Seal of Biliteracy

World Language Credit through Testing

Loudoun County Public Schools allows students, with the ability to comprehend and communicate in languages other than English, to earn high school credits through State approved world language assessments. The Credit Through Testing (CTT) exam measures students’ language proficiency in order to award two high school world language credits.

The Credit Through Testing (CTT) exam is designed to assess students’ first language proficiency, and is available for students in grades 9 through 12 only, whose first language is not English. The following languages will be available for the Credit Through Testing exam: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese/Mandarin, Farsi, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog/Filipino, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

Students who pass the exam will also meet the language proficiency requirement to earn the Seal of Biliteracy at graduation.

For more information about the CTT, eligibility, testing dates, and more, please visit: https://www.lcps.org/Page/213095

Who is eligible to take the exam?

Students who do not already have levels 1 and 2 credits in the language of the exam on their transcript (from another country or from; the U.S.).
Students who wish to earn the Seal of Biliteracy and already have credit for levels 1 and 2 in the language of the exam.
Students who are sufficiently proficient to write in the exam language.
Students who are literate in the following languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Mandarin), Farsi, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

Registration Information and Testing Sites for 2021-2022:

Students may register for the CTT on LARS beginning September 17, 2021. A confirmation ticket will be sent to the student and the parent/guardian email on file.

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