The Advanced American Sign Language certificate is designed for students who are looking to enter ASL and/or ASL interpreting fields. Alternatively, this certificate could serve students who are sufficiently proficient and fluent in both American Sign Language and English to pass a language proficiency entrance exam. These individuals in this latter category may be Deaf or hearing heritage ASL users. This certificate moves students from basic ASL to ASL proficiency. This certificate may also benefit working interpreters or educators working with the Deaf community, who have basic knowledge of ASL, but would like to improve their skills.

Certificate Requirements

The Advanced ASL Undergraduate Certificate is a 15 credit hour certificate that requires the following:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses:
ASLD 505	American Sign Language V (ASL V)	3
ASLD 506	American Sign Language VI (ASL VI)	3
Select three of the following electives or other departmentally approved courses:
ASLD 520	American Sign Language Linguistics	3
ASLD 521	Discourse Analysis of ASL	3
ASLD 523	ASL Pragmatics and Syntax	3
ASLD 524	Visual-Gestural Communication	3
ASLD 530	American Sign Language Literature	3
ASLD 626	Topics in ASL Vocabulary and Discourse: _____	3
ASLD 631	Advanced American Sign Language Literature	3