This Year Again, the 'Mask Suneung'... Held on November 18

Revised to a Structure of Common Korean and Math + Elective Subjects
Application Period from August 19 to September 3
Report Cards Notified on December 10

On the morning of the 3rd, high school seniors preparing for the 2022 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) are getting ready for the June mock exam at Yeouido Girls' High School in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. A total of 482,899 students registered for the first mock exam of the 2022 CSAT, which has been reorganized into an integrated liberal arts and science format. Among them, 415,794 (86.1%) are current students, and 67,105 (13.9%) are graduates and others.

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The 2022 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) will be held on November 18. Test-takers who have received the COVID-19 vaccine must also wear masks during the exam.

On the 4th, the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation announced the detailed plan for the 2022 CSAT administration.

The institute stated, "We will prepare quarantine measures in cooperation with exam management agencies and health authorities to minimize infection risks," and added, "We plan to support smooth test-taking by categorizing test-takers according to quarantine standards."

This year’s CSAT will be conducted with an integrated liberal arts and science system, and the Korean language and mathematics sections will be reorganized into a 'common + elective subjects' structure. For Korean, test-takers must choose one subject from Speech and Writing, or Language and Media, and for Mathematics, one subject from Probability and Statistics, Calculus, or Geometry. 75% of questions will come from common subjects and 25% from elective subjects.

The linkage rate between EBS CSAT textbooks/lectures and the CSAT questions will be reduced from the previous 70% to 50% starting this year. In particular, the English section will be presented in an indirect linkage format. Indirect linkage means using passages with similar themes or topics to those in EBS textbooks, but not the exact passages.

For Social Studies and Science inquiry subjects, test-takers can select up to two subjects from 17 options. The English and Korean History sections will maintain absolute evaluation. Korean History is a mandatory subject; failure to take it invalidates the entire CSAT score, and no overall results will be provided. Answer sheets for Korean History and inquiry subjects will be provided separately. Absolute evaluation will be introduced for the Second Foreign Language and Chinese Characters sections starting this year.

Black computer-use sign pens, mechanical pencils, and white correction tape will be provided at the test site. Personal items allowed include black computer-use sign pens, black pencils, white correction tape, erasers, and 0.5mm black mechanical pencil leads. Devices with communication or Bluetooth functions or electronic display screens (LCD, LED, etc.) are prohibited, and only analog watches with hour and minute hands are allowed.

There will be a total of 86 test districts, with a maximum of 24 test-takers per room. According to quarantine standards, test rooms will be organized based on test-taker types such as general test-takers, confirmed COVID-19 cases, self-quarantined individuals, and those with symptoms.

The application period is from August 19 to September 3. Currently enrolled students must apply through their school, graduates through their high school, and those who passed the qualification exam must apply at locations designated by the superintendent of education in their registered residential city or province. Changes to application details are allowed during the application period. The application fee is 37,000 KRW for up to four subjects, 42,000 KRW for five subjects, and 47,000 KRW for six subjects.

Score reports will be distributed to test-takers by December 10. The score report will include standard scores, percentiles, and grades for each section and subject, while absolute evaluation subjects such as English, Korean History, Second Foreign Language, and Chinese Characters will only show grades.

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