American Sign Language as a World Language

The American Sign Language courses, AMSL 2010 and 2020 (or the equivalent), are acceptable courses to satisfy the world language requirement of some bachelor's degrees. These courses are offered through the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

Unless a student has waived out of the (1000) level courses, that student will need to plan on four semesters of American Sign Language (ASL):

• AMSL 1010: ASL I
• AMSL 1020: ASL II
• AMSL 2010: ASL III
• AMSL 2020: ASL IV

Students must earn a grade of C- or better in a class to advance to the next level.

Completing the ASL language course sequence for the world language requirement does not prepare a student to work as a professional ASL interpreter.  Students should not represent themselves to the public as ASL Interpreters.

To learn more about becoming a certified ASL interpreter, please see the following sites:

• Become an Interpreter
• Interpreting American Sign Language

Students interested in testing out of a 1000-level course in ASL should email the ASL Program Coordinator in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders.