BA in Linguistics - ASL/English Interpreting Concentration

In addition to the requirements listed in the BA, the following items are necessary for the ASL/English Interpreting Concentration:

     LIN 105
     LIN 185
     LIN 310
     LIN 313
     LIN 422
     LIN 331
     LIN 332
     LIN 333
     LIN 334
     LIN 410
     ASL 301, 302, or 303
     ASL 401
     ASL 402
     One of LIN 405, 413, or 498; or six credits of LIN 425 (topics) courses
     LIN 435 (six credits)
Total: 51 or 54 credits

Language Component

Students pursuing the English ASL/interpreting concentration must have taken four semesters of ASL (101-202) or have attained a level of proficiency equivalent to four semesters. These courses (or the equivalent) do not count as credits toward the major, but are prerequisites to the interpreting courses and upper-level ASL courses.

Honors for ASL/English Interpreting Concentration:

• Achieve a G.P.A. of at least 3.7 in LIN and ASL courses.
• Complete the following additional LIN courses with a grade of 'B' or higher: LIN 311, 312, 314, 315, and 490

Suggested four-year plan for Linguistics Majors, ASL/English Interpreting Concentration:

There are many possible paths through the major. The listings below are suggestions that may or may not be appropriate for individual students. Courses do not have to be taken in the order shown here so long as the prerequisites for each course are met before it is taken.

See the departmental catalog listing for course prerequisites. Note especially that students must earn at least a 'B' in LIN 185 before enrolling in LIN 311, 312, 313, 314, or 315.

Note that many of the suggested semester schedules listed here do not make up a full course load. These semesters would need to be filled out with general education courses, electives, a minor, or possibly a second major.

ASL/English Interpreting Concentration:

(course in italics is required for Deaf Studies Minor)

• Fall 1: LIN 105, ASL 101
• Spring 1: ASL 102, LIN 203, LIN 185
• Fall 2: LIN 310, LIN 313, ASL 201
• Spring 2: LIN 422, ASL 202
• Fall 3: ASL 401
• Spring 3: ASL 402, LIN 331
• Fall 4: LIN 332, LIN 333, LIN 334
• Spring 4: LIN 435 (six credits)
• ASL 301/302/303 and LIN 425 can be fit in to various places.  Note that LIN 331 can be taken in the same semester as ASL 202.  This option is good for transfer students and students who declared the major after the first year, because it allows for the interpreting courses to be taken a year earlier than indicated above.

Long-term scheduling

To help students plan their academic careers, we try to offer courses on a regular cycle. This is difficult and we cannot always offer courses when we, or our students, would most like them to appear. So, this listing should not be mistaken for a promise to offer any particular course in any given semester. Nevertheless, to the extent we can, we try to keep to the plan laid out below.

Offered every fall:

• ASL 101, 201
• ASL 401
• LIN 105
• LIN 185
• LIN 201 (or every other fall)
• LIN 310
• LIN 311 (or every other fall)
• LIN 313
• LIN 332
• LIN 333
• LIN 334

Offered every spring:

• ASL 101, 102, 202
• ASL 402
• LIN 185
• LIN 203
• LIN 312 (or every other spring)
• LIN 331
• LIN 422
• LIN 435

Offered once a year, semester varies, sometimes summer:

• ASL 301 or 302 or 303
• LIN 315
• LIN 410

Offered once every two years in the fall:

• LIN 211
• LIN 213

Offered once every two years in spring:

• LIN 212
• LIN 314
• LIN 421
• LIN 490

Offered every semester as independent learning options:

• LIN 395
• LIN 398
• LIN 498

Offered irregularly, depending on demand:

• LIN 405
• LIN 425
• LIN 426