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Institution Name	Survey Date	Contact Telephone Number	ASL Study Satisfies Admissions Requirements	Number of Years of ASL Study	ASL Satisfies Graduation Requirements	Notes
American University	6/21/2016	202.885.1000	Yes	2 years	Yes
Catholic University of America	6/21/2016	202.319.5305	Yes	2 years	No	All students must take 1 year of any language on campus.
Chicago School of Professional Psychology - Washington, D.C.	10/17/2016	202.706.5000	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Dominican House of Studies [see Catholic University of America]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gallaudet University	6/21/2016	202.250.2474	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	All students must take an ASL proficiency exam, regardless of major. Coursework required if proficiency does not meet expectations. No further ASL courses are required for those who pass the proficiency exam, unless the student is majoring in ASL.
George Washington University	6/21/2016	202.994.6040	Yes	3 years	No	International Business majors must take a spoken language.
Georgetown University	6/21/2016	202.687.3600	Yes	4 years	Depends on major / minor	School of Foreign Relations requires all students to take a spoken language.
Howard University	9/13/2016	202.806.2763	No	N/A	No	ASL is not considered unique from English, so it does not qualify as a foreign language.
Institute of World Politics [does not offer undergraduate degrees]	6/21/2016	202.402.2101	N/A	N/A	N/A
National Defense University [does not offer undergraduate degrees]	6/21/2016	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
National Intelligence University [does not offer undergraduate degrees]	6/21/2016	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Strayer University	6/22/2016	888.311.0355	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Trinity University	6/22/2016	202.884.9400	No	N/A	Yes	ASL courses taken in high school meet admissions requirements if the courses were dual enrollment. ASL coursework taken at other colleges can be transferred and used to satisfy graduation requirements.
University of the District of Columbia	6/28/2016	202.274.6155	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
University of the Potomac	6/22/2016	888.635.1121	Yes	1 year	Yes
Washington Theological Union [does not offer undergraduate degrees]	6/22/2016	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wesley Theological Seminary [does not offer undergraduate degrees]	6/22/2016	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Understanding the Policies & Key Terms

Number of Years of ASL Study:

ASL Studies Satisfies 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.

ASL Satisfies Graduation Requirements:

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.

College Admissions and Graduation Policies Regarding American Sign Language

A project by Jason E. Zinza, PhD

Washington DC

College Admissions and Graduation Policies
Regarding American Sign Language