Many districts grant credit or placement for accredited outside language study when a language isn’t offered at their school. We provide an official transcript through Parchment plus documentation for your counselor to review. Final approval is up to your school.

No. The Global Seal of Biliteracy is a privately issued certificate, not a government credential, accreditation, academic credit, or professional license. It is operated by Global Seal of Biliteracy, LLC. It was founded and sponsored by Avant Assessment, a company that sells  assessment tests. Students must qualify through their language assessment, and the seal primarily repackages the proficiency level already documented by that assessment.  It is not recognized by Korean colleges or employers. 

For this reason, KAC does not treat the Global Seal as a separate educational achievement or use it to market our Korean language programs.  We focus on what matters: whether students can actually understand, speak, read, and write Korean. The ability to use Korean is the most meaningful proof of Korean proficiency.

Students interested in California’s official State Seal of Biliteracy should contact their public high school or school district, as that is a separate state-administered recognition. 

Many do when a language isn’t offered at the school. We provide the transcript and documentation your counselor needs.

Not at this time. KAC classes are taught live because learning to communicate in Korean requires more than watching lessons and completing assignments independently. Students need regular opportunities to speak, listen, ask questions, interact with others, and receive immediate feedback on pronunciation and language use.

Recorded lessons can be helpful as a supplement, but they do not replace the active participation and consistent interaction needed to build real proficiency. Our live online classes provide the structure, accountability, and speaking practice students need to make meaningful progress. 

No. KAC does not outsource the decision about whether a student has successfully completed our course. We are experts in Korean language education.  We have the curriculum, qualified instructors, academic standards, and assessment systems necessary to evaluate our own students.

Students are assessed throughout the course through assignments, quizzes, oral and written performance tasks, projects, exams, participation, and demonstrated progress toward established learning outcomes. This sustained body of work provides a far more complete picture of a student’s learning than a single test administered by an outside organization.

Credit is not automatic. Students must meet class requirements, complete required coursework and assessments, and earn a passing grade. However, they do not need to pay for or travel elsewhere to take a third-party exam before KAC will recognize the work they completed with us.

We know what our students have been taught, we evaluate what they can do, and we stand behind our curriculum, our instructors, and our assessment process.

Absolutely. Our courses build proficiency that can support preparation for the NEWL Korean exam, whose scores may be considered for college placement or credit depending on the institution. 

Limited make-ups plus documented alternative tasks; attendance policy included in packet.

Yes we do. 

We’ll do our best to accommodate changes early in the term, subject to seat availability.

Yes. Our classes welcome students of every background, including complete beginners with no Korean at home.

We offer Korean 1 through Korean 4. Each level represents one full academic year and is divided into two semester courses: Part A and Part B.

Each course is worth 0.5 high school credit and includes 60–75 instructional hours through live classes and a weekly lab. Students who successfully complete both Part A and Part B earn 1.0 credit for the full level.

New cohorts may begin at different points throughout the year as space allows. Regardless of the start date, every student must complete the full course to earn credit and qualify for an official transcript.

Official transcripts are issued through Parchment, so you can send verified records directly to your school or district.

Heritage learners and students who speak or understand some Korean but have not completed formal academic coursework may begin with Korean 1A to strengthen reading, writing, and grammar skills or complete a placement assessment before enrolling. 

Students who have completed Korean for academic credit at a middle or high school may continue into the appropriate next course, including Korean 2, 3, or 4, based on their transcripts, course records, and prior curriculum. 

Students whose previous Korean study was completed through a private or for-profit language institute must take KAC’s placement assessment and submit the institute’s curriculum or course materials for review.  

Yes. KAC welcomes opportunities to establish articulation agreements with schools and districts that want their students to complete Korean language coursework through KAC.  KAC is also open to discussing dedicated cohorts, institutional partnerships, and pre-negotiated program rates.  Please contact us at: info@KoreanAmericanCenter.org