the period of registration, the curriculum that the person has completed is appropriate. |
Current status of completion of course subjects |
The applicant must have completed all courses corresponding to the compulsory subjects of nursing (fundamental, adult, child, maternity, psychiatry, and community nursing, and nursing management). |
The applicant must have studied and completed course subjects that are consistent and correlated to the subjects present at Korean nursing universities/colleges. |
Study abroad procedures |
The applicants’ admission/transfer procedures must have been legitimate, including the student visa obtaining. |
Earned license |
The applicants’ must have earned a nurse’s license. |