Statewide Universities That Accept ASL in Fulfillment of Foreign Language Requirements List maintained by Sherman Wilcox, Ph.D. University of New Mexico http://web.mac.com/swilcox/unm/univlist.html Last updated March 24, 2010 ALABAMA ALASKA University of Alaska (Fairbanks) ARIZONA Arizona State University University of Arizona ARKANSAS University of Arkansas (Little Rock) CALIFORNIA Cabrillo College California State University (CSU) Fresno CSU Hayward CSU Monterey Bay CSU Northridge CSU Sacramento CSU San Marcos Fresco Pacific University Gardner-Webb University Sacramento Community College San Diego State University Scripps College Stanford University University of California at Berkeley (accepted for entrance, not exit, requirements) University of California at San Diego University of California at Davis COLORADO University of Colorado Boulder
University of Northern Colorado CONNECTICUT University of Connecticut Yale University DELAWARE FLORIDA Florida A & M University Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic University Honors College Florida Gulf Coast University Florida International University Florida State University Mac Murray College New College of Florida University of Central Florida University of Florida University of North Florida University of South Florida University of Southern Florida University of West Florida GEORGIA University of Georgia (Athens) HAWAII University of Hawaii (Monoa) IDAHO College of Southern Idaho ILLINOIS Eastern Illinois University Illinois State University Northeastern University Southern Illinois University University of Chicago University of Illinois Chicago William Rainey Harper College
INDIANA Bethel College Butler University Goshen College Indiana University Purdue University IOWA University of Iowa University of Northern Iowa KANSAS University of Kansas KENTUCKY University of Louisville LOUISIANA Xavier University MAINE University of Maine at Machias MARYLAND Loyola University University of Maryland MASSACHUSETTS Boston University Brandeis University Elms College Holy Cross College University of Massachusetts MICHIGAN Madonna University Michigan State University University of Michigan
MINNESOTA Augsburg College College of St. Catherine University of Minnesota MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI University of Missouri William Woods University MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA University of Nevada-Reno NEW HAMPSHIRE University of New Hampshire (Durham) University of New Hampshire (Manchester) NEW JERSEY Montclair State University NEW MEXICO University of New Mexico NEW YORK College of Staten Island College of St. Rose New York University (College of Education) National Technical Institute for the Deaf /Rochester Institute of Technology Russell Sage College SUNY Brockport (See Notes Below) SUNY Buffalo SUNY Fredonia SUNY Genesco SUNY Oswego University of Buffalo University of Rochester
Vassar College NORTH CAROLINA University of North Carolina (Charlotte) University of North Carolina (Greensboro) University of North Carolina (Wilmington) NORTH DAKOTA OHIO Antioch College Capital University Kent State University Ohio State University University of Akron University of Cincinnati University of Findlay Wright State University Xavier University OKLAHOMA East Central Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State University University of Tulsa OREGON Linfield College Portland State University Western Oregon University PENNSYLVANIA Arcadia University Messiah College Newmann College University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh
RHODE ISLAND Brown University SOUTH CAROLINA Clemson University SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE Maryville College Tennessee Temple University TEXAS Abilene Christian University Baylor University Dallas Baptist University Howard Payne University Lamar University Lubbock Christian University Mary Hardin Baylor University San Antonio College Stephen F. Austin University Texas A & M University (College Station) Texas A & M University (Commerce) Texas A & M University (Corpus Christi) Texas State University Texas Technical University Texas Wesleyan University Texas Woman s University University of North Texas (Denton) University of Texas Austin University of Texas Pan American University of Texas San Antonio UTAH Brigham Young University University of Utah Utah State University
Utah Valley State College Weber State University VERMONT VIRGINIA George Mason University Radford University University of Virginia Virginia Tech WASHINGTON Central Washington University Centralia College Clark University Eastern Washington University The Evergreen College Pacific Lutheran University University of Washington Washington State University Western Washington University WASHINGTON, DC American University Catholic University Georgetown University Howard University WEST VIRGINIA West Virginia University (School of Journalism majors) WISCONSIN University of Wisconsin Eau Claire University of Wisconsin Milwaukee WYOMING University of Wyoming
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 lust, First, I have not contacted these schools. The list began over 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 upon request. Later, I made the list available on the web. As more and more people ready 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 immediate 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 individuals 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. Notes: 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 requirements. SUNY Certain restrictions on which majors may use ASL to meet foreign language requirement may apply at SUNY system schools.