Pennsylvania

Institution Name	Survey Date	Contact Telephone Number	ASL Study Satisfies Admissions Requirements	Number of Years of ASL Study	ASL Satisfies Graduation Requirements	Notes
Albright College	9/19/2016	800.252.1856	Yes	2 years	No	Will need to take 3 semesters of a spoken language
Allegheny College	9/19/2016	800.521.5293	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Alvernia University	9/19/2016	888.258.3764	Yes	2 years	No	Will need to take 2 semesters of a spoken language
Arcadia University	9/19/2016	877.272.2342	Yes	3 years	No	All students need to take 1-2 semesters of language on campus
Baptist Bible College and Seminary [SEE SUMMIT UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Biblical Theological Seminary [does not offer undergraduate degrees]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bloomsburg University	9/19/2016	570.389.4000	Yes	2 years	No	All ASL students must take a placement exam in ASL. Depending on results, further foreign language might be waived (or not).
Bryn Athyn College	9/19/2016	267.502.6000	Yes	2 years	No	All students need to take 1 semester of foreign language or transfer dual enrollment credits
Bryn Mawr College	9/19/2016	610.526.5000	Yes	4 years	No	All students must take 1 year of any language on campus.
Bucknell University	9/19/2016	570.577.2000	Yes	2 years	No	Students must take at least 1 semester of foreign language on campus
Cabrini University	9/19/2016	610.902.8100	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	All students must take 2 semesters of any foreign language offered on campus
Cairn University	9/20/2016	800.366.0049	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Depends on major / minor	Individual majors may have additional foreign language requirements. Can fulfill these requirements by transferring dual enrollment credits in ASL
California University of Pennsylvania	9/19/2016	724.938.4000	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
Calvary Baptist Theological Seminary [closed]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Carlow University	9/19/2016	800.333.2275	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
Carnegie Mellon University	9/19/2016	412.268.2000	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Cedar Crest College	9/19/2016	800.360.1222	Yes	2 years	No	Must take 1-2 semesters of a language offered on campus
Central Penn College	9/19/2016	800.759.2727	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
Chatham University	9/19/2016	800.837.1290	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Chestnut Hill College	9/19/2016	215.248.7001	Yes	2 years	No	Must take 1 year of foreign language on campus
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania	9/20/2016	610.399.2275	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Clarion University of Pennsylvania	9/19/2016	800.672.7171	Yes	3 years	Yes	N/A
Clarks Summit University of Pennsylvania	9/26/2016	570.586.2400	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
Curtis Institute of Music	9/19/2016	215.717.3117	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Delaware Valley University	9/19/2016	800.233.5825	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
DeSales University	9/19/2016	610.282.1100	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
DeVry University - Ft. Washington	9/19/2016	215.591.5700	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	No language requirement for graduation
DeVry University - Philadelphia	9/19/2016	215.568.2911	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	No language requirement for graduation
Dickinson College	9/19/2016	800.644.1773	Yes	2 years	No	Can transfer ASL credits or dual enrollment credits, or take 1 year on campus. Note: ASL does not fulfill International Studies or International Business Management majors
Drexel University	9/19/2016	215.895.2000	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Depends on major / minor	Arts and Sciences: May need to take 1 semester of foreign language. B.S. students have no further foreign language requirement
Duquesne University	9/19/2016	412.396.6222	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	School of Liberal Arts majors requires 1-2 semesters of foreign language on campus
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	9/19/2016	570.422.3211	Yes	1 year	Yes	N/A
Eastern University	9/19/2016	610.341.5800	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	B.A. students must take 2 semesters of any language on campus or transfer dual enrollment credit. B.S. students have no further foreign language requirements.
Edinboro University	9/19/2016	814.732.2000	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
Elizabethtown College	9/20/2016	717.361.1000	Yes	2 years	No	ASL is discouraged by will be accepted for admissions purposes.
