For Higher Education Administrators
How Can State Seals Be Useful to Higher Education?
Offer College Credit: Many higher education institutions allow students to use the Seal to satisfy World Language or other General Education requirements, which means that students may graduate faster and be more likely to major a world in language!
Grow Student Diversity: Offering credit for the seal can help IHEs attract linguistically and culturally diverse and first-generations students.
Attract High Performing Students: Having strong language skills fosters students' abilities to analyze and problem-solve from multiple perspectives, preparing them to excel academically.
Recruit Well Prepared Students: Opportunities: Seal recipients possess a significant advantage in the search for internships, student leadership positions, and other experiential learning opportunities.
Promote dialogue and good meaningful communication: Seal earners also well-equipped to build meaningful connections with a broader range of people and communities, which position them to learn and grow more from different college experiences.
What Do Students and Adminstrators Need To Know?
How Do Seal Award Systems Vary Across States?
Our ACTFL Proficiency Level to Award Level Conversion infographic can provide you with a broad overview of different Seal award systems offered in 50 states.
How Do Students' Seal Awards Translate to ACTFL Proficiency Levels?
Nearly all Seal award systems are aligned with well-established ACTFL proficiency levels. You can use the calculator below to determine a student's ACTFL proficiency level based on the award that they received and the state where they received it.
Which Institutes Accept the Seal for Credit?
This growing list of institutions can be used to centralize information about college credit for Seal recipients nationwide, and to foster networking/practice-sharing among higher ed administrators working with Seal programs.
