Seal of Biliteracy

Seal of Biliteracy
Awarded forKnowledge of two languages by high school graduation.
CountryUnited States
First award2011
Websitesealofbiliteracy.org

The Seal of Biliteracy (SoBL) is an award granted by a school, district, organization or state in the United States to recognize "students who have studied and attained proficiency in two or more languages by high school graduation". The SoBL is meant to encourage students towards biliteracy in their first language and in a second language. One of the two languages must be English (or alternatively Hawaiian, if in Hawaii). It originated in California in 2008 and was formally adopted by the state in 2011. Thirty-nine States and the District of Columbia now offer a State Seal of Biliteracy. For adults, university students or students in schools unable to participate in a state program, the Global Seal of Biliteracy offers a Seal of Biliteracy language credential.

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