Massachusetts

Institution Name	Survey Date	Contact Telephone Number	ASL Study Satisfies Admissions Requirements	Number of Years of ASL Study	ASL Satisfies Graduation Requirements	Notes
American International College	5/18/2016	413.205.3201	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Amherst College	5/24/2016	413.542.2328	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Andover Newton Theological School [does not offer undergraduate degrees]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Anna Maria College	5/18/2016	508.849.3300	Yes	2 years	Yes
Assumption College	5/19/2016	508.767.7000	Yes	2 years	Yes
Atlantic Union College	12/7/2016	978.368.2000	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Depends on major / minor	Check individual major requirements
Babson College	5/18/2016	781.239.5522	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Bard College Conservatory of Music	7/15/2016	617.876.0956	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Depends on major / minor	Check individual major requirements
Bard College of Simon’s Rock	5/18/2016	413.528.7317	Yes	2 years	No
Bay Path University	5/18/2016	800.782.7284	Yes	2 years	Yes
Bay State College	6/8/2016	617.217.9186	No	N/A	No	Dual enrollment credits for ASL will fulfill the graduation requirement.
Becker College	6/8/2016	508.373.9400	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology	6/8/2016	617.588.1368	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Bentley University	6/10/2016	781.891.2244	Yes	3 years	Yes
Berklee College of Music	6/10/2016	800.237.5533	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Blessed John XII National Seminary [no undergraduate degrees offered]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Boston Architectural College	6/20/2016	617.585.0123	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Boston College	6/10/2016	800.360.2522	Yes	4 years	Depends on major / minor	Dual enrollment credits for ASL will fulfill the graduation requirement.
Boston Conservatory	6/10/2016	617.912.9153	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Boston University	6/21/2016	617.353.2300	Yes	4 years	Depends on major / minor	Some majors have additional foreign language requirements
Brandeis University	6/21/2016	781.736.3500	Yes	3 years	No
Bridgewater State University	6/28/2016	508.531.1237	Yes	2 years	Yes
Cambridge College	7/15/2016	800.829.4723	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Clark University	6/21/2016	508.793.7431	Yes	2 years	No	Dual enrollment credits for ASL will fulfill the graduation requirement.
College of the Holy Cross	6/22/2016	800.442.2421	Yes	2 years	Yes
Conway School of Landscape Design [no undergraduate degrees offered]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Curry College	6/22/2016	617.333.0500	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Dean College	6/22/2016	877.879.3326	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Eastern Nazarene College	6/22/2016	617.745.3000	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	Must take ASL for 2+ years in high school to fulfill both admissions and graduation requirements.
Elms College	6/22/2016	413.592.3189	Yes	2 years	Yes	Must take a proficiency exam and score at the intermediate level. If not, 1-2 semesters required of any language
Emerson College	6/22/2016	617.824.8600	Yes	4 years	Yes
Emmanuel College	6/22/2016	617.735.9715	Yes	2 years	No
Endicott College	6/22/2016	800.325.1114	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	Dual enrollment credits for ASL will fulfill the graduation requirement.
Episcopal Divinity School [no undergraduate degrees offered]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fisher College	6/28/2016	617.236.8818	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Fitchburg State University	6/28/2016	800.705.9692	Yes	2 years	Yes
Framingham State University	6/28/2016	508.626.4500	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Some majors have additional foreign language requirements
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering	6/27/2016	781.292.2222	Yes	3 years	Yes
Gordon College		866.464.6736	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No
Hampshire College	6/27/2016	413.549.4600	No	N/A	No
Harvard University	6/27/2016	617.495.1551	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Depends on major / minor
Hebrew College	12/7/2016	617.559.8600	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	All majors require studying Hebrew
Hellenic College Holy Cross	6/27/2016	617.850.1285	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Depends on major / minor	Check individual major requirements
Hult International Business School	6/28/2016	617.746.1990	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
ITT Technical Institute - Boston North [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ITT Technical Institute - Boston South [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Labouré College	6/28/2016	617.322.3575	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Lasell College	12/7/2016	617.243.2000	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Dual enrollment credits for ASL will fulfill the graduation requirement.
Lesley University	6/27/2016	617.649.8800	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Depends on major / minor	Dual enrollment credits for ASL will fulfill the graduation requirement.
Longy School of Music [see Bard College Conservatory of Music]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Massachusetts College of Art and Design	6/28/2016	617.879.7222	Yes	2 years	Yes
