Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) and Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS)

High school students with the ability to comprehend and communicate in Tamil will be assessed for language proficiency using the Credit-By-Exam. Credit Through Testing measures students’ heritage or native language proficiency in order to award TWO high school world language credits and satisfy the intermediate-to-mid-language proficiency required to earn the Seal of Biliteracy.

FCPS: The exam is for students in grades 7 through 12 .

LCPS: The exam is for students in grades 9 through 12 .

Students must be able to read and comprehend exam instructions and writing prompts in the exam language. They must be able to write two well-developed essays in the exam language, each consisting of at least three paragraphs, using complete sentences in cohesive paragraphs on a variety of topics and personal experiences.

High School students can earn two credits for Tamil Language. Additional two credits will help to get advanced high school diploma. Students who pass the exam will also meet the language proficiency requirement to earn the Seal of Biliteracy at graduation. Students can also get Virginia Seal of Bi-Literacy in their High-school Diploma.See VA DoE notice

FCPS: A student may participate in the exam twice between grades 7 through 12.  In other words, students who are not successful the first time may try once more.

LCPS:

In order to earn the Advanced Studies Diploma, students must earn three credits in one world language or two credits in each of two different world languages. The credit exam addresses the second option because students who pass earn two world language credits equivalent to Levels 1 and 2 of the exam language.

An assessor, who is proficient in the exam language, scores the exam.  The scoring rubric is available on the credit exam website.

A letter will be sent to each student at home indicating the exam results approximately two months after taking the exam. A certificate will also be sent to passing students.  A list of students who pass/fail will be sent to the Director of Student Services at the middle and high schools.

A student may participate in the exam twice between grades 7 through 12.  In other words, students who are not successful the first time may try once more..

Students must meet with their school counselors to register. Registration opens during September and closes around October. Exam will be conducted at FCPS selected school location.

Late registrations will not be accepted.

The exam itself is untimed. 

You may not bring any books, dictionaries, or other materials into the exam .

Our teachers and volunteers prepare the students to achieve high school credit through our academic activities.

Our students started appearing for this exam from 2017. One student from our school appeared for LCPS Credit Through Testing (CTT) exam and passed the exam in the first attempt.