Virginia

Institution Name	Survey Date	Contact Telephone Number	ASL Study Satisfies Admissions Requirements	Number of Years of ASL Study	ASL Satisfies Graduation Requirements	Notes
Appalachian School of Law [no undergraduate degrees offered]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Argosy University - Washington, DC [located in Arlington, VA]	9/21/2016	703.526.5800	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	No language requirement for graduation
Avrerett University	9/19/2016	434.791.5600	No	N/A	No	Students who have taken ASL in high school are requested to discuss applying with an Academic Affairs counselor. Taking ASL is not grounds for denying admission.
Baptist Theological Seminary - Richmond [no undergraduate degrees offered]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bluefield College	9/19/2016	800.872.0176	Yes	2 years	No	ASL fulfills graduation requirements only if the course is AP-approved or was dual enrollment.
Bridgewater College	9/19/2016	540.828.8000	Yes	3 years	No	Must have at least 2 years of ASL at the college level, or test out.
Bryant and Stratton College - Richmond	1/3/2017	804.745.2444	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Bryant and Stratton College - Virginia Beach	1/3/2017	757.499.7900	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Centura College	1/3/2017	803.754.7544	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Chamberlain College of Nursing - Arlington	9/29/2016	703.416.7300	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes	N/A
Christendom College	9/19/2016	540.636.2900	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	Have to take a language or culture course.
Christopher Newport University	9/19/2016	757.594.7000	Yes	2 years	No	Must take a language on campus for 1 year. Dual-enrollment or transferring ASL credits from other colleges accepted.
College of William and Mary	9/19/2016	757.221.4223	No	N/A	No	Modern Languages Dept. does not recognize ASL as a language.
DeVry University - Arlington	9/19/2016	866.338.7934	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Eastern Mennonite University	9/19/2016	540.432.4000	Yes	2 years	No	Must take 1 semester of a foreign language or a cultural exploration course to graduate
Eastern Virginia Medical School [does not offer undergraduate degrees]	9/19/2016	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ECPI University	9/19/2016	844.334.4466	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine [does not offer undergraduate degrees]	9/19/2016	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Emory and Henry College	9/19/2016	800.848.5493	Yes	2 years	No	ASL fulfills graduation requirements only if it was a dual enrollment course. If not, students must take 1 semester of a language on campus.
Ferrum College	9/19/2016	800.868.9797	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	ASL fulfills graduation requirements if the course was dual enrollment or AP.
George Mason University	9/19/2016	703.993.1000	Yes	3 years	Yes	Must be dual enrollment credits or transfer credits from another institution.
George Washington University - Virginia Science and Technology Campus	9/19/2016	202.994.6040	Yes	2 years	No	Must be dual enrollment credits or transfer credits from another institution.
Hampden-Sydney College	9/19/2016	434.223.6000	No	N/A	No	Credits may be transferred from another institution. School is considering accepting ASL effective 2018.
Hampton University	9/19/2016	757.727.5000	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	Must take 1 semester of a foreign language or a cultural exploration course to graduate
Institute for the Psychological Sciences [does not offer undergraduate degrees]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ITT Technical Institute - Chantilly [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ITT Technical Institute - Norfolk [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ITT Technical Institute - Richmond [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ITT Technical Institute - Roanoke [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ITT Technical Institute - Springfield [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
James Madison University	9/19/2016	540.568.5681	Yes	3 years	No	Must be dual enrollment credits or transfer credits from another institution.
Jefferson College of Health Sciences	9/19/2016	888.985.8483	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	Must be dual enrollment credits or transfer credits from another institution.
Liberty University	9/19/2016	434.582.2000	Yes	1 year	No	Must take foreign language courses on campus. ASL dual enrollment or AP credits are accepted.
Longwood University	9/19/2016	434.395.2000	Yes	2 years	No	Students must either take a placement exam or take 1 semester of any language on campus.
Lynchburg College	9/19/2016	800.426.8101	No	N/A	No
Mary Baldwin College	9/19/2016	540.887.7019	Yes	2 years	No	Must be dual enrollment credits or transfer credits from another institution.
Marymount University	9/19/2016	703.522.5600	No language pre-requisite	1 year	Yes
National College - Salem	1/3/2017	540.986.1800	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Norfolk State University	9/19/2016	800.274.1821	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Old Dominion University	9/19/2016	757.683.3685	Yes	3 years	Yes
Radford University	9/20/2016	540.831.5000	Yes	2 years	Yes
Randolph University	9/20/2016	434.947.8000	Yes	2 years	No	Must take 1 semester of a foreign language or a cultural exploration course to graduate
Randolph-Macon College	9/20/2016	800.888.1762	Yes	2 years	N/A	Must be dual enrollment credits or transfer credits from another institution.
Regent University	9/20/2016	800.373.5504	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	Check individual major requirements
Roanoke University	9/20/2016	540.375.2270	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	Must take 3 semesters of college-level world language on campus or transfer dual enrollment credits.
Sanford-Brown College [closed in 2017]	1/3/2017	703.556.8888	N/A	N/A	N/A
South University - Richmond	1/10/2017	804.727.6800	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
South University - Virginia Beach	1/10/2017	757.493.6900	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Southern Virginia University	9/20/2016	540.261.8400	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	Must be dual enrollment credits or transfer credits from another institution.
St. Paul’s College [closed in 2013]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sweet Briar College	9/20/2016	434.381.6142	Yes	2 years	No	ASL fulfills graduation requirements if the course was dual enrollment or AP.
The Art Institute of Washington	1/3/2017	877.303.3771	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
University of Mary Washington	9/20/2016	540.654.1000	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	ASL fulfills graduation requirements if the course was dual enrollment or credits transferred from another college.
University of Phoenix - Arlington	12/7/2016	571.227.7075	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
University of Phoenix - Glen Allen	12/7/2016	804.281.3900	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
University of Phoenix - Virginia Beach	10/18/2016	757.493.6300	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
University of Richmond	9/20/2016	800.700.1662	No	N/A	No	ASL is accepted if it is AP or dual enrollment.
University of Virginia	9/20/2016	434.982.3200	Yes	3 years	No	ASL fulfills graduation requirements if the course was dual enrollment or credits transferred from another college.
University of Virginia - Hise	9/20/2016	276.328.0100	No	N/A	No	Exploring changing the policies in the near future.
Virginia College - Richmond	6/16/2016	804.977.5100	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Virginia Commonwealth University	9/20/2016	804.828.1222	Yes	2 years	No	ASL fulfills graduation requirements if the course was dual enrollment or AP.
Virginia Intermont College [closed]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Virginia Military Institute	9/20/2016	800.767.4207	No	N/A	No	Must take 1 semester of a spoken language.
Virginia State University	9/20/2016	804.524.5000	No	N/A	No
Virginia Tech University	9/20/2016	540.231.6267	Yes	3 years	Yes
Virginia Union University	9/20/2016	804.342.3570	No	N/A	No
Virginia Wesleyan College	9/21/2016	757.455.3208	No	N/A	No
Washington and Lee University	9/21/2016	540.458.8710	No	N/A	No
Westwood University [closed]		N/A	N/A	N/A	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

Virginia

College Admissions and Graduation Policies
Regarding American Sign Language