College Admissions and Graduation Policies
Regarding American Sign Language
A project by Jason E. Zinza, PhD
Institution Name | Survey Date | Contact Telephone Number | ASL Study Satisfies Admissions Requirements | Number of Years of ASL Study | ASL Satisfies Graduation Requirements | Notes |
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Academy for 5 Element Acupuncture [does not offer undergraduate degrees] | 11/7/2016 | 352.335.2332 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Acupuncture & Massage College [does not offer undergraduate degrees] | 1/10/2017 | 305.595.9500 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Adventist University of Health Sciences | 5/31/2016 | 407.303.5656 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
American Intercontinental University | 1/10/2017 | 855.377.1888 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | No | Dual enrollment credits for ASL will fulfill the graduation requirement. |
Angley College [closed in 2017] | 1/10/2017 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Argosy University - Sarasota | 9/21/2016 | 941.379.0404 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | No language requirement for graduation |
Argosy University - Tampa | 9/21/2016 | 813.393.5290 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | No language requirement for graduation |
Art Institute of Miami | 1/10/2017 | 800.225.9023 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine [does not offer undergraduate degrees] | 1/10/2017 | 954.763.9840 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Ave Maria University | 5/31/2016 | 239.304.7134 | Yes | 2 years | No | ASL courses taken in high school are evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Dual-enrollment credits may be transferred. Students would need to take at least 1 semester of a spoken language |
Baptist College of Florida | 5/31/2016 | 800.328.2660 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | No | Religion majors must take Hebrew. Other majors have no additional language requirements. |
Barry University | 5/31/2016 | 305.899.3100 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Beacon College | 5/31/2016 | 855.220.5376 | No | N/A | No | |
Bethune-Cookman University | 5/31/2016 | 800.448.0228 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Depends on major / minor | Some majors have additional foreign language requirements |
Broward College - Central | 6/2/2016 | 954.201.7350 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Broward College - North | 6/2/2016 | 954.201.7350 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Broward College - South | 6/2/2016 | 954.201.7350 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Brown-Mackie College - Miami [closing in 2017] | 1/10/2017 | 305.341.6600 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Carlos Albizu University - Miami | 6/1/2016 | 305.593.1223 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Chamberlain College of Nursing - Jacksonville | 9/29/2016 | 904.251.8110 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | N/A |
Chamberlain College of Nursing - Miramar | 9/29/2016 | 954.885.3510 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | N/A |
Chipola College | 6/2/2016 | 850.718.2211 | Yes | 2 years | No | Dual enrollment credits for ASL will fulfill the graduation requirement. |
City College - Ft. Lauderdale | 1/10/2017 | 866.314.5681 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
City College - Gainesville | 1/10/2017 | 866.314.5681 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
City College - Miami | 1/10/2017 | 866.314.5681 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Clearwater Christian College [closed in 2015] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
Columbia College - Jacksonville | 6/2/2016 | 904.338.9150 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Columbia College - Orlando | 6/2/2016 | 407.293.9911 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Columbia College - Patrick AFB | 6/2/2016 | 321.783.5506 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Daytona State College | 6/2/2016 | 386.506.3000 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | Fulfills graduation requirement only if a student took 4 years in high school |
DeVry University - Florida | 1/10/2016 | 866.338.7934 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
DeVry University - Jacksonville | 9/19/2016 | 904.367.4942 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
DeVry University - Miramar | 9/19/2016 | 954.499.9775 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
DeVry University - Orlando | 9/19/2016 | 407.345.2800 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Digital Media Arts College | 1/10/2016 | 866.338.7934 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine [does not offer undergraduate degrees] | 1/10/2016 | 800.606.6685 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
East West College of Natural Medicine [does not offer undergraduate degrees] | 1/10/2017 | 941.355.9080 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Eastern Florida State College | 6/2/2016 | 321.433.7284 | Yes | 2 years | Yes | |
Eckerd College | 6/1/2016 | 727.864.8217 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | No | Must take 2 years of language to graduate. ASL credits from other colleges can be transferred in as transfer credits, rather than foreign language credit. |
Edison State College [see Florida Southwestern State College] | ||||||
Edwards Waters College | 904.470.8205 | Yes | 2 years | Yes | ||
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University | 6/1/2016 | 386.226.6100 | No | N/A | No | |
Everest University - Orange Park | 1/10/2017 | 407.851.2525 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Everest University - Tampa | 1/10/2017 | 407.851.2525 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Flagler College | 6/2/2016 | 904.819.6204 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 1/10/2017 | 850.599.3796 | Yes | 2 years | No | Only dual enrollment credits can fulfill the graduation requirement. Must take 1 year of foreign language to graduate. |
Florida Atlantic University | 1/10/2017 | 561.297.3040 | Yes | 3 years | Yes | |
Florida Career College | 1/10/2017 | 888.852.7272 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Florida Christian College [see Johnson University of Florida] | 1/10/2017 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Florida Coastal School of Law [does not offer undergraduate degrees] | 1/10/2017 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Florida College | 6/2/2016 | 813.988.5131 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | No | |
