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Policies Regarding American Sign Language Courses for Foreign Language Credit
The Department of Specialized Educational Services (SES) offers a range of American Sign Language (ASL) courses during the fall and spring semester that can satisfy the university foreign language requirement for graduation. Students should meet with their advisor to assure that ASL courses will meet the foreign language requirement for their specific department or major.
The following courses are offered for foreign language credit. Students wishing to take these courses must register for a non-major course section.
- SES 101 American Sign Language I
- SES 102 American Sign Language II
- SES 203 American Sign Language III
- SES 204 American Sign Language IV
Students should be aware that these courses are offered in different semesters and seating may be limited. There are very few American Sign Language courses offered during the summer session. Students should not rely on taking summer courses in ASL in order to fulfill their language requirements for graduation; therefore, students should plan their course of study accordingly.
Due to the highly interactive visual nature of teaching American Sign Language, departmental policy prohibits overrides into full courses. There are no exceptions. Registration errors, scheduling difficulty, pending graduation dates, financial aid matters and previous registration attempts are not exceptions to this rule. If you are unable to obtain enrollment during the initial registration period, be sure your name is on the waitlist.