College Admissions and Graduation Policies
Regarding American Sign Language
A project by Jason E. Zinza, PhD
Institution Name | Survey Date | Contact Telephone Number | ASL Study Satisfies Admissions Requirements | Number of Years of ASL Study | ASL Satisfies Graduation Requirements | Notes |
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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 |