How many points is OASIS-4 worth on the D-8-4 matrix?

10 points, as an elective item, the same score as OASIS-1 and OASIS-2. A D-8-4 award also needs 60 points total plus at least one prerequisite item.

How long is the OASIS-4 course?

The page gives two figures. The course listing prints a total of 20 hours, 2 hours a day across 3 weeks; the operator's 60-point worked example prints the same course as "3 days, 10 points". The page reconciles neither figure.

What does the OASIS-4 syllabus cover?

Twelve printed modules: orientation, immigration law, Korean society (printed twice), business management and the tax system, real-estate practice, target marketing, business-plan writing, start-up support policies, start-up and business laws, a presentation exercise before investors and shareholders, and a survey with a closing ceremony.

Do the printed module hours add up on the page?

No. The twelve modules sum to 22.5 hours against the printed total of 20. Both figures appear in the operator's own listing with no explanation between them.

The Global Start-up Immigration Center, the operating body designated by the Minister of Justice and the Minister of SMEs and Startups. It is the operator of the system, not a ministry.

Does OASIS-4 count as a prerequisite item?

No. It is an elective. The prerequisite pool holds IPR items, government-programme or OASIS-6/9 recipients, long E-1/E-3 stays and secured investment of ₩100 million or more. Five of the highest elective scores sum to 65 points at most, so electives alone never clear the 60-point threshold.

Do I get both the course points and a language-test bonus?

The operator's table lists language separately: TOPIK 5+ or KIIP 5+ scores 20 points, TOPIK 3+ or KIIP 3+ scores 10. That sits on its own row beside the course row. The page prints no combined or stacked score for taking OASIS-4 and a language test in one calculation.

Is OASIS-4 harder than OASIS-1?

The page prints no difficulty claim. It prints OASIS-1 at 12+@ hours across IP topics and OASIS-4 at 20 printed hours (module sum 22.5) across business topics. Both score 10 points and both carry an 80% attendance floor.

OASIS-4 Basic Start-up Class: the syllabus behind 10 elective points on the D-8-4 matrix

OASIS-4 기본 창업반 — D-8-4 매트릭스에서 10점

Published 17 September 20265 min read3 primary sources

OASIS-4 is the Basic Start-up Class on Korea's D-8-4 points matrix: 10 elective points, a printed total of 20 hours across 12 modules, and an 80% attendance floor. The printed syllabus and the printed schedule disagree with each other on the operator's own page. Here is what the operator lists.

Participants in a business seminar watching a speaker, rows of chairs filled

On this page

The printed format and its own arithmetic
Where the 10 points sit
How OASIS-4 differs from the IP courses
When it runs, and how to apply

The twelve printed OASIS-4 modules laid out beside a counts panel: the printed total of 20 hours, the module sum of 22.5 hours, and the worked example's 3-day figure, with attendance and language lines below

OASIS-4 is the general course on the operator's list. Where OASIS-1 and OASIS-2 teach intellectual property, this one teaches the business.

The operator describes it as a basic start-up course for foreigners equipped with basic technologies for a business start-up. Its value on the matrix: 10 elective points, same as the two IP courses.

The printed format and its own arithmetic

The course listing prints a total of 20 hours, 2 hours a day, across 3 weeks. All courses come in a proper language for participants, and a minimum of 80% attendance is required for completion.

The printed syllabus then lists twelve modules. Their printed hours:

Module	Hours
Orientation and course introduction	0.5
Understanding of immigration laws and regulations	2.0
Advanced understanding of Korean society	2.0
Understanding of business management and tax system	2.0
Practice of real estate	2.0
Understanding and practice of target marketing	2.0
Theory and practice of business plan writing method	2.0
Understanding of policies including small business start-up support	2.0
Understanding of start-up and business management laws and regulations	2.0
Practice of presentation before investors and shareholders	2.0
Advanced understanding of Korean society (printed a second time)	2.0
Survey and closing ceremony	2.0

The twelve add to 22.5 hours. The printed total stays at 20, and the page explains nothing between the two numbers.

