College Admissions and Graduation Policies
Regarding American Sign Language
A project by Jason E. Zinza, PhD
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College Admissions and Graduation Policies
Regarding American Sign Language
A project by Jason E. Zinza, PhD
Click on the state above to take you to the policies regarding ASL at specific institutions.
National Survey Results Accurate as of June 2017
What is ASL College?
A national survey of admissions and graduation policies regarding ASL at every degree-granting college and/or university in the United States was conducted in 2017.
Updates will be made on a continual basis to ensure ASLCollege.com remains the most accurate and up-to-date source for admissions and graduation policies regarding ASL.
A school is missing from this list.
ASLCollege.com maintains records on the accredited colleges and universities that award bachelor’s degrees at the undergraduate level. Only institutions that award at least B.A., B.S., BFA, and BBA degrees are included.
If there is an institution that should be on this list,
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Understanding the Policies & Key Terms
Institutions may require 1, 2, 3, or 4 years of ASL study at the high school level to satisfy the foreign / world language admissions requirements.
Yes means taking ASL while in high school satisfies foreign / world language requirements for admission to the institution.
No means the institution does not accept ASL to satisfy foreign/world language requirements for admission to the institution.
No language pre-requisite means the institution does not require a high school student to study any foreign / world language in order to be granted admission.
Yes means taking ASL for the required number of years will satisfy graduation requirements. In most cases, this means the student does not need to take any further foreign / world language courses once admitted to the institution.
No means the institution does not permit ASL courses taken in high school to satisfy graduation requirements. All students may need to take a specified amount of foreign / world language credits (such as one semester, or a full year-long course). EXCEPTIONS: 1) Some schools in this category will accept ASL taken in high school if it was for dual enrollment credit. 2) Some schools allow students to transfer college-level ASL credits taken at a different institution to fulfill graduation requirements. In these cases, information about the exceptions is provided in the Notes section.
Depends on Major means the institution has different policies regarding whether ASL taken in high school fulfills graduation requirements. Some degree programs leading to a B.A. degree may require taking additional foreign / world language courses, whereas those pursuing a B.S. degree will find taking ASL in high school fulfills the graduation requirements. Further information is provided in the Notes section of each institution’s policies profile.
About Jason E. Zinza
Jason E. Zinza, Ph.D., is a native ASL signer with 15+ years’ experience teaching ASL, training teachers, and developing curricular materials. He is a frequent presenter on topics related to ASL teaching, learning, and assessment at the high school and university levels, and consults on teacher certification and licensure issues. He served on ASLTA’s task force to develop national ASL standards and now directs both the ASL Can-Do Statements and ASL Standards committees. Currently, he coordinates the national ASL Honor Society, serves on ASLTA’s board as the World Language Director and serves on ACTFL’s Standards Collaboration Board. Dr. Zinza received the T.J. O’Rourke Memorial Award for significant contributions to the field of ASL teacher training in 2007 and the Marie Jean Philip Memorial Award in 2013 for excellence in the field of K-12 ASL instruction.