Two years of foreign language credit in the same language are needed to meet high school graduation requirements. Note: Computer Science courses can be used to satisfy the Languages Other Than English (LOTE) requirements for graduation in the state of Texas.  Please be advised that many colleges and universities do not accept Computer Science as a foreign language. Students and parents should research admissions requirements to verify acceptance into specific colleges or universities.

In Coppell ISD, learners have the opportunity to take classes in Spanish, French, Chinese, or American Sign Language for high school credit.

Coppell ISD students can take a CBE for LOTE credit in over 40 different languages: Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Cabo Verdean, Cantonese, Chin, Chuukese, Czech, Filipino (Tagalog), French, German, Haitian-Creole, Hawaiian (‘Ōlelo Hawai'i), Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Ilocano, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified & Traditional), Marathi, Marshallese, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Samoan, Somali Maay Maay, Somali Maxaa, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil, Telugu, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba, Yup'ik, and Zomi. Please visit the CISD Assessment website for more information on Credit By Exam (CBE).

If a learner takes the LOTE CBE, the score for Year One on the foreign language assessment will be entered on the student’s transcript. This pertains to both passing and failing scores. The score cannot be removed from the transcript, even if it is a failing score.

Please consider the bullets carefully for students taking a LOTE CBE. 

• Beginning July 1, 2022, for the graduating classes of 2025 and beyond, Avant CBEs utilized exclusively for awarding academic credit for Languages Other Than English (LOTE) will be calculated at a Level 3 Grade Point Average (Honors Level) weighting. 
• For the class of 2025 and beyond, the first two years of foreign language high school credit are included in the formula which determines a learner’s rank in class GPA. Each additional year of foreign language high school credit awarded will be included in the cumulative GPA. 
• LOTE CBEs for the graduating classes of 2023 and 2024 will remain a Level 2 Credit. 
• Not all high school level courses are offered on a middle school campus. Therefore, middle school learners who accelerate through available foreign language courses may need to take courses online. Online courses count as Level 2 On Grade Level toward a Grade Point Average (GPA). 
• In grades 6 or above, a CBE in the same foreign language may be taken only twice to earn additional years of high school credit. 
• Once high school credit is awarded on a transcript, the transcript may not be changed.