The American Sign Language (ASL) & Linguistics combined major is an intensive program of study dedicated to preparing students to interact in a positive and supportive manner with members of the American Deaf Community while simultaneously providing students with an understanding of the theoretical, cultural, and social components of all human language, including ASL, so that they can better understand how ASL is related to spoken languages and other signed languages. This curriculum is designed to assist students in acquiring competence in American Sign Language; and in developing an understanding of the American Deaf Community and its culture, the acquisition and analysis of human languages (signed and spoken), and how human languages work in everyday use (e.g., comprehension, generation, translation).
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
American Sign Language Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Language Requirement | ||
| AMSL 1101 | Elementary ASL 1 | 4 |
| AMSL 1102 | Elementary ASL 2 | 4 |
| AMSL 2101 | Intermediate ASL 1 | 4 |
| AMSL 2102 | Intermediate ASL 2 | 4 |
| AMSL 3101 | Advanced ASL 1 | 4 |
| Social and Cultural World | ||
| DEAF 1500 | Deaf People in Society | 4 |
| DEAF 2500 | Deaf History and Culture | 4 |
| Interpreting | ||
| INTP 3500 | The Interpreting Profession | 2 |
| INTP 3510 | Interpreting Inquiry Texts | 4 |
Linguistics Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistics Foundations | ||
| LING 1150 | Introduction to Language and Linguistics | 4 |
| LING 2350 | Linguistic Analysis | 4 |
| Linguistic Structure | ||
| Complete three of the following: | 12 | |
| Phonetics | ||
| Phonology | ||
| Morphology | ||
| Syntax | ||
| Semantics | ||
| Psychology of Language | ||
| PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 2320 | Statistics in Psychological Research | 4 |
| PSYC 3464 | Psychology of Language | 4 |
| Linguistics Electives | ||
| Complete two courses (not counted elsewhere) from the following: | 8 | |
| Phonetics | ||
| Phonology | ||
| Morphology | ||
| Bilingualism | ||
| Sociolinguistics | ||
| Syntax | ||
| Semantics | ||
| History of English | ||
| Language and Gender | ||
| Topics in Linguistics | ||
| Historical Linguistics | ||
| Seminar in Linguistics | ||
| Research Seminar in Linguistics | ||
or LING 4970 | Junior/Senior Honors Project 1 | |
or LING 4971 | Junior/Senior Honors Project 2 | |
or LING 4991 | Directed Study Research | |
or PSYC 4991 | Directed Study Research | |
| Independent Study | ||
| Laboratory in Psycholinguistics | ||
| Seminar in Psycholinguistics | ||
| Seminar Requirement | ||
| Complete one course (not counted elsewhere) from the following: | 4 | |
| Seminar in Linguistics | ||
| Research Seminar in Linguistics | ||
| Seminar in Psycholinguistics | ||
Integrative Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| DEAF 2700 | ASL Linguistics | 4 |
| INTP 4940 | Interpreting Research Capstone | 4 |
| LING 3412 | Language and Culture | 4 |
Combined Major GPA Requirement
Minimum 2.750 GPA required in all ASL courses
Minimum 2.500 overall GPA required
Combined Major Credit Requirement
Complete 90 semester hours in the major.
Program Requirements
128 total semester hours required
Sample, Four Years
| Year 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| AMSL 1101 | 4 | AMSL 1102 | 4 |
| DEAF 1500 | 4 | LING 2350 | 4 |
| LING 1150 | 4 | LING 3412 | 4 |
| NUpath/Elective | 4 | NUpath/Elective | 4 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| AMSL 2101 | 4 | AMSL 2102 | 4 |
| DEAF 2500 | 4 | DEAF 2700 | 4 |
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | PSYC 2320 | 4 |
| NUpath/Elective | 4 | NUpath/Elective | 4 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Year 3 | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| AMSL 3101 | 4 | Linguistic Structure course | 4 |
| INTP 3500 | 2 | Linguistic Structure course or Linguistics Elective | 4 |
| INTP 3510 | 4 | PSYC 3464 | 4 |
| Linguistic Structure course | 4 | NUpath/Elective | 4 |
| NUpath/Elective | 4 | ||
| 18 | 16 | ||
| Year 4 | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| INTP 4940 | 4 | Linguistics Seminar | 4 |
| Linguistics Elective or Linguistic Structure course | 4 | Linguistics Elective | 4 |
| NUpath/Elective | 4 | NUpath/Elective | 4 |
| NUpath/Elective | 4 | NUpath/Elective | 4 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||