Florida College of Integrative Medicine [does not offer undergraduate degrees] | 1/10/2017 | 407.888.8689 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Florida Gateway College | 6/2/2016 | 386.754.4222 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Depends on major / minor | Some majors require 2 years of a language that can be fulfilled in high school; other majors require 3 years. ASL is accepted. |
Florida Gulf Coast University | 6/6/2016 | 239.590.7852 | Yes | 2 years | Yes | |
Florida Institute of Technology | 6/6/2016 | 321.674.8030 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | No | Some majors have additional foreign language requirements |
Florida International University | 6/6/2016 | 305.348.2363 | Yes | 2 years | Yes | |
Florida Memorial University | 1/10/2017 | 305.626.3758 | Yes | 2 years | Yes | |
Florida National University | 6/3/2016 | 305.821.3333 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | No | Some majors have additional foreign language requirements |
Florida Southern University | 6/2/2016 | 863.680.3753 | Yes | 2 years | No | ASL courses taken in high school can fulfill graduation requirements if they are dual enrollment. |
Florida Southwestern State College | 6/2/2016 | 239.489.9054 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | Must take at least 2 years in high school to satisfy graduation requirements |
Florida State College at Jacksonville | 6/2/2016 | 904.646.2300 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Full Sail University | 1/10/2017 | 800.226.7625 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Gooding Institute of Nurse Anesthesia [does not offer undergraduate degrees] | 6/2/2016 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Gulf Coast State College | 6/2/2016 | 850.769.1551 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Herzing University - Orlando | 8/29/2016 | 407.641.5227 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Hobe Sound Bible College | 10/21/2016 | 772.545.1400 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Hodges University | 6/15/2016 | 800.466.0019 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
IADTA - Tampa [see Sanford Brown - Tampa] | 1/10/2017 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Indian River State College | 6/6/2016 | 772.462.7460 | Yes | 2 years | No | Some majors have additional foreign language requirements |
International Academy of Design and Technology - Florida [see Sanford Brown College - Florida] | 1/10/2017 | 813.881.0007 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
ITT Technical Institute - Fort Lauderdale [CLOSED IN 2016] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
ITT Technical Institute - Ft. Myers [CLOSED IN 2016] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
ITT Technical Institute - Jacksonville [CLOSED IN 2016] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
ITT Technical Institute - Miami [CLOSED IN 2016] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
ITT Technical Institute - Orlando [CLOSED IN 2016] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
ITT Technical Institute - Pensacola [CLOSED IN 2016] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
ITT Technical Institute - Tallahassee [CLOSED IN 2016] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
ITT Technical Institute - Tampa [CLOSED IN 2016] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
ITT Technical Institute - West Palm Beach [CLOSED IN 2016] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Jacksonville University | 6/3/2016 | 904.256.9009 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Depends on major / minor | Some majors have additional foreign language requirements |
Johnson University of Florida | 6/7/2016 | 407.569.1166 | Yes | 2 years | Yes | |
Jones College - Miami [closed in 2017] | 1/10/2017 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Keiser University | 6/7/2016 | 866.944.3456 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Lake Sumter State College | 6/3/2016 | 352.787.3747 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Lincoln College of Technology | 1/10/2017 | 561.842.8324 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Lynn University | 6/7/2016 | 561.237.7797 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Miami Dade College | 6/3/2016 | 305.237.3131 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | Need to take 2 years of ASL in high school to fulfill graduation requirements. |
Miami International University of Art and Design [see Art Institute of Miami] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
New College of Florida | 6/6/2016 | 941.487.5000 | Yes | 2 years | No | Some majors have additional foreign language requirements |
Northwest Florida State College | 6/6/2016 | 850.729.4901 | Yes | 2 years | Yes | |
Northwood University [became Keiser University in 2015] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
Nova Southeastern University | 6/7/2016 | 954.262.7476 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Depends on major / minor | Only dual enrollment credits can fulfill the graduation requirement. B.A. degrees require studying foreign language in high school or college. B.S. degrees do not require any language. |
Palm Beach Atlantic University | 6/7/2016 | 561.803.2113 | Yes | 2 years | No | Dual enrollment credits for ASL will fulfill the graduation requirement. |
Palm Beach State College | 6/6/2016 | 866.576.7222 | Yes | 2 years | Yes | |
Pensacola State College | 6/6/2016 | 850.484.2544 | Yes | 2 years | Yes | |
Polk State College | 6/6/2016 | 863.297.1010 | Yes | 2 years | Yes | |
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Miami | 1/10/2017 | 305.418.8000 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Orlando | 1/10/2017 | 305.418.8000 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Rasmussen College - Ft. Myers | 6/6/2016 | 239.477.2100 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Rasmussen College - Land O’Lakes | 6/6/2016 | 813.435.4601 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Rasmussen College - New Port Richey | 6/6/2016 | 727.942.0069 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Rasmussen College - Ocala | 6/6/2016 | 352.629.1941 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Rasmussen College - Orlando | 10/18/2016 | 407.562.9100 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Rasmussen College - Tampa | 6/6/2016 | 813.246.7600 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Remington College - Orlando | 10/7/2016 | 407.562.9100 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Ringling College of Art and Design | 6/13/2016 | 941.309.0195 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Rollins College | 6/7/2016 | 407.646.2161 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
