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Certified Korean Transcript Translation

성적증명서Seongjeok-jeungmyeongseo

Korean transcript translations for WES and ECE preserve Hangul, Hanja, and romanized names together with course categories, credits, GPA summaries, ranking notes, semester totals, and the registrar seal.

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Korean academic records

Courses, grades and table structure preserved

Hangul/Hanja names · course categories · credits · semester totals

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Signed and Stamped Certificate of Accuracy

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What you get

What will I receive with my certified transcript translation?

You receive a complete English translation and a signed and stamped Certificate of Translation Accuracy. Send both with the source record; the English translation does not replace it.

  • A complete English translation of every page you send
  • Course order, grade columns, credits, terms, and legends kept easy to compare
  • Registrar notes, stamps, seals, signatures, and back-page text included
  • Names and school terms checked across your full set of files
  • A searchable PDF and free corrections for objective translation errors
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Three steps

How does Korean transcript translation work?

Upload your transcript, review the price, and approve the translation. We check the full file before we sign and stamp the certificate.

  1. 01

    Upload the complete record

    Send all pages, including backs with text or stamps. Add the grading legend and any instructions from the school or agency.

    We confirm the page count, price, and due date before payment.
  2. 02

    Translate and rebuild the academic layout

    A Korean specialist translates the courses, grades, credits, legends, registrar notes, seals, and certificates in the same order.

    A second reviewer checks names, numbers, columns, and the Hangul romanization against your passport.
  3. 03

    Review, certify, and deliver

    You review the translation before we certify it. We fix translation errors at no added cost, then send the final PDF with its signed and stamped certificate.

    Most 1–3 page orders are delivered within 24 hours.

One physical page means one billed page

There is no word cap or Korean-language surcharge. We confirm the delivery time for longer files before you pay.

$24.95/physical page

$24.95/ page

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First-hand document experience

Real Korean translation cases

Korean records pair Hangul with Hanja, report grades against a base that differs by school, and separate 졸업 from 수료. The decisions that protects show in every Korean record we publish — this real case is one of them.

Redacted Korean civil-registry record showing a Hangul name with Hanja in parentheses

South Korea · Passport-first romanization

One Hangul name, several valid romanizations — only one right answer

We used the passport spelling rather than a romanization standard, kept the Hanja in parentheses, and documented the choice. The same rule governs a student name on a transcript.

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Recent academic-record outcomes

What clients say about their transcript translations

4.9 / 52,400+ client reviews
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Minji K.

Austin, TX

Verified order

They translated my Korean transcript for WES and kept the 4.5-scale grading exactly how it appeared on the original record.

South Korea · 성적증명서

4.5 scale kept as issued

David P.

Seattle, WA

Verified order

My transcript had course titles and registrar notes that another service wanted to simplify. CertTranslate kept the Korean academic meaning intact.

South Korea · Registrar notes

Academic meaning preserved

Hyejin L.

San Francisco, CA

Verified order

The Hangul romanization matched my passport and the admissions office accepted the transcript right away.

South Korea · Romanization

Matched the passport

Translation and evaluation are different services

Do I need translation or credential evaluation?

Choose certified translation when you need an accurate English version. Choose credential evaluation when a school or agency asks how your studies compare with a U.S. degree. Many people need both.

What CertTranslate provides

Certified translation

A certified translation is a complete English translation accompanied by the translator's signed statement that the translation is complete and accurate and that the translator is competent to translate.

  • Covers courses, grades, credits, legends, notes, seals, and signatures
  • Keeps the source grading scale and school terms
  • Makes the English version easy to compare with the source

We translate your record. We do not change the credential or calculate a new GPA.

What a credential evaluator provides

Credential evaluation

A credential evaluation shows how your studies compare with the U.S. system. WES, ECE, and similar agencies issue this report.

  • Determines the U.S. equivalent of your credential
  • May calculate or report a U.S.-style GPA
  • Uses rules for your country, school, and program

CertTranslate does not issue evaluation reports. Check the file list from the school or agency handling your case.

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Before you order

What should I upload with my Korean transcript?

Upload every transcript page, including backs, continuation pages, and grading legends. This helps us quote the right price and produce a complete translation.

  1. 01 · Transcript

    Every semester and the registrar page

    Include all semesters and any page carrying the registrar’s 직인 seal, certification statement, or issue date.

