Tex. Education Code § 51.303
ELECTIVE COURSES IN DACTYLOLOGY
Texas · Texas Education Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Education Code § 51.303, ELECTIVE COURSES IN DACTYLOLOGY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/636587
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(a) In this section, "dactylology" means the art of communicating ideas by signs made with the fingers, as in the manual alphabets of deaf-mutes.
(b) Any state college or university offering a fully accredited program for teachers of the deaf may offer a three-hour elective course in dactylology.
(c) American Sign Language is recognized as a language, and any state institute of higher education may offer an elective course in American Sign Language. A student is entitled to count credit received for a course in American Sign Language toward satisfaction of a foreign language requirement of the institution of higher education where it is offered.