Seal of Biliteracy (SB)

According to the Illinois State Board of Education, the State Seal of Biliteracy "recognizes public high school graduated who have attained a high level of proficiency in one or more languages in addition to English." Through HB 4330, the Illinois School Code was amended to the Seal of Biliteracy. Illinois Student Code requires that public institutions in the State of Ilinois for admission purposes and establish criteria for awarding equivalent course credit. These requirements went into effect January 1, 2017. As of March 2019, 36 states plus the District of Columbia have a State Seal of Biliteracy. Joliet Junior College will recognize the State Seal of Biliteracy regardless of the state in which it was earned. No credit will be awarded for the State Commendation toward Biliteracy. 

 

Credit for Prior Learning Inquiry Form

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Seal of Biliteracy Approval Process

  1. Students must submit an official high school transcripts with stamped Seal of Biliteracy. 
  2. Students must submit JJC's Transfer Credit Evaluation Request Form, found on the student portal. 
  3. Once both documents are received, transcripts will be evaluated by JJC staff, and any applicable credit will be awarded to the student's record within 30 days.
  4. Students can view the credit awarded on the Student Planning module after 30 days. 

 

Students will be granted FRCH 101 and 102 credit for the French Seal of Biliteracy. 

Students will be granted SPAN 101 and 102 credit for the Spanish Seal of Biliteracy. 

 

Seal of Biliteracy Language

JJC Equivalent Courses

Credit Hours

French

FRCH 101 and FRCH 102

8

Spanish

SPAN 101 and SPAN 102

8

For any other language seal, please contact University Partnerships and Degree Acceleration: universitypartnerships@jjc.edu. 

Additional information about the Seal of Biliteracy can be found at The Seal of Biliteracy website. 

Students enrolled in a public community college who have received a State Seal of Biliteracy must request course credit for their seal within three academic years after graduating from high school. 

Last updated: 06/20/24