This four-year degree is a liberal arts degree that provides in-depth study into all facets of the Deaf-World. Students choose among two emphases. There is no special application process, but students should declare their major by contacting the academic advisor for the Languages Department.

This emphasis provides an opportunity for students to gain advanced ASL skills and thorough knowledge of the Deaf-World. Graduates with this emphasis will be prepared to work in various fields related to deafness. They will also work in fields that are not specifically tied to the Deaf-World but which require the skills and knowledge cultivated through the acquisition of any liberal arts degree. This emphasis is also terrific preparation for graduate school in any number of disciplines.

Total Program Credits: 120

General Education Requirements:			35 Credits
	ENGL 1010	Introduction to Academic Writing	3
or	ENGH 1005	Literacies and Composition Across Contexts (5.0)
	ENGL 2010	Intermediate Writing/Academic Writing and Research	3
Choose one of the following:			3
	MAT 1030	Quantitative Reasoning  (3.0)
	MAT 1035	Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra  (3.0)
	STAT 1040	Introduction to Statistics (3.0)
	STAT 1045	Introduction to Statistics with Algebra (5.0)
	MATH 1050	College Algebra  (4.0)
	MATH 1055	College Algebra with Preliminaries  (5.0)
	MATH 1090	College Algebra for Business (3.0)
Choose one of the following:			3
	HIST 1700	American Civilization (3.0)
	HIST 2700	US History to 1877 (3.0)
and	HIST 2710	US History since 1877 (3.0)
	POLS 1000	American Heritage (3.0)
	POLS 1100	American National Government (3.0)
	HIST 1740	US Economic History (3.0)
Complete the following:
	PHIL 2050	Ethics and Values	3
or	PHIL 205G	Ethics and Values
	HLTH 1100	Personal Health and Wellness	2
or	EXSC 1097	Fitness for Life (2.0)
Distribution Courses:
	Fine Arts Distribution 2		3
	Humanities Distribution 1		3
	Social/Cultural Anthropology Social Science 3		3
	Biology 4		3
	Physical Science 5		3
	Biology or Physical Science		3
Discipline Core Requirements:			35 Credits
	ASL 2030	Advanced Fingerspelling	1
	ASL 2040	ASL Numbers 6	1
	ASL 3000	Technology for Deaf Studies	3
	ASL 3050	Advanced American Sign Language 7	3
	ASL 3310	Foundations of Interpreting	3
	ASL 3530	Modern Deaf Culture WE	3
	ASL 3610	ASL Literature	3
	ASL 385G	Audism/Linguicism/Oppression	3
	ASL 4410	ASL Linguistics	3
	ASL 4550	Multicultural Deaf Lives	3
	ASL 4560	Deaf People and the Law	3
	ASL 4800	Deaf Culture Studies WE	3
	LANG 3000	Language and Culture	3
Emphasis Requirements:			27 Credits
Complete the following courses:
	ASL 3510	History of Deaf People to 1817	3
	ASL 3520	History of Deaf People after 1817	3
	ASL 3710	Deaf View/Image Art--De'VIA	3
	ASL 3750	Deaf Cinema	3
	ASL  4450	Deaf World Discourse	3
	ASL  4520	Deaf People and Disability Studies	3
	ASL  4530	Deaf Peoples of the World	3
	ASL  4610	ASL Literature II	3
	ASL  4890	Deaf Studies Senior Capstone	3
Emphasis Elective Requirements:			23 Credits
Complete 9 credits of any 3000- or 4000-level courses that are not part of the core nor emphasis requirements.			9
Complete 14 credits from any courses. ASL 3340 and ASL 3390 are strongly recommended.			14

Graduation Requirements:

1. 120 credit hours (minimum of 40 upper division)
2. Minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.0, with no grade lower than a "C" for all core and ASL elective requirements.
3. Completion of General Education requirements
4. Completion of Deaf Studies major core and elective requirements
5. Residency hours--minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
6. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.

Note: Students should frequently review their program with faculty or department advisor.

Footnote

1 Highly recommend:( COMM 1020 Public Speaking, PHIL 1000 Intro to Philosophy or HUM 1010 Humanities Through the Arts

2 Highly recommend: DANC 1010 Dance as an Art Form

3 Highly recommend: ANTH 101G Social Cultural Anthropology, MGMT 1010 Introduction to Business, Or CJ 1010 Introduction to Criminal Justice, COMM 1050 Introduction to Communication

4 Highly recommend: ZOOL 1090 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology or ZOOL 2320 Human Anatomy.

5 Highly recommend: CHEM 1010 Introduction to Chemistry or PHYS 1010 Elementary Physics.

6 Requires ASL skills equivalent to those expected at the completion of ASL 1020 Beginning American Sign Language II LH. See advisor for more information.

7 Requires ASL skills equivalent to those expected at the completion of ASL 202G Intermediate American Sign Language II HH GI. See advisor for more information.