List maintained by
Sherman Wilcox, Ph.D.
University of New Mexico

See the new Notes section below for more specific information about schools, 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.

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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.Baylor University
   

8. 8.Bethel College (Indiana)
   

9. 9.Boston University
   

10. 10.Brandeis University
    

11. 11.Brigham Young University
    

12. 12.Brown University
    

13. 13.Butler University (Indiana)
    

14. 14.Cabrillo College (California)
    

15. 15.California State University (Fresno)
    

16. 16.California State University (Hayward)
    

17. 17.California State University (Monterey Bay)
    

18. 18.California State University (Northridge)
    

19. 19.California State University (Sacramento)
    

20. 20.California State University (San Marcos)
    

21. 21.Capital University (Columbus, OH)
    

22. 22.Catholic University
    

23. 23.Central Washington University
    

24. 24.Centralia College
    

25. 25.Clark University (Worcester, MA)
    

26. 26.Clemson University
    

27. 27.College of St. Catherine (MN)
    

28. 28.College of Southern Idaho
    

29. 29.College of Staten Island
    

30. 30.College of St. Rose (Albany, NY)
    

31. 31.Dallas Baptist University
    

32. 32.East Central Oklahoma State University
    

33. 33.Eastern Illinois University
    

34. 34.Eastern Washington University
    

35. 35.Elms College (Chicopee MA)
    

36. 36.The Evergreen College (Washington)
    

37. 37.Florida A & M University
    

38. 38.Florida Atlantic University
    

39. 39.Florida Atlantic Universisty Honors College (Wilkes Honors College)
    

40. 40.Florida Gulf Coast University
    

41. 41.Florida International University
    

42. 42.Florida State University
    

43. 43.Fresno Pacific University
    

44. 44.Gardner-Webb University
    

45. 45.George Mason University
    

46. 46.Georgetown University
    

47. 47.Goshen College
    

48. 48.Holy Cross College (Worcester, MA)
    

49. 49.Howard University
    

50. 50.Howard Payne University
    

51. 51.Illinois State University
    

52. 52.Indiana University
    

53. 53.Kent State University
    

54. 54.Lamar University
    

55. 55.Linfield College
    

56. 56.Loyola University
    

57. 57.Lubbock Christian University
    

58. 58.MacMurray College (Jacksonville IL)
    

59. 59.Madonna University
    

60. 60.Mary Hardin Baylor University
    

61. 61.Maryville College
    

62. 62.Messiah College
    

63. 63.Michigan State University
    

64. 64.Montclair State University
    

65. 65.Neumann College (Aston, PA)
    

66. 66.New College of Florida
    

67. 67.New York University (School of Education)
    

68. 68.National Technical Institute for the Deaf (Rochester, NY)
    

69. 69.Northeastern University
    

70. 70.Ohio State University
    

71. 71.Oklahoma State University
    

72. 72.Pacific Lutheran University
    

73. 73.Portland State University
    

74. 74.Purdue University
    

75. 75.Radford University (Radford, VA)
    

76. 76.Russell Sage College (Troy, NY)
    

77. 77.Sacramento Community College
    

78. 78.San Antonio College
    

79. 79.San Diego State University
    

80. 80.Scripps College (Claremont, CA)
    

81. 81.Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
    

82. 82.Stanford University
    

83. 83.SUNY Brockport (see note below)
    

84. 84.SUNY Buffalo
    

85. 85.SUNY Fredonia
    

86. 86.SUNY Geneseo
    

87. 87.SUNY Oswego
    

88. 88.Stephen F. Austin University
    

89. 89.Tennessee Temple University
    

90. 90.Texas A & M University - Commerce
    

91. 91.Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi
    

92. 92.Texas State University
    

93. 93.Texas Tech University
    

94. 94.Texas Wesleyan University
    

95. 95.Texas Woman's University
    

96. 96.University of Akron
    

97. 97.University of Alaska (Fairbanks)
    

98. 98.University of Arizona
    

99. 99.University of Arkansas (Little Rock)
    

100. 100.University of Buffalo
     

101. 101.University of Calif. at Berkeley (accepted for entrance, not exit, requirements)
     

102. 102.University of Calif. at San Diego
     

103. 103.University of Calif. at Davis
     

104. 104.University of Central Florida
     

105. 105.University of Chicago
     

106. 106.University of Cincinnati
     

107. 107.University of Colorado-Boulder
     

108. 108.University of Connecticut
     

109. 109.University of Florida
     

110. 110.University of Georgia (Athens)
     

111. 111.University of Hawaii (Manoa)
     

112. 112.University of Iceland
     

113. 113.University of Iowa
     

114. 114.University of Kansas
     

115. 115.University of Louisville (KY)
     

116. 116.University of Maryland
     

117. 117.University of Massachusetts
     

118. 118.University of Maine at Machias
     

119. 119.University of Michigan
     

120. 120.University of Minnesota
     

121. 121.University of Nevada-Reno
     

122. 122.University of New Hampshire (Durham)
     

123. 123.University of New Hampshire (Manchester)
     

124. 124.University of New Mexico
     

125. 125.University of North Carolina (Charlotte)
     

126. 126.University of North Carolina (Greensboro)
     

127. 127.University of North Carolina (Wilmington)
     

128. 128.University of North Florida
     

129. 129.University of North Texas (Denton)
     

130. 130.University of Northern Iowa
     

131. 131.University of Pennsylvania
     

132. 132.University of Pittsburgh
     

133. 133.University of Rochester
     

134. 134.University of South Florida
     

135. 135.University of Southern Florida
     

136. 136.University of Texas - Austin
     

137. 137.University of Texas - Pan American
     

138. 138.University of Texas-San Antonio
     

139. 139.University of Tulsa
     

140. 140.University of Utah
     

141. 141.University of Virginia
     

142. 142.University of Washington
     

143. 143.University of West Florida
     

144. 144.University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
     

145. 145.University of Wyoming
     

146. 146.Utah State University
     

147. 147.Utah Valley State College
     

148. 148.Vassar College
     

149. 149.Virginia Tech
     

150. 150.Washington State University
     

151. 151.West Virginia University (School of Journalism majors)
     

152. 152.Western Oregon University
     

153. 153.Western Washington University
     

154. 154.William Woods University
     

155. 155.Wright State University (Ohio)
     

156. 156.Xavier University (Cincinnati)
     

157. 157.Xavier University (Louisiana)
     

158. 158.Yale University
     

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.

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 requirement.”

SUNY System

Certain restrictions on which majors may use ASL to meet foreign language requirements may apply at SUNY system schools.

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