HAS offers a rigorous academic curriculum. Typically, a one-semester course is 2~4 credits, and all students are expected to complete 30 to 32 credits per semester. Students complete most of the Korean national core curriculum during their first year. Students take electives and additional courses from their second year. Electives include Advanced Placement (AP) courses, Honor courses, and research-driven courses.
AP courses offered at HAS include: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Statistics, Calculus, Macro & Micro Economics, and World History. Elective advanced courses include: Honors Biology*, Honors Physics*, Honors Chemistry*, Honors Mathematics*, Cell Biology, Advanced Calculus, etc. (*Honors courses at Hana Academy Seoul are more rigorous and demanding than AP courses.)
A minimum of 180 credits is required to receive the HAS diploma. The minimum distribution of credits to graduate must include the following: Korean (10), Math (10), Social Studies (10), Science ( 12), English (10), Korean History (6), Foreign Language (6) and Sports and Arts (18).
Social Sciences: A minimum of 180 credits is required to receive the HAS diploma. The minimum distribution of credits to graduate must include the following: Korean (10), Math (10), Social Studies (10), Science ( 12), English (10), Korean History (6), Foreign Language (6) and Sports and Arts (18).
Mathematics: Math I & II, Applied Mathematics I & II , Advanced Math, Advanced Statistics, Linear Algebra, Calculus I & II, Probability and Statistics, Vector Calculus, Mathematical Research Course
Science: Physics I, AP Physics: Mechanics, AP Physics: Electricity and Magnetism, Honor Physics, Chemistry I, AP Chemistry, Honor Chemistry, Biology I, AP Biology, Honor Biology, Earth Science System I, AP Computer Science, Information Science, Modern Physics, Cell Biology, Energy and Environmental Science
English: English, Reading English Literature, English Culture, British & American Literature I&II, Advanced Reading I&II, Advanced English I & II, Advanced English Conversation I & II, Advanced English Composition I, Public Speaking & Presentation, Current Issues.
Art and Physical Education: Music, Visual Arts, Music History, Art History, Orchestral Music, Choral Music, Drawing, Art and Media, Sports & Life, Physical Education
Korean: Language Arts(Korean), Korean Reading, Korean Literature, Reading and Grammar, Speech and Composition, Language and Media, Reading Classical Literature, Advanced Korean, Introduction to Literature, Reading and Critical Thinking.
Foreign Languages: Chinese and Japanese, AP Chinese Language and Culture, Chinese Grammar, Chinese Conversation, Chinese Reading, Japanese Grammar, Japanese Conversation, Japanese Reading
