Colleges That Accept American Sign Language (2023)

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2	Institution	Does your institution accept ASL as a foreign language credit?	How many years of a foreign language does your institution require?

3	Abilene Christian University	Yes	Admitted students who have not earned at least two high school units of the same foreign language are required to complete 6 hours of college-level foreign language (one language).
4	Adelphi University	No	BA programs require 4 semesters of a foreign language.
5	Adrian College	Yes	2 semesters (ASL 1 & 2)
6	Albany State University	Yes	2
7	Albright College	No	2
8	Alfred University	Yes	1
9	Allegheny College	Yes	We like to see two, but it's not a firm requirement.
10	Antioch College	Yes	It doesn't require any for admission but looks for language. Antioch requires a high novice proficiency for all students to be eligible for graduation.
11	Arizona State University	Yes	2
12	Arkansas Tech University	No	It is major dependent, if a student didn't want to take a foreign language they have other options.
13	Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois	Yes	Recommend two years, but we don't require it. Students who complete through the 4th year (or 4th level if they started FL in middle school) are automatically exempt from our foreign language requirement here.
14	Bates College	Yes	None
15	Baylor University	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	None
16	Belmont Abbey College	No	ASL can be accepted as an elective
17	Belmont University	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	None
18	Beloit College	Yes	2
19	Benedictine University	Yes	None
20	Bennington College	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	None
21	Bentley University	Yes	3 Years or Completed 3 levels of a language between middle & high school.
22	Berea College	Yes	2
23	Binghamton University	Yes	We do not require foreign language as part of the admissions process
24	Birmingham Southern College	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	None
25	Blinn College	Yes	Depends on the major
26	Boston University	Yes	2-4
27	Bowdoin College	Yes	We typically look for 4 years of language, but will consider students with few years
28	Bradley University	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	None
29	Brandeis University	Yes	3
30	Bridgewater College	Yes	we do not require Foreign language to be admitted but we use it for some scholarships
31	Brigham Young University	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	While foreign language is recommended, it is not required
32	Brigham Young University	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	We recommend 2 years, but dont require it. ASL can qualify.
33	Bryant University	Yes	2
34	Bryn Mawr College	No	3
35	Butler University	Yes	2
36	Cal State San Bernardino	Yes	2
37	California Baptist University	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	None
38	California College of the Arts	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	None
39	California Institute of Technology	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	None
40	California Lutheran University	Yes	2
41	California State University - Monterey Bay	Yes	2
42	California State University, Northridge	Yes	2
43	Carroll University	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	None
44	Catawba College	No	3
45	Central Connecticut State University	Yes	3
46	Champlain College	Yes	None
47	Champlain College	Yes	None
48	Clemson University	Yes	We recommend three of the same language. However, it's not a requirement. If the school counts ASL as a foreign language, we will as well.
49	Clemson University	Yes	We recommend 3 years, but encourage students with 2 years to apply
50	Coastal Carolina University	Yes	2
51	Coker University	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	None
52	College of the Holy Cross	Yes	1
53	Collin College	Yes
54	Colorado Mesa University	Yes	1
55	Colorado Mesa University	Yes	Foreign language is not a requirement for admission, nor can HS language courses count toward the BA degree requirement. Candidates for BA degrees need to complete six sequential semester credit hours (college level, not high school) of one classical or modern foreign language with a grade of “C” or higher.
56	Colorado School of Mines	Yes	We don't require foreign language. If a student takes a foreign language or transfers in a course later, it would go toward a mid-level humanities elective.
57	Colorado State University	Yes	Two are RECOMMENDED, not required
58	Colorado State University Pueblo	Yes	1
59	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania	We don't have a foreign language requirement.
60	Concordia University Nebraska	Yes	2
61	Concordia University Texas	Yes	Depends on program
62	Concordia University, Saint Paul	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	We only require that a student meets their school and state's graduation requirements
63	Cornell University	Yes	3
64	Culinary Institute of America	Yes	The CIA accepts ASL for foreign language credit if the student completed 2 semesters of college level courses. If a student only takes 1 semester then it transfers in as a liberal arts elective.
65	Davidson College	Yes
66	Defiance College	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	None
67	DePaul University	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	None
68	Dickinson College	Yes	to the intermediate level
69	Drake University	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	While some majors require 6-12 language credits, the university as a whole does not have a foreign language requirement.
70	Drexel University	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	None
71	Eastern Oregon University	Yes	2
72	Eastern Washington University	Yes	[ More Info ] https://www.ewu.edu/cahss/hamll/modern-languages-literatures/
73	Eckerd College	Yes	2
74	Elizabeth City State University	Yes	2
75	Emmanuel College, Boston	Yes	2
76	Endicott	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	None
77	Eugene Lang College of Liberal Art	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	None
78	Evangel University	Yes	All not degrees require a foreign language - but for a Bachelor of Arts degree, two semesters of foreign language are required.
79	Flagler College	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	None
80	Florida Atlantic University	Yes	2
81	Florida Gulf Coast University	Yes	2
82	Florida International University	Yes	2
83	Florida Polytechnic University	Yes	2
84	Florida State University	Yes	2
85	Florida State University	Yes	2
86	Florida Tech	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	None
87	Fort Lewis College	Yes	1
88	Framingham State University	Yes	We prefer at least 2 years of foreign language to be completed
89	Furman University	Yes	2
90	George Fox University	No	None
91	Georgia Southern University	Yes	2
92	Georgia State University	Yes	2
93	Georgia State University	Yes	1
94	Grand View University	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	None
95	Greenville University	No	1
96	Hamline University	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	None
97	Hampshire College	Yes	We recommend 2 years of a foreign language but don't have strict requirements.
98	Hardin-Simmons University	No	Depends on the degree.
99	Harding University	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	Some degrees require a foreign language, others do not. All degrees require a Global Perspectives liberal arts credit. ASL is one of the courses on a long list of courses that fulfill the Global Perspectives requirement at Harding.
100	Harvey Mudd College	We don't have a foreign language requirement.	None