Maryland State Seal of Biliteracy/AAPPL Exam
The Maryland State Seal of Biliteracy is awarded to students who demonstrate an intermediate high proficiency level or higher in a language other than English.
Interested students can earn the Seal in one of three ways:
- By earning a score of 4 or 5 on a College Board AP World Language and Culture Exam
Languages: Spanish, French, Chinese (Mandarin), German, Italian, Japanese
- By earning a composite score of I5 or higher on the ACTFL AAPPL Exam
Languages: Arabis, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish
- By earning a composite score of I5 or higher on the ACTFL OPI & WPT for the Seal of Biliteracy Exam
Languages: Albanian, Amharic, Bengali/Bangla, Bosnia/Croatian, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Dari, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Malayalam, Pashto, Polish, Swahili, Tamil, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, and Yoruba
Click on the links below to learn more:
MD State Seal of Biliteracy Brochure
College Board AP World Languages and Cultures Exams
AAPPL Exam
OPI & WPT for the Seal of Biliteracy
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