South Carolina

Institution Name	Survey Date	Contact Telephone Number	ASL Study Satisfies Admissions Requirements	Number of Years of ASL Study	ASL Satisfies Graduation Requirements	Notes
Allen University	9/21/2016	803.376.5700	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	Accepts ASL if it is dual enrollment credit or has an AP exam score of 3+.
Anderson University	9/21/2016	765.649.9071	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No
Art Institute of Charleston	9/21/2016	866.211.0107	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Benedict College	9/21/2016	803.705.4910	No	N/A	No
Bob Jones University	9/21/2016	864.242.5100	Yes	2 years	No	Requirement met if the AP exam is taken, or takes ASL in high school for 4 full years
Charleston School of Law [does not offer undergraduate degrees]	12/13/2016	843.377.2143	N/A	N/A	N/A
Charleston Southern University	9/21/2016	843.863.7000	No	N/A	No	School does not recognize ASL as a foreign language
Claflin University	9/21/2016	803.535.5000	Yes	2 years	No
Clemson University	9/21/2016	864.656.3311	Yes	2 years	Yes	Will need to take a proficiency exam
Clinton College	9/21/2016	803.327.7402	No	N/A	No
Coastal Carolina University	9/21/2016	843.347.3161	No	N/A	Depends on major / minor
College of Charleston	9/21/2016	843.805.5507	No	N/A	No
Columbia International University	9/21/2016	803.754.4100	No	N/A	No
Converse College	9/21/2016	864.596.9040	Yes	2 years	No	Must be AP level
Erksine College	9/21/2016	800.241.8721	Yes	2 years	No
Francis Marion University	9/21/2016	800.368.7551	Yes	2 years	Yes	Accepting ASL to fulfill entrance and graduation requirements goes into effect in Fall 2018.
Furman University	9/21/2016	864.294.2034	No	N/A	No
ITT Technical Institute - Columbia [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ITT Technical Institute - Greenville [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ITT Technical Institute - Myrtle Beach [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ITT Technical Institute - North Charleston [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Johnson and Wales University - Charleston	9/21/2016	866.598.2427	No	N/A	No
Lander University	9/21/2016	864.388.8000	No	N/A	No
Limestone College	12/13/2016	864.488.4552	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Medical University of South Carolina	9/21/2016	843.792.2300	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No
Morris College	9/21/2016	803.778.1620	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor
Newberry College	9/21/2016	800.845.4955	Yes	1 year	No	Must take 1 year of any language on campus
North Greenville University	9/21/2016	864.977.7001	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Depends on major / minor
Presbyterian College	9/21/2016	864.833.2820	Yes	2 years	No	Must be college-level classes, transferred in from another college or dual enrollment credits.
Remington College - Columbia	10/18/2016	803.265.4398	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Saint Leo University	9/21/2016	352.588.8200	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No
Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic [does not offer undergraduate degrees]	12/13/2016	864.578.8770	N/A	N/A	N/A
South Carolina State University	9/21/2016	803.536.7186	Yes	2 years	No
South University - Columbia	12/13/2016	803.799.9082	No language pre-requisite	NA	Yes
Southern Methodist College	9/21/2016	803.534.7826	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
The Citadel	9/21/2016	843.225.3294	No	N/A	No
University of Phoenix - Columbia	12/7/2016	803.699.5096	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
University of South Carolina - Aiken	9/21/2016	803.641.3366	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor
University of South Carolina - Columbia	9/21/2016	803.777.7700	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor
University of South Carolina - Lancaster	9/21/2016	803.313.7000	No	N/A	No	Will accept college-level dual enrollment classes or credits transferred from another college.
University of South Carolina - Salkehatchie	9/21/2016	803.584.3446	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
University of South Carolina - Sumter	9/21/2016	803.775.8727	No	N/A	No	Will accept college-level dual enrollment classes or credits transferred from another college.
University of South Carolina - Union	9/21/2016	864.424.8100	No	N/A	No	Will accept college-level dual enrollment classes or credits transferred from another college.
Virginia College - Charleston	6/16/2016	843.614.4300	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Virginia College - Columbia	6/16/2016	803.509.7100	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Virginia College - Florence	6/16/2016	843.407.2200	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Virginia College - Greenville	12/13/2016	864.679.4900	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Virginia College - Spartanburg	6/16/2016	864.504.3200	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Voorhees College	9/21/2016	803.793.1290	No	N/A	No
W.L. Bonner College	12/13/2016	803.457.6112	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Webster University	9/21/2016	314.968.6900	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Winthrop University	9/21/2016	800.946.8476	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor
Wofford College	9/21/2016	864.597.4000	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

South Carolina

College Admissions and Graduation Policies
Regarding American Sign Language