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This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 762<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 292<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":185487,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72412,"identifier":"23.1-905","token":"23.1\/II\/9\/3\/23.1-905","url":"\/23.1-905\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-905\/","token":"23.1\/II\/9\/3\/23.1-905","dublin_core":{"Title":"Academic credit for American Sign Language","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-905","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each public institution of higher education<\/span> shall develop policies for counting credit received for successful completion of foreign language courses, including American Sign Language courses, either in a secondary school or another institution of higher education toward satisfaction of the foreign language entrance, placement, and course credit requirements of the public institution of higher education<\/span> that are uniform across each foreign language program offered by the institution. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each public institution of higher education<\/span> shall count credit received for successful completion of American Sign Language courses at the institution toward satisfaction of its foreign language course credit requirements. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACADEMIC CREDIT FOR AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (\u00a7 23.1-905)\n\nA. Each public institution of higher education shall develop policies for\ncounting credit received for successful completion of foreign language courses,\nincluding American Sign Language courses, either in a secondary school or\nanother institution of higher education toward satisfaction of the foreign\nlanguage entrance, placement, and course credit requirements of the public\ninstitution of higher education that are uniform across each foreign language\nprogram offered by the institution.\n\nB. Each public institution of higher education shall count credit received for\nsuccessful completion of American Sign Language courses at the institution\ntoward satisfaction of its foreign language course credit requirements.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, c. 762, \u00a7 23-9.2:3.9; 2016, c. 588; 2017, c. 292.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}