Major Requirements|American Sign Language

The major in ASL requires completion of twelve classes: six core courses and six electives. Strong ASL language skills are required for students declaring a major in ASL, and for the successful completion of the advanced ASL classes. Therefore, a student should have completed ASL 101 and ASL 102 prior to declaring a major in ASL.

ASL 101 and 102 (Beginning American Sign Language I and II), which provide students with beginning competence in the language; ASL 105 and 106 (Intermediate American Sign Language I and II), which bring ASL majors to intermediate levels of proficiency; ASL 203 (Advanced ASL) in which students develop advanced language skills for discussion of abstract concepts and argumentation; and ASL 200 (Structure of Signed Languages), which introduces students to the basic linguistic structure of American Sign Language.

ASL majors are required to complete six advanced elective courses: two courses in ASL Literature and Culture; two courses in Linguistics and Psycholinguistics, and two additional courses drawn either from the above groups or on other topics related to deafness and ASL. The courses are listed under Requirements for the Major and described under Courses.

	Course #	Title	Prerequisite	Semester
Six core courses
	ASL 101	Beginning ASL I	none	Fall or Spring
	ASL 102	Beginning ASL II	ASL 101^*	Fall or Spring
	ASL 105	Intermediate ASL I	ASL 102^*	Fall or Spring
	ASL 106	Intermediate ASL II	ASL 105^*	Spring
	ASL 203	Advanced ASL	ASL 106	Fall
W	ASL 200 (LIN 230/ BCS 264)	Sign Language Structure	ASL 105/ LIN 210/220/226 Or permission of instructor	Spring

Six elective courses:
Two elective courses in the area of ASL literature and culture:
W	ASL 201	Introduction to ASL Literature	ASL 106^*	Fall
	ASL 202	History and Culture of the American Deaf Community	ASL 105^*	Fall
	ASL 210	Narrative and Poetic Styles in ASL	ASL 201^*	Spring
W	ASL 220	Deaf Image in Film, Theater and Novels	ASL 201^*	Alt. Spring (2004, 2006)
	ASL 205	Art of Translation: ASL and English	ASL 201^*	Alt. Spring (2003, 2005)
	ASL 250	Sociolinguistics of the American Deaf Community	ASL 105^*	Spring

Two elective courses in the area of signed language linguistics and psycholinguistics:
	ASL 208 (BCS/PSY 259/ LIN 208)	Language Development	BCS 110/111/172/ PSY 101/LIN 110	Alt. Spring (2004, 2006)
	ASL 260 (BCS/PSY 152/ LIN 217)	Language and Psycholinguistics	BCS 110/111/112/ LIN 110	Fall
	LIN 110 (ANT 110)	Introduction to Linguistic Analysis	none	Fall/Spring

Two additional courses from the above, or from the following:
	ASL 209	Teaching ASL as a Second Language	ASL 106^*	Fall
	ASL 290	Assessment and Diagnosis of ASL Competence	ASL 106 and 200^*	Spring
	ASL 280	Deaf-Related Careers	ASL 106	Fall
	BCS 162 (LIN/PSY 162)	Understanding Reading	none	Fall
	BCS 172 (PSY 172)	Development of Mind and Brain	none	Spring
	BCS 221 (NSC/PSY 221)	Audition	BCS 110	Spring

Requirements for the Major in American Sign Language