Continuing Education American Sign Language Courses

Take your American Sign Language (ASL) skills beyond the basics in this intermediate-level, conversation-focused course. Strengthen fluency, accuracy, and confidence as you communicate about a variety of engaging topics, which may include current events, history, culture, film, and more. Develop your ability to express ideas, share opinions, and participate in extended spontaneous conversations while continuing to deepen your understanding of Deaf culture. Students must have completed ASL 3B or have had a minimum of 120 hours of prior ASL instruction. Take this course again and again — each term features new topics and activities. No textbook. Materials are included in the cost of the course. 

Learn American Sign Language (ASL) through music! Build your vocabulary and expressive skills as you learn to interpret songs in ASL, exploring how meaning, emotion, rhythm, and storytelling are conveyed visually. Develop your signing skills while gaining a deeper appreciation for ASL and Deaf culture. No textbook. Materials are included in the cost of the course. 

Build speed, accuracy, and confidence in ASL fingerspelling. Through interactive practice, improve both receptive and expressive fingerspelling skills while developing strategies for understanding fingerspelled words in conversation. Students should already know the ASL alphabet and basic fingerspelling. This course is appropriate for elementary through upper-intermediate ASL learners who wish to increase fluency and comprehension. Additional purchase of textbook may be required. (T) 

Explore the rich history, culture, and experiences of the Deaf community. Learn about Deaf identity, cultural values, communication norms, education, technology, accessibility, and the history and evolution of American Sign Language (ASL). Examine common misconceptions about deafness and gain insight into the diversity of experiences within Deaf and hard-of-hearing communities. No prior knowledge of ASL is required. No textbook. Materials are included in the cost of the course. 

Learn the basics of American Sign Language (ASL) in this introductory course. Develop your vocabulary and build foundational skills such as asking and answering questions, giving commands, and forming simple sentences. Explore Deaf culture. Additional purchase of textbook required. (T)

Continue building your American Sign Language (ASL) skills in this beginner-level course. Expand your vocabulary and develop your communication skills through questions, commands, and simple and compound sentences. Continue exploring Deaf culture. This course builds on ASL 1A. Additional purchase of textbook required. (T) 

Continue building your American Sign Language (ASL) skills in this beginner-level course. Expand your vocabulary and strengthen your communication skills through questions, commands, and increasingly complex sentences. Continue exploring Deaf culture. This course builds on ASL 1B. Additional purchase of textbook required. (T) 

Continue building your American Sign Language (ASL) skills in this elementary-level course. Expand your vocabulary and strengthen your conversational skills through more complex sentence structures, additional signs, and idioms. Develop greater confidence in spontaneous communication while deepening your understanding of Deaf culture. This course builds on ASL 2A. Additional purchase of textbook required. (T) 

Continue building your American Sign Language (ASL) skills in this elementary-level course. Expand your vocabulary and strengthen your conversational skills through increasingly complex sentence structures, signs, and idioms. Build greater fluency and confidence in spontaneous communication while deepening your understanding of Deaf culture. This course builds on ASL 2B. Additional purchase of textbook required. (T) 

Continue advancing your American Sign Language (ASL) skills in this elementary-level course. Expand your vocabulary and strengthen your ability to communicate about a wider range of topics using more complex and natural ASL. Build fluency, accuracy, and confidence in spontaneous communication while continuing to deepen your understanding of Deaf culture. This course builds on ASL 3A and completes the ASL 3 sequence. Additional purchase of textbook required. (T) 

This noncredit course is coenrolled with credit AMSL 101. All coenrolled language classes include regular homework, assessments, pass/fail grades, and a lab component. (T)

This noncredit course is coenrolled with credit AMSL 101. All coenrolled language classes include regular homework, assessments, pass/fail grades, and a lab component. (T)

This noncredit course is coenrolled with credit AMSL-102. All coenrolled language classes include regular homework, assessments, pass/fail grades, and a lab component. (T)

This noncredit course is coenrolled with credit AMSL-201. All coenrolled language classes include regular homework, assessments, pass/fail grades, and a lab component. (T)