ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)

Students who are fluent in one or more languages in addition to English have the possibility of earning both upper and lower-level credits through an assessment of their knowledge. Depending upon abilities and the tests taken, students are able to earn 3-12 upper-level foreign language credits and/or a similar amount of lower-level foreign language credits. These tests are administered by LTI (Language Testing International) on behalf of ACTFL. As of January 2021, each ACTFL test costs between $51 and $165.

Students are cautioned to ensure that the test they wish to take is valid for ACE credits because there are ACTFL exams that do not give ACE credit. It should be no problem if you speak one of the more popular languages of Spanish, French, German, Italian, etc. but check to make sure. Dutch, for instance, is currently only available if you take the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) exam and not any of the others. Students who wish to take multiple exams will also want to check with their school to make sure that the desired exams do not duplicate one another.

Overlap
ACTFL tests should not overlap with credits granted for taking the Spanish, German, or French CLEP exams. Students who know these languages can take both exams and not "waste" any credits.

Resources

 * ACTFL page explaining ACE credit recommendations
 * ACE National Guide page for ACTFL
 * LTI test descriptions