{
  "college": "merced-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "code": "ASLG",
  "name": "American Sign Language",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.mccd.edu/schools/programs/school-humanities-liberal-arts/courses/aslg-courses",
  "courses": [
    {
      "code": "ASLG-01",
      "subject": "ASLG",
      "number": "01",
      "title": "Beginning American Sign Language",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "3 hours lecture",
      "advisory": "ENGL-C1000 (Formerly ENGL-01A)",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "This course is an introduction to understanding and signing American Sign Language and appreciating the basic elements of the Deaf culture.\n\nEmphasis is on obtaining a practical command of the language, including major grammatical components, basic ASL sentence structures, nonmanual gestures, expression of spatial relationships in a visual-gestural language, and beginning conversational skills. (09/21)",
      "notes": [
        "(CSU breadth area C2) [CSU-GE and IGETC are only for 2024-25 catalogs or earlier]"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 2,
          "open": 0,
          "url": "/c/merced-college/schedule/fall-2026/aslg/#aslg-01",
          "subject": "ASLG"
        },
        {
          "term": "spring-2027",
          "name": "Spring 2027",
          "sections": 1,
          "open": 0,
          "url": "/c/merced-college/schedule/spring-2027/aslg/#aslg-01",
          "subject": "ASLG"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "ASLG-02",
      "subject": "ASLG",
      "number": "02",
      "title": "High-Beginning American Sign Language",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "3 hours lecture",
      "prerequisite": "ASLG-01",
      "advisory": "ENGL-C1000 (Formerly ENGL-01A)",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "This course provides high beginning practice understanding and signing American Sign Language and appreciating the basic elements of the Deaf culture. Emphasis is on obtaining a practical command of the language including major grammatical components, basic ASL sentence structures, non-manual gestures, expression of spatial relationships in a visualgestural language, and high beginning conversational skills. (09/21)",
      "notes": [
        "(CSU breadth area C2) [CSU-GE and IGETC are only for 2024-25 catalogs or earlier]"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "spring-2027",
          "name": "Spring 2027",
          "sections": 1,
          "open": 1,
          "url": "/c/merced-college/schedule/spring-2027/aslg/#aslg-02",
          "subject": "ASLG"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "ASLG-03",
      "subject": "ASLG",
      "number": "03",
      "title": "Intermediate American Sign Language",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "3 hours lecture",
      "prerequisite": "ASLG-02",
      "advisory": "ENGL-C1000 (Formerly ENGL-01A)",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "This course provides intermediate practice in understanding and signing American Sign Language and insights in the basic elements of the Deaf culture. Emphasis is on obtaining a practical command of the language, including major grammatical components, basic ASL sentence structures, non-manual gestures, expression of spatial relationships in a visualgestural language, and intermediate conversational skills. (05/19)",
      "notes": [],
      "offered": []
    }
  ]
}