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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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 |