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	6/28/2016	800.969.6252	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Check individual major requirements
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	6/28/2016	617.879.5964	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	6/28/2016	617.253.3400	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Massachusetts Maritime Academy	6/28/2016	508.830.5000	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Only Business majors must take an additional semester of foreign language on campus.
Merrimack College	6/29/2016	978.837.5000	Yes	1 year	No	Dual enrollment credits for ASL will fulfill the graduation requirement.
MGH Institute of Health Professions	6/29/2016	617.726.1304	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Montserrat College of Art	6/29/2016	800.836.0487	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Mount Holyoke College	6/29/2016	413.538.2023	Yes	3 years	No	All students must take 1 semester of any language on campus
Mount Ida College	6/30/2016	617.928.4553	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
National Graduate School of Quality Management	12/7/2016	800.838.2580	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No
New England College of Business	6/30/2016	800.997.1673	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
New England Conservatory of Music	6/30/2016	617.585.1101	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	Dual enrollment credits for ASL will fulfill the graduation requirement.
New England Institute of Art		800.903.4425	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
New England Law - Boston [no undergraduate degrees offered]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
New England School of Acupuncture [see Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
New England School of Optometry [no undergraduate degrees offered]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Newbury College	6/30/2016	617.730.7007	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Nichols College	6/20/2016	800.470.3379	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No
Northeastern University	6/30/2016	617.373.2200	Yes	4 years	Depends on major / minor	Check individual major requirements
Northpoint Bible College	10/20/2016	978.478.3400	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Depends on major / minor
Pine Manor College	9/30/2016	617.731.7011	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Regis College	7/14/2016	781.768.7100	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Check individual major requirements
Salem State University	6/28/2016	978.542.6200	Yes	2 years	Yes
Simmons College	6/30/2016	617.521.2051	Yes	3 years	No	Must take 1 semester of a foreign language or a cultural exploration course to graduate
Smith College	6/30/2016	800.383.3232	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Depends on major / minor	Check individual major requirements
Southern New England School of Law [closed]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Springfield College	6/30/2016	413.748.3000	Yes	2 years	Yes
St. John's Seminary [no undergraduate degrees offered]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stonehill College	6/30/2016	888.694.4554	Yes	2 years	No	All students have to take 2 semesters of foreign language on campus. Dual enrollment credits for ASL are accepted.
Suffolk University	6/30/2016	800.678.3365	Yes	2 years	Yes
Tufts School of the Museum of Fine Arts [see Tufts University]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tufts University	7/5/2016	617.627.3170	Yes	2 years	Yes	Will need to take a proficiency exam in ASL.
University of Massachusetts - Amherst	7/5/2016	413.545.0222	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Check individual major requirements
University of Massachusetts - Boston	7/5/2016	617.287.6100	Yes	2 years	Yes	Must take 3 years of ASL in high school to fulfill admissions and graduation requirements.
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth	7/18/2016	508.999.8605	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	College of Arts & Science majors must demonstrate proficiency at the 202 level or higher.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell	7/5/2016	978.934.3931	Yes	2 years	Yes
University of Phoenix - Boston	12/7/2016	508.614.4100	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Wellsley College	7/15/2016	781.283.2270	Yes	3 years	No	Will need to take 1 year of any language on campus
Wentworth Institute of Technology	7/5/2016	800.556.0610	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Western New England University	7/5/2016	800.325.1122	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Westfield State University	6/28/2016	413.572.5218	Yes	2 years	Yes
Wheaton College	7/5/2016	508.286.8251	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	All students must take 2 semesters of any language offered on campus.
Wheelock College	7/5/2016	617.879.2206	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Williams College	7/5/2016	413.597.2211	Yes	3 years	Yes
Worcester State University	6/28/2016	508.929.8040	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Dual enrollment credits for ASL will fulfill the graduation requirement.
Worchester Polytechnic Institute	12/7/2016	508.831.5000	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Zion Bible College [see Northpoint Bible College]		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

Massachusetts

College Admissions and Graduation Policies
Regarding American Sign Language