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Title 28 - EDUCATIONPart CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School AdministratorsChapter 23 - Curriculum and Instruction
Subchapter B - Academic Programs of Study
Section CXV-2345 - Foreign Languages

La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXV-2345

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Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 12, December 20, 2024
Section CXV-2345 - Foreign Languages
A. The foreign language course offerings shall be as follows.

Course Title(s)

Units

French I, II, III, IV, V

1 each

German I, II, III, IV, V

1 each

Italian I, II, III, IV, V

1 each

Latin I, II, III, IV, V

1 each

Russian I, II, III, IV, V

1 each

Spanish I, II, III, IV, V

1 each

American Sign Language I, II, III, IV

1 each

Greek I, II, III, IV

1 each

Chinese I, II, III, IV

1 each

Japanese I, II, III, IV

1 each

Hebrew I, II, III, IV

1 each

Arabic I, II, III, IV

1 each

Korean I, II, III, IV

1 each

IB Language ab initio: Arabic

1

IB Language B: Arabic

1

AP Chinese Language and Culture

1

AP French Language and Culture

1

AP German Language and Culture

1

AP Italian Language and Culture

1

AP Japanese Language and Culture

1

AP Latin

1

AP Spanish Language and Culture

1

IB Language ab initio: French

1

IB Language B: French

1

IB Language ab initio: Spanish

1

IB Language B: Spanish

1

IB Language ab initio: German

1

IB Language B: German

1

IB Language ab initio: Chinese

1

IB Language B: Chinese

1

IB Language ab initio: Italian

1

IB Language B: Italian

1

IB Language ab initio: Japanese

1

IB Language B: Japanese

1

IB Classical Language

1

Cambridge AICE-AS (Honors): Arabic

1

Cambridge AICE-AS (Honors): French

1

Cambridge AICE-AS (Honors): German

1

Cambridge AICE-AS (Honors): Spanish

1

Cambridge AICE-AS (Honors): Spanish Literature

1

Cambridge AICE-AS (Honors): Chinese

1

Cambridge AICE-AS (Honors): Japanese

1

AP Computer Science A (effective for students graduating during or after 2026-2027)

1

Computer Science (effective for students graduating during or after 2026-2027)

1

Computer Coding as a Foreign Language I, II (effective for students graduating during or after 2026-2027)

1 each

Indigenous Languages I, II

1 each

Portuguese I, II, III, and IV

1 each

Vietnamese I, II, III, and IV

1 each

Hindi I, II, III, and IV

1 each

B. Teachers of American sign language shall have a valid Louisiana teaching certificate and documentation of the following:
1. provisional level certification from the American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA); or
2. certificate of interpretation (CI) from the Registry of Interpreters of the Deaf (RID); or
3. certificate of transliteration (CT) from the RID; or
4. certified deaf interpreter certification (CDI) from the RID; or
5. level IV or V certificate of competence from the National Association of the Deaf (NAD); or
6. level IV or V official documentation of the videotaped version of the educational interpreter performance assessment (EIPA).
C. AP Computer Science A may be used as either an elective or math credit for students graduating prior to the 2026-2027 school year.
1. For students graduating during or after the 2026-2027 school year:
a. AP Computer Science A may be used as either a foreign language, elective, or math credit.
b. Computer Science and Computer Coding as a Foreign Language courses may be used as either a foreign language or elective credit.
D. Computer Coding as a Foreign Language shall be aligned to a coding language approved by the Louisiana Workforce Commission to the industry based certification state focus list.
1. The instructor shall be certified in computer science.
2. Students shall take the industry based certification aligned to the course in order to receive credit for the courses. This can be taken during either the first course or second course.
3. The school system shall report the pass or fail course status of the student for the industry based certification to the LDE.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXV-2345

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:1295 (June 2005), amended LR 36:1996 (September 2010), LR 38:759 (March 2012), LR 38:2364 (September 2012), LR 39:2220 (August 2013), LR 40:998 (May 2014), LR 40:2527 (12/1/2014), Amended LR 432133 (11/1/2017), Amended LR 432484 (12/1/2017), Amended LR 451455 (10/1/2019), Amended LR 49643 (4/1/2023), Amended LR 491374 (8/1/2023), Amended LR 50483 (4/1/2024).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:7, R.S. 17:24.4, R.S. 273, and R.S. 17:284.