Title: American Sign Language - Formerly American Sign Language Studies - Major #5506
Award Type: Associate of Arts Degree
Effective Semester: 2025 Fall Semester
Description:
This degree is designed to prepare students for transfer as a junior to a baccalaureate degree program in American Sign Language (ASL), Deaf Studies or Interpreting.
Term 1
Units: 17.0-19.0
Need to start ASL 1 in first term to finish in 2 years. Strongly encourage short term for ASL 1 and 2 (9 weeks of ASL 1 and 9 weeks of ASL 2) or ASL 1 as an 18 week course.
Cal-GETC Area 1A - English Composition
4.0
Cal-GETC Area 1C - Oral Communication
3.0
Cal-GETC Area 4 - Social and Behavioral Sciences - Recommend POLS C1000 and/or HIST 11 or 12 for CSU American Institution Requirement
3.0
Cal-GETC Area 5A - Physical Sciences
3.0-5.0
ASL 1
Beginning American Sign Language (Active)
4.0
Term 2
Units: 16.0-20.0
Cal-GETC Area 2 - Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
3.0-5.0
Cal-GETC Area 4 - Social and Behavioral Sciences - Recommend POLS C1000 and/or HIST 11 or 12 for CSU American Institution Requirement
3.0
Cal-GETC Area 5B - Biological Sciences - Recommend BIOL 5 or 55 for future medical interpreting.
3.0-5.0
Cal-GETC Area 6 - Ethnic Studies
3.0
ASL 2
High-Beginning American Sign Language (Active)
4.0
Term 3
Units: 16.0
Cal-GETC Area 1B - Critical Thinking and Composition
3.0
Cal-GETC Area 3A - Arts
3.0
ASL 3
Intermediate American Sign Language (Active)
4.0
ASL 5
Deaf Culture (Active)
3.0
Fall Only
Major Course
3.0
ASL 20
Introduction to American Sign Language/English Interpreting (Active)
3.0
OR
CHDEV 30
Child and Family in a Diverse Community (Historical)
3.0
OR
LING 10
Introduction to Language (Historical)
3.0
Term 4
Units: 14.0
ASL 4
High-Intermediate American Sign Language (Active)
4.0
ASL 6
Linguistics of American Sign Language (Active)
4.0
ASL 7
Deaf History (Active)
3.0
Spring Only
ASL 8
American Sign Language Literature/Folklore (Active)
3.0
Spring Only
Total: 63.0-69.0