Mississippi

Institution Name	Survey Date	Contact Telephone Number	ASL Study Satisfies Admissions Requirements	Number of Years of ASL Study	ASL Satisfies Graduation Requirements	Notes
Alcorn State University	9/1/2016	601.877.6100	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Belhaven University	9/1/2016	800.960.5940	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No
Blue Mountain College	12/8/2016	662.685.4771	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Depends on major / minor	B.A. majors may have additional foreign language requirements. B.S. majors have no additional language requirements.
Delta State University	9/2/2016	662.846.3000	No	N/A	No
ITT Technical Institute - Jackson [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jackson State University	7/20/2016	800.848.6817	No	N/A	No
Magnolia Bible College [closed]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Millsaps College	7/19/2016	601.974.1000	Yes	3 years	Yes
Mississippi College	7/19/2016	601.925.3000	No	N/A	No
Mississippi State University	7/18/2016	662.325.2224	No	N/A	No
Mississippi University for Women	7/18/2016	662.329.4750	No	N/A	No
Mississippi Valley State University	7/18/2016	662.254.3347	No	N/A	No
Rust College	7/18/2016	662.252.8000	No	N/A	No
Southeastern Bible College of Mississippi	12/8/2016	601.426.6346	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No
Tougaloo College	7/17/2016	601.977.7700	No	N/A	No
University of Mississippi	8/6/2016	662.915.7226	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No
University of Mississippi Medical Center	7/18/2016	601.984.1100	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No
University of Southern Mississippi	7/18/2016	601.266.1000	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No
Virginia College - Biloxi	6/16/2016	228.546.9100	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Virginia College - Jackson	6/16/2016	601.977.0960	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Wesley Biblical Seminary [no undergraduate degrees offered]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wesley College of Mississippi [closed]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
William Carey College	7/18/2016	601.318.6116	No	N/A	No

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

Mississippi

College Admissions and Graduation Policies
Regarding American Sign Language