American Sign Language

Possible configuration of a Human Communication Science Concentration

American Sign Language Track

Degree: BS in Speech and Hearing Science

Degree requirements include:

Degree Requirements:

• 34–37 hours to satisfy General Education requirements, depending upon selection of track
• 25 hours of required SHS core classes
• 24 hours of approved courses for the Human Communication Science concentration
• Approximately 45 hours of free electives to meet the 128 minimum number of hours required for graduation.
• Students are reminded that courses selected to count towards the Human Communication Science concentration cannot also count as General Education and foreign language requirements.

American Sign Language—Required Classes

The following classes are required for those pursuing a concentration in American Sign Language (minimum of 24 hours):

Required courses for the ASL concentration: (18 hours)

• SHS 121—American Sign Language 1—4 hours
  Offered every Fall
• SHS 221—American Sign Language 2—4 hours
  Offered every Spring
• SHS 321—American Sign Language 3—4 hours
  Offered every Fall
• SHS 222—Language and Culture of Deaf Communities—3 hours
  Offered every Fall and Spring.
• SHS/EPSY 252—American Deaf Culture & Education—3 hours
  Offered every Spring.

Students may choose a minimum of six hours from the following courses:

• SHS 120—Child, Communication, & Language Ability—3 hours
  Offered Fall and Spring.
• SHS 171—Evolution of Human Communication—3 hours
  Offered Spring only.
• SHS 270—Communication Disability in the Media—4 hours
  Offered Fall and Spring.
• Linguistics 100— Intro to Language Science—3 hours
  Offered Fall and Spring.
• Linguistics 225—Elements of Psycholinguistics—3 hours
• Linguistics 250—Language Diversity in the USA—3 hours
• Psychology 216—Child Psychology—3 hours
  Offered Fall and Spring.