Oregon

Institution Name	Survey Date	Contact Telephone Number	ASL Study Satisfies Admissions Requirements	Number of Years of ASL Study	ASL Satisfies Graduation Requirements	Notes
Concordia University - Portland	7/15/2016	503.288.9371	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Corban University	7/15/2016	503.581.8600	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	B.A. students must take a language on campus. B.S. students have no additional language requirements.
Eastern Oregon University	7/15/2016	541.962.3672	Yes	2 years	Yes
Eugene Bible College [see Northwest Christian University]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
George Fox University	7/15/2016	503.538.8383	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
ITT Technical Institute - Portland [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ITT Technical Institute - Salem [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lewis and Clark College	7/15/2016	503.768.7040	Yes	3 years	No	Will need to take 1 semester of foreign language on campus
Linfield College	7/15/2016	503.883.2200	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	B.A. students are required to take 1 year of language on campus or transfer dual enrollment credits. B.S. students do not need to take additional language.
Marylhurst University	7/15/2016	503.699.6268	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Multnomah University	7/15/2016	503.351.6485	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
National College of Natural Medicine	7/15/2016	503.552.1555	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Northwest Christian University	7/15/2016	541.343.1641	Yes	1 year	No	All B.A. students must take 1 year of foreign language on campus.
Oregon College of Art and Craft	7/15/2016	971.255.4192	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Oregon Health and Science University [does not offer undergraduate programs]	7/15/2016	503.494.8311	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oregon Institute of Technology	7/15/2016	541.885.1000	Yes	2 years	Yes
Oregon State University - Corvallis	7/15/2016	541.737.1000	Yes	2 years	Yes
Pacific Northwest College of Art	7/15/2016	503.226.4391	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Pacific University	7/15/2016	503.352.6151	Yes	2 years	No	Only college-level credits in ASL will fulfill graduation requirements.
Pioneer Pacific College	7/15/2016	503.682.3903	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Portland State University	7/15/2016	503.725.3000	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Reed College	7/15/2016	503.777.7511	Yes	2 years	No	Must take 1 year of language on campus
Southern Oregon University	7/15/2016	541.552.7672	Yes	2 years	Yes
The Art Institute of Portland	7/15/2016	888.228.6528	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
University of Oregon	7/15/2016	800.231.3825	Yes	2 years	Yes
University of Phoenix - Tigard	9/28/2016	503.495.2900	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
University of Portland	7/18/2016	503.943.7147	Yes	2 years	No	B.A. students need to take 1 year of foreign language on campus. B.S. students have no further foreign language requirement
University of Western States	12/13/2016	800.641.5641	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Warner Pacific College	7/15/2016	503.517.1000	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Western Oregon University	7/15/2016	503.838.8000	Yes	2 years	Yes
Western Seminary [does not offer undergraduate degrees]	12/13/2016	503.517.1800	N/A	N/A	N/A
Willamette University	7/15/2016	503.370.6303	Yes	3 years	No	Students need to take 1 year of language on campus or test out of it via a proficiency exam.

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

Oregon

College Admissions and Graduation Policies
Regarding American Sign Language