Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) Tests

To award the Global Seal of Biliteracy, representative schools or organizations must submit their candidates' qualifying proctored test scores as evidence of their language skills. The chart below outlines the qualifying tests and scores on the CEFR scale that have been approved to credential candidates for the Global Seal. The Global Seal of Biliteracy certificate will indicate that a candidate qualified using a test based on the CEFR scale. Qualifying test scores must be submitted within 12 months of the test date.

The Global Seal of Biliteracy offers three award levels:

Functional Fluency: This level credentials language learners at the B1 level.
Working Fluency: This level credentials language learners at the B2 level.
Professional Fluency: This level credentials language learners at the C1 level.

SECOND LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
Can be candidate’s first/heritage or second language
APPROVED TESTS & ASSESSMENTS Language FUNCTIONAL FLUENCY AWARD WORKING FLUENCY AWARD PROFESSIONAL FLUENCY AWARD
Euskararen Gaitasun Agiria Basque N/A N/A C1
Standardised Test in Bulgarian as a Foriegn Language Bulgarian B1 B2 N/A
The Czech Language Certificate Exam Czech B1 B2 C1
Prove i Dansk Danish B1 B2 N/A
Edicatief Startbekwaam (STRT) Dutch N/A B2 N/A
Staatsexamens Nt2 Dutch B1 B2 N/A
Cambridge English English B1 B2 C1
Graded Exams in Spoken English (GESE) English B1 B2 C1
IELTS English B1 B2 C1
Integrated Skills in English (ISE) English B1 B2 C1
Michigan English Test (MET) English B1 B2 C1
Pearson Test of English Academic English B1 B2 C1
TOEFL iBT English B1 B2 C1
Estonian Language Exam Estonian B1 B2 C1
National Certificates of Language Proficiency (YKI) Finnish B1 B2 C1
Diplome d'etudes en Langue Francaise (DELF) French B1 B2 C1
Diplome de Francais Professionnel Affaires French B1 B2 C1
Test de connaissance du francais (TCF) French B1 B2 C1
Test d'Evaluation de Francais (TEF) French B1 B2 C1
TEG Gaelic B1 B2 C1
Goethe Zertfikat German B1 B2 C1
Telc Deutsch German B1 B2 C1
TestDaF German N/A B2 C1
ECL Examination in Hungarian Hungarian B1 B2 C1
Certificato di Conoscenza della Lingua Italiana (CELI) Italian B1 B2 C1
Certificazione di Italiano come Lingua Straniera (CILS) Italian B1 B2 C1
Norskproven for voksne Norwegian B1 B2 N/A
Romana ca limba straina Romanian B1 B2 N/A
izpit iz znanja slovenscine Slovene B1 B2 C1
Certificado de español: lengua y uso (CELU) Spanish B1 B2 C1
Certificación del español como lengua adicional (CELA) Spanish B1 B2 N/A
Diploma de español lengua extranjera (DELE) Spanish B1 B2 C1
Servicio International de Evaluación de la Lengua Española (SIELE) Spanish B1 B2 C1
TISUS Swedish N/A N/A C1
Defnyddio'r Gymraeg Welsh B1 B2 C1
 
 

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Earning a Global Seal of Biliteracy™ is quick and easy. Simply apply, test, and receive. Best of all, both the application and the certificate are free! The Global Seal of Biliteracy does not cover the cost of testing.

 
 
 
 
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