New Jersey

Institution Name	Survey Date	Contact Telephone Number	ASL Study Satisfies Admissions Requirements	Number of Years of ASL Study	ASL Satisfies Graduation Requirements	Notes
Berkeley College	6/30/2016	800.446.5400	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Depends on major / minor	International Business requires French or Spanish to graduate with that major.
Bloomfield College	6/30/2016	973.748.9000	Yes	2 years	No	Dual enrollment credits for ASL will fulfill the graduation requirement.
Caldwell University	6/30/2016	973.618.3000	Yes	2 years	Yes
Centenary College	6/30/2016	800.236.8679	Yes	2 years	No	Dual enrollment credits for ASL will fulfill the graduation requirement.
Chamberlain College of Nursing - North Brunswick	9/29/2016	732.875.1300	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
College of St. Elizabeth	7/6/2016	800.210.7900	Yes	2 years	Yes
DeVry University - Cherry Hill	9/19/2016	856.317.4400	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
DeVry University - North Brunswick	1/13/2017	732.729.3960	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
DeVry University - Paramus	9/19/2016	201.556.2840	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Drew University	6/30/2016	973.408.3000	Yes	2 years	No
Fairleigh Dickinson University	6/30/2016	973.443.8900	Yes	2 years	No	Dual enrollment credits for ASL will fulfill the graduation requirement.
Felician College	6/30/2016	201.559.6000	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Depends on major / minor	Some majors have additional foreign language requirements
Georgian Court University	7/5/2016	732.987.2700	Yes	2 years	No	Will need to take 1 humanities course (either foreign language, art, or drama).
ITT Technical Institute - Marlton [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kean University	6/30/2016	908.737.7100	No	N/A	No
Monmouth University	6/30/2016	732.571.3456	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	Dual enrollment credits for ASL will fulfill the graduation requirement.
Montclair State University	7/16/2016	973.655.4000	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
New Brunswick Theological Seminary [no undergraduate degrees offered]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
New Jersey City University	6/30/2016	201.200.2000	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
New Jersey Institute of Technology	6/30/2016	973.596.3300	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Pillar College	6/30/2016	800.234.9305	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Princeton Theological Seminary [no undergraduate degrees offered]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Princeton University	6/30/2016	609.258.3060	No	N/A	No	ASL is not accepted because it is not foreign, verbal, or written.
Rabbinical College of America [no undergraduate degrees offered]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ramapo College of New Jersey	7/5/2016	201.684.7300	Yes	2 years	No
Rider University	7/5/2016	800.257.9026	Yes	2 years	No	Dual enrollment credits for ASL will fulfill the graduation requirement.
Rowan University	7/5/2016	877.787.6926	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	Dual enrollment credits for ASL will fulfill the graduation requirement.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	7/5/2016	856.225.6104	Yes	2 years	Yes
Seton Hall University	7/5/2016	800.843.4255	Yes	2 years	No	Dual enrollment credits for ASL will fulfill the graduation requirement.
Somerset Christian College [see Pillar College]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
St. Peters University	7/5/2016	888.772.9933	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Depends on major / minor	Some majors have additional foreign language requirements
Stevens Institute of Technology	7/5/2016	201.216.5194	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Stockton University	7/5/2016	609.652.1776	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	Dual enrollment credits for ASL will fulfill the graduation requirement.
The College of New Jersey	6/30/2016	609.771.2131	Yes	1 year	Depends on major / minor	Individual majors may have additional foreign language requirements.
Thomas Edison State College	8/2/2016	888.442.8372	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Depends on major / minor	Check individual major requirements
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey [see Rutgers]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Phoenix - Jersey City	10/18/2016	201.610.1408	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
William Patterson University	8/2/2016	973.720.2125	No language pre-requisite	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

New Jersey

College Admissions and Graduation Policies
Regarding American Sign Language