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Dec 07, 2024
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2019-2020 Catalog [PAST CATALOG]
American Sign Language (A.A.)
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This program is pending approval by the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
Official Title of Major: American Sign Language Transfer, A.A.
Award: Associate of Arts degree, A.A.
Code: Contact RECORDS
Total Credit Hours: 60
World Languages
Purpose: The American Sign Language transfer degree will provide students a thorough and rigorous preparation to complete bachelors and masters-level training for careers as case managers, residential counselors, teaching assistants, job coaches, and administrative assistants. Other graduates choose to pursue further training to become ASL interpreters, or go on to graduate degree programs in social work, Deaf education, audiology, speech pathology, and business administration.
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Planning Tool: Two-Year Sequence of Courses
English Composition: 6 credits
Arts and Humanities: 6 credits
Mathematics: 3 credits
Transfer students are recommended to consult a transfer advisor on mathematics courses accepted by their desired transfer institution.
Social and Behavioral Sciences: 6 credits
Choose two courses from two different disciplines. Refer to Social and Behavioral Sciences for a list of approved courses.
Additional General Education Requirements: 6 credits
Program Requirements: 26 credits
Students with prior ASL knowledge are encouraged to meet with the ASL coordinator to determine placement into higher level courses. Required Courses: 21 credits
Electives: 5 credits
Recommend students check with an advisor before selecting electives. No more than 3 credits of physical activity courses may be used as electives. Diversity Requirement
Satisfied by ASL 120 .
Technology Requirement
All students in associate degree programs must satisfy the Technology Requirement . In many cases, students may satisfy this requirement simultaneously as they satisfy a general education course requirement or with an elective.
Wellness Requirement
Unless they are in a degree that is exempt, all students in associate degree programs must satisfy the Wellness Requirement . In many cases, students may satisfy this requirement simultaneously as they satisfy a general education course requirement or with an elective.
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to: - Communicate complex ideas and information through writing, speaking, presenting, and using technology.
- Locate, organize, and analyze information from multiple sources in order to develop informed, reasoned, and substantiated arguments.
- Explain the value of tradition, innovation, and creativity in understanding and participating in expression through signing.
- Apply mathematical skills, critical analysis, and logical thinking to solve problems and interpret quantitative information.
- Apply an awareness of social diversity and the ways in which cultural values are historically and socially situated.
- Communicate effectively at an intermediate level in American Sign Language with diverse audiences on academic and personal topics.
- Compare the linguistic systems of American Sign Language and English.
- Assess the intersection of Deaf culture and identity with hearing American society.
This program aligns with all the college’s core competencies. Career and Educational Advancement Resources
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