Korean

Korean Course Enrolment Instructions

Fall 2026 - Spring 2027

1. Please enrol or add yourself to the waitlist for EAS110Y1 or EAS211Y1 via ACORN.

2. Please refer to the Arts & Science Timetable for the date the course will become available for enrolment on ACORN.

3. Please choose a tutorial section that is associated to the specific lecture. (For example, if you are enrolled in LEC0101, you must choose either TUT0101 or TUT0201.)

  •   EAS110Y1 Lecture-tutorial association of       
    • LEC0101: TUT0101 or TUT0201 
    • LEC0201: TUT0301 or TUT0401 
    • LEC0301: TUT0402 or TUT5101 
    • LEC0401: TUT0501 or TUT0601 
    • LEC0501: TUT0701 or TUT5201

4. You must also submit an online EAS110Y1 Screening Form or EAS211Y1 Screening from. The form must be submitted within 48 hours after you enrol in the course on ACORN. Failure to submit the mandatory form will result in removal from the course.

5. Students must attend a mandatory interview (on Zoom) on the first day of classes. They must also attend the first lecture and all tutorials in the first week.

6. The department will remove students who do not fill out the screening form or miss the interview, as will students who have a background in the language.

*Please note that repeating Korean language courses is not allowed in cases where students have completed over one-third of the total class hours in a previous year. If this applies to you, you must take the Korean Placement Test to attempt to proceed to the next level.

** CR/NCR option is available for theses course.

Students with any background who might qualify for an upper-year course must attend a placement interview/test and receive a placement prior to enrolment. See placement test/interview details below. Being placed in a course does not guarantee you a spot in the course. Please note that native speakers of Korean and some students with a prior linguistic background in Korean are not permitted to take Korean courses for credit. Please read the program policy to find out if you are qualified for a course.

After you have received a course placement (or if you have the minimum grade in the prerequisite), please check the Arts & Science Timetable to see when you can enroll in the course in which you have been placed.  *Please note that repeating Korean language courses is not allowed in cases where students have completed over one-third of the total class hours in a previous year. If this applies to you, you must take the Korean Placement Test to attempt to proceed to the next level.*

Upcoming Placement Interview

EAS Korean Language Courses that require placement interviews

Course Code

Title

Level

TOPIK Level

Placement Interviews*

EAS110Y1

Modern Standard Korean I

Beginner (Low)

Level 1

No

EAS210Y1

Modern Standard Korean II

Beginner (High)

Level 2

Yes

EAS212H1

Accelerated Korean II

Beginner (High)

Level 2

Yes

EAS214H1

Reading in Korean Across Genres

Beginner (High) to Advanced (Low)

Above Level 2

Yes

EAS310Y1

Modern Standard Korean III

Intermediate (Low)

Level 3

Yes

EAS316H1

Korean Language in Media

Intermediate (Low) to Advanced (Low)

Above Level 3

Yes

EAS410Y1

Modern Standard Korean IV

Intermediate (High)

Level 4

Yes

EAS415H1

Korean Language in the Workplace: Academic Internship

Advanced (Low to High)

Above Level 4

Yes

 

EAS416Y1

Academic/Professional Korean

Advanced (Low)

Level 4 &= 5

Yes

*Students who want enrol in foundation-level courses (EAS110Y1Y or EAS211Y1Y) do not need placement interviews.  They will have screening interviews at the first class of the course. 

* Students with prerequisites (pass marks with lower levels within two years) do not need placement interviews. 

**Please note that some students interviewed will also be required to write a placement test. 

**** In Summer, EAS110Y1 is delivered fully online including lecture, tutorial, assignments, quizzes, and test/exams. 

Placement Interviews for Incoming and Returning Students with a Background in Korean (Formal or Informal Study)

  • Korean July 2026 Placement Interviews (via Zoom): 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., July 24, 2026. Upon registration, the EAS Korean Language Coordinator will send each student their specific interview time by July 22.

  • Please submit the Korean Placement Interview/Test Form (July 2026): Korean Placement Interview/Test Form July 2026

Graduate Students

Graduate students from within and outside the department who need knowledge of Korean for their research may take a Korean course with the approval of EAS. To request enrollment, please submit the Language Course Enrolment Request Form for graduate students and register for the placement interview. If placed in a course, you will be enrolled in a graduate course code, though the credit does not normally count towards graduate programs. The course is graded as credit/non-credit (CR/NCR); 70% or above is required for a CR. Auditing is not an option.

Korean Language Program Coordinator

Name: Prof. Kyoungrok Ko 
Office: RL 14-089
Email Address: kyoungrok.ko@utoronto.ca