What is the Seal of Biliteracy?

The Seal of Biliteracy is a great opportunity for 12th graders to show universities and employers that they have achieved at least an intermediate-mid level of proficiency in both English and a world language. Students who earn this seal can receive a graduation cord and the seal will be placed on the student's diploma and high school transcript.

How can my student earn the Seal of Biliteracy?

ALL 12th graders who can communicate in a language/languages in addition to English can earn this honor. They must provide evidence of English proficiency by using scores from the following tests taken during grades 9-12: ACT (18 on the English section), Utah Aspire Plus (available only for students who scored a 3 or 4 in 2022-2024), AAPPL in English (intermediate-mid or I-2), and WIDA (minimum overall score of 4.2, including a 3.5 on the speaking portion).

The World Language proficiency score needs to be from AAPPL, STAMP for ASL, or AP. The criteria can be found here: Utah Seal of Biliteracy Assessment chart

Students who have already qualified for this honor (and do not need to take an exam) will be receiving a letter telling them that they just need to fill out the application.

The deadline for application submissions for the 2025 is February 28, 2025. 

If your child needs to take a test demonstrating proficiency, they must fill out the application and pay for a proficiency test. This costs $45 and it is payable to the bookkeeper at the high school (Exception: students on fee waivers, but they still need to tell the bookkeeper that they are signing up to take a test and fill out the application). 

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