Undergraduate Certificate in Advanced American Sign Language
Program Overview
The Advanced American Sign Language Certificate is a 15-credit hour program designed for students seeking to enter ASL or ASL interpreting fields. It enhances ASL proficiency and may benefit working interpreters or educators in the Deaf community. The program includes required courses in ASL V and VI, and a choice of electives in ASL linguistics, discourse analysis, pragmatics, syntax, visual-gestural communication, literature, and advanced vocabulary and discourse.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Advanced American Sign Language certificate is designed for students who are looking to enter ASL and/or ASL interpreting fields. It is also for Deaf or hearing heritage ASL users who are sufficiently proficient and fluent in both American Sign Language and English to pass a language proficiency entrance exam. This certificate moves students from basic ASL to ASL proficiency. It may also benefit working interpreters or educators working with the Deaf community, who have basic knowledge of ASL, but would like to improve their skills.
Outline:
The Advanced ASL Undergraduate Certificate is a 15 credit hour certificate that requires the following:
- Required Courses:
- ASLD 505 American Sign Language V (ASL V) - 3 hours
- ASLD 506 American Sign Language VI (ASL VI) - 3 hours
- Electives: Select three of the following electives or other departmentally approved courses:
- ASLD 520 American Sign Language Linguistics - 3 hours
- ASLD 521 Discourse Analysis of ASL - 3 hours
- ASLD 523 ASL Pragmatics and Syntax - 3 hours
- ASLD 524 Visual-Gestural Communication - 3 hours
- ASLD 530 American Sign Language Literature - 3 hours
- ASLD 626 Topics in ASL Vocabulary and Discourse - 3 hours
- ASLD 631 Advanced American Sign Language Literature - 3 hours
Careers:
The certificate is designed for students who are looking to enter ASL and/or ASL interpreting fields. It may also benefit working interpreters or educators working with the Deaf community.
