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FROM🇺🇸 United StatesTO🇰🇷 South Korea

United States university-entry stage to South Korea: education route

Compare university-entry stage in United States with the corresponding school stage in South Korea, then open the official curriculum and placement authorities for both systems.

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Route alignment

United States describes this point as High school · Grades 9–12. South Korea describes the receiving stage as High school · Grades 10–12 / high-school equivalency examination / CSAT. Use the linked destination framework with the learner’s current subjects and records when confirming the receiving year and placement process.

DEPARTING STAGEHigh school · Grades 9–12ARRIVING STAGEHigh school · Grades 10–12 / high-school equivalency examination / CSAT

📚 Side-by-side

What crosses with the learner

Route point🇺🇸 United States🇰🇷 South Korea
Current stageHigh school · Grades 9–12High school · Grades 10–12 / high-school equivalency examination / CSAT
Education authorityState and local education systems; there is no single national K–12 curriculum.A national curriculum is implemented through metropolitan and provincial education offices; KICE administers the CSAT.
Application fileCurrent school records and subject historyReceiving authority and school placement requirements

🧳 Preparation file

Bring these into the route

  1. Recent report cards or transcripts and the current subject list
  2. School-attendance and progression records requested by the receiving school
  3. Identity, residence, guardianship, and address documents required locally
  4. Certified translations and language-learning history where requested

🔗 Official links

Open the issuing sources

State and territory education authoritiesU.S. Department of Education ↗SAT student informationCollege Board ↗AP courses and examinationsCollege Board ↗GED passing scores and performance levelsGED Testing Service ↗GED test rules by state or territoryGED Testing Service ↗National curriculum and achievement standardsNational Curriculum Information Center ↗High-school equivalency qualification, subjects and passing rulesNational Institute for Lifelong Education · High-school Equivalency Support Center ↗CSAT official informationKorea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation ↗Current CSAT candidate guideKorea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation ↗

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🔎 Also described as

moving from United States to South Korea for university-entry stageUnited States university-entry stage in South KoreaUnited States to South Korea school transfer requirements