Liberal Arts AA - American Sign Language/Deaf Studies Major (Transfer) (648-04)

Curriculum:

This Program Map is for students who plan to earn a Liberal Arts Associate of Arts in American Sign Languages/Deaf Studies degree at Reynolds Community College.  The Program Map is intended to serve as a guide, and students should always meet with their Student Success Advisor to develop a personalized Educational Plan. 

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Additional information regarding transfer requirements for in-state colleges is available at www.transfervirginia.org.

Courses should be taken in the order listed.

• Fall I

• SDV 100 - College Success Skills Credit Hours: 1
• ASL 100 - Orientation to Acquisition of ASL as an Adult Credit Hours: 2
• ENG 111 - College Composition I Credit Hours: 3
• ASL 101 - Beginning American Sign Language I Credit Hours: 4
• MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning Credit Hours: 3

• or

  MTH 161 - Precalculus I  Credit Hours: 3

• Fall I Total Credits: 13
                                                                                        

• Spring I

• ENG 112 - College Composition II Credit Hours: 3
• Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective Credit Hours: 3
  PSY 200 - Principles of Psychology 
  OR
  SOC 200 - Principles of Sociology 
  OR
  SOC 211 - Cultural Anthropology  
• ASL 102 - Beginning American Sign Language II Credit Hours: 4
• ASL 125 - History of the U.S. Deaf Community Credit Hours: 3
• Laboratory Sciences Elective Credit Hours: 4
  BIO 106 - Life Science  
  OR
  GOL 105 - Physical Geology  
  OR
  CHM 101 - Introductory Chemistry  

• Spring I Total Credits: 17
                                                                                        

• Summer

• Approved Transfer Elective (refer to the list of Approved Transfer Electives to see your options) Credit Hours: 3 or 4
• ITE 152 - Introduction to Digital Literacy Credit Hours: 3

• Summer Total Credits: 6 - 7
                                                                                        

• Fall II

• ASL 201 - Intermediate American Sign Language I Credit Hours: 3
• ASL 220 - Comparative Linguistics: ASL and English Credit Hours: 3
• Approved Transfer Elective (refer to the Approved Transfer Electives to see your options) Credit Hours: 3 or 4
• Approved History Transfer Elective Credit Hours: 3
  HIS 111 - World Civilizations Pre-1500 CE 
  OR
  HIS 121 - United States History to 1877 
  OR
  HIS 122 - United States History since 1865  

• Fall II Total Credits: 12 - 13
                                                                                        

• Spring II

• ASL 202 - Intermediate American Sign Language II Credit Hours: 3
• ASL 225 - Literature of the U.S. Deaf Community Credit Hours: 3
• Approved Transfer Elective (ASL 262  suggested.  Refer to Approved Transfer Electives to see your options) Credit Hours: 3
• Approved 200-level English Literature Elective Credit Hours: 3
  ENG 225 - Reading Literature: Culture and Ideas 
  OR
  ENG 246 - American Literature 
  OR
  ENG 250 - Children’s Literature  

• Spring II Total Credits: 12 - 13