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Universities That Accept ASL
​In Fulfillment Of Foreign Language Requirements

 

List updated January 17, 2017
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.

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.”
  1. 1.Abilene Christian University
  2. 2.American University
  3. 3.Antioch College (Ohio)
  4. 4.Arcadia University
  5. 5.Arizona State University
  6. 6.Augsburg College (Minneapolis, MN)
  7. 7.Augustana University
  8. 8.Baylor University
  9. 9.Bethel College (Indiana)
  10. 10.Boston University
  11. 11.Brandeis University
  12. 12.Brigham Young University
  13. 13.Brown University
  14. 14.Butler University (Indiana)
  15. 15.Cabrillo College (California)
  16. 16.California State University system:                                                                                                                                                               ***All 23 CSU campuses accept ASL in fulfillment of the foreign language graduation requirement***
  17. 17.Capital University (Columbus, OH)
  18. 18.Catholic University
  19. 19.Central Connecticut State University
  20. 20.Central Washington University
  21. 21.Centralia College
  22. 22.Clark University (Worcester, MA)
  23. 23.Clemson University
  24. 24.College of St. Catherine (MN)
  25. 25.College of Southern Idaho
  26. 26.College of Staten Island
  27. 27.College of St. Rose (Albany, NY)
  28. 28.Dallas Baptist University
  29. 29.East Central Oklahoma State University
  30. 30.Eastern Illinois University
  31. 31.Eastern Washington University
  32. 32.Elms College (Chicopee MA)
  33. 33.The Evergreen College (Washington)
  34. 34.Florida A & M University
  35. 35.Florida Atlantic University
  36. 36.Florida Atlantic University Honors College (Wilkes Honors College)
  37. 37.Florida Gulf Coast University
  38. 38.Florida International University
  39. 39.Florida State University
  40. 40.Fresno Pacific University
  41. 41.Gardner-Webb University
  42. 42.George Mason University
  43. 43.Georgetown University
  44. 44.Goshen College
  45. 45.Holy Cross College (Worcester, MA)
  46. 46.Howard University
  47. 47.Howard Payne University
  48. 48.Illinois State University
  49. 49.Indiana University
  50. 50.Kent State University
  51. 51.Lamar University
  52. 52.Linfield College
  53. 53.Loyola University
  54. 54.Lubbock Christian University
  55. 55.MacMurray College (Jacksonville IL)
  56. 56.Madonna University
  57. 57.Mary Hardin Baylor University
  58. 58.Maryville College
  59. 59.McDaniel College
  60. 60.Messiah College
  61. 61.Miami University (Oxford OH)
  62. 62.Michigan State University
  63. 63.Montclair State University
  64. 64.Neumann University (Aston, PA)
  65. 65.New College of Florida
  66. 66.New Mexico Highlands University
  67. 67.New York University (School of Education)
  68. 68.National Technical Institute for the Deaf (Rochester, NY)
  69. 69.Northeastern University
  70. 70.Northern Arizona University
  71. 71.Northern Illinois University
  72. 72.Ohio State University
  73. 73.Oklahoma State University
  74. 74.Pacific Lutheran University
  75. 75.Portland State University
  76. 76.Purdue University
  77. 77.Radford University (Radford, VA)
  78. 78.Russell Sage College (Troy, NY)
  79. 79.Sacramento Community College
  80. 80.San Antonio College
  81. 81.San Diego State University
  82. 82.Saint Francis University
  83. 83.Scripps College (Claremont, CA)
  84. 84.Southern Connecticut State University
  85. 85.Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
  86. 86.Southern Methodist University
  87. 87.Stanford University
  88. 88.SUNY Albany
  89. 89.SUNY Brockport 
  90. 90.SUNY Buffalo
  91. 91.SUNY Empire State
  92. 92.SUNY Fredonia
  93. 93.SUNY Geneseo
  94. 94.SUNY Oneonta
  95. 95.SUNY Oswego
  96. 96.SUNY Plattsburgh
  97. 97.SUNY Stony Brook
  98. 98.Stephen F. Austin University
  99. 99.Tennessee Temple University
  100. 100.Texas A&M University - Central Texas
  101. 101.Texas A & M University - College Station
  102. 102.Texas A & M University - Commerce
  103. 103.Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi
  104. 104.Texas State University
  105. 105.Texas Tech University
  106. 106.Texas Wesleyan University
  107. 107.Texas Woman's University
  108. 108.Truman State University
  109. 109.Tufts University
  110. 110.University of Akron
  111. 111.University of Alaska (Fairbanks)
  112. 112.University of Arizona
  113. 113.University of Arkansas (Little Rock)
  114. 114.University of Buffalo
  115. 115.University of Calif. at Berkeley (accepted for entrance, not exit, requirements)
  116. 116.University of Calif. at San Diego
  117. 117.University of Calif. at Davis
  118. 118.University of California Los Angeles
  119. 119.University of Central Florida
  120. 120.University of Chicago
  121. 121.University of Cincinnati
  122. 122.University of Colorado-Boulder
  123. 123.University of Connecticut
  124. 124.University of Findlay (Ohio)
  125. 125.University of Florida
  126. 126.University of Georgia (Athens)
  127. 127.University of Hawaii (Manoa)
  128. 128.University of Iceland
  129. 129.University of Illinois-Chicago
  130. 130.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  131. 131.University of Iowa
  132. 132.University of Kansas
  133. 133.University of Louisville (KY)
  134. 134.University of Maryland
  135. 135.University of Massachusetts
  136. 136.University of Maine at Machias
  137. 137.University of Michigan
  138. 138.University of Minnesota
  139. 139.University of Missouri (all campuses)
  140. 140.University of Nevada-Reno
  141. 141.University of New Hampshire (Durham)
  142. 142.University of New Hampshire (Manchester)
  143. 143.University of New Mexico
  144. 144.University of North Carolina (Asheville)
  145. 145.University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
  146. 146.University of North Carolina (Charlotte)
  147. 147.University of North Carolina (Greensboro)
  148. 148.University of North Carolina (Wilmington)
  149. 149.University of North Florida
  150. 150.University of North Texas (Denton)
  151. 151.University of Northern Colorado
  152. 152.University of Northern Iowa
  153. 153.University of Oregon
  154. 154.University of Pennsylvania
  155. 155.University of Pittsburgh
  156. 156.University of Rochester
  157. 157.University of San Francisco
  158. 158.University of South Florida
  159. 159.University of Southern Florida
  160. 160.University of Tennessee
  161. 161.University of Texas - Austin
  162. 162.University of Texas - Pan American
  163. 163.University of Texas-San Antonio
  164. 164.University of Tulsa
  165. 165.University of Utah
  166. 166.University of Vermont
  167. 167.University of Virginia
  168. 168.University of Washington
  169. 169.University of West Florida
  170. 170.University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
  171. 171.University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
  172. 172.University of Wyoming
  173. 173.Utah State University
  174. 174.Utah Valley University
  175. 175.Vassar College
  176. 176.Virginia Tech
  177. 177.Washington State University
  178. 178.Weber State University
  179. 179.West Virginia University (School of Journalism majors)
  180. 180.Western Oregon University
  181. 181.Western Washington University
  182. 182.William Rainey Harper College (Palatine, IL)
  183. 183.William Woods University
  184. 184.Wright State University (Ohio)
  185. 185.Xavier University (Cincinnati)
  186. 186.Xavier University (Louisiana)
  187. 187.Yale University
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