LAC 28:CXV.2345. Foreign Languages

A. The foreign language course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) | Units French I, II, III, IV, V | 1 each German I, II, III, IV, V | 1 each Italian I, II, III, IV, V | 1 each Latin I, II, III, IV, V | 1 each Russian I, II, III, IV, V | 1 each Spanish I, II, III, IV, V | 1 each American Sign Language I, II, III, IV | 1 each Greek I, II, III, IV | 1 each Chinese I, II, III, IV | 1 each Japanese I, II, III, IV | 1 each Hebrew I, II, III, IV | 1 each Arabic I, II, III, IV | 1 each Korean I, II, III, IV | 1 each IB Language ab initio: Arabic | 1 IB Language B: Arabic | 1 AP Chinese Language and Culture | 1 AP French Language and Culture | 1 AP German Language and Culture | 1 AP Italian Language and Culture | 1 AP Japanese Language and Culture | 1 AP Latin | 1 AP Spanish Language and Culture | 1 IB Language ab initio: French | 1 IB Language B: French | 1 IB Language ab initio: Spanish | 1 IB Language B: Spanish | 1 IB Language ab initio: German | 1 IB Language B: German | 1 IB Language ab initio: Chinese | 1 IB Language B: Chinese | 1 IB Language ab initio: Italian | 1 IB Language B: Italian | 1 IB Language ab initio: Japanese | 1 IB Language B: Japanese | 1 IB Classical Language | 1 Cambridge AICE—AS (Honors): Arabic | 1 Cambridge AICE—AS (Honors): French | 1 Cambridge AICE—AS (Honors): German | 1 Cambridge AICE—AS (Honors): Spanish | 1 Cambridge AICE—AS (Honors): Spanish Literature | 1 Cambridge AICE—AS (Honors): Chinese | 1 Cambridge AICE—AS (Honors): Japanese | 1 AP Computer Science A (effective for students graduating during or after 2026-2027) | 1 Computer Science (effective for students graduating during or after 2026-2027) | 1 Computer Coding as a Foreign Language I, II (effective for students graduating during or after 2026-2027) | 1 each Indigenous Languages I, II | 1 each Portuguese I, II, III, and IV | 1 each Vietnamese I,II,III, and IV | 1 each Hindi I,II,III, and IV | 1 each B. Teachers of American sign language shall have a valid Louisiana teaching certificate and documentation of the following: 1. provisional level certification from the American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA); or 2. certificate of interpretation (CI) from the Registry of Interpreters of the Deaf (RID); or 3. certificate of transliteration (CT) from the RID; or 4. certified deaf interpreter certification (CDI) from the RID; or 5. level IV or V certificate of competence from the National Association of the Deaf (NAD); or 6. level IV or V official documentation of the videotaped version of the educational interpreter performance assessment (EIPA). C. AP Computer Science A may be used as either an elective or math credit for students graduating prior to the 2026-2027 school year. 1. For students graduating during or after the 2026-2027 school year: a. AP Computer Science A may be used as either a foreign language, elective, or math credit. b. Computer Science and Computer Coding as a Foreign Language courses may be used as either a foreign language or elective credit. D. Computer Coding as a Foreign Language shall be aligned to a coding language approved by the Louisiana Workforce Commission to the industry based certification state focus list. 1. The instructor shall be certified in computer science. 2. Students shall take the industry based certification aligned to the course in order to receive credit for the courses. This can be taken during either the first course or second course. 3. The school system shall report the pass or fail course status of the student for the industry based certification to the LDE.