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Is there an exemption for students with an Individualized Education Program ( IEP )?  \nThe language in the School Code states that the two-year language requirement “does not apply to students with disabilities whose course of study is determined by an IEP.”  \n2. Can any other students be exempt from this requirement?  \nNo other exemptions currently exist.  \n3. Are English learners (ELs) exempt from the requirement?  \nThere are no exemptions for EL or multilingual students.  \n4. Is learning English as a Second Language considered part of meeting this requirement?  \nESL courses are not considered to be part of meeting the requirement.  \n5. Can participation in a dual language program count toward the two-year language requirement?  \nParticipation alone does not exempt a student from the requirement. However,  105 ILCS 5/10- 22.43 allows districts “to grant one year of high school foreign language credit to any student who has graduated from an accredited elementary school and who can demonstrate proficiency in a language other than English …Proficiency shall be determined by academic criteria acceptable to local school boards.”  \n6. Can EL participation in a Transitional Bilingual Program (TBE) in their home language and English count toward the two-year language requirement?  \nStudents who are enrolled in TBE programs that include a language arts course in their home language may be able to earn world language credit if the course is coded as both bilingual and world language AND the teacher of record has both a bilingual AND world language endorsement for that language.  \n7. Can a student “place out” by taking a language proficiency test?  \nStudents are not able to place out by taking a proficiency test. Proficiency tests can place students in a higher level of language study, but not exempt them.  \n8. What if a student places into a world language course that is beyond Level 2?  \nThe student would still be required to take two years of world languages, regardless of what level the student is initially placed into. Independent study, dual credit, or choosing a new world language path are options a district could consider if further coursework that the school is not able to offer in the current world language track is required. However, please  \nreview question 5 for further information regarding earning credit for world language study prior to high school.  \n9. Do courses that are taken through the Illinois Virtual Course Catalog count for credit?  \nIf the world language courses are coded as high school classes, they can be applied to graduation requirements.  \n10. Does it have to be two years of the same language?  \nStudents may choose to take different world languages to meet this requirement.  \n11. Some states say that computer science is a language. Is this acceptable via ISBE standards?  \nComputer science is not considered a world language as defined in School Code and thus cannot be counted toward the world language requirement.  \n12. What do we do for students transferring in from out of state who don't have the opportunity for two years?  \nLocal districts have the authority to determine if transfer credits will be accepted. This involves a transcript review or process otherwise determined locally. A student who is determined not to have credits that would satisfy this requirement would not be eligible for graduation until the requirement is met.  \n13. How does the state define “two years”? Is it two academic years? Or, for example, could a student take Spanish 1 over two academic years?  \nAn academic year or its equivalent is defined by the local district. (If a district uses semesters, two semesters equal a year. If a district uses trimesters, three trimesters equal a year.) Students would need two courses (indicated through distinc","cbCaitGehOfnTwSa","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitGehOfnTwSa","pdf",95722,"English","# Two-year world language graduation requirement (overview)\n# Exemptions and eligibility\n## IEP exemption\n## English learners and ESL\n## Dual language and transitional bilingual programs\n## Ethnic language schools and biliteracy\n# Credit rules and course planning\n## Placing into higher levels\n## Proficiency tests\n## Virtual course catalog\n## Transfer credits\n## Defining “two years”\n## Middle school language credit","[{\"question\":\"Is there an exemption for students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP)?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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