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This is a non-exhaustive (growing) list of standardized tests that assess someone's language proficiency of a foreign/secondary language. Various types of such exams exist per many languages—some are organized at an international level even through national authoritative organizations, while others simply for specific limited business or study orientation.

Afrikaans

University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Akan-Twi

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Albanian

The Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service at Brigham Young University offer both BYU and non-BYU students the opportunity to test their ability in the language
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Amharic

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Armenian

The Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service at Brigham Young University offer both BYU and non-BYU students the opportunity to test their ability in the language
Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Arabic

Arabic Placement Test (APT)[www.iium.edu.my/celpad/placement-tests] is an Arabic language proficiency test run by International Islamic University Malaysia upon enrollment of their student to the university. It is designed with only writing and reading (comprehension) components, while the listening and speaking components only being assessed in certain circumstances.
STAMP 4S Arabic (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills) ^[1]
Arabic Proficiency Test (APT)^[1]
Arabic Language Proficiency Test (ALPT)
Georgetown University offers proficiency testing in this language for its own students.
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Eton Institute offers its own "Arabic Language Competency Test" (ALCT), a 4-skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening) exam which generates a band-score result similar to the IELTS model, but for Arabic.

Aymara

University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Azerbaijani (Azeri)

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Baluchi

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Bengali (Bangladeshi)

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Bosnian

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Bulgarian

ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Cakchiquel (Kaqchikel)

University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Cambodian (Khmer)

The Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service at Brigham Young University offer both BYU and non-BYU students the opportunity to test their ability in the language by a non-repeatable 144-question exam, the so-called Khmer Exemption Exam.
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Catalan

Certificats de català - Institut Ramon Llull.^[2] Valid in most Catalan-speaking territories, usually the first option in Catalonia.
- Nivell bàsic (A2)
- Nivell elemental (B1)
- Nivell intermedi (B2)
- Nivell de suficiència (C1)
- Nivell superior (C2)
Certificats de valencià - Junta Qualificadora de Coneixements de Valencià.^[3] Valid in most Catalan-speaking territories, usually the first option in the Land of Valencia.
- Nivell A2
- Nivell B1
- Grau mitjà (C1)
- Grau superior (C2)
Certificats de català - Direcció General de Política Lingüística del Govern Balear.^[4] Valid in most Catalan-speaking territories, usually the first option in the Balearic Islands.
- Nivell A2
- Nivell B1
- Nivell B2
- Nivell C1
- Nivell C2

Cebuano

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Chinese (Cantonese)

Certificate in Chinese Language - University of Hong Kong^[5]
- First Examination
- Certificate Examination
Computerized Oral Proficiency Assessment (COPA) - assessment of oral and comprehension skills only^[6]
Diploma Programme in Chinese as a Foreign/Second Language (Cantonese) - Chinese University of Hong Kong; levels: Foundation, Certificate, Diploma, Advanced^[7]
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Chinese (Hokkien)

MSC - Minnanhua Shuiping Ceshi (Chinese: 閩南話水平測試; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bân-lâm-ōe Chúi-pêng Chhek-chhì; lit. 'Hokkien Level Test'). This is the first, and the only one for now, official standardized test of a variety of Chinese other than Mandarin in mainland China. It is a speaking test with four parts: reading out words, sentences, a passage and speaking on a topic. There is no preferred dialect of Hokkien for the test; any dialect may be used as long as the pronunciation is proper in that dialect. The first test was held in Xiamen on 19 November 2016 to select future examiners, and so it was only for people in the education, broadcasting and cultural sectors who have received prior trainings. The test is expected to be open to the public in 2017.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Chinese (Mandarin)

STAMP 4S Chinese (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills) ^[1]
STAMP 4Se Chinese (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills, targeted for elementary learners) ^[1]
HSK - Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi. Official test of Mandarin in mainland China, consisting of reading, writing, listening and comprehension
TOCFL - Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language. Test used in Taiwan for Mandarin as a foreign language.
IGCSE : Chinese (Mandarin) - Foreign Language
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Certificados en Lenguas Extranjeras (CLE). Certificate of proficiency in six foreign languages, Mandarin Chinese being one of them, issued by the Ministry of Education, City of Buenos Aires (Argentina). Tests the four skills. Targeted at primary and secondary-level students in the City of BA, for whom it is free of charge. See http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/educacion/idiomas/certificados-en-lenguas-extranjeras

Czech

CCE - Czech Language Certificate Exam^[11]
ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Danish

CLAVIS Danish Language Proficiency Test
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Dari