  2. 02 · Grading details

    The grading legend and its GPA base

    Add the legend showing whether your school reports on a 4.5 or 4.3 base, and any note explaining P/NP courses.

  3. 03 · Related documents

    Diploma, passport page, and instructions

    Add your diploma if you need both in English, and the passport page so the romanization of your name matches it exactly.

Record types

How do Korean transcripts differ by record type?

South Korean universities share a grading vocabulary but not a single GPA base, and graduate and archived records add their own conventions. We follow the terms and scale printed on your record.

성적증명서

Korean University Transcript Translation

Also issued with: Undergraduate 학사 records

Typical scale
A+ to F
Common GPA base
4.5, sometimes 4.3
Record may show
전공 / 교양 split

Undergraduate records list courses by 학기 semester with 학점 credits, letter grades, and a 평점평균 reported against the school’s own base — usually 4.5, sometimes 4.3.

We keep the base as printed and preserve the 전공 major versus 교양 general-education split, which evaluators read as part of the program structure.

성적증명서

Korean Graduate Transcript Translation

Also issued with: 석사 and 박사 level records

Levels
석사 / 박사
May show
졸업 vs 수료
Credits
이수 / 취득학점

Graduate records distinguish 졸업 — the degree was conferred — from 수료, coursework completed without conferral. Evaluators treat those very differently.

We translate the distinction exactly as printed rather than flattening both into “completed”, and keep attempted credits separate from credits earned.

성적증명서

Archived Korean Transcript Translation

Also issued with: Dot-matrix and archived layouts

Format
Older printouts
May show
Faded seals
Names
Hangul with Hanja

Archived records can arrive as dense printouts with faded 직인 seals and names written in Hangul followed by Hanja in parentheses.

We describe each seal, keep the Hanja alongside the romanized name, and ask for a better scan rather than guess a faded grade.

Issued somewhere else? Upload your transcript and we will identify the record type and grading system before you pay.

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The real price of a dense page

How much can a 250-word page cap add to a transcript price?

A 250-word cap can turn one dense transcript page into two or three billed pages. CertTranslate charges for the physical pages you upload, not the number of words on them.

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Before you submit

What can cause questions during transcript review?

Questions usually start where the English version drops a Korean distinction: the GPA base, a conferral status, a romanized name, or a registrar seal. We rebuild the structure and check these details before certification.

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The GPA base is assumed to be 4.5 for every school

How we handle it: We print the base your record actually uses — 4.5 or 4.3 — so a 4.3 average is not read against the wrong maximum.

02

수료 is translated as if the degree had been conferred

How we handle it: 졸업 and 수료 stay distinct in English: degree conferred versus coursework completed without conferral.

03

The romanized name does not match the passport

How we handle it: We use your passport spelling rather than a romanization standard, and keep the Hanja in parentheses where the record shows it.

04

A registrar 직인 seal or certification page is left out

How we handle it: We describe every legible seal and keep the registrar’s certification, so the evaluator can confirm the record is official.

The standard behind these checks

AcceptReady™ is CertTranslate's published standard for certified translations: complete word-for-word translation, mirrored page layout, signed and stamped Certificate of Accuracy on letterhead, and matched to the receiver's published requirements.

How to check each one yourself

Start with the full record: send all pages and the instructions from the school or agency. If a name, grade, or date is unreadable, we ask instead of guessing.

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Common questions

Korean transcript translation questions, answered

These answers cover price, delivery, evaluation requirements, grading scales, and the files you should send.

How much does a certified Korean transcript translation cost?+

Certified Korean transcript translation starts at $24.95 per physical page. A page is one physical page of the source document. CertTranslate never re-counts a dense page as two.

How long does Korean transcript translation take?+

Most 1–3 page orders are delivered within 24 hours — included in the price. We confirm the timing for longer or hard-to-read transcripts before you pay.

Does WES require a translation of my Korean transcript?+

WES asks for translations when school records are not issued in an accepted language. Send the translation with the source record, and follow the WES file list for your country and credential.

Will my Korean transcript translation be accepted?+

Accepted — or your money back. If a school or agency rejects the translation for a translation-related reason, send us its notice and we will revise the file free. If it is still rejected for that reason, we refund the translation cost. The school or agency still decides whether your record meets its rules.

