Korean Courses For Credit

Yes. All Korean language courses are offered by Elite Open School, a WASC-accredited private school. (See Elite Open School’s A-G course list (opens in a new tab) approved by the University of California.)

No. All students of all levels–from first-time learners to native and heritage speakers–are eligible to take the Korean language courses. First-time learners will be enrolled in Korean 1. A diagnostic test is also available to assess your proficiency.

The course is two semesters long and offered during the school year (fall and spring semesters) and in the summer. During the school year, you have a total of 24 weeks to complete Korean 1, 2, and 3 and 30 weeks to complete Honors Korean 4, 5, and 6. The summer program is more intensive, and you have 9 weeks to complete the entire two-semester course.

No. You must begin the course on the course start date in mid-September for the school year program and in mid-June for the summer program.

The course content is delivered through an online platform through reading assignments, videos, and assignments. The course is asynchronous, and you can work on lessons online at any time.

To ensure that you complete the course successfully, you will be required to attend live, online study sessions each week with our instructor who will monitor your progress and review the course assignments. In the school year program, study sessions are two hours per week. In the summer program, study sessions are four hours per week for Korean 1, 2, and 3 and six hours per week for Honors Korean 4, 5, and 6.

To start the registration process, submit your information using our online inquiry form. Our staff will contact you to provide information about the forms and supporting documents required to complete the registration process.

Yes. Elite Open School will issue an official transcript upon completion of the course. You may request an official transcript to be sent to a college or university of your choice.

Korean 1, 2, and 3 are college preparatory but not honors courses. As a result, honors points are not assigned to grades received by students in Korean 1, 2, and 3.

Honors Korean 4, 5, and 6 are approved by the University of California to receive the honors designation. As a result, grades in Honors Korean 4, 5, and 6 receive one honors point per semester in the GPA calculation (for example, A = 5 points and B = 4 points).

All Korean language courses may be used to satisfy the language other than English (LOTE, E) subject requirement for admission to the University of California as well as similar foreign or world language subject requirements for admission to other colleges and universities.

Please check with your school counselor to see if your school accepts course credits and grades from another school.

Yes. The course is offered by Elite Open School, a WASC-accredited private school. (See Elite Open School’s A-G course list (opens in a new tab) approved by the University of California.)

When applying to college, you can request Elite Open School to send an official transcript of the grade and credit you earned from the course to a college or university you are applying to. The college or university evaluates your coursework as a part of your college application.

No. Completing the course will result in a high school grade and course credit that you can include on your college application.