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AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE

American Sign Language (ASL) fulfills foreign language requirements.

ASL101 First Year American Sign Language I
4 credits (4 lec hrs/wk)
Introduces the natural signed language of American Deaf people. Includes instruction in proper sign formation, ASL grammar and vocabulary, expressive and receptive skills. Emphasis on history of ASL, the Deaf community in North America, and Deaf education. Must be taken in sequence.

ASL102/103 First Year American Sign Language II & III
4 credits (4 lec hrs/wk)
Continues instruction in the natural signed language of American Deaf people. Includes instruction in proper sign formation, ASL grammar and vocabulary, expressive and receptive skills. Emphasis on history of ASL, the Deaf community in North America, and Deaf education. Must be taken in sequence.