Section 51.303 - Elective Courses in Dactylology(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.Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 735, ch. 327, Sec. 2, eff. 8/27/1979. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1971.