[2025 Early Admission Special] Catholic University to Eliminate Distinction in Liberal Arts Majors

75% of Admission Quota Selected Rolling Admission
System Operated to Support Freshmen Career Planning

Catholic University will recruit 1,339 students out of a total of 1,797 for the 2025 academic year early admission. Starting next year, freshmen will be admitted under a 'broad division' system without distinction between the humanities and social sciences and natural engineering fields.

There are 1,141 students admitted within the quota and 198 students admitted outside the quota. Among them, 529 students will be admitted through the Student Record Screening, and 632 students through the Comprehensive Student Record Screening. The number of students admitted through the Essay Screening is 178.

Looking at the detailed numbers by screening type, the Student Record Screening will select 332 students through the Regional Balance Screening and 12 students through the Screening for Graduates of Specialized High Schools who are currently employed. The Comprehensive Student Record Screening will select 369 students through the Potential Excellence Screening, 43 students through the Potential Excellence Interview Screening, 52 students through the Catholic Leader Recommendation Screening, 59 students through the Principal Recommendation Screening, and 96 students through the Equal Opportunity I Screening.

The Regional Balance Screening selects students based on 100% student record grades. The subjects considered are all courses in Korean, English, Mathematics, Korean History, Social Studies, and Science, with grades up to the first semester of the third year reflected without weighting by grade or subject. The Rural Area Student Screening, Specialized High School Graduate Screening, and Screening for Graduates of Specialized High Schools who are currently employed, which were previously selected through the Comprehensive Student Record Screening, will be selected through the Student Record Screening starting this year.

The Comprehensive Student Record Screening consists of document-based and interview-based types. The document-based type includes the Potential Excellence Screening and Equal Opportunity I and II Screenings, selecting students based on 100% documents. The interview-based type includes the Potential Excellence Interview Screening, Catholic Leader Recommendation Screening, Principal Recommendation Screening, and Screening for Persons with Disabilities. In the first stage, students are selected based on 100% document evaluation, and in the second stage, students are selected based on 70% of the first stage score and 30% interview score.

Sangwook Noh, Director of Admissions at Catholic University

The Essay Screening selects students based on 80% essay and 20% student record grades. For the Pharmacy, Pre-Medicine, and Nursing departments, the rank grades and credit units of all subjects considered are reflected, while for all other departments, the rank grades and credit units of the top 10 subjects considered are reflected.

Starting next year, Catholic University will convert the Liberal Arts Major to an integrated admission system regardless of division and significantly expand it to 221 students. Freshmen in the Liberal Arts Major will be able to choose majors from all divisions except for some specific divisions.

Additionally, starting next year, the university will introduce the 'DESIGNer Year System' for freshmen to support adaptation to university life, major exploration, and career planning.