Seal of Biliteracy

Grant Community High School offers students the opportunity to earn the Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy.  The Seal of Biliteracy is a recognition for students who demonstrate proficiency in English and one or more other languages.  When earned, the Seal of Biliteracy will appear on the student’s official transcript and diploma.  

Students who earn the Seal of Biliteracy are also provided with the opportunity to earn early college credit.  All public colleges and universities in the State of Illinois have criteria on how this credit is awarded.  Students should reference the college or university website for their criteria about how the specific institution applies the credit.

To qualify for the State Seal of Biliteracy, a Grant student must accomplish one of the following to demonstrate proficiency in English:

• Earn a minimum of 18 or above on the ELA with the writing portion of the ACT.
• Earn a minimum score of 4.8 on the ACCESS test.
• Earn a score of 4 or 5 on the AP English and Language Composition Exam.
• Earn a minimum score of 1-5 on the AAPPL English Test.

To demonstrate proficiency in another language, each student must also meet one of the following criteria:

• Earn a minimum score of 1-5 on the AAPPL test in the chosen language 
• Earn a score of 4 or 5 on an AP Language and Culture Exam (Spanish, French, Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese).

Testing dates for the AAPPL test will be announced at the beginning of each school year.  Students wishing to earn the Seal of Biliteracy are encouraged to discuss the opportunity with their counselor.  There will be one administration of the AAPPL test in the fall semester for early graduates and another administration of the AAPPL test in the spring semester for seniors wishing to obtain the Seal of Biliteracy.