Undergraduate 2019-2020

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Department of ASL & Interpreting Studies

ASL 101 American Sign Language I

Introduces basics of American Sign Language and Deaf Culture; designed for students for have limited/no knowledge of ASL, focusing on receptive and expressive skills in basic conversation, dialogue, vocabulary development.
3

Course Attribute

LC8-US Multicultural Studies

ASL 102 American Sign Language II

Expands knowledge of/experiences in American Sign Language skills and Deaf Culture; develops communicative competence at beginning level focusing on receptive and expressive skills in basic conversations, dialogue, vocabulary development.
3

Prerequisites

ASL 101: with minimum grade of D-

Course Attribute

LC8-US Multicultural Studies

ASL 201 American Sign Language III

Continues to expand knowledge of experiences in American Sign Language and Deaf Culture; designed to emphasize ASL grammar and sentence structure and to develop communicative competence at intermediate level.
3

Prerequisites

ASL 102: with minimum grade of D-

Course Attribute

LC3d-World Languages and LC8-US Multicultural Studies and GT Foreign Languages

ASL 202 American Sign Language IV

Emphasizes ASL vocabulary, grammar structure to develop communicative competence at intermediate level, promoting awareness of cultural behaviors, rules of discourse, and explores regional and dialectal variations in ASL.
3

Prerequisites

ASL 201: with minimum grade of D-

Course Attribute

LC3d-World Languages and LC8-US Multicultural Studies and GT Foreign Languages

ASL 310 Deaf Culture and Community

This course is a survey of psychosocial and sociocultural factors that define Deaf people as members of a linguistic and cultural minority. The history, language, values, and traditions of the deaf community will also be examined.
3

Prerequisites

ASL 202: with minimum grade of D-