This program is designed to provide students with sign language interpreting skills sufficient for entry-level employment. The curriculum is recommended for people who desire to obtain skills necessary to function effectively as an American Sign Language Interpreter (ASL). 

Program Level Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Operate within a cultural knowledge of the Deaf.
2. Transliterate and interpret between spoken English and ASL. 
3. Interpret between ASL and spoken English.
4. Use specialized vocabulary and ethical practices that enable the student to function as an ASL interpreter.

Potential careers students may enter upon completion are as follows:

• American Sign Language interpreting
• Deaf Education
• Audiologist
• Speech Pathologist

Review Graduation Requirements and Program Maps.

Course List Units

Course	Title	Units
Prerequisite Courses
SIGN G280	American Sign Language 3	4
SIGN G185	American Sign Language 2	4
Required Courses
SIGN G280	American Sign Language 3	4
INTR G100	Introduction To Sign Language Interpreting	3
SIGN G285	American Sign Language 4	4
SIGN G200	Deaf Culture	3
INTR G130	Beginning Voice To Sign	3
INTR G155	Beginning Sign to Voice	3
INTR G135	Advanced Voice To Sign	3
INTR G160	Advanced Sign To Voice	3
Recommended Electives
COMM C1000	Introduction to Public Speaking	3
PSYC G118	Life Span Developmental Psychology	3
SIGN G010	Fingerspelling	1
INTR G190	Specialized Interpreting Situation	3
Total Units		29