The double printing of "Advanced understanding of Korean society" sits in the printed list as it stands — the operator gives no reason for it.

Where the 10 points sit

Elective item	Points
OASIS-1, OASIS-2 or OASIS-4 course, each	10
OASIS-5, OASIS-7 or OASIS-8 item, each	15
TOPIK level 5 or higher, or KIIP level 5 or higher	20
TOPIK level 3 or higher, or KIIP level 3 or higher	10
Master's degree or higher, domestic or overseas	10

The threshold sits at 60 points, with at least one prerequisite item on the sheet. The operator's own worked example loads OASIS-4 next to OASIS-5, OASIS-8, OASIS-1 and a patent application to reach exactly 60.

How OASIS-4 differs from the IP courses

OASIS-1 and OASIS-2 teach the intellectual property system — finding invention ideas, prior-art searches, mock trials. Both score the same 10 points that OASIS-4 scores.

The choice between them sits in the syllabus, not the score. This course prints business-plan writing and investor practice. No module on the operator's list names IP filing or template work for OASIS-4.

Rounds open on the operator's published schedule. The live calendar tracks each round as it opens, including the centre running it and the application window for each round.

When it runs, and how to apply

The schedule page prints six open rounds of this course across the year, plus regional editions run with a city or a technopark. Each round prints its application window, an announcement date and its class days.

The class runs three days, Thursday to Saturday, offline, at a sponsored venue in Seoul. The regional editions run Friday to Sunday. That is where the worked example's three-day figure comes from.

Applications are not first come, first served. The operator selects on a committee review of the business item you submit, and tells applicants individually by email.

Extra and customised rounds appear on the site a month before they open. The operator also prints the route this course sits on: a short-term or student visa, this class, a change to D-10-2, incorporation, an IP application, 60 points, then D-8-4.

Related on KBridge: the D-8-4 points matrix and the D-10-2 route in.

Frequently asked questions

How many points is OASIS-4 worth on the D-8-4 matrix?: 10 points, as an elective item, the same score as OASIS-1 and OASIS-2. A D-8-4 award also needs 60 points total plus at least one prerequisite item.
How long is the OASIS-4 course?: The page gives two figures. The course listing prints a total of 20 hours, 2 hours a day across 3 weeks; the operator's 60-point worked example prints the same course as "3 days, 10 points". The page reconciles neither figure.
What does the OASIS-4 syllabus cover?: Twelve printed modules: orientation, immigration law, Korean society (printed twice), business management and the tax system, real-estate practice, target marketing, business-plan writing, start-up support policies, start-up and business laws, a presentation exercise before investors and shareholders, and a survey with a closing ceremony.
Do the printed module hours add up on the page?: No. The twelve modules sum to 22.5 hours against the printed total of 20. Both figures appear in the operator's own listing with no explanation between them.
Who runs OASIS-4?: The Global Start-up Immigration Center, the operating body designated by the Minister of Justice and the Minister of SMEs and Startups. It is the operator of the system, not a ministry.
Does OASIS-4 count as a prerequisite item?: No. It is an elective. The prerequisite pool holds IPR items, government-programme or OASIS-6/9 recipients, long E-1/E-3 stays and secured investment of ₩100 million or more. Five of the highest elective scores sum to 65 points at most, so electives alone never clear the 60-point threshold.
Do I get both the course points and a language-test bonus?: The operator's table lists language separately: TOPIK 5+ or KIIP 5+ scores 20 points, TOPIK 3+ or KIIP 3+ scores 10. That sits on its own row beside the course row. The page prints no combined or stacked score for taking OASIS-4 and a language test in one calculation.
Is OASIS-4 harder than OASIS-1?: The page prints no difficulty claim. It prints OASIS-1 at 12+@ hours across IP topics and OASIS-4 at 20 printed hours (module sum 22.5) across business topics. Both score 10 points and both carry an 80% attendance floor.

Sources

Everything above is the rule as published. See how it applies to your case.