Page 118 of Delgado Community College 2006-2007 Catalog by Delgado Community College New Orleans Louisiana

119 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING DEGREE: ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DIVISION: LIBERAL ARTS/CITY PARK CAMPUS Admission to the associate degree program requires demonstrated proficiency in American Sign Language. The program prepares students to interpret for deaf children in the elementary and secondary educational setting as provided under Public Law 101476 (IDEA). The program also provides a foundation for those students seeking state and national certification or advanced degrees in interpreting, speech therapy, audiology, education, and counseling of the deaf and hearing-impaired. REQUIRED COURSES IN MAJOR* ASLS 101 Am. Sign Lang. I 3 ASLS 210 Comparative Ling. 3 ASLS 102 Am. Sign Lang. II 3 ASLS 220 Fund. of Translation 3 ASLS 150 Intro. to Deaf Studies 3 ASLS 235 Applied Linguistics 3 ASLS 201 Am. Sign Lang. III 3 ASLS 252 Transliterating 3 ASLS 202 Am. Sign Lang. IV 3 ASLS 261 Interpreting I 3 ASLS 204 Fingerspelling 3 ASLS 262 Interpreting II 3 ASLS 205 ASL Literature 3 ASLS 263 Practicum 3 REQUIRED RELATED COURSES PSYC 127 Gen. Psychology 3 SOCI 250 Studies in Cultural Diversity 3 GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS** ENGL 101 English Comp. I 3 PHIL 175 Social Ethics 3 ENGL 102 English Comp. II 3 Fine Arts Requirement 3 MATH 118 Algebra for Coll. Sts. 3 Natural Science Requirement 6 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 69 * Required grade of C or higher. ** See General Education Requirements, pages 110-111, for approved Fine Arts and Natural Science courses. NOTE: See page 78 for Graduation Requirements.

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