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2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog > Enrollment Services > Alternative Methods for Earning University Credit > ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)

ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)

The ACTFL is for students who have successfully completed two or more years of Spanish on the high school level. The fee is the responsibility of the student taking the exam and Cumberland University faculty will determine the appropriate hours of Foreign Language Credit based on the students’ test score. Current rates as of 2011-2012 are as follows:

1. Certified ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) costs $134.00. The Certified Oral Proficiency Interview is administered telephonically by an ACTFL certified tester, double rated, and digitally recorded. Ratings are available within two weeks. The oral test lasts 30 minutes.
2. Certified ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test (WPT) costs $65.00. The certificate WPT test is available via internet or in booklet form and is rated by two ACTFL certified raters. Ratings are available within two weeks. The WPT is a 90 minute test consisting of 4 out of 5 questions designed to elicit paragraph formed responses. It is entirely human rated.