Missouri Seal of Biliteracy Policy
Students who have earned the Missouri Seal of Biliteracy may receive up to 12 hours of college credit. Six of the credits awarded through this process will be accepted as Foreign Language coursework within Lindenwood’s General Education curriculum (GE-HC: Foreign Language / Human Diversity).
The number of credits granted will be determined by the score attained and by the specific assessment used to confer the Seal at the granting school:
- STAMP4S Exam: With a score of at least Intermediate Mid in all test areas, 6 hours of credit; with a score of at least Intermediate High in all test areas, 9 hours of credit; with a score of at least Advanced Low in all test areas, 12 hours of credit.
- AAPPL Exam (ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages): With a score of at least Intermediate 3 in all test areas: 6 hours of credit; with a score of at least Intermediate 4 or 5 in all test areas: 9 hours of credit; with a score of at least Advanced: 12 hours of credit.
- Other exams may be accepted dependent upon available subject matter expertise in the relevant language(s).
Transcription fees for credits awarded will be waived.
Note: Students who have earned the Missouri Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish and wish to continue their Spanish coursework at Lindenwood University must take the University’s Spanish placement test (online and at no cost to students) to determine at which level they will continue their Spanish language study.