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American Sign Language Certificate of Achievement


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The American Sign Language (ASL) program is designed to prepare the student to be able to communicate with the Deaf Community in a variety of settings. Proficiency in ASL is valuable to professionals in special education, health sciences, audiology, and speech therapy. Students will be prepared for occupations as agency interpreters, classroom interpreters, theatre interpreters, and assistants/aids to members of the Deaf community.

Program Student Learning Outcomes


Students who complete this program will be able to:

  • Demonstrate the skills needs to communicate with the Deaf community at a basic to native level.
  • Show in-depth knowledge about the Deaf community and their culture.
  • Competently interact with native signers.

REQUIRED COURSES:

Course ID Title Units
SL 1  * American Sign Language I 4
SL 2  * American Sign Language II 4
SL 3  * American Sign Language III 4
SL 4  * American Sign Language IV 4
SL 10   Deaf Culture and Its History 3

TOTAL UNITS FOR THE CERTIFICATE:


19

*Course has a prerequisite, corequisite, limitation, or recommended preparation; see course description.

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