(04/02/2025) Anoka-Hennepin students with a mastery of world languages can use that knowledge to earn special recognitions – World Language Proficiency Certificates or Bilingual/Multilingual Seals.

What are the certificates and seals?: The Minnesota World Language Proficiency Certificate and Bilingual and Multilingual Seals were created by the state of Minnesota as an official recognition of proficiency in a language in addition to English. There are three award levels that denote specific language abilities, and students who prove their proficiency, either through study or as native speakers, will have a notation entered on their high school transcript to reflect their functional abilities in the language.

Additionally, college credit can be awarded to these students who attend or transfer to Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and select other post-secondary institutions within three years of graduation from Anoka-Hennepin.

Testing information:

• Saturday, May 17, 2025, from 12-4 p.m. at Champlin Park High School. Registration will be open from March 18, 20205 - April  30, 2025.
• Confirmation emails will be sent to students and families the week of May 5-9.
• Cost for the test is $30 per assessment, or $10 if the student receives free or reduced-price lunch. AAPPL tests the following languages: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Hybrid Format Exams are available in: Swahili, Ukrainian, Tamil, Dari, and Pashto. 
• NEW: There is no fee for students taking the Extempore Exam for the 2024-25 school year due to a grant that the Minnesota Department of Education received from The Securian Financial Foundation. Extempore tests the following languages: Amharic, Dakota/Lakota, Hmong, Karen, Ojibwe, Somali, and Vietnamese.

Who can take the exam?: Any interested 10th, 11th and 12th grade students can register to take an exam.

Dig deeper: To learn more about this opportunity, see the languages currently available, and register to take an exam, visit ahschools.us/bilingualseal