EIU Office of the Registrar

BILITERACY

EIU accepts the Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy. 

Effective Fall 2025

A student who has received the State Seal of Biliteracy will receive a total of 12 credits (lower division). 

A student who has received the Commendation will receive a total of 8 credits (lower division).

The student must request this credit within three years of graduating high school.  The request should be made in person at the Office of the Registrar, 1220 Old Main, or by e-mail from student’s EIU address and include their Enumber.  Documentation will be required. 

Students who have received the State Seal of Biliteracy or Commendation and would like to continue their language study at EIU should contact the Department of World Languages and Culture (Christiane Eydt-Beebe, Chair, ckeydt@eiu.edu) for placement advice.