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Richardson ISD outlines LOTE credit pathways, credit‑by‑exam rules and Seal of Biliteracy at Parent University
Summary
At a Richardson ISD Parent University session, district language leaders outlined three routes to satisfy the state's two‑credit world‑language requirement—online correspondence, credit by exam (CBE) and AP/advanced pathways—and explained how the Texas Seal of Biliteracy is earned, recorded and celebrated.
Rowena Ali Bujog, director of Languages Other Than English for Richardson ISD, and Jeremy Williamson, director of student advancement, told parents at Parent University that students have three main routes to earn the two required world language credits for Texas graduation: online correspondence, credit by exam (CBE) and advanced placement (AP).
Bujog said the district provides a checklist to help families choose the right path and urged parents to plan early so students can complete prerequisite sequences. "Credit by exam is a pathway that honors the language that your child or your children already bring with them," she said, adding that CBE assesses listening, speaking, reading and writing and can award up to "five full credits in a single day."
Why it matters: The choice of pathway affects course sequencing, GPA impact and future college credit. Bujog noted that CBE results are recorded as pass/fail and do not affect a student's GPA; district policy limits students to two attempts per subject in separate testing windows. Williamson advised families that AP world language exams can sometimes translate into…
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