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Kent's Summer in Korea Program Links to Get You to Hanyang University
Where? Hanyang University, which is located in the city of Seoul South Korea and is the nation's capital and largest city.	How Much? Costs for the entire program vary depending a number of factors. Click here to find out details.
How do I get there? Step 1 - Contact Dennis Hart to get things going. See? Not hard at all so far.	Need Help? Contact Dennis Hart at dhart@kent.edu or 330-244-3440 and he will be more than happy to answer any questions you have.
Step 2 - If you are currently attending Kent State University, then you need to go to the College Dean's Office, pickup and fill out the "Transient Approval Form," and then have it approved by the College. If you are coming from a school other than Kent, you will need to go to the international studies/student services/registrars office at your school and talk to them about the courses at Hanyang University. I will be more than happy to answer questions either you or they might have on these courses. For more details on how to do this go to web page - College Credit.
Step 3 - Passport. You won't go very far without a passport. To get one, you need to go the US Department of State webpage, read the instructions, download forms, pay some money, and send everything in with 2 pictures of yourself. The pictures need to conform to government standards. Places such as Kinkos or the US Post Office will do these for a price. Passports are good for 10 years, so consider it an investment. And by the way, passports can take up to 6 weeks to process. So don't delay!
Step 4 - Visa for Korea. If you don't have a student visa for Korea stamped into your passport, the immigration officials in Korea will not be pleased, and that is a bad thing. Contact the Korean Consulate General in Chicago for the forms and instructions. The phone number is 1-312-822-9485, and the address is Korean Consulate General, NBC Tower Suite 2700, 455 North City Front Plaza Dr., Chicago, Illinois 60611. Basically, you need to send them (a) your passport, (b) a xerox copy of the front page of your passport (the page with your pix), (c) a completed visa application form, (d) $45 money order, (e) 2 photographs (same as US passport), (f) prepaid self-addressed envelope, and (g) a letter from Hanyang University stating you will be a student there. You can email and ask for the letter. Visa for China. This is optional and only applies to those students who wish to pay the additional $900 for a week in Xi'an China. Before heading to Korea, you need to get a visa for China. The Chinese consulate does NOT accept visa applications by mail. So, unless you want to travel to New York City personally, I suggest you try this website for the private company named VisaRite. For a tourist visa to China you will need (a) your passport, (b) 1 visa application form, (c) 1 photograph (same as US passport), (d) 1 online visa request form, (e) $95. Go on line at VisaRite for more details. Whew! Got all that?
Step 5 - You can fly any airline you wish, but you might want to consider flying Korean Airlines non-stop from O'Hare Airport Chicago to Incheon Airport, South Korea. REMEMBER: flights to Korea land the NEXT DAY because of the international dateline. (e.g. If your flight leaves on Monday from Ohio, it arrives on Tuesday in Korea.)
Step 6 - But how do you get to O'Hare Airport in Chicago? Not hard at all because Korean Airlines includes the "Ohio-Chicago" leg of your trip for FREE as part of your ticket to Korea. What a deal! When you pay for your ticket, be sure to tell me which city you will be departing from in Ohio. It can't get much easier than that. Once you arrive at Chicago's O'Hare Airport, find the proper gate number for Korean Airlines.
Step 7 - Make sure you have checked off everything on your handy-dandy check-list. (passport, visa, registration, etc.) Where can you get one of those great check-lists? Easy as pie, just click here and print it out. Not sure what clothes to pack or things to take? Just scroll down a bit and read the "Traveling Tips" section below.
Step 8 - Be sure to get to the O'Hare Airport AT LEAST 1 and 1/2 hours early. International flights take longer to board and you sure don't want to miss you flight after all you have done. Have your passport ready and remember...you are allowed two check-in pieces of luggage and one carry on. After getting on the plane, just sit back and enjoy the ride until you get to Incheon Airport, which is located in the city of Seoul, South Korea. Click here for airport info, maps, etc.
Step 9 - At the Incheon Airport you can board a Hanyang University shuttle bus. You should have already contacted Hanyang University when you registered for classes and arranged for the pickup.
Traveling Tips: These are a short list of some important that you may not have thought about or know. Read and heed.
Electricity: Korea has it, lots of it in fact. But, like most of the world, they don't use 120V, their electronic stuff runs on 220V.
Weather: We arrive during the summer. The average summer temperature is in the low 80s, but it is very humid.
Prices: In general, prices are a little lower than in big US cities. Bring along enough money to shop and buy presents.
Exchange Rate: Click here for the exchange rate between Korean won and US dollar! Click here to see pix of Korean won.
Luggage: On the plane you are allowed 2 check-in pieces and a carry on. Bring along a backpack for in-country travel too.
Clothing: Dress comfortably and cool. In classes, avoid ragged/torn clothing and sweats. Neat and clean is the way to go. Halter tops and short shorts may be conspicuous in Korea. Bring along a least a few button-shirts/blouses for official dinners, etc.
Food: Korean food is delicious and is famous for its bold flavors We will be eating breakfast and dinner at Keimyung University student cafeteria, which will serve mostly Korean food. You will use chopsticks a lot over there, so start practicing.
Time Difference: They have time, but it is not the same as ours! They are 13 hours ahead of us. Check this out.
Can I learn more about Korea? Of course! Click here to go to oodles and boodles of cool web sites where you can learn some Korean language, history, culture, and more. You name it, this page will have it. And if it doesn't, then contact Dennis Hart and tell him to put something on the page.

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