American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Examination in Lieu of Content Core
For some languages other than English, individuals who are skilled and proficient in the language may demonstrate their knowledge by completing both the oral and written proficiency portions of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) examination. Candidates can earn 30 semester hours of credit toward the content core by passing both of the following:
- The full Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) or (OPIc)
- The full Written Proficiency Test (WPT) or (iWPT), not the Advanced Level Check (AL-C)
The ACTFL standards (passing scores) are listed in the chart below. Information
concerning the administration of the examinations can be found at the ACTFL
Web site at www.actfl.org
. A list of language examinations offered by ACTFL is available at: ACTFL Language List
| ACTFL Standards for LOTE Candidates Chart Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) |
|
|---|---|
| French | Advanced Low |
| German | Advanced Low |
| Hebrew | Intermediate High |
| Italian | Advanced Low |
| Portuguese | Advanced Low |
| Russian | Intermediate High |
| Spanish | Advanced Low |
| Arabic | Intermediate High |
| Mandarin | Intermediate High |
| Japanese | Intermediate High |
| Korean | Intermediate High |
| Written Proficiency Test (WPT) | |
| Category 1-2 languages (Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Haitian Creole, Indonesian, Italian, Malaysian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swahili, and Swedish) | Advanced Low |
| Category 3-4 languages (any language not listed above as Category 1-2) | Intermediate High |
Source: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (2023).
Submitting your ACTFL score reports
Please send a single PDF file - containing your ACTFL exam score report(s) and a copy of your driver’s license - to TCERT@nysed.gov. In the subject line, please write: ACTFL exam score report.