Individuals

Individuals

The ACTFL Testing Office offers individuals the opportunity to have their language proficiency assessed for a variety of purposes and programs. Please scroll through the options and programs below to find the one that best suits your needs:

1. ACE College Credit Recommendation:

In March, 2000 the American Council on Education (ACE) issued college credit recommendations for demonstrating specific levels of speaking proficiency on an official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview. If you are interested in earning college credit for the language proficiency you possess, please contact us by e-mail at testing@languagetesting.com requesting an ACE College Credit Recommendation by OPI Examination Information package and application (see article from The ACTFL Foreign Language Annals April/May 2000).

2. Teacher Licensing or Credentialing

Many state agencies and school districts require an official ACTFL OPI rating in a language for alternative foreign language teacher or bilingual teacher licensing, or to meet some other state teacher mandate. If a state teacher credentialing agency or school district has referred you to the ACTFL Testing Office to arrange for an official ACTFL proficiency assessment, please contact us by e-mail at testing@languagetesting.com to request the appropriate information and application form. Please include in your request the name of the state where your are seeking teacher licensing. You may also download an application with instructions by clicking on the To Apply tab above.

3. NSEP Scholars

If your are a NSEP scholar (undergraduate IIE program or graduate AED program) who has been told to contact the ACTFL Testing Office to have your speaking proficiency assessed either before or after your study abroad program, please contact us by e-mail at testing@languagetesting.com indicating that you are an NSEP scholar and we will schedule your OPI.

4. Graduate School Entrance or Placement Requirement

If a graduate school or program has told you to contact the ACTFL Testing Office for an official proficiency assessment, please contact us by email at testing@languagetesting.com to request the appropriate information package and application be mailed or faxed to you. Please include the name of the graduate program so that we send you the appropriate instructions. If you are an AGSIM Thunderbird student, you can get the information and appropriate OPI application form from their website. You may also download an application with instructions by clicking on the To Apply tab above.

5. ACTFL OPI Tester Trainees

As a part of ACTFL OPI Tester Training, certification applicants are required to have their own language proficiency assessed. If you have been instructed to have your own proficiency assessed as a part of this ACTFL program, please contact testing@languagetesting.com to request an ACTFL OPI Application for Tester Trainees.

6. Other referrals

If you have been referred to the ACTFL Testing Office to have your oral proficiency assessed for an institution or organization not named above, please contact us by email at testing@languagetesting.com. Include in your e-mail the name of the institution that referred you and the purpose of the assessment.

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