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Dutch

Nederlands als Tweede Taal (Dutch as a second language, abbreviated NT2). A two-part examination required in the Netherlands to study at the tertiary level. Part I is less thorough than II. Successful completion gains a NT2-I or NT2-II diploma
Certificaat Nederlands als vreemde taal (CNavT). A set of six exams, each aimed at confirming proficiency for specific fields. "Profile Tourist and Informal Language Proficiency (PTIT)" is equal to ECF A2, and "Profile Language Proficiency Higher Education" is equal to ECF B2 (both are accepted by most higher level education institutions in Belgium and the Netherlands).^[12]
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

English

Anglolinguist Language Certificate
Babbel English Test powered by Cambridge English
Berlitz Telelangue Language Audit
Berlitz GTEC English Language Assessment
Cambridge English Language Assessment
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)
Cambridge English: First (FCE)
Cambridge English: Key (KET)
Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET)
Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)
Cambridge English: Young Learners (YLE) tests
CaMLA ECCE (The Examination for the Certificate of Competency in English)
CaMLA ECPE (The Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English)
CaMLA EPT (CaMLA English Placement Test)
CaMLA ITASA (International Teaching Assistant Speaking Assessment)
CaMLA MELAB (The Michigan English Language Assessment Battery)
CaMLA MET (The Michigan English Test)
Certificados en Lenguas Extranjeras (CLE). Certificate of proficiency in six foreign languages, English being one of them, issued by the Ministry of Education, City of Buenos Aires (Argentina). Tests the four skills. Targeted at primary and secondary-level students in the City of BA, for whom it is free of charge. See http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/educacion/idiomas/certificados-en-lenguas-extranjeras
(CAEL) The Canadian Academic English Language Assessment
Duolingo Certificate in English - Online in the Duolingo Test Center
ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages
EF Standard English Test
ELSA English Language Skills Assessment
Euroexam International at CEFR levels A1 to C1
EXAMAGRAM - Free On-line English testing^[13]
FluentIQ Test Center - High degree of accuracy, low cost, and almost instant results. Available online via www.fluentiq.com
Former ELPT - English Language Proficiency Test
GMAT Graduate Management Admission Test
GTEC - Global Test of English Communication
G-TELP - General Tests of English Language Proficiency Test
IELTS - International English Language Testing System
IELCA - International English Language Competency Assessment (www.lrnglobal.org)
iTEP - International Test of English Proficiency
LanguageCert Entry Level Certificate in ESOL International (Entry 1) (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Preliminary A1)
LanguageCert Entry Level Certificate in ESOL International (Entry 1) (Speaking) (Preliminary A1)
LanguageCert Entry Level Certificate in ESOL International (Entry 2) (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Access A2)
LanguageCert Entry Level Certificate in ESOL International (Entry 2) (Speaking) (Access A2)
LanguageCert Entry Level Certificate in ESOL International (Entry 3) (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Achiever B1)
LanguageCert Entry Level Certificate in ESOL International (Entry 3) (Speaking) (Achiever B1)
LanguageCert Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Communicator B2)
LanguageCert Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Speaking) (Communicator B2)
LanguageCert Level 2 Certificate in ESOL International (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Expert C1)
LanguageCert Level 2 Certificate in ESOL International (Speaking) (Expert C1)
LanguageCert Level 3 Certificate in ESOL International (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Mastery C2)
LanguageCert Level 3 Certificate in ESOL International (Speaking) (Mastery C2)
LanguageCert Young Learners ESOL Certificate (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Fox)
LanguageCert Young Learners ESOL Certificate (Speaking) (Fox)
LanguageCert Young Learners ESOL Certificate (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Owl)
LanguageCert Young Learners ESOL Certificate (Speaking) (Owl)
MHLE - Iran Ministry of Health Language Exam
MSRT - Iran Ministry of Science, Research and Technology language exam (Also known as MCHE)^[14]^[15]
MUET
Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
PAPORA - On-line Accreditation of A1/A2 English Proficency
PTE Academic - On-line testing
PTE General - A series of six exams from Pearson Language Assessments (formerly known as the London Tests of English)
STAMP 4S English (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills) ^[1]
STEP EIKEN - Test in Practical English Proficiency (Japan)
TEPS - Test of English Proficiency (South Korea)
TELC - The European Language Certificates
TIEC - Test of International English Competency
TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language
TOEIC - Test of English for International Communication
TOLIMO - The Test of Language by the Iranian Measurement Organization^[16]
TrackTest English Proficiency Test - Online English Assessment Center using six CEFR levels.
TSE - Test of Spoken English
Trinity College London ESOL
TWE - Test of Written English
UBELT - University of Bath English Language Test

