The CoMP is an achievement listed on a high school student’s transcript, demonstrating that the student has achieved a high level of proficiency in English and at least one additional language. The level they’ve attained is meaningful for use in both college and a career.
PURPOSE
The Indiana Certificate of Multilingual Proficiency (CoMP) was created to:
-Affirm the value of diversity and honor a community’s multiple cultures and languages
-Recognize the value of world language and heritage language instruction in public schools
-Prepare students with the skills required as a graduate of the 21st century
-Certify the attainment of multilingual proficiency
-Provide post-secondary educational institutions with an additional method to recognize applicants for admission
-Provide state, national, and international employers with a method of identifying language and multilingual proficiency skills
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
-Earn at least 8 credits in English/Language Arts
-Pass the high school graduation qualifying exam for your cohort (SAT, ACT)
-Earn at least six credits in a single World Language through coursework or a demonstration of proficiency
**If a student is already proficient in a world language, a score of Intermediate High or Advanced on the
World Language assessment (AAPPL, STAMP, ALTA) can demonstrate proficiency in place of coursework
-Pass an approved language assessment (AAPPL, STAMP, ALTA) in the desired language at an Intermediate High or Advanced level of proficiency
If you meet all the criteria listed above, you will be recognized at Class Night with a certificate and medal. You will also have a notation on your transcript that indicates you qualify for this achievement.
HOW TO BEGIN
If you wish to pursue the Certificate, please follow the instructions below:
WORLD LANGUAGE STUDENTS: (French, German, Spanish, and Latin)
You will automatically be tested for this distinction in your 4th (or 5th) year of language study.
*Do not fill out the registration form below.
HERITAGE*/NATIVE** SPEAKERS of Spanish:
If you have enrolled in Heritage Spanish and/or plan to continue your studies in Spanish as a World Language requirement, you will be tested according to the timeline for World Language students.
*Do not fill out the registration form below.
If you have NOT enrolled in Heritage Spanish or don’t plan to take Spanish classes for a World Language requirement, you will be tested according to the timeline for heritage/native speakers of any other language.
HERITAGE*/NATIVE** SPEAKERS of any language other than Spanish:
If you are a heritage/native speaker of any language other than Spanish, you should plan to register to take your language test during the SECOND SEMESTER of your SENIOR YEAR. A member of the World Language department will contact you to arrange a time to take your language test.
*Heritage speakers are individuals who have learned a language from their family. This language learned at home differs from the primary language spoken in the country/society in which they have lived most of their lives. Additionally, a heritage speaker has received most, if not all, of their educational instruction in a different language than they hear at home.
**Native speakers have also learned a language from their family. This language, however, is also the primary language of the country in which they live or have lived in for the majority of their life. A native speaker has received educational instruction in the same language they hear at home.