American Sign Language and Interpreting Studies Certificate

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Manage complicated interactions using expanded American Sign Language grammatical structures.
2. Analyze ASL and English discourse to create and evaluate translations across languages (ASL and English) for faithfulness to the source text.
3. Demonstrate an awareness of diversity within the Deaf Community and apply this knowledge in ethical decision-making scenarios.

Certificate Requirements

• ASL 101 - American Sign Language I Credits: 4
• ASL 102 - American Sign Language II Credits: 4
• ASL 200 - Introduction to the Deaf Community Credits: 3
• ASL 201 - American Sign Language III Credits: 4
• ASL 202 - American Sign Language IV Credits: 4
• ASL 203 - Comparative Analysis of American Sign Language to English Credits: 3
• ASL 215 - American Sign Language Literature: Narratives Credits: 3
• ITP 201 - Ethics and Social Justice of Interpreting Credits: 3
• ITP 211 - Fundamentals of Interpreting I Credits: 3
• ITP 212 - Fundamentals of Interpreting II Credits: 3
• ENG 101 - College Composition I Credits: 3
• ENG 102 - College Composition II Credits: 3

Total Certificate Credit Hours: 40