Estonian

Estonian Language Proficiency Examinations, a.k.a. Eesti keele tasemeeksamid
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Fijian

University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Finnish

Various, Yleiset kielitutkinnot from Opetushallitus^[17]
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

French

STAMP 4S French (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills) ^[1]
STAMP 4Se French (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills, targeted for elementary learners) ^[1]
TEF - Test d'évaluation du français
TCF - Test de connaissance du français
TFI - Test de français international
Diplôme d'études en langue française (DELF) - Levels: A1, A2, B1, B2.
Diplôme approfondi de langue française (DALF) - Levels: C1, C2.
Examens de langue française(Université Paris-Sorbonne IV) - Levels: B1, B2, C1, C2, C3
ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages
TELC - The European Language Certificates
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Certificados en Lenguas Extranjeras (CLE). Certificate of proficiency in six foreign languages, French being one of them, issued by the Ministry of Education, City of Buenos Aires (Argentina). Tests the four skills. Targeted at primary and secondary-level students in the City of BA, for whom it is free of charge. See http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/educacion/idiomas/certificados-en-lenguas-extranjeras

Ga

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Galician

CELGA - Certificado en lingua galega - Xunta de Galicia^[18]

Georgian

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

German

STAMP German (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency) ^[1]
Deutsches Sprachdiplom Stufe I and II - German as a foreign language
DSH - Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang

Telc C1 Hochschule and DSH are equal in value. With Both certificates you can get direct admission in any German University.

TELC - The European Language Certificates
TestDaF - Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache
ZD - Zertifikat Deutsch
ZDfB - Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf
ÖSD (Österreichisches Sprachdiplom Deutsch) - Austrian German Diploma
ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages
A1 level (Start Deutsch 1) from the Goethe-Institut
A2 level (Start Deutsch 2) from the Goethe-Institut
B1 level (Goethe-Zertifikat B1) from the Goethe-Institut
B2 level (Goethe-Zertifikat B2) from the Goethe-Institut
C1 level (Goethe-Zertifikat C1) from the Goethe-Institut
C2 level (Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom) from the Goethe-Institut
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Certificados en Lenguas Extranjeras (CLE). Certificate of proficiency in six foreign languages, German being one of them, issued by the Ministry of Education, City of Buenos Aires (Argentina). Tests the four skills. Targeted at primary and secondary-level students in the City of BA, for whom it is free of charge. See http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/educacion/idiomas/certificados-en-lenguas-extranjeras
Euroexam International at CEFR levels A2 to C1

Greek

KGP - State Certificate of Language Proficiency
IGCSE - Greek as foreign language
TELC - The European Language Certificates
Πιστοποίηση Ελληνομάθειας - Certification of Attainment in Greek (Administered by the Center for the Greek Language, in accordance with CEFRL)
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Gujarati

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Haitian Creole

University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Hausa

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Hebrew

The Hebrew Proficiency Test (YAEL) takes place in Israel and is taken by students who seek to demonstrate a sufficient knowledge of Hebrew for the sake of university admissions.
STAMP 4S Hebrew (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills) ^[1]
STAMP 4Se Hebrew (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills, targeted for elementary learners) ^[1]
ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages.
Georgetown University offers proficiency testing in this language for its own students.
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Hiligaynon

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Hindi

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Hmong-Mong

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Hungarian

ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages

^[19] The certificate examinations are staged on four levels of language proficiency according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages:

A2 – beginner;
B1 – basic;
B2 – intermediate;
C1 – advanced.

ELTE Hungarian Language Courses from complete beginner (A1) to proficiency levels (C2)
ORIGO Egynyelvű vizsga (Hungarian-only exam) by Idegennyelvi Továbbkepző Központ levels B1, B2 and C1 recognized by the Hungarian State
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Icelandic

University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Igbo

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Ilocano

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia)

BIPA (Bahasa Indonesia untuk Penutur Asing)^[20]
TOIFL (proposed) - Test of Indonesian as a Foreign Language ^[21]
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Irish

Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge^[22]

Italian

STAMP Italian (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency) ^[1]

According to the Ministero degli Esteri (Italian Foreign Affairs), there are four officials Italian certifications approved CLIQ (Certificato di Lingua Italiana di Qualità): CILS, CELI, PLIDA and .IT ROMA TRE

