Missouri Seal of Biliteracy
The Missouri Seal of Biliteracy (SoBL) is awarded to graduating high school students in districts with a DESE-approved program, who have demonstrated achievement in English, a Language Other Than English (LOTE) and sociocultural competence through the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages (AAPPL) testing. Equivalent scores on another measure of proficiency recognized by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for use with the Missouri Seal of Biliteracy may also be considered. All Missouri students studying any of the world’s languages are potential Seal candidates. The equivalencies listed below are for Spanish using the AAPPL assessment.
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Northwest Course Equivalent
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AAPPL Score Required
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Hours Granted
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LANG 14-141, 14-142, 14-242, 14-243, 14-344, *14-990
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At least Advanced (score of A) on each skill
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18
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LANG 14-141, 14-142, 14-242, 14-243
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At least Intermediate Mid (score of I-3) on each skill
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12 |
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LANG 14-141, 14-142
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At least Novice High (score of N-4) on each skill
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6 |
*14-990 represents upper-level language elective to bring the total credit to the level indicated.