The Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education building [Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education]
The Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education building [Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education]

The Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education is expanding course selection options under the high school credit system.

The office said Friday it will expand its joint high school curriculum and out-of-school education program in the second semester of this year, opening 329 courses for first- and second-year students.

The out-of-school program, known as the Dream Creation Campus, helps students pursue in-depth study in areas of their choosing by drawing on resources from local universities and specialized institutions.

Courses on offer will include subjects difficult to run at a single school, such as economics and an East Asian history field study, as well as liberal arts electives supporting first-year career exploration — among them introductions to education and human psychology.

For the second semester, the number of universities participating in the credit-recognition program will expand from two — Yeungnam University and Daegu Health College — to four, adding Kyungpook National University and Yeungjin University.

The number of recognized courses will also grow from 10 to 14. Students who complete a university-offered course receive high school credit, and if they later enroll at that university, the course may also count toward their university credit under each institution's own standards.

Nine local universities and institutions will take part in the program's creative activity track, running 20 hands-on courses covering AI and digital technology, international relations, entrepreneurship, future science, drug development and cultural arts.

Applications for the joint curriculum are open until 6 p.m. Wednesday on the Daegu Joint Curriculum website, with classes beginning Aug. 22. Some courses will also run during the winter break.

Registration for the Dream Creation Campus runs from 6 p.m. Thursday to 6 p.m. Aug. 24 through the same website.

"We will actively support students in choosing the learning they need beyond the boundaries of their school and designing their own academic and career paths," Daegu Superintendent of Education Kang Eun-hee said.


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