Degree & Certificate
Programs
The School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences offers
degree and certificates programs in the following areas, and
a list of
approved electives:
American
Sign Language CSC
Purpose: This curriculum prepares individuals to
communicate in American Sign Language (ASL), primarily with persons who are
deaf or hard of hearing. Students
also study the U.S. deaf community from a cultural perspective.
American Sign Language
- English Interpretation AAS
The degree in American Sign Language (ASL)-English
Interpretation is designed to prepare individuals for a career in sign language
interpretation.
Interpreter
Education CSC
The program in Interpreter Education is designed to prepare individuals for
a career in sign language interpretation.
Liberal
Arts AA
• Teacher Preparation AA
The Liberal Arts (AA) and Social Sciences (AS) degrees
are two-year programs designed for those who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university
to complete a bachelor’s degree in the humanities or social sciences.
The curricula consist of courses in general education (including a foreign
language, natural science, and social sciences) typically required in the first
two years of a baccalaureate curriculum in the humanities or social sciences.
Music
AAA
The Associate of Applied Arts degree in Music is designed for students who
seek employment in the performing arts field. The program also offers students
interested in transferring to a four-year college or university the opportunity
to pursue the first two years of a baccalaureate degree in music.
Paralegal
Studies
• General Practice AAS
•
Litagation AAS
The Paralegal Studies
Associate of Applied Science degree program is designed to meet these educational
needs by preparing individuals to perform as legal assistants or paralegals
under the supervision of an attorney. The program is approved by the American
Bar Association.
Social
Sciences AS
• American
Sign
Language/ Deaf
Studies AS
• Teacher Preparation AS
The Liberal Arts (AA) and Social Sciences (AS)
degrees are two-year programs designed for those who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university
to complete a bachelor’s degree in the humanities or social sciences.
Approved Electives for:
•
Humanities Courses
•
Liberal Arts and
Social Sciences