Language Proficiency Assessments
Illinois State will accept certification via , an organization affiliated with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).Ìý LTI provides certification for schools, universities, and other organizations for a growing list of over 100 languages.ÌýCredit will be awarded per the chart below.Ìý
Additional information from the about which assessment to take and the required score.Ìý
| Difficulty Level | Expectations for completion of LAN 112**Ìý (two semesters of college coursework or equivalent) |
Expectations for completion of LAN 115**Ìý (three semesters of college coursework or equivalent) |
Expectations for completion of LAN 116**Ìý (four semesters of college coursework of equivalent) |
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Graduation / General Education |
Meets CAS graduation requirement |
Meets requirement for BA degree; Quantitative Reasoning |
Language and the Humanities |
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Category I
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Novice High / Intermediate Low |
Intermediate Low / Intermediate Mid |
Intermediate Mid / Intermediate High |
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Category II-III
None offered at ISU.Ìý Includes Farsi, Hindi, Polish, Russian, Tagalog and others.Ìý |
Novice Mid / Novice High |
Novice High / Intermediate Low |
Intermediate Low / Intermediate Mid |
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Category IV |
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Novice Low / Novice Mid |
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Novice Mid / Novice High |
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Novice High / Intermediate Low |
*For languages offered at ISU, you do not need to utilize the services of LTI. Please see the department of Ìýfor more information on our proficiency exams (111-116 for all languages; also 214 for Spanish) for academic credit and our self-placement exams for courses offered.
**LAN 112, 115, and 116 are "general" language course references. Language-specific courses may be offered in French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish andÌýPortuguese.
Note that students who complete a language course at ISU with a C or better can earn up to eight hours of CAP credit. Contact the department of for more information.Ìý
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