Evangelical Seminary [does not offer undergraduate degrees]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Franklin & Marshall College	9/19/2016	717.358.3911	Yes	3 years	Depends on major / minor	May need to take 1-2 semesters depending on major chosen.
Gannon University	9/19/2016	814.871.7000	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Each major has different requirements.
Geneva College	9/20/2016	800.847.8255	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Gettysburg College	9/20/2016	717.337.6300	Yes	2 years	No	Will need to take at least 1 year of foreign language courses or transfer dual enrollment credits
Gratz College [CLOSING UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS IN 2017]	9/20/2016	215.635.7300	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grove City College	9/20/2016	724.458.2000	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	Must take 1 year of spoken language
Gwynedd Mercy University	9/23/2016	215.646.7300	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
Harrisburg University of Sciences and Technology	9/26/2016	717.901.5100	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
Haverford College	9/20/2016	610.896.1000	Yes	2 years	No	All students need to take 1 year of foreign language on campus
Holy Family University - Bensalem	9/20/2016	215.637.7700	Yes	2 years	No	Must take 2 semesters on campus
Holy Family University - Newtown	9/20/2016	215.637.7700	Yes	2 years	No	Must take 2 semesters on campus
Holy Family University - Philadelphia	9/20/2016	215.637.7700	Yes	2 years	No	Must take 2 semesters on campus
Immaculata University	9/20/2016	610.647.4400	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	College of Liberal Arts requires 1 year of foreign language on campus
Indiana University of Pennsylvania	9/26/2016	724.357.2100	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Check individual major requirements
ITT Technical Institute - Bucks County [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ITT Technical Institute - Northwest Philadelphia [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ITT Technical Institute - Philadelphia [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ITT Technical Institute - Pittsburgh [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ITT Technical Institute - Tarentum [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ITT Technical Institute - Wilkes-Barre / Scranton [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ITT Technical State - Harrisburg [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Juniata College	9/27/2016	877.586.4282	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Keystone College	9/20/2016	570.945.8111	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
King’s College	9/20/2016	888.546.4772	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Kutztown University	9/20/2016	610.683.4000	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
La Roche College	9/20/2016	412.367.9300	No	N/A	No	N/A
La Salle University	9/23/2016	215.951.1000	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Lafayette College	9/20/2016	610.330.5000	Yes	2 years	No	Must take 1 semester on campus
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine [does not offer undergraduate degrees]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lancaster Bible College	9/20/2016	717.569.7071	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
Lebanon Valley College	9/20/2016	866.582.4236	Yes	2 years	No	Must take 2 semesters on campus or transfer dual enrollment credit for ASL
Lehigh University	9/26/2016	610.758.3000	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Lincoln University	9/23/2016	484.365.8000	Yes	1 year	No	All students need to take 2 semesters on campus or transfer dual enrollment credits
Lock Haven University	9/20/2016	570.484.2011	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
Lycoming College	9/20/2016	570.321.4000	Yes	2 years	No	Must take 1-2 semesters of a language offered on campus
Mansfield University	9/20/2016	800.577.6826	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Some majors require foreign language study, but others do not
Marywood University	9/20/2016	570.348.6211	Yes	2 years	No	All students need to take 1-2 semesters of language on campus
Mercyhurst University	9/20/2016	814.824.2000	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Messiah College	9/20/2016	717.766.2511	Yes	3 years	No	All students must take 3 semesters of foreign language on campus or transfer dual enrollment credits
Millersville University	9/20/2016	717.871.4636	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Misericordia University	9/20/2016	570.674.6400	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
Moore College of Arts & Design	9/20/2016	215.965.4000	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
Moravian College	9/23/2016	610.861.1320	Yes	2 years	No	Must take 2 semesters of spoken language
Mt. Aloysius College	9/23/2016	888.823.2220	Yes	3 years	Yes	3+ years of ASL in high school waives foreign language requirement. If take 2 years or fewer, must take 2 semesters in ASL on campus
Muhlenberg College	9/20/2016	484.664.3100	Yes	3 years	Yes	N/A
Neumann University	9/20/2016	610.459.0905	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Peirce College	9/20/2016	215.545.6400	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts	9/20/2016	215.972.7600	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
Pennsylvania College of Arts & Design	9/20/2016	717.396.7833	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences	9/23/2016	800.622.5443	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
Pennsylvania State Law [does not offer undergraduate degrees]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pennsylvania State University - Abington	9/26/2016	215.881.7300	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Pennsylvania State University - Allegheny	9/23/2016	412.675.9000	Yes	2 years	No	Will need to take 1-2 semesters of a spoken language
Pennsylvania State University - Altoona	9/26/2016	814.949.5466	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Check individual major requirements
Pennsylvania State University - Beaver	9/23/2016	724.773.3800	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Pennsylvania State University - Behrend	9/23/2016	814.898.6000	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Pennsylvania State University - Berks County	9/23/2016	610.396.6000	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	B.A. students may need to take 1-2 semesters of foreign language on campus unless 3+ years of ASL were taken in high school. B.S. students have no further foreign language requirements.
