Universities That Accept ASL In Fulfillment Of Foreign Language Requirements List maintained by Sherman Wilcox, Ph.D. University of New Mexico PLEASE NOTE: This list is for colleges and universities that accept ASL in fulfillment of GRADUATION requirements. It does NOT address ADMISSION requirements. See the new Notes section below for more specific information about schools and state acceptance of ASL as a foreign language, etc. If you have information about your school or state that you would like added to the Notes section, please contact me. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. Abilene Christian University American University Antioch College (Ohio) Arcadia University Arizona State University Augsburg College (Minneapolis, MN) Augustana University Baylor University Bethel College (Indiana) Boston University Brandeis University Brigham Young University Brown University Butler University (Indiana) Cabrillo College (California) California State University system: All 23 CSU campuses accept ASL in fulfillment of the foreign language graduation requirement Capital University (Columbus, OH) Catholic University Central Connecticut State University Central Washington University Centralia College Clark University (Worcester, MA) Clemson University College of St. Catherine (MN) College of Southern Idaho College of Staten Island College of St. Rose (Albany, NY) Dallas Baptist University East Central Oklahoma State University Eastern Illinois University Eastern Washington University Elms College (Chicopee MA) Page 1 of 6
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123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150. 151. 152. 153. 154. 155. 156. 157. 158. 159. 160. 161. 162. 163. 164. 165. 166. 167. University of Connecticut University of Findlay (Ohio) University of Florida University of Georgia (Athens) University of Hawaii (Manoa) University of Iceland University of Illinois-Chicago University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Iowa University of Kansas University of Louisville (KY) University of Maryland University of Massachusetts University of Maine at Machias University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of Missouri (all campuses) University of Nevada-Reno University of New Hampshire (Durham) University of New Hampshire (Manchester) University of New Mexico University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) University of North Carolina (Charlotte) University of North Carolina (Greensboro) University of North Carolina (Wilmington) University of North Florida University of North Texas (Denton) University of Northern Colorado University of Northern Iowa University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Rochester University of San Francisco University of South Florida University of Southern Florida University of Tennessee University of Texas - Austin University of Texas - Pan American University of Texas-San Antonio University of Tulsa University of Utah University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Washington Page 4 of 6
168. 169. 170. 171. 172. 173. 174. 175. 176. 177. 178. 179. 180. 181. 182. 183. 184. 185. 186. University of West Florida University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee University of Wyoming Utah State University Utah Valley University Vassar College Virginia Tech Washington State University Weber State University West Virginia University (School of Journalism majors) Western Oregon University Western Washington University William Rainey Harper College (Palatine, IL) William Woods University Wright State University (Ohio) Xavier University (Cincinnati) Xavier University (Louisiana) Yale University List updated October 11, 2016 Please Note (Disclaimer): Some people have asked about how information is obtained for this page, and thus whether it is exhaustive and accurate. I must point out three things about the list. First, I have not contacted these schools. The list began almost 10 years ago when I was in contact with colleagues who were able to supply reliable information. I collected this information and made it available on request. Later, I made the list available on the web. As more and more people read this list and provide new information, it has become ever more difficult to ensure the accuracy of the information. Increasingly, the data for the list comes from people -- students, faculty, or administrators -- at these schools who have contacted me and reported that the school accepts ASL as a foreign language. When I find an institution to be incorrectly listed, I immediately remove it from the list. If readers know or suspect that a listed school does not accept ASL, please let me know so that I can remove the school from this list. Second, the type of acceptance can vary greatly from school to school. Some institutions have formal policies accepting ASL in fulfillment of the foreign language requirement. Others accept ASL only within certain colleges, divisions, or departments. Still others may accept ASL on an ad hoc basis for certain majors. I attempt to exclude schools from the list when I can determine that the "acceptance" is on an individual or ad hoc basis. I cannot guarantee that I always catch these cases, however. Third, because this is an informal list, it is not exhaustive. There may be schools which accept ASL as a foreign language which are not listed. If readers know of schools accepting ASL in fulfillment of the undergraduate foreign language requirements which are not listed, please contact me. It is helpful if you include the email address for a contact person at the institution. It is even better if you ask an official at the institution to contact me directly. Page 5 of 6
Notes California All 23 California State University campuses accept ASL in fulfillment of the foreign language graduation requirement Kentucky In Kentucky any state college or university that offers ASL must accept it as a modern language credit. When a high school student takes it at the high school level it can satisfy their modern language entrance requirement for any state school. Maryland The University System of Maryland (USM) now accepts ASL as a foreign language. This statewide policy will cause Maryland universities and local school boards to adopt similar policies concerning ASL instruction. Montgomery County has been the first to do so. Washington Legislation mandates that ASL meets foreign language high school graduation and four-year admission requirements: Pursuant to any foreign language requirement established by the state board of education or a local school district, or both, for purposes of high school graduation, students who receive instruction in American Sign Language shall be considered to have satisfied the state or local school district foreign language graduation requirement. Minimum admission standards will be established for four-year institutions, including a requirement that coursework in American Sign Language shall satisfy any foreign language requirement the board or the institution may establish as a general undergraduate admissions requirement. Send update information to Sherman Wilcox Page 6 of 6