West Virginia

Institution Name	Survey Date	Contact Telephone Number	ASL Study Satisfies Admissions Requirements	Number of Years of ASL Study	ASL Satisfies Graduation Requirements	Notes
Alderson Broaddus College	7/19/2016	304.457.1700	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Depends on major / minor	Check major requirements. International Studies requires a spoken language.
American Public University	12/13/2016	877.755.2787	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Appalachian Bible College	10/18/2016	304.877.6428	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Bethany College	7/19/2016	304.829.7000	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Bluefield State College	7/19/2016	304.327.4000	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Depends on major / minor	Check individual major requirements
Concord University	7/19/2016	800.344.6679	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Darrs and Elkins College	7/19/2016	304.637.1900	No language pre-requisite	N/A	No	Will need to take 1 semester of foreign language on campus
Fairmount State University	7/20/2016	800.641.5678	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Glenville State College	7/20/2016	304.462.7361	Yes	2 years	Yes
ITT Technical Institute - Hanover [CLOSED IN 2016]		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Marshall University	7/20/2016	800.642.3463	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Must check graduation requirements for each major to determine whether ASL fulfills specific requirements
Mountain State University [closed]	7/20/2016	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ohio Valley University	7/20/2016	304.865.6000	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Must check graduation requirements for each major to determine whether ASL fulfills specific requirements
Salem International University	7/20/2016	304.326.1109	No language pre-requisite	N/A	Yes
Shepherd University	7/20/2016	304.876.5000	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Must check graduation requirements for each major to determine whether ASL fulfills specific requirements
University of Charleston	7/20/2016	800.995.4682	Yes	2 years	Yes
West Liberty State College	7/20/2016	304.336.5000	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Must check graduation requirements for each major to determine whether ASL fulfills specific requirements
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine	7/20/2016	304.645.6270	Yes	2 years	Yes
West Virginia State University	7/20/2016	304.766.3000	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Must check major degree requirements
West Virginia University	7/20/2016	877.327.9260	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Must check major degree requirements
West Virginia University - Parkersburg	7/20/2016	304.424.8000	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Must check graduation requirements for each major to determine whether ASL fulfills specific requirements
West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Radiology Tech and Nutrition [does not offer undergraduate degrees]	7/20/2016	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
West Virginia University Institute of Technology	7/20/2016	304.442.1000	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Must check degree plan. Posted online
West Virginia Wesleyan College	7/20/2016	304.473.8000	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Must check major degree requirements
Wheeling Jesuit University	7/20/2016	304.243.2000	Yes	2 years	Depends on major / minor	Must check graduation requirements for each major to determine whether ASL fulfills specific requirements

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

West Virginia

College Admissions and Graduation Policies
Regarding American Sign Language