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.

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1. 1.Abilene Christian University
   

2. 2.American University
   

3. 3.Anderson University, SC
   

4. 4.Antioch College (Ohio)
   

5. 5.Arcadia University
   

6. 6.Arizona State University
   

7. 7.Augsburg College (Minneapolis, MN)
   

8. 8.Augustana University
   

9. 9.Austin College
   

10. 10.Baylor University (only in School of Education and the College of Health and Human Sciences)
    

11. 11.Bethel College (Indiana)
    

12. 12.Boston University
    

13. 13.Bowling Green State University
    

14. 14.Brandeis University
    

15. 15.Brigham Young University
    

16. 16.Brown University
    

17. 17.Butler University (Indiana)
    

18. 18.Cabrillo College (California)
    

19. 19.California State University system: All 23 CSU campuses accept ASL in fulfillment of the foreign language graduation requirement
    

20. 20.Capital University (Columbus, OH)
    

21. 21.Catholic University
    

22. 22.Central Connecticut State 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 University Honors College (Wilkes Honors College)
    

40. 40.Florida Gulf Coast University
    

41. 41.Florida International University
    

42. 42.Florida State University
    

43. 43.Framingham State University
    

44. 44.Fresno Pacific University
    

45. 45.Gardner-Webb University
    

46. 46.George Mason University
    

47. 47.Georgetown University
    

48. 48.Goshen College
    

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

50. 50.Howard University
    

51. 51.Howard Payne University
    

52. 52.Illinois State University
    

53. 53.Indiana University
    

54. 54.Kent State University
    

55. 55.Lamar University
    

56. 56.Linfield College
    

57. 57.Loyola University
    

58. 58.Lubbock Christian University
    

59. 59.MacMurray College (Jacksonville IL)
    

60. 60.Madonna University
    

61. 61.Mary Hardin Baylor University
    

62. 62.Maryville College
    

63. 63.McDaniel College
    

64. 64.Messiah College
    

65. 65.Miami University (Oxford OH)
    

66. 66.Michigan State University
    

67. 67.Montclair State University
    

68. 68.Neumann University (Aston, PA)
    

69. 69.New College of Florida
    

70. 70.New Mexico Highlands University
    

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

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

73. 73.North Greenville University (SC)
    

74. 74.Northeastern University
    

75. 75.Northern Arizona University
    

76. 76.Northern Illinois University
    

77. 77.Ohio State University
    

78. 78.Ohio University
    

79. 79.Oklahoma State University
    

80. 80.Oregon State University
    

81. 81.Pacific Lutheran University
    

82. 82.Pomona College, CA
    

83. 83.Portland State University
    

84. 84.Purdue University
    

85. 85.Radford University (Radford, VA)
    

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

87. 87.Sacramento Community College
    

88. 88.San Antonio College
    

89. 89.San Diego State University
    

90. 90.Saint Francis University
    

91. 91.Scripps College (Claremont, CA)
    

92. 92.Southern Connecticut State University
    

93. 93.Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
    

94. 94.Southern Methodist University
    

95. 95.Southern Oregon University
    

96. 96.Stanford University
    

97. 97.SUNY Albany
    

98. 98.SUNY Brockport
    

99. 99.SUNY Buffalo
    

100. 100.SUNY Empire State
     

101. 101.SUNY Fredonia
     

102. 102.SUNY Geneseo
     

103. 103.SUNY Oneonta
     

104. 104.SUNY Oswego
     

105. 105.SUNY Plattsburgh
     

106. 106.SUNY Stony Brook
     

107. 107.Stephen F. Austin University
     

108. 108.Tennessee Temple University
     

109. 109.Texas A&M University - Central Texas
     

110. 110.Texas A & M University - College Station
     

111. 111.Texas A & M University - Commerce
     

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

113. 113.Texas State University
     

114. 114.Texas Tech University
     

115. 115.Texas Wesleyan University
     

116. 116.Texas Woman's University
     

117. 117.Truman State University
     

118. 118.Tufts University
     

119. 119.Tulane University
     

120. 120.University of Akron
     

121. 121.University of Alaska (Fairbanks)
     

122. 122.University of Arizona
     

123. 123.University of Arkansas (Little Rock)
     

124. 124.University of Buffalo
     

125. 125.University of Calif. at Berkeley
     

126. 126.University of Calif. at San Diego
     

127. 127.University of Calif. at Davis
     

128. 128.University of California Los Angeles
     

129. 129.University of Central Florida
     

130. 130.University of Chicago
     

131. 131.University of Cincinnati
     

132. 132.University of Colorado-Boulder
     

133. 133.University of Connecticut
     

134. 134.University of Findlay (Ohio)
     

135. 135.University of Florida
     

136. 136.University of Georgia (Athens)
     

137. 137.University of Hawaii (Manoa)
     

138. 138.University of Iceland
     

139. 139.University of Illinois-Chicago
     

140. 140.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
     

141. 141.University of Iowa
     

142. 142.University of Kansas
     

143. 143.University of Louisville (KY)
     

144. 144.University of Maryland
     

145. 145.University of Massachusetts
     

146. 146.University of Maine at Machias
     

147. 147.University of Miami
     

148. 148.University of Michigan
     

149. 149.University of Minnesota
     

150. 150.University of Missouri (all campuses)
     

151. 151.University of Nevada-Reno
     

152. 152.University of New Hampshire (Durham)
     

153. 153.University of New Hampshire (Manchester)
     

154. 154.University of New Mexico
     

155. 155.University of North Carolina (Asheville)
     

156. 156.University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
     

157. 157.University of North Carolina (Charlotte)
     

158. 158.University of North Carolina (Greensboro)
     

159. 159.University of North Carolina (Wilmington)
     

160. 160.University of North Florida
     

161. 161.University of North Texas (Denton)
     

162. 162.University of Northern Colorado
     

163. 163.University of Northern Iowa
     

164. 164.University of Oregon
     

165. 165.University of Pennsylvania
     

166. 166.University of Pittsburgh
     

167. 167.University of Rochester
     

168. 168.University of San Francisco
     

169. 169.University of Southern Florida
     

170. 170.University of Tennessee
     

171. 171.University of Texas - Austin
     

172. 172.University of Texas - Pan American
     

173. 173.University of Texas-San Antonio
     

174. 174.University of Tulsa
     

175. 175.University of Utah
     

176. 176.University of Vermont
     

177. 177.University of Virginia
     

178. 178.University of Washington
     

179. 179.University of West Florida
     

180. 180.University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
     

181. 181.University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
     

182. 182.University of Wyoming
     

183. 183.Utah State University
     

184. 184.Utah Valley University
     

185. 185.Vassar College
     

186. 186.Virginia Tech
     

187. 187.Washington State University
     

188. 188.Weber State University
     

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

190. 190.Western Oregon University
     

191. 191.Western Washington University
     

192. 192.William Rainey Harper College (Palatine, IL)
     

193. 193.William Woods University
     

194. 194.Wright State University (Ohio)
     

195. 195.Xavier University (Cincinnati)
     

196. 196.Xavier University (Louisiana)
     

197. 197.Yale University
     

List updated  September 9, 2019

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

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.”

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