Montana

Institution Name	Survey Date	Contact Telephone Number	ASL Study Satisfies Admissions Requirements	Number of Years of ASL Study	ASL Satisfies Graduation Requirements	Notes
Carroll College	6/22/2016	800.992.3648	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Students in the honors program must take 1 semester of a language on campus.
Montana Bible College	10/21/2016	406.586.3585	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Montana State University - Billings	6/22/2016	406.657.2158	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Some majors have additional foreign language requirements
Montana State University - Bozeman	6/22/2016	406.994.2452	Yes	2 years	Yes
Montana State University - Northern	6/22/2016	406.268.3704	Yes	2 years	Yes
Montana Tech	6/22/2016	406.496.4256	Yes	2 years	Yes
Rocky Mountain College	6/22/2016	406.657.1092	No	N/A	No
Salish Kootenai College	6/22/2016	406.275.4800	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
University of Great Falls	6/23/2016	406.791.5202	Yes	2 years	Yes
University of Montana - Missoula	6/22/2016	406.243.6266	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Some majors have additional foreign language requirements
University of Montana - Western	6/22/2016	406.683.7331	Yes	2 years	Yes

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

Montana

College Admissions and Graduation Policies
Regarding American Sign Language