American Sign Language
The department offers a two-course (8 semester credit hour) sequence of courses in American Sign Language, ASL I (SHS 201) and ASL II (SHS 202). These courses are taught by a certified interpreter and are open to all students, regardless of major.
The two-course sequence satisfies the College of Liberal Arts' foreign language graduation requirement.
The first course (ASL I) builds vocabulary skills and knowledge of the language's structure and introduces students to deaf culture. The second course (ASL II) develops advanced expressive and receptive conversation skills and extends the students' perspectives on deaf culture.
Course Descriptions
SHS 201: American Sign Language I (4 credits)
Instruction and practical training in sign language for communication with persons who are deaf; deaf culture; beginning conversation skills.
SHS 202: American Sign Language II (4 credits)
Prereq SHS 201. Sign language systems; vocabulary and skill development in signing and interpreting signs; intermediate conversation skills.