CILS (Qualification) - Certificazione di Italiano come Lingua Straniera
CELI - Certificato di Conoscenza della Lingua Italiana
PLIDA - Certificazione Progetto Lingua Italiana Dante Alighieri
.IT ROMA TRE - Certificazione dell'ITaliano come lingua straniera
TELC - The European Language Certificates
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
AIL (Qualification) - Accademia Italiana di Lingua, Diploma Elementare di Lingua Italiana DELI A1 A2, Diploma Intermedio di Lingua Italiana DILI B1 B2, Diploma Avanzato di Lingua Italiana DALI C1, C2, Diploma Commerciale di Lingua Italiana DILC B1 DALC C1
Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®
Certificados en Lenguas Extranjeras (CLE). Certificate of proficiency in six foreign languages, Italian being one of them, issued by the Ministry of Education, City of Buenos Aires (Argentina). Tests the four skills. Targeted at primary and secondary-level students in the City of BA, for whom it is free of charge. See http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/educacion/idiomas/certificados-en-lenguas-extranjeras
ILCE CEFR Exam System™

Japanese

JLPT - Japanese Language Proficiency Test
NAT-TEST - The Japanese Language NAT-TEST
BJT - Business Japanese Proficiency Test (ビジネス日本語能力テスト)
EJU - Examination for Japanese University Admission (日本留学試験)
Kanji kentei - Japanese Kanji Aptitude Test (日本漢字能力検定試験)
J-Test
STAMP 4S Japanese (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills) ^[1]
STAMP 4Se Japanese (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills, targeted for elementary learners) ^[1]
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Javanese

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Kashimiri

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Kazakh

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Klingon

Klingon Language Institute (Klingon Language Certification Program)

Kikongo-Kongo

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Korean

KPE- Korean proficiency Exam
TOPIK - Test of Proficiency in Korean
KLPT - Korean Language Proficiency Test (cancelled in 2012)
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Krio

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Kurdish

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Lao (Laotian)

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Latin

National Latin Exam

Latvian

State Language Proficiency Certificate in Latvian^[23]^[24]
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Lithuanian

Level Examinations of Language Proficiency for Lithuanian^[25]
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Luxemburgish

LaF - Diplom Lëtzebuergesch als Friemsprooch^[26]

Malay (Bahasa Melayu)

The Malay Language Proficiency Certification Test, a.k.a. SIJIL KECEKAPAN BAHASA MELAYU BAGI WARGANEGARA ASING (SKBMW), endorsed by The Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, and governed by Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia (MPM) a.k.a. Malaysian Examinations Council;
The Malay Language Entrance Proficiency Test (ML EPT), only applicable for applicants being considered for teaching Malay in Singapore.

Malayalam

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Maori (NZ)

University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Mongolian

The Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service at Brigham Young University offer both BYU and non-BYU students the opportunity to test their ability in the language.
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Myanmar (Burmese)

MLT: Test levels include MB, M1, M2, M3, M4, M5.
Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Navajo

University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Nepali

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Norwegian

Norsk Språktest - Folkeuniversitetet:^[27]

Norskprøve 2 for voksne innvandrere - Level A2;
Norskprøve 3 for voksne innvandrere - Level B1;
Test i norsk - høyere nivå - Advanced Level (Bergenstesten).

University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Persian

Ankara University TÖMER Persian course offering levels A1 to C1
Georgetown University offers proficiency testing in this language for its own students.

Polish

Certificate Examinations in Polish as a Foreign Language.^[28] The certificate examinations are staged on three levels of language proficiency:

B1 – basic;
B2 – general intermediate;
C2 – advanced.

ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese

CELPE-Bras - Brazilian Certificate of Proficiency in Portuguese for Foreigners^[29]
Certificados en Lenguas Extranjeras (CLE). Certificate of proficiency in six foreign languages, Portuguese being one of them, issued by the Ministry of Education, City of Buenos Aires (Argentina). Tests the four skills. Targeted at primary and secondary-level students in the City of BA, for whom it is free of charge. See http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/educacion/idiomas/certificados-en-lenguas-extranjeras

European Portuguese

TELC - The European Language Certificates (Portuguese Level B1 only)
CAPLE - Centre for Evaluation of the Portuguese Language (Centro de Avaliação de Português Língua Estrangeira)^[30]

ACESSO - Certificado acesso ao português (Level A1)
CIPLE - Certificado inicial de português língua estrangeira (Level A2)
DEPLE - Diploma elementar de português língua estrangeira (Level B1)
DIPLE - Diploma intermédio de português língua estrangeira (Level B2)
DAPLE - Diploma avançado de português língua estrangeira (Level C1)
DUPLE - Diploma universitário de português língua estrangeira (Level C2)

University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Rarotongan

University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Romanian

Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai Departamentul de Limbă, Cultură și Civilizație Românească
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Russian

Test of Russian as a Foreign Language
TELC - The European Language Certificates
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Samoan

