2017-2018 College Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

American Sign Language Associate in Science


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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.

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.

Total Units for the Major: 19


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

Associate in Science Degree


Completion of the certificate program and a minimum of 60 units including the general education requirements with an overall GPA of 2.0 qualifies the student for the Associate in Science degree. A minimum of 12 units must be completed at Saddleback College.

General Education Requirements for Associate Degrees


Refer to the Graduation Requirements  or to the CSU-GE and IGETC patterns in this catalog for specific courses which meet general education requirements. Refer to ASSIST.org and to the transfer institution’s catalog for transfer requirements.

Suggested coursework not required for the major: SOC 1 .

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