KOREA 3AElementary Korean for Korean-Heritage Speakers
Korean · 5 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)
Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Korean to qualify for more advanced courses. Designed for students with no Korean-heritage background who want more Korean speaking/listening exposure than available in course 3. Continuation of course 2A.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
- Spring 2026
- Spring 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Enforced requisite: course 2A with grade of C or better or Korean placement test.
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KOREA 3A
- KOREA 4Intermediate Modern Korean
- KOREA 5Intermediate Modern Korean
- KOREA 4AIntermediate Korean for Korean Speakers
- KOREA 5AIntermediate Korean for Korean Speakers
- KOREA 10Intermediate Modern Korean: Intensive
- KOREA 100AAdvanced Modern Korean
- KOREA 165Introduction to Korean Buddhist Texts
- KOREA 102AAdvanced Korean Conversation
- KOREA 102BAdvanced Korean Conversation
- KOREA 102CAdvanced Korean Conversation
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