SAE Institute of Technology - Miami | 10/17/2016 | 305.944.7494 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Sanford-Brown College - Ft. Lauderdale | 6/6/2016 | 888.742.0333 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Sanford-Brown College - Tampa | 6/6/2016 | 888.315.6111 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Santa Fe College | 6/6/2016 | 352.395.7322 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Schiller International University | 1/10/2017 | 855.787.2272 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Seminole State College of Florida | 6/6/2016 | 407.708.2050 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
South Florida Bible College | 10/20/2016 | 954.545.4500 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
South Florida State College | 6/6/2016 | 863.784.7105 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
South University - Orlando | 1/10/2017 | 407.393.3100 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
South University - Tampa | 1/10/2017 | 813.393.3800 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
South University - West Palm Beach | 1/10/2017 | 561.273.6500 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
St. John Vianney College Seminary | 1/10/2017 | 305.223.4561 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Depends on major / minor | Individual majors set their own policies. ASL is accepted but students might be required to take additional semesters of it. |
St. Johns River State College | 6/6/2016 | 386.312.4030 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
St. Leo University | 1/10/2017 | 800.334.5532 | Yes | 2 years | Yes | |
St. Petersburg College | 6/6/2016 | 727.341.3145 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
St. Petersburg Theological Seminary | 1/10/2016 | 727.399.0276 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | No | Students must study Greek |
St. Thomas University | 1/10/2017 | 305.628.6546 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | No | Only dual enrollment credits can fulfill the graduation requirement. Credits from other college programs can be transferred. |
St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary [does not offer undergraduate degrees] | 1/10/2017 | 561.732.4424 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
State College of Florida - Manatee-Sarasota | 6/6/2016 | 941.752.5050 | Yes | 2 years | Yes | |
Stetson University | 6/6/2016 | 386.822.7100 | Yes | 2 years | Depends on major / minor | Check individual major requirements - some majors require foreign language study |
Talmudic College of Florida | 1/10/2017 | 305.534.7050 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | No | All students must study Hebrew |
The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale | 1/10/2017 | 800.275.7603 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Trinity Baptist College | 12/7/2016 | 904.596.2451 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Trinity College of Florida | 6/6/2016 | 727.376.6911 | Yes | 2 years | No | Students can petition to have ASL study accepted as an elective. |
Trinity International University | 1/10/2017 | 847.317.7000 | No | N/A | No | Students must have at least two years of a spoken language |
University of Central Florida | 6/7/2016 | 407.823.3000 | Yes | 2 years | Depends on major / minor | Individual majors may have different language requirements. Dual enrollment credits are NOT accepted, but credits from another university-level program may be transferred to fulfill requirements. |
University of Florida | 6/6/2016 | 352.392.1365 | Yes | 2 years | Depends on major / minor | Check individual major requirements |
University of Florida - Sarasota - Manatee | 1/10/2017 | 941.359.4200 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | No | Must take at least 1 semester of a language on campus |
University of Miami | 6/6/2016 | 305.284.4323 | Yes | 2 years | Yes | |
University of North Florida | 6/6/2016 | 904.620.2299 | Yes | 2 years | Depends on major / minor | Some majors have additional foreign language requirements |
University of Phoenix - Ft. Lauderdale | 12/7/2016 | 866.766.0766 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
University of Phoenix - Jacksonville | 12/7/2016 | 904.636.6645 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
University of Phoenix - Miramar | 12/7/2016 | 866.766.0766 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
University of Phoenix - Orlando | 12/7/2016 | 407.345.8868 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
University of Phoenix - Temple Terrace | 9/28/2016 | 813.626.7911 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
University of South Florida - Polytechnic | 1/10/2017 | 813.974.2011 | Yes | 2 years | No | ASL courses that are dual-enrollment will fulfill graduation requirements, or transferring ASL credits from another college. |
University of South Florida - St. Petersburg | 1/10/2017 | 727.873.4142 | Yes | 2 years | No | ASL courses that are dual-enrollment will fulfill graduation requirements, or transferring ASL credits from another college. |
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences [does not offer undergraduate degrees] | 1/10/2017 | 800.241.1027 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
University of Tampa | 6/6/2016 | 813.253.6211 | Yes | 2 years | Yes | |
University of West Florida | 6/6/2016 | 850.474.2000 | Yes | 1 year | Yes | |
Valencia College | 6/6/2016 | 407.582.1507 | Yes | 4 years | Yes | |
Virginia College - Fort Pierce | 6/16/2016 | 772.448.2000 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Virginia College - Jacksonville | 6/16/2016 | 904.520.7400 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Virginia College - Pensacola | 6/16/2016 | 850.436.8444 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Warner Southern College [see Warner University] | 6/6/2016 | 863.638.7250 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Warner University | 6/6/2016 | 863.638.7250 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Weber International College | 6/6/2016 | 863.638.2910 | No language pre-requisite | N/A | Yes | |
Wolford College [does not offer undergraduate degrees] | 1/10/2016 | 239.513.1135 | N/A | N/A | N/A |