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 for students to qualify for the Interpreting emphasis, they will need to pass ASL 3060 American Sign Language Proficiency. Students should delcare their major by contacting the academic advisor for the Languages Department.

Currenty there is a signifigant shortage of professional interpreters working with Deaf and hard-of-hearing American Sign Language-using populations across the United States. The Interpreting Emphasis provides training and focus for students to develop professional bidirectional interpreting skills for obtaining state, regional, and national interpreting certifications. 

Total Program Credits: 120

General Education Requirements:			35 Credits
	ENGL 1010	Introduction to Academic Writing CC	3
or	ENGH 1005	Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC (5)
	ENGL 2010	Intermediate Academic Writing CC	3
Choose one of the following:			3
	MAT 1030	Quantitative Reasoning QL (3)
	MAT 1035	Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra QL (6)
	STAT 1040	Introduction to Statistics QL (3)
	STAT 1045	Introduction to Statistics with Algebra QL (5)
	MATH 1050	College Algebra QL (4)
	MATH 1055	College Algebra with Preliminaries QL (5)
	MATH 1090	College Algebra for Business QL (3)
Choose one of the following:			3
	HIST 1700	American Civilization AS (3)
	HIST 2700	US History to 1877 AS (3)
and	HIST 2710	US History since 1877 AS (3)
	POLS 1000	American Heritage SS (3)
	POLS 1100	American National Government AS (3)
	HIST 1740	US Economic History AS (3)
Complete the following:
	PHIL 2050	Ethics and Values IH	3
or	PHIL 205G	Ethics and Values IH GI
	HLTH 1100	Personal Health and Wellness TE	2
or	EXSC 1097	Fitness for Life TE (2)
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 3000	Technology for Deaf Studies	3
	ASL 3050	Advanced American Sign Language 7	3
	ASL 3400	ASL Visual-Spatial Production	3
	ASL 3410	American Sign Langauge Linguistics	3
	ASL 3510	History of Deaf People to 1817	3
	ASL 3520	History of Deaf People after 1817	3
	ASL 3530	Modern Deaf Culture WE	3
	ASL 387G	Disability/Audism/Oppression GI	3
	ASL 4620	American Sign Language Literature	3
	ASL 4800	Recent Trends in Deaf Studies Theory WE	3
	LANG 3000	Language and Culture LH	3
Emphasis Requirements:			33 Credits
Complete the following courses:
	ASL 2030	Fingerspelling in American Sign Language	1
	ASL 2040	Numbers in American Sign Language	1
	ASL 3060	American Sign Language Proficiency	1
	ASL 3310	Foundations of Interpreting	3
	ASL 3350	Consecutive Interpreting	3
	ASL 3360	Simultaneous Interpreting	3
	ASL 3375	Ethics for Interpreters	3
	ASL 4330	Visual Linguistic Analysis for Interpreters	3
	ASL 4375	American Sign Language to English Interpreting	3
	ASL 4382	Applying Interpreting Skills to Coursework--Education	3
	ASL 4383	Applying Interpreting Skills to Coursework--Community	3
	ASL 4384	Applying Interpreting Skills to Coursework/Deaf and Hearing Interpreter Teams	1
	ASL 481R	Interpreting Practicum	2
	ASL 4390	Professional Issues in Interpreting	3
Emphasis Elective Requirements:			19 Credits
Complete 9 credits; Any 3000- or 4000-level courses that are not part of the core and are not empasis requirements. (ASL prefix courses are highly encouraged to further develop language skills.)			9
Additional Elective Courses
Any course 1000 or higher			10
Notes: Highly recommend: ASL 202G Intermediate American Sign Language II HH GI, COMM 1020 Public Speaking HH, PHIL 1000 Introduction to Philosophy HH or HUM 1010 Humanities Through the Arts HH. Highly recommend: DANC 1010 Dance as an Art Form FF Highly recommend: ANTH 101G Social Cultural Anthropology SS GI or MGMT 1010 Introduction to Business SS or CJ 1010 Introduction to Criminal Justice SS or COMM 1050 Introduction to Communication SS Highly recommend: ZOOL 1090 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology BB or ZOOL 2320 Human Anatomy BB Highly recommend: CHEM 1010 Introduction to Chemistry PP or PHYS 1010 Elementary Physics PP Requires ASL skills equivalent to those expected at the completion of ASL 1020 Beginning American Sign Language II LH. See advisor for more information. 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.

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. Completion of one of the two emphases.
6. Residency hours--minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
7. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.
8. Successful completion of at least two Writing Enriched courses.

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