New Hampshire

Institution Name	Survey Date	Contact Telephone Number	ASL Study Satisfies Admissions Requirements	Number of Years of ASL Study	ASL Satisfies Graduation Requirements	Notes
Antioch University of New Hampshire	12/8/2016	603.357.3122	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Chester College of New England [closed]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Colby Sawyer College	7/14/2016	800.272.1015	No	N/A	No
Daniel Webster College	7/15/2016	800.325.6876	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Dartmouth College	7/15/2016	603.646.2875	Yes	4 years	Depends on major / minor	Individual majors may have additional foreign language requirements.
Franklin Pierce University	7/5/2016	603.899.4050	Yes	3 years	Yes
Granite State College	7/5/2016	855.472.4255	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Hesser College [closed]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Keene State College	7/7/2016	800.572.1909	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Depends on major / minor
Magdalen College [closed]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mount Washington College [closed]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
New England College	7/7/2016	603.428.2223	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
New Hampshire Institute of Art	12/8/2016	603.623.0313	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Plymouth State University	7/7/2016	603.535.2243	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Rivier University	7/8/2016	603.897.8507	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	All students must take 1 semester of any language on campus
Southern New Hampshire University	7/8/2016	603.645.9611	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
St. Anselm College	7/8/2016	888.426.7356	Yes	2 years	No	All students must take 1 semester of a global language
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts	12/8/2016	603.880.8308	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	All students must take Latin or Greek
University of New Hampshire	7/8/2016	603.862.1360	Yes	2 years	Yes
University of New Hampshire - Manchester	12/8/2016	603.641.4101	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Depends on major / minor	B.A. majors may have additional foreign language requirements.

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

New Hampshire

College Admissions and Graduation Policies
Regarding American Sign Language