Pennsylvania State University - Brandywine	9/23/2016	610.892.1200	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Check major requirements. College of Communications may have different requirements.
Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine [does not offer undergraduate degrees]	9/23/2016	717.531.8521	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson Law [does not offer undergraduate degrees]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pennsylvania State University - DuBois	9/23/2016	800.346.7627	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Check individual major requirements
Pennsylvania State University - Fayette	9/23/2016	724.430.4100	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	B.A. students need to take 2 semesters of a foreign language on campus. B.S. students have no further foreign language requirements.
Pennsylvania State University - Great Valley [does not offer undergraduate degrees]	9/23/2016	610.548.3200	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pennsylvania State University - Greater Allegheny	9/23/2016	412.675.9000	Yes	2 years	No	Will need to take 1 semester of foreign language on campus
Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg	9/23/2016	717.948.6250	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Pennsylvania State University - Hazleton	9/23/2016	570.450.3000	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Pennsylvania State University - Lehigh Valley	9/23/2016	610.285.5000	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Pennsylvania State University - Mont Alto	9/23/2016	717.749.6000	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Pennsylvania State University - New Kensington	9/23/2016	888.968.7297	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor
Pennsylvania State University - Pennsylvania College of Technology	9/26/2016	570.327.4761	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
Pennsylvania State University - Schuylkill	9/23/2016	570.385.6152	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Pennsylvania State University - Shenango	9/23/2016	724.983.2803	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Pennsylvania State University - University Park	9/23/2016	814.865.5471	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Pennsylvania State University - Wilkes Barre	9/26/2016	570.675.9238	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Pennsylvania State University - Worthington Scranton	9/27/2016	570.963.2500	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Depends on major / minor	Check individual major requirements
Pennsylvania State University - York	9/26/2016	717.771.4000	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Philadelphia Biblical University [SEE CAIRN UNIVERSITY]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine [does not offer undergraduate degrees]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Philadelphia University	9/26/2016	215.951.2800	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
Point Park University	9/26/2016	412.391.4100	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College [does not offer undergraduate degrees]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Robert Morris University - Pennsylvania	9/26/2016	800.762.0097	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
Rosemont College	9/26/2016	610.526.2966	Yes	2 years	No	Must take 2 semesters on campus or transfer ASL dual enrollment credits.
Salus University	9/26/2016	215.780.1400	Yes	3 years	Yes	No language requirement for graduation
Seton Hill University	9/26/2016	724.838.4281	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	B.A. students need to take 1 year of foreign language on campus. B.S. students have no further foreign language requirement
Shippensburg University	9/26/2016	717.477.7447	Yes	3 years	Yes	N/A
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	9/26/2016	800.778.9111	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	B.A. students may need to take 1-2 semesters of foreign language on campus. B.S. students have no further foreign language requirement.
