American Sign Language (ASL)
Certificate of Achievement American Sign Language · Chaffey College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Description
The American Sign Language certificate represents a student’s achievement in studying the ASL language and the knowledge of deaf culture. Students who complete the certificate may choose to work with deaf and/or hard-of-hearing individuals in education and/or other human, social, or community services, or they may choose to complete the A.A. in Sign Language Studies or transfer to a four-year program.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate receptive and expressive skills in American Sign Language.
- Demonstrate accurate and fluent Fingerspelling skills.
- Accurately illustrate key events and people in Deaf history.
- Demonstrate knowledge and awareness of the differences between the Deaf Culture/deaf community and the hearing community.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements for the Certificate of Achievement (CA): | 23 | |
| ASL 1 | Elementary American Sign Language I | 4 |
| ASL 2 | Elementary American Sign Language II | 4 |
| ASL 3 | Intermediate American Sign Language III | 4 |
| ASL 4 | Intermediate American Sign Language IV | 4 |
| ASL 18 | Introduction to Deaf Studies | 3 |
| ASL 21 | Classifiers/Depicting Verbs | 2 |
| ASL 22 | Fingerspelling/Numbers | 2 |
| Total | 23 | |
Other Information
Arts, Communication, and Design
Local Program (Major) Code: N402
Program Control Number: 41393
TOP Code: 0850.00
CIP Code: 16.0101