Do you convert Korean grades into a U.S. GPA?+

No. Letter grades and the 평점평균 stay against the base your school printed, and we translate the legend that explains it. WES and ECE apply their own conversion tables.

Should I upload every semester and continuation page?+

Yes. Upload all terms, continuation sheets, grading legends, signed pages, and back sides that contain text or stamps. We translate the full record you provide.

Is the Korean GPA scale always out of 4.5?+

No. Many Korean universities report on a 4.5 base, but others use 4.3, and a few use another maximum. We print the base your own record shows so an evaluator does not read your average against the wrong maximum.

How do you translate 졸업 and 수료 on my transcript?+

졸업 means the degree was conferred; 수료 means the coursework was completed without conferral. We keep the two clearly separate in English, because evaluators and admissions offices treat them very differently.

Do I need notarization for WES or university admissions?+

Notarization is separate from certified translation. It only checks the identity of the person signing, so add it only when your school or agency asks for it.

Should I order my Korean diploma and transcript together?+

If the school or agency needs both, ordering them together keeps the student name, school, faculty, program, and degree terms consistent across both translations.

What if a grade, seal, or registrar note is hard to read?+

Upload the clearest scan you have. If we cannot read a detail safely, we ask for a better image or mark it as illegible. We do not guess.

Can I review the translation before certification?+

Yes. You can review the translation before we sign and stamp the certificate. We fix translation errors at no added cost, both before and after delivery.

Grading reference

How is the grading system shown on a Korean transcript?

We show grades exactly as they appear on the transcript. This table lists common scales, but the grading legend from your school is the final reference.

Letter gradeCommon 4.5-base pointsMeaningWhat stays visible
A+ / A04.5 / 4.0ExcellentSome schools cap at A0 = 4.3 on a 4.3 base — we print the base as issued
B+ / B03.5 / 3.0Good전공 major and 교양 general-education courses stay labeled
C+ / C02.5 / 2.0AverageAttempted 이수 credits stay separate from 취득학점 earned
D+ / D01.5 / 1.0Lowest passD is typically the minimum passing grade
F, and P/NP courses0.0Fail / pass-non-passP/NP courses carry credit without a grade point

Korean academic terms

Common Korean transcript terms, explained

Korean records mix Hangul, Hanja, and romanized names. We keep the terms consistent and the key differences clear.

성적증명서 (seongjeok-jeungmyeongseo)
The academic transcript itself — the official statement of grades issued by the university.
학점 (hakjeom)
The academic credit unit. We keep the original value and label as printed.
평점평균 (pyeongjeom-pyeonggyun)
The grade point average, reported against the institution’s own base such as 4.5 or 4.3.
전공 / 교양 (jeongong / gyoyang)
A major field-of-study course versus a general-education course.
필수 / 선택 (pilsu / seontaek)
A required course versus an elective.
학기 (hakgi)
The semester. Korean transcripts are usually organized by semester within each year.
이수 / 취득학점 (isu / chwideuk-hakjeom)
Completed versus credits earned — attempted and earned credits stay distinct.
졸업 / 수료 (joreop / suryo)
Degree conferred versus coursework completed without conferral — a distinction evaluators rely on.
직인 (jigin)
The registrar’s official seal that authenticates the record; we describe it in English.

Where your translation goes

Where will I submit the translated transcript?

Send the certified translation with the source transcript. Follow the current rules from your school, board, or agency.

WES / ECE

Credential evaluation

Each evaluator sets file rules by country, school, and credential. Check your account before sending the file.

What to prepare

Original transcript + certified translation + required documents

ADMISSIONS

University or graduate admissions

A university may ask for the transcript, diploma, and records sent directly by your previous school.

What to prepare

Transcript + translation + diploma if requested

LICENSING

Professional licensing board

Nursing, teaching, engineering, and accounting boards set their own rules for school records and delivery.

What to prepare

Transcript + translation + board checklist + evaluation if requested

USCIS / EMPLOYMENT

Immigration or employment evidence

A transcript can prove your school history. USCIS or an employer may also ask for the diploma, an evaluation, or other proof.

What to prepare

Original transcript + certified translation + requested evidence

Follow the instructions for your exact application

Upload the checklist or email you received. We will check the translation against it before you pay. The school, board, or agency makes the final decision.

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Upload every transcript page, the grading legend, and your passport page so the romanization matches. We will confirm the exact price and delivery time before you pay.

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