International student transcript question (Korean grades listed as Credit/Pass)

Esvrn
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:13:17 +0000

Hi everyone,

I’m an international student with a transcript question.

Grade 9–10: Attended a Korean high school

Grades were not converted to GPA

On my current school’s official transcript, these years are listed as Credit / Pass only

Grade 11–12: Attending an international school with GPA

My current school issues one integrated official transcript for all four years

My question is:

If Grades 9–10 appear as Credit/Pass only on the official transcript, do U.S. universities still request the original Korean high school transcript after admission? (especially U.C or USC)

If anyone has had a similar (even if not exact) experience, I’d really appreciate hearing what happened.

Thank you!