American Sign Language
Certificate of Achievement American Sign Language (ASL) · Berkeley City College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Summary
Program Description
Berkeley City College's ASL program enables students to acquire the communicative competence in ASL and the cultural sensitivity needed to interact successfully with members of the American Deaf community. American Sign Language (ASL) is the fourth most used language in the United States. It is the major language that the American Deaf population uses. Students who will benefit from this program include the following: those who wish to expand their language skills and cultural knowledge to enhance other majors (e.g., interpreting, education, social work, and psychology); those who need to fulfill a university foreign language requirement; parents of deaf children; and deafened adults. Students will develop skills which will also make them more marketable to potential employers who encounter the Deaf.
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Career Opportunities
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Learning Outcome(s)
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- Demonstrate expressive competence in ASL.
- Demonstrate receptive competence in ASL.
- Demonstrate appropriate cultural behavior at events where a majority of attendees are Deaf people and ASL native signers, e.g. school, club, organization, etc.
| Course | Title | Units |
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| Required Courses | 30 | |
| ASL 50 | American Sign Language I | 4 |
| ASL 51 | American Sign Language II | 4 |
| ASL 52 | American Sign Language III | 4 |
| ASL 53 | American Sign Language IV | 4 |
| ASL 55A | History and Culture of Deaf People in America I | 3 |
| ASL 55B | History and Culture of Deaf People in America II | 3 |
| ASL 57 | Structure of American Sign Language | 3 |
| ASL 200B | Classifiers II | 2 |
| ASL 202B | Fingerspelling and Numbers II | 1 |
| ASL 464 | Work Experience in American Sign Language | 2 |