Vermont

Institution Name	Survey Date	Contact Telephone Number	ASL Study Satisfies Admissions Requirements	Number of Years of ASL Study	ASL Satisfies Graduation Requirements	Notes
Bennington College	7/14/2016	800.833.6845	Yes	2 years	Yes
Burlington College [closing in 2017]	7/14/2016	802.923.2105	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Castleton State College	8/2/2016	800.639.8521	Yes	1 year	Yes	Can take cultural exploration courses instead of a language to meet entrance and graduation requirements.
Champlain College	8/2/2016	802.860.2727	No	N/A	No
College of St. Joseph	7/14/2016	802.776.5205	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Goddard College	7/15/2016	800.906.8312	Yes	2 years	Yes	All courses are self-designed and anything may be taken for credit, provided there is a professor on campus qualified to teach the topic.
Green Mountain College	7/15/2016	800.776.6675	Yes	1 year	Yes
Johnson State College	7/15/2016	800.635.2356	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Landmark College	7/15/2016	802.387.6718	Yes	1 year	Yes
Lyndon State College	7/15/2016	800.225.1998	Yes	1 year	No	Have to take a language or global studies course for 1 semester.
Marlboro College	8/1/2016	800.343.0049	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Middlebury College	7/15/2016	802.443.3000	Yes	4 years	Yes
Norwich University	7/15/2016	802.485.2001	No	N/A	No
School for International Training [no undergraduate degrees offered]	12/13/2016	800.257.7751	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southern Vermont College	7/18/2016	802.447.6300	Yes	2 years	Yes
St. Michael’s College	8/1/2016	800.762.8000	Yes	3 years	No	All students must take 2 semesters of college-level foreign language. Dual-enrollment credits may be transferred.
Sterling College	7/18/2016	800.648.3591	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
University of Vermont	7/18/2016	802.656.3370	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Check major requirements. International Business majors must take a spoken language.
Vermont College of Fine Arts [no undergraduate degrees offered]	12/13/2016	802.828.8600	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vermont Technical College	7/18/2016	800.442.8821	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes

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

Vermont

College Admissions and Graduation Policies
Regarding American Sign Language