Deaf Studies, Associate in Arts

Courses and Requirements

All ASL and DST courses, with the exception of DST101, require a DST major or permission of the instructor. Students must earn a minimum grade of C in all ASL and DST courses in order to move to the next level of courses and for graduation. A minimum of 63 credit hours are required for graduation.

Starting in the Fall of 2014, any student enrolled in an associate degree program who is new to NECC and has no academic history at the college, must take at least one course designated as intensive in each of NECC’s six core academic skills in order to graduate. In most cases, the program’s core required courses include these intensive courses. Plan to see an advisor for more complete information about this graduation requirement.

Program Prerequisites:

ENG101 English Composition I, ASL101 Elementary ASL I and ASL102 Elementary ASL II with a “B” or better or demonstrate comparable skills/knowledge.

Additional Admissions Criteria:

All admission criteria are available in the Deaf Studies Criteria Packet which can be found on the NECC Forms Page. Additional questions may be addressed to deafstudies@necc.mass.edu.

CORI/CHRI/SORI:

Students in this academic program will be required to undergo a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) check, a Criminal Records Central Repository (CHRI) check and/or a Sex Offender Registry Information (SORI) check. For more information, visit the CORI/CHRI/SORI page on the NECC website.

Electives:

Requirements:

Select ONE of the following courses: (3-4 credits)

Program Notes

Courses are offered during daytime hours only, two days per week. In the first semester, students must be available one additional day to complete their first-semester practicum requirement. Students must have a reliable means of transportation to and from their practicum sites. Students in this option may switch to the Interpreting Transfer Option by the end of their first year provided they maintain a grade of B or better in all ASL classes.

Helpful Hints

Students entering the program must have completed ENG101. It is recommended that students take ENG101 as well as their math elective while they are enrolled in Elementary ASL I or II.

Recommended Course Sequence Deaf Studies Associate Degree

Year 1

Fall

Spring

Year 2

Fall

Spring