ASL 1 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE 1

    Recent Professors
    B. Becker, J. O'Donnell, E. Sprague, D. Gard, J. Cappalonga, C. Grigsby, B. Miles, J. Burke
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    25–40 students
    Credits
    4
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of ASL 1
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUIGETC Area 6A · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    This course is designed to introduce students to basic skills in American Sign Language vocabulary, fingerspelling, and grammatical structure. The student will gain the manual skills to engage in basic dialogue and visual cues, and the receptive skills to understand general American Sign Language conversation. Topics include American Sign Language as an independent language, the history of American Sign Language, the Deaf community, and Deaf culture. This course may be offered in a distance education format. (CSU/UC transferable)
    Usually Held
    Wed Thu 1:35pm–2:25pm, Wed Thu 10:30am–11:20am, Wed Thu 9:30am–10:20am, Mon Wed 9:00am–10:50am