American Sign Language Courses

Introduction

Before enrolling in an American Sign Language (ASL) class, please take a moment to review the program overview below. Summer ASL classes at Gallaudet are offered during three separate sessions:

Session A      June 21 - July 2, 2010
Session B     July 6 - July 16, 2010
Session C      July 19 - July 30, 2010

Program Information

Due to the intensive nature of these courses, you may take no more than two levels of ASL I-VI during the 3 successive summer sessions. This policy does not include registering for Visual Gestural Communication, Fingerspelling, or Classifiers courses. ASL courses are not available for audit. Any requests for exceptions to the audit policy due to extraordinary circumstances must be made in writing to aslprograms@gallaudet.edu.

Orientation

Student orientation will be held on the Sunday before the start of each session. The dates and time for Orientation are June 21, July 5 and July 19, 2009, beginning at 2:00 pm in the Hall Memorial Building (HMB) Atrium.

Class Placement

To ensure that you are placed in the appropriate level of ASL, review the course descriptions and select the ASL level that seems best for you. Return the completed ASL Questionnaire with your course registration. Adjustments to your registration may be made based upon information received on your Questionnaire, so please answer all questions. ASL classes at Gallaudet University may not be equivalent to classes you have taken at other locations. Your ASL course placement will be confirmed by your instructor at orientation on the first day of class. No changes in the class assignment will be made after the first day of class, unless extraordinary circumstances exist. These situations will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Screenings are not needed for students registering for VGC.