LOTE Approved Assessments
Department-Approved Pathway Assessments in Languages Other Than English
(Updated February 10, 2021)
Students who are otherwise eligible to receive a high school diploma in June 2015 and thereafter must take and pass four required Regents Exams or Department-approved alternative assessments (one in each of the following subjects: English, math, science, and social studies) and either pass a comparably rigorous assessment for a fifth required exam, or in lieu of a fifth exam, complete the requirements to earn the CDOS Commencement Credential. Students may meet the fifth assessment required for graduation by passing a Department-Approved Pathway Assessment in Languages Other Than English (LOTE). The following assessments and cut score requirements have been approved for use as Department-Approved Pathway Assessments in LOTE. If you notice that any assessment cut scores or versions have been updated since the posting of this document, please email emscgradreq@nysed.gov.
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Update log:
- 02/10/2021 - Assessments updated to include Avant Assessments STAMPS 4S (Arabic and Spanish)
- 08/24/2020 - Assessments updated to include Arabic (ACTFL)
- 03/21/2019 - Assessments updated to include ASL (OHM BOCES), Chinese, French, Italian, and Korean (NYC DOE)
- 01/22/2019 - OHM BOCES contact updated
- 10/31/2018 - OHM BOCES contact updated
- 03/29/2018 – NYC DOE contact person updated
- 03/12/2018 – LOTE assessment list created