Minor Requirements|American Sign Language

The minor in ASL requires six classes: three basic/intermediate level language classes (ASL 101, 102 and 105), and three elective courses selected from the core and elective courses (see below). At least one of these must be an ASL elective with an ASL or JSL course number.

Strong ASL language skills are required for students declaring a minor 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 minor in ASL.

The purpose of this minor sequence is to provide students with basic knowledge of the rich heritage of deaf people and their language, and to enable students to think critically about what it means to be a member of the deaf community. Advanced coursework is selected by the student with the ASL undergraduate advisor, in accordance with the student’s interests and career goals.

	Course #	Title	Prerequisite	Semester
Required courses for the ASL Minor:
	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

Additional core courses to choose from:
	ASL 106	Intermediate ASL II	ASL 105^*	Fall or 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

Elective courses:
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
	ASL 205	Art of Translation: ASL and English	ASL 201^*	Spring
	ASL 250	Sociolinguistics of the American Deaf Community	ASL 105^*	Spring

Signed Language Linguistics and Psycholinguistics:
	ASL 208 (BCS/PSY 259/ LIN 208)	Language Development	BCS 110/111/172/ PSY 101/LIN 110	Spring
	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

Additional Elective Courses
	ASL 110	Comparative Study of French Sign Language	ASL 105	Spring
	ASL 113	French Sign Language and Deaf Culture in France	ASL 105	Summer
	ASL 204	Theory & Practice of Sign Language Interpreting	ASL 106	Fall
	ASL 209	Teaching ASL as a Second Language	ASL 106	Spring
	ASL 280	Deaf-Related Careers	ASL 106	Fall
	BCS 172 (PSY 172)	Development of Mind and Brain	none	Spring
	BCS 221 (NSC/PSY 221)	Audition	BCS 110	Spring

Requirements for the Minor in American Sign Language