Living in Gwanak Residence Halls have numerous benefits. Located within Gwanak campus of Seoul National University right inside of the rear gate, Gwanak Residence Halls are the closest residence option to other campus facilities. Dormitory is also inexpensive and affordable compared to off-campus residence options. Please refer to the Gwanak Residence Halls homepage (http://snudorm.snu.ac.kr) for more information about deposit and rent. The application period is in early December for those coming in for spring semester and early July for those coming in for fall semester.
The Gwanak Residence Halls have a total of 27 dongs (wings) and can accept 5,970 people. The Gwanak Residence Halls are a home for SNU students coming from rural areas. It is a place where everyone can study diligently, rest comfortably and meet all kinds of friends with a diverse range of experiences and opinions. Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply if they meet the following requirements. Applicants must be students who are already enrolled or are planning to enroll.
People who will be starting university life at SNU Gwanak Campus and enrolled students (undergraduate, graduate) are eligible to enter the residence halls and the following conditions have to be satisfied.
Admission into the Gwanak Residence Halls is conducted once a year in principle. Applications can be done online through the Gwanak Residence Halls homepage (http://snudorm.snu.ac.kr) or the SNU portal mySNU.
Undergraduates are accepted so that the ratio between the new coming freshmen students and enrolled students is 50:50 while graduate students are accepted without such classification. For admission determination, new coming freshmen are selected wholly by the Gwanak Residence Halls where the applicants are given 60 points for income quartile and 40 points for region. Enrolled student applicants are given 60 points for income quartile, 20 points for region and 20 points for grades and 80% of the quota is selected by the Gwanak Residence Halls while 20% is selected by each college. Applicants on the waiting list are accepted based on their order when there is a vacancy. The income quartile criteria is the income quartile given by the Korea Student Aid Foundation so make sure to apply in advance and not be put at a disadvantage.
Students who fail to complete enrollment procedure – documents (medical certificate & copy of the passport) submission & Fee payment – within the registration period will be considered to give up the registration and your reserved room will be handed over to the next candidates automatically. The following are the lists of documents required from each applicant.
In order to find out whether you got in to the dormitory and which room you are assigned to, you must go online on mySNU to check your application status. Please follow through the screen captures below to see your application status.
After signing in to mySNU, click on the ‘Dormitory’ tab under ‘Academic Affairs’. And click on ‘Application Status’ in the left menu.
https://snudorm.snu.ac.kr/en/gwanak-residence-hall/student-residence-halls/move-in-guide/payment/
If you got in and have chose to live in the dormitory, you must pay dormitory fee and security deposit. The fees vary depending on the building and room type. Refer to the table below to check the exact fee for different buildings and room types. Undergraduate dormitories require payment per each semester while graduate dormitories require monthly payment.
For graduate students, the money will be withdrawn automatically from your CMS account on the 2nd day of every month. Please set up for the auto pay, or cash management system (CMS) from the bank prior to moving-in. CMS will be applied from April to February of the following year. Current residents don’t need to reapply for CMS service. Please refer to the diagram below to see how CMS automatic withdrawal works.
The security deposit is ₩ 100,000 for undergraduate students and additional one month’s fee for graduate students. Deposits will be refunded within 2 weeks after you have moved out only when the room is maintained in good condition. Damage to facilities or unauthorized move-out will cause deduction of deposit.
For those who got admission from waitlist, the fee varies depending on the date you are moving in. Please check the table below to find out exact amount of fee you need to pay.
Upon acceptance, you paid twice the monthly maintenance fee rent (monthly fee for September + refundable deposit) to complete registration. From the following month (October), the fee payment is to be processed on every 2nd through the Cash Management Service (CMS) banking system; if the balance in your account is insufficient, payment will be processed in the coming 15th. If the payment fails for three times, residents are to be evicted immediately.
Upon move-in, the dorm office will inform you of the CMS application procedure and deadline and all willing residents must complete it.
CMS allows an automatic payment of a certain amount on a regular schedule, which is therefore commonly used in Korea to pay for the utility bill or monthly rent. This way, you won’t have to visit the bank or ATM each time you are required to pay the rent.
You must visit a bank to apply for CMS on top of your personal Korean bank account, but it requires you to present the alien registration card. Therefore, it is important that dormitory residents apply for alien registration as early as possible.
RA Office at your residential building
Gwanaksa Administrative Office (Bldg. 900, B1F)
Office Hour: 9 am to 6 pm, Mondays to Fridays
dorm9011@gmail.com
Move-out application is submitted online through mySNU. You must subꠓmit the application at least two weeks before the date you plan on moving out. Once you submit the application online, your RA will perform a cleanꠓing inspection of your room to make sure it is in good condition and authoꠓrize your move-out. Please note that unauthorized move out will result in 10 demerit points, which means you will not receive your security deposit back and you will not be able to apply to SNU dormitory for next 2 years.
Visit my.snu.ac.kr → Academic Affairs → Dormitory → Gwanak Residence Halls → Apply to move out → Apply and then follow the procedure
As a graduate student, your residency at your room is guaranteed for a year. If you want to leave Korea and go back to your country during your break, you can apply for temporary leave. If you decide to take temporary leave from your room, you do not have to pay the fee for the months you are not residing in Gwanak Residence Halls. In this case, you must take out your belongings and completely empty your room. Gwanak Residence Halls may rent your room to outside visitors during your absence. You will be guaranteed to have your room back in clean condition when you come back for the next semester. Please refer to the screen captures below to fill out temporary leave application online.
Available Networks
Gwanak Residence Halls offer students a wide range of Wi-Fi networks. The various networks and their coverage are listed below.
SNU Wireless
SNU Wireless is free of charge and available to every students and faculty members around campus. To connect, you will need your SNU ID and password.
Switch on Wi-Fi Settings and select SNUWireless (Windows, MacOS…) from the available networks. Type in your SNU ID and password, approve the authentication certificate and your set-up is complete.
Married international graduate degree-seeking students and full-time research students enrolled in SNU can apply for family housing (total capacity: 26 rooms) at Gwanak residence halls. It is located in between Hoam faculty house and the research center. For more information, please refer following website: https://snudorm.snu.ac.kr/en/gwanak-residence-hall/family-residence-halls/introduction-of-family-residence-halls/introduction/
Hoam Faculty House
- Qualification: Professor (Tenure), Endowed professor
- Maintenance Fee and Deposit: The maintenance fees (charges for electricity, gas and water rates etc.) and deposite are required to pay.
- Contact information: +82-2-880-5072
Siheung Campus Faculty Apartment
BK International House (SNU) is an alternative residence for foreign graduate students, researchers or professors, located just outside of the rear gate of campus. Those eligible among the unsuccessful candidates of Gwanaksa Dormitory are encouraged to apply. The BK residence halls consists of two buildings, 946A(family room) and 946B(studio), which are multi-family apartments that can accommodate 391 generations.
Students who whish to apply for a room at BK International House should keep in mind that all applicants are placed on a waiting list until rooms have been assigned to all international professors and researchers first. Application forms for BK International House are available at each Department Office.
Applicants should complete their online application on mySNU website. For proper completion of the online application, applicants should submit required documents to their college/department. After receiving a check-in notice, applicants should pay the monthly payment along with deposit, conclude a contract, and then check-in. The term of residence is between 3 months and 2 years. An extension is possible for a maximum of one additional year. Professors and researchers may extend their term of residence for yet another year, up to a maximum term of three years.