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Academic Programs

American Sign Language

Degrees/Certificates

Certificate of Achievement
Associate in Arts
Student Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the American Sign Language/ Interpreting Program will be able to:

  • Develop receptive and expressive skills in American Sign Language and Fingerspelling.
  • Develop knowledge and awareness of the differences between the Deaf Culture/deaf community and the hearing community.
  • Accurately interpret and transliterate between ASL and English in a variety of settings: face-to-face, small group settings, monologue and/or large group settings.
  • Apply professional standards, practices, and ethics, not limited to the tenets of the Code of Professional Conduct, to their work.

Students will be assessed through a combination of performance evaluations, written assignments, and written tests and quizzes.