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary [does not offer undergraduate degrees]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
St. Francis University	9/26/2016	814.472.3000	Yes	2 years	No	Must take an ASL placement exam or transfer dual enrollment credits
St. Joseph's University	9/26/2016	610.660.1000	Yes	2 years	No	Must take 2 semesters on campus
St. Vincent College	9/26/2016	724.532.6600	Yes	3 years	No	All students must take 2-4 semesters of foreign language courses on campus
Susquehanna University	9/26/2016	570.374.0101	Yes	2 years	No	All students must take 2 semesters of foreign language on campus
Swarthmore College	9/26/2016	610.328.8000	Yes	3 years	No	Must take one year of foreign language on campus
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia	9/26/2016	215.473.8240	No	N/A	No	All students must take Hebrew
Temple University	9/26/2016	215.204.7000	No	N/A	No	N/A
The American College of Financial Services [does not offer undergraduate degrees]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
The Art Institute of Philadelphia	9/26/2016	800.275.2474	Yes	1 year	Yes	No language requirement for graduation
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh	9/26/2016	412.263.6600	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	No language requirement for graduation
The Art Institute of York [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College	9/26/2016	215.222.4200	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	No language requirement for graduation
The United States Army War College [does not offer undergraduate degrees]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Thiel College	9/26/2016	724.589.2345	Yes	2 years	No	All students must take 1 year on campus or transfer ASL dual enrollment credits
Thomas Jefferson University	9/26/2016	215.503.8890	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
University of Pennsylvania	9/26/2016	215.898.7507	Yes	4 years	No	Arts & Sciences majors must take an ASL proficiency exam. Foreign language requirement may be waived depending on score. Wharton School of Business does not accept ASL. Other schools: ASL accepted without further foreign language requirements.
University of Phoenix - Philadelphia	10/18/2016	267.234.2000	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
University of Pittsburgh - Bradford	9/26/2016	800.872.1787	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Must look at major requirements for specific information
University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg	9/26/2016	724.837.7040	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor
University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown	9/26/2016	814.269.7050	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh	9/26/2016	412.624.4141	Yes	3 years	No	Will need to take 1 semester of foreign language on campus
University of Pittsburgh - Titusville	9/26/2016	814.827.4509	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor
University of Scranton	9/26/2016	888.727.2686	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
University of the Arts	9/26/2016	215.717.6049	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia	9/26/2016	888.996.8747	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
Ursinus College	9/26/2016	610.409.3000	Yes	2 years	No	All students must take 2 semesters of any foreign language on campus
Valley Forge Christian University	9/26/2016	610.935.0450	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Villanova University	9/26/2016	610.519.4500	No	N/A	No	N/A
Washington and Jefferson College	9/27/2016	724.223.6025	Yes	2 years	No	All students take two semesters on campus. Can take ASL through a neighboring school.
Waynesburg University	9/26/2016	800.225.7393	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
West Chester University	9/26/2016	610.436.1000	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor
Westminster College	9/26/2016	724.946.7100	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A
Widener University - Harrisburg	9/26/2016	888.943.3637	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Only International Business or International Relations requires a foreign language.
Widener University - Main Campus	9/26/2016	888.943.3637	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Only International Business or International Relations requires a foreign language.
Wilkes University	9/26/2016	800.945.5378	Yes	2 years	No	Must take 1 semester of a foreign language or a cultural exploration course to graduate
Wilson College	9/27/2016	717.264.4141	No	N/A	No	If a high school student has taken ASL and applies, the admissions department will look for a strong academic background in other courses taken. If admitted to Wilson, all students must take 2 semesters of a foreign language on campus. Dual enrollment credits in ASL are not accepted.
Yeshiva Beth Moshe	9/26/2016	717.346.1747	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	Must take Hebrew
York College of Pennsylvania	9/26/2016	717.846.7788	Yes	2 years	Yes	N/A

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

Pennsylvania

College Admissions and Graduation Policies
Regarding American Sign Language