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Program Details
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- The ASL Studies: Beginner certificate is designed to prepare students and community members to incorporate basic ASL comprehension and expressive skills in their field of study and careers.
- The ASL Studies: Intermediate certificate is designed to prepare students and community members to incorporate comprehension and expressive skills and knowledge in history and culture of the Deaf community in their field of study and careers.
- The ASL Studies: Culture certificate will equip students and community members in developing cultural competencies and in-depth knowledge of the diversity in the Deaf communities as it pertains to their field of study and careers.
- The ASL Studies: Linguistics certificate is designed to prepare students and community members to broaden their perspectives on the study of ASL as a language and to incorporate linguistic knowledge as it pertains to their field of study and careers.
LYRA EHLERS
ASL Studies Instructor, Deaf Studies & Professional Studies
ehlersl@wou.edu
BRENT REDPATH
NTT Instructor, Deaf Studies & Professional Studies
redpathb@wou.edu
Where This Degree Can Take You
Successful graduates are prepared in ASL linguistics and deaf culture, and are sought after for non-interpreter positions where they must interact in ASL, for example, in schools and other programs for the deaf, video relay services and other businesses catering to deaf clientele.
The ASL degree also prepares students for graduate programs where this language and cultural knowledge is required, for example, in rehabilitation counseling and teacher education.
Potential Careers
- Deaf Rehabilitation Counseling
- Deaf Education
- ASL Teacher
- Linguistics
- Research specialist
- Consultant
- Advocate
- Deaf/Hearing Interpreting
Potential Employers
- Oregon School for the Deaf
- Oregon Department of Education (ODE)
- Salem hospital
- Providence Health System
- Bridges Oregon (connects ASL interpreters with clients)
- Larger hotels, banks, and customer service centers.
Consider This Degree…
Connect With Deaf Community
ASL lets you sign and chat with a whole new group of people.
Open Career Doors
Become a translator, teacher, or work in Deaf advocacy with an ASL degree.
Expand Your World
ASL isn’t just signs, it’s a rich culture waiting to be explored.
Alumni Share What They Are Doing
My career goal is to work as an elementary school teacher and interpret during the summers. Some of my favorite campus activities have included ASL Club, hall government and Discover Leadership. I am a peer tutor for Student Success and Advising and an ambassador for Admissions.
