Gallaudet University in Washington D.C., founded in 1864 by an act of Congress, is one of the world's foremost institutions for deaf students. The school's department of ASL and Deaf Studies offers a bachelor of arts degree in ASL that requires 120 credits. Required pre-major courses include an introduction to deaf studies class and an introduction to the structure of ASL. Normal course study will include comparative analysis between ASL and English, ASL literature, introduction to ASL instruction and finger spelling and ASL number theory and practice.
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Ave NE
Washington DC, 20002
866-563-8896 (videophone)
800-995-0550 (tty/voice)
gallaudet.edu
Keuka College in Keuka Park, New York, is a private liberal arts college that offers 36 majors including a bachelor's of science degree in ASL. Keuka College's program focuses on ASL study as a foreign language with courses in communication, linguistics and deaf culture. The school trains students for work as interpreters, focusing specifically on them passing the first level of the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf certification test. The program also offers an ASL lab, six levels of ASL courses and more than 600 hours of field experience. Course work includes classes such as introduction to the deaf community, basic ASL, deaf literature, introduction to interpreting and advanced study in ASL.
Keuka College
141 Central Avenue
Keuka Park, New York 14478
315-279-5000
keuka.edu
Western Oregon University in Monmouth's bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degree programs in ASL, were fully accredited as of March 31, 2010. The program combines ASL and English interpreting into one degree and features training in linguistics, sociology, education and anthropology. Graduating students will be prepared to work as professional interpreters, but will have also received a liberal arts education. Coursework includes theory and process of interpreting, deaf and blind interpreting, ASL linguistics and language and communication in the classroom.
Western Oregon University
345 N. Monmouth Avenue
Monmouth, Oregon 97361
503-838-8000(voice/tty)
877-877-1593
wou.edu
Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, offers a bachelor's degree in ASL and English Interpreting. The program focuses on students' gaining a thorough knowledge of ASL in order to become interpreters and gain knowledge of the deaf American culture. While providing a concentration on ASL, the program also features a broad-based curriculum and strongly recommends that students minor in a liberal arts discipline. Course requirements include such classes as deaf people in society, elementary ASL, college algebra, deaf culture and history, linguistics of ASL and performance interpreting. One distinguishing feature of Northeastern's program is that all the instructors for ASL language courses are deaf, allowing students direct access to the deaf community.
Northeastern University
American Sign Language Program
360 Huntington Avenue
405 Meserve Hall
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
800-994-5538 (voice)
857-366-4198 (videophone)
asl.neu.edu