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EPIK Fall 2025 Application

Please review the following before applying:

Initial Application Preparation Guide Fall 2025 Guide
(Click above for specifics on documents required for initial application!)
Guidelines for Korean Nationality Status Check Korean Nationality Guidelines
(If ethnically Korean or a Korean citizen, check before application!)

Application News/Updates:

July 3, 2025 - The Fall 2025 Application will be closing on Friday, July 4th at 2:00 PM Korean Standard Time. For more information, please review the notice in the "What's New" page.

January 17, 2025 - The Fall 2025 Application will be available starting on February 1st at 9:00 AM Korean Standard Time.
 
 
Before starting your application, please read through the Initial Application Preparation Guide  . This will give you details on what you need to prepare before starting your application on the online system. You will be prompted to upload certain files while you complete the online application, such as the following:
- All applicants should prepare two (2) scanned recommendation letters. If you are currently teaching in Korea, one (1) letter must be from your current school.
- Applicants with tattoos in visible areas (upper/lower arms, legs, hands, feet, neck, face) must upload a photo of these tattoos.
- Applicants from regions where English is not the majority language (such as South Africa, Puerto Rico, Quebec, etc.) or those who have received their education outside of the designated English-speaking countries should prepare Proof of English-medium Education letters from all schools attended from grade/year 7-12.
- Applicants currently teaching in Korea should prepare a scan of the page in your teaching contract that specifies the contract period.

Failure to prepare your application in accordance with the guide will lead to processing delays.
 
We recommend that applicants join the official Facebook group for this term at EPIK Fall 2025. Here we will post updates throughout the application period, you may ask questions here as well, and you can meet others applying for the term.

IMPORTANT NOTES:
 

The EPIK application is similar to rolling admission. This means that we will process applications in the order that we receive them, and earlier submission of your application followed by the complete required documents package after a successful interview will lead to a higher chance of successful placement.

For direct applicants, we will begin reviewing applications in the order received in the weeks following the opening of applications. At that time, we will inform applicants whether or not they have been selected for an interview. It will take some time to review applications, so please be patient in waiting for a reply from us as this may take some time.

For applicants applying through an official Recruitment Agency or one of our partner MOU/MOA Organizations, please be sure to contact them directly first before creating an account/submitting an application for specific directions and guidelines.

TIP: While some documents are not necessary for the initial application, we do recommend that applicants begin the process of obtaining their documents as listed in the Required Documents section in advance. These only need to be submitted after a successful interview, but having them ready to go sooner rather than later would be beneficial overall for your application, especially as some document processing may still be delayed due to COVID-19. However, please note that having these ready earlier does not guarantee acceptance at any stage of the application process.

Any questions can be sent to epik@korea.kr. Before submitting a question, please read through the 'FAQ' and the Initial Application Preparation Guide thoroughly.
 

Thank you for your interest in EPIK!

Sincerely,
EPIK Team