Heritage Beginners 

If you have any (formal or home) Korean background at all, you are required to take the proficiency test.  The same day you take the test, you will receive the test result along with the instructions on how to get an add code for the class you have been placed in.   Read all the instructions provided on your test certificate and follow them closely.  The program coordinator, lecturer, and the department secretary will not know each individual's situation, thus contacting them for an add code will not accelerate the process.

If you take the placement test early, there is a better chance for you to get into a class, as add codes are given out according to test dates.  For information regarding test schedules and registration, contact the Office of Educational Assessment.

Non-heritage Beginners

If you have no Korean background, request an entry code by sending an email to the program coordinator Dr. Kim. Give a brief introduction of yourself, why you would like to take Korean, and which section you would like to take in which quarter.  Entry codes are given out to students on a first-contact-first-served basis. Korean is a popular language!  If you would like to learn it, start early (as a freshman or sophomore). No priority is given to graduating seniors.  No entry codes are given out over the phone or by email.

Advanced Students 

If you wish to take a course other than first-year Korean as your first class at the University of Washington, you are required to take the Korean placement test. If you attended any part of elementary school, middle school, high school, or university in Korea, you are required to take the second-year placement test before contacting the program coordinator.

If you have unanswered questions regarding entry codes, send an email to the program coordinator Dr. Kim.  Don't forget to include the following information in your email:    

Your email lacking any of the above information may get lost in hundreds of other emails and be left unanswered.