Language study in the North Rockland Central School District begins in grade 7 

New York State Department of Education requires that all students earn one high school credit in a language other than English in order to meet minimum graduation requirements. 

For students wishing to graduate with an Advanced Regents Diploma, New York State Department of Education requires a three year sequence in a World Language (a language other than English) and successfully passing a locally developed exam. 

This exam is aligned to the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) and New York State World Languages Standards.