ASL Deaf Studies (Cert)

Certificate—28 credit hours
Curriculum Code 1469

The ASL Deaf Studies Certificate is designed to develop skills in American Sign Language to provide students with a strong foundation to enter professions that provide services to the Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing communities. Certificate completion will also provide a path to entry into the American Sign Language Interpretation Program which has selective enrollment.

Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required General Education Courses
3 credit hours as follows:
COM-103	Speech Fundamentals	3
Required Career Courses
25 credit hours as follows:
ASL-100	Visual Gestural Language	2
ASL-101	American Sign Language I	3
ASL-102	American Sign Language II	3
ASL-103	American Sign Language III	3
ASL-110	Deaf Culture and History	3
ASL-111	Working in the Deaf Community	1
ASL-114	Fingerspelling and Numbers in ASL	2
ASL-121	Linguistics of ASL	3
ASL-122	Classifiers in ASL	2
ASL-201	American Sign Language IV	3
Total Credit Hours		28

Suggested Schedule

Plan of Study Grid

Semester 1		Credit Hours
ASL-100	Visual Gestural Language	2
ASL-101	American Sign Language I	3
ASL-102	American Sign Language II	3
ASL-111	Working in the Deaf Community	1
ASL-114	Fingerspelling and Numbers in ASL	2
COM-101	Composition I	3
	Credit Hours	14
Semester 2
ASL-103	American Sign Language III	3
ASL-110	Deaf Culture and History	3
ASL-121	Linguistics of ASL	3
ASL-122	Classifiers in ASL	2
ASL-201	American Sign Language IV	3
	Credit Hours	14
	Total Credit Hours	28