University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Serbo-Croatian

Nacionalni sertifikat o poznavanju srpskog jezika^[31] organised by the Department of Philology of the Univerzitet u Beogradu
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Sinhalese

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Slovak

Certificate of Slovak language proficiency. Levels: A2, B1, B2, C1, C2.^[32]
ECL - European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages

Slovene

Izpit iz znanja slovenščine. Levels: A2, B1, B2, C1, C2.^[33] Offered by the Department of Philosophy of the Univerza v Ljubljani

Somali

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Spanish

CELA - Certificado de Español como Lengua Adicional del Centro de Enseñanza para Extranjeros (CEPE) de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). 3 Levels: Independent Level (B1), Advanced Level (B2) and Proficiency Level (C2)
CELU - Certificado de Español: Lengua y Uso, Certificate of Spanish: Language and use.
Certificado de las Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas, Spain - Diploma de español, level "Básico" - A2, "Intermedio" - B1, "Avanzado" - B2, C1
DELE - Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera. Levels: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2.
ECL - Consorcio Europeo para el Certificado en Lenguas Modernas
LanguageCert USAL esPro BULATS Comprensión auditiva y de lectura
LanguageCert USAL esPro BULATS Expresión escrita
LanguageCert USAL esPro BULATS Expresión oral
OPIc - ACTFL/LTI computerized test of Spanish language proficiency^[34]
TELC - The European Language Certificates
STAMP 4S Spanish (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills) ^[1]
STAMP 4Se Spanish (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency-4 skills, targeted for elementary learners) ^[1]
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Swahili (Kiswahili)

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Swedish

Swedex - Swedex consists of three different levels corresponding to the A2, B1 and B2 levels in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. It can be taken in examination centres in twenty-five different countries. Swedex tests the skills of the student in five different areas: vocabulary, grammar, listening, writing and reading.
TISUS - Test in Swedish for University Studies is another certificate, often used as a proof of competence in Swedish to gain access to Swedish universities.
Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Certificate in Business Swedish^[35]
Allmänna språkexamina, Ulbildningsstyrelse (Finland)
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Tagalog (Filipino)

The Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service at Brigham Young University offer both BYU and non-BYU students the opportunity to test their ability in the language by a non-repeatable 80-question exam, the so-called Tagalog Exemption Exam.
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Taiwanese

General Taiwanese Proficiency Test (GTPT) is a standardized proficiency test for speakers of Taiwanese designed by the Center for Taiwanese Languages Testing at National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. In addition to GTPT, there is another International Taiwanese Proficiency Test (ITPT) for speakers of Taiwanese as a second language.^[36]

Tajik

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Tamil

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Telugu

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Thai

http://www.sti.chula.ac.th/academic/non-native/CU-TFL : CU-TFL is a standardized proficiency test for speakers of Thai as a foreign language designed by the Sirindhorn Thai Language Institute, Chulalongkorn University, located in Bangkok.
The School of Language and Culture of the Technology Promotion Association (Thailand-Japan) offers its own Thai proficiency test.
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.
Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®.

Tigrinya

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Tongan

University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Turkish

Turkish Proficiency Exam - Türkçe Yeterlik Sınavı (TYS)^[37]^[38]
UTS - Distance Turkish Test (Uzaktan Türkçe Sınavı)^[39]^[40]
TELC - The European Language Certificates

Turkmen

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Uighur

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Ukrainian

University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Urdu

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Uzbek

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Vietnamese

VINATEST - Kì thi đánh giá năng lực Tiếng Việt (Hanoi University)^[41]
NLTV - Kì thi năng lực Tiếng Việt (VNS)^[42]
IVPT - Kỳ Thi Năng Lực Tiếng Việt Quốc Tế (International Vietnamese Proficiency Test) was designed by Center for Vietnamese Studies at National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan) for the speakers of Vietnamese as second language in Taiwan.^[43]
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Welsh

WJEC offers Defnyddio'r Gymraeg tests at Mynediad (Entry) level, Sylfaen (Foundation) level, Canolradd (Intermediate) and Uwch (Advanced) level.
University of Central Florida offers its own "Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE)" in this language, which takes 2.5 hours to sit.

Wolof

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Wu

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Yoruba

Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)®

Brazilian Sign Language

ProLibras - Brazilian Sign Language Certificate ^[44]

British Sign Language

Signature - British Sign Language Certificate Levels 1-6 ^[45]
iBSL - British Sign Language Certificate Levels 1-6 ^[46]
Scottish Qualifications Authority - British Sign Language Certificate Levels 1-6, along with other related qualifications.^[47]

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