American Sign Language (ASL)

The Associate in Arts in American Sign Language (ASL) program is designed for students who wish to acquire verbal and written language proficiency, develop an awareness of Deaf culture, and pursue a career or further degrees in ASL, Deaf Studies, interpreting, linguistics, education, audiology, and other related fields. ASL is taught using the communicative approach, emphasizing conversational practice, work with authentic texts, linguistic competence, and cultural awareness