The court also sentenced two former university officials - Choi Kyung-hee, former president, and Namkung Gon, former head of admissions - to two years and one and a half years in prison, respectively, for colluding with Choi in the wrongdoings.
Former South Korean President Park Geun Hye's confidant Choi Soon Sil has been sentenced to three years in jail for soliciting favours for her daughter, as part of a huge influence peddling and corruption case that brought about Park's downfall.
The court said Choi, Park's friend for 40 years, "committed so many illegal activities" as she pressured university administrators to grant admission and then give favors to her daughter. Prosecutors identified Choi and Park as criminal accomplice.
The court also sentenced the president of the university to two years in prison, Yonhap reported.
Chung, now 21 and an Asian Games equestrian gold medalist, had her entrance to the university and her high school diploma canceled after authorities found her high school attendance and test grades had been forged.
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The court denied prosecutors' requests to arrest Chung while her mother, Park, and Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee were being held in detention.
Also indicted in the trial is Lotte chairman Shin Dong-bin, a billionaire businessmen who was allegedly involved in bribery.
Choi could face decades in jail if she was convicted on the charges of extortion and abuse of power.
Chung was extradited from Denmark last month and is now being investigated by prosecutors who see her as a key figure in the suspected bribery connections between former President Park and corporate giant Samsung.
According to prosecutors, Ms Park colluded with Choi Soon-sil to take about $26 million in bribes from Samsung and was promised tens of millions of dollars more from Samsung and other large companies.
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