Program Pathways
ASL/English Interpreting - Major #5507
Associate of Arts Degree
2023 Fall Semester
The Associate of Arts in ASL/English Interpreting prepares students to transfer to a four-year institution in order to earn a bachelors degree required to become a certified interpreter. Specifically, students will develop foundational skills needed to gain language fluency, manage complex cognitive tasks, and convey a dynamically equivalent message between ASL and English.
Summer
Units: 4.0
CSU GE AREA C.2: Humanities
4.0
Recommend ASL 1 as program prerequisite. Need to start ASL 1 in first term to finish in 2.5 years. Strongly encourage short term for ASL 1 and 2 (9 weeks of ASL 1 and 9 weeks of ASL 2) to finish in 2 years or starting with ASL 1 in the summer prior to fall semester.
Term 1
Units: 14.0-15.0
CSU GE AREA A.1: Oral Communication
3.0
CSU GE AREA A.2: Written Communication
4.0
CSU GE AREA B.1: Physical Science Area B1 or B2 must have a lab component to satisfy this area.
3.0-4.0
CSU GE AREA C.1 or C.2: Arts or Humanities
4.0
Recommend ASL 2 for program prerequisite
Term 2
Units: 16.0-18.0
Elective
4.0
Recommend ASL 3 for program prerequisite
CSU GE AREA B.2: Life Science Area B1 or B2 must have a lab component to satisfy this area.
3.0-4.0
CSU GE AREA B.4: Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
3.0-4.0
Recommend MATH 45
CSU GE AREA E: Lifelong Learning and Self-Development
3.0
Recommend HLTH 1, FN 35 or 40, or PSY 2
ASL 20
Introduction to American Sign Language/English Interpreting (Active)
3.0
Summer
Units: 6.0
CSU GE AREA D: Social Sciences Recommend POLSCI 2 for CSU graduation requirement.
3.0
CSU GE AREA D: Social Sciences Recommend HIST 11 or 12 for CSU graduation requirement.
3.0
Term 3
Units: 14.0
CSU GE AREA A.3: Critical Thinking
3.0
ASL 4
High-Intermediate American Sign Language (Active)
4.0
ASL 6
Linguistics of American Sign Language (Active)
4.0
Fall Only
ASL 21
Cognitive Processing Skills for Interpreters (Active)
3.0
Fall Only
Term 4
Units: 15.0
CSU GE AREA C.1: Arts
3.0
CSU GE AREA F: Ethnic Studies
3.0
ASL 18
Advanced ASL/English Skills Development (Active)
3.0
Spring Only
ASL 17
Fingerspelling Word Recognition (Active)
3.0
Spring Only
ASL 22
Introduction to Translation (Active)
3.0
Spring Only
Total: 69.0-72.0