Curriculum

Time Allotment Standards(The National Common Basic Curriculum)

Schools Grades Subjects		Elementary School						Middle School			High School
Schools Grades Subjects		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
S u b j e c t A r e a s	Korean Language	Korean Language 210 238 Mathematics 120 136 Disciplined Life 60 68 Intelligent Life 90 102 Pleasant Life 180 204 We are the first graders 80		23 8	20 4	204	204	170	136	136	136	Elective Courses
	Moral Education			34	34	34	34	68	68	34	34
	Social Studies			10 2	10 2	102	102	102	102	136	170 (Korean History 68)
	Mathemat -ics			13 6	13 6	136	136	136	136	102	136
	Science			10 2	10 2	102	102	102	136	136	102
	Practical Arts					68	68	Technology Home Economics 68 102 102 102
	Physical Education			10 2	10 2	102	102	102	120	68	68
	Music			68	68	68	68	68	34	34	34
	Fine Arts			68	68	68	68	34	34	68	34
	Foreign Languages (English)			34	34	68	68	102	102	136	136
Optional Activities		60	68	68	68	68	68	136	136	136	204
Extracurricular Activities		30	34	34	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	8 units
Grand Total		830	850	98 6	98 6	1,0 88	1,08 8	1,1 56	1,1 56	1,15 6	1,224	144 units

1. The above table shows the minimum numbers of total annual instructional hours by subject and grade level(grade 1 through grade 10) during the period of the national common basic education; during 34 school weeks a year.
2. For the Grade 1, the standard number of school weeks assigned to subject matters, optional and extracurricular activities is 30. The number of instructional hours allocated to 'We Are the First Graders' represents the number of instructional hours in March.
3. In principle, one instructional hour covers 40 minutes for elementary schools, 45 minutes for middle schools, and 50 minutes for high schools. However, the school is entitled to adjust the duration of each instructional hour depending on the weather and seasonal changes, individual school situations, the developmental level of the students, the nature of learning, and so forth
4. The numbers in the cells of extracurricular activities and the annual grand total rows for the Grade 11 and 12 columns represent the number of units to be completed for those two years.

Subjects		National Common Basic Subjects	Elective Courses
Subjects		National Common Basic Subjects	General Elective Courses	Intensive Elective Courses
S u b j e c t A r e a s	Foreign Languages	English(8)	German Ⅰ(6), French Ⅰ(6), Spanish Ⅰ(6), Chinese Ⅰ(6), Japanese Ⅰ(6), Russian Ⅰ(6), Arabic Ⅰ(6)	English Ⅰ(8), English Ⅱ(8), English Conversation(8), English Reading Comprehension(8), English Composition(8) German Ⅱ(6), French Ⅱ(6), Spanish Ⅱ(6), Chinese Ⅱ(6), Japanese Ⅱ(6), Russian Ⅱ(6),Arabic Ⅱ(6)