FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

John L. Winn

Commissioner of Education

F. PHILIP HANDY,

Chairman

T. WILLARD FAIR,

Vice Chairman

Members

DONNA G. CALLAWAY

JULIA L. JOHNSON

ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ

PHOEBE RAULERSON

LINDA K. TAYLOR

May

4

, 2005

M E M O R A N D U M

TO:

Public Postsecondary Registrars and Admissions Officers

FROM:

Heather R. Sherry, Ph.D.

SUBJECT:

CLEP Level 2 Foreign-Language Scores Updated on the ACC Credit-by-Exam List

The Department of Education has identified eight strategic priorities in its agency strategic planning

process. One of these priorities specifically addresses the need to set, align, and apply academic

curricular and testing standards. In an attempt to standardize the award of postsecondary credit awarded

for accelerated examinations, the Articulation Coordinating Committee developed Credit-By-

Examination equivalents and associated guidelines in 2001.

Effective July 2001, the American Council on Education (ACE) recommended a uniform credit-granting

score of 50 across all CLEP subjects (with the exception of Level 2 French, German, and Spanish). The

February 1, 2003, ACE recommended the following scores for Level 2 foreign-language exams: 63 for

German language, 62 for French language, and 66 for Spanish language.

Because the ACC reviews the credit-by-exam list on a 5-year cycle, the 2003 recommendations for Level

2 foreign-language were not included on the ACC list. However, in response to requests from several

institutions, we have updated the CLEP level 2 foreign-language scores on the credit-by-exam list, and it

is available online at www.FACTS.org, under

Advising Manuals

. This update should eliminate the extra

step involved in referencing the College Board Web site for these updated scores. The entire ACC credit-

by-exam list will be reviewed in the coming year as part of the regular 5-year cycle. We welcome input

related to the upcoming review.

HRS/da

HEATHER R. SHERRY, PH.D.

Director

Office of Articulation

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