New Mexico

Institution Name	Survey Date	Contact Telephone Number	ASL Study Satisfies Admissions Requirements	Number of Years of ASL Study	ASL Satisfies Graduation Requirements	Notes
Art Center Design College - Albuquerque [see Southwest University of Visual Arts - Albuquerque]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brookline College - Albuquerque	7/6/2016	505.880.2877	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Eastern New Mexico University	7/7/2016	800.367.3668	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	Dual enrollment or other college-level ASL courses may be transferred to fulfill graduation requirements.
Institute of American Indian Arts	7/7/2016	505.424.2311	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	Must take a Native American language.
ITT Technical Institute - Albuquerque [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Navajo Technical University	7/7/2016	505.786.4100	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
New Mexico Highlands University	7/7/2016	505.425.7511	Yes	2 years	Yes
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	7/7/2016	575.835.5424	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
New Mexico State University	7/7/2016	575.646.3121	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Some majors have additional foreign language requirements
Northern New Mexico College	7/7/2016	505.747.2100	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Depends on major / minor	Some majors have additional foreign language requirements
Santa Fe University of Art and Design	7/7/2016	505.473.6011	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute	7/7/2016	800.586.7474	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Southwest University of Visual Arts - Albuquerque	7/7/2016	505.254.7575	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Southwestern College - Santa Fe [no undergraduate degrees are offered]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
St. John's College - Santa Fe	7/7/2016	505.984.6000	Yes	3 years	No	All students must take Greek
University of New Mexico	7/7/2016	505.277.8900	Yes	2 years	No	Must take 1 semester of a foreign language or a cultural exploration course to graduate. Can transfer dual enrollment or credits from college-level ASL courses to fulfill the graduation requirement.
University of Phoenix - Albuquerque	10/18/2016	505.821.4800	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
University of Phoenix - Santa Teresa	10/18/2016	575.874.4600	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
University of the Southwest	7/7/2016	575.392.6561	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No
Western New Mexico University	7/7/2016	575.538.6000	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Depends on major / minor	Individual 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 Mexico

College Admissions and Graduation Policies
Regarding American Sign Language