Deaf Studies Major, BS in Education - American Sign Language Translation and Interpreting Concentration

Campus: Knoxville

uTrack Requirements

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.

Term 1

• ² Arts and Humanities  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ³ Quantitative Reasoning  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ⁴ Natural Sciences  Elective 4 Credit Hours *

• ASL 111 - Elementary American Sign Language I 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 101* - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours (or equivalent)

Term 2

• ³ Quantitative Reasoning  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ⁴ Natural Sciences  Elective 4 Credit Hours *

• ASL 112 - Elementary American Sign Language II 3 Credit Hours

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• ¹ Select one course:

• ENGL 102* - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours
• Written Communication  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

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• ⁵ Select one course:

• PHIL 244* - Professional Responsibility 3 Credit Hours
• Oral Communication  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

Term 3

• ASL 200 - Visual Gestural Communication 3 Credit Hours
• ⁸  ASL 211* - Intermediate American Sign Language I 3 Credit Hours
• CSE 300* - Social Justice, Education, and Service Learning 3 Credit Hours
• ASLT 340 - Principles of Interpreting 3 Credit Hours

• ⁶ Select one course:

• SOCI 110* - Social Problems and Social Justice 3 Credit Hours
• SOWK 200* - Introduction to Social Work and Social Justice 3 Credit Hours
• Social Sciences  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

Term 4

• ¹⁰ Engaged Inquiries  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• ⁹  ASL 212* - Intermediate American Sign Language II 3 Credit Hours
• ^1,10  EDDE 425* - Foundations of Deaf Education 3 Credit Hours
• ASLT 335 - Interpreting Techniques 3 Credit Hours

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• ⁹ Select one course:

• PSYC 110* - General Psychology 3 Credit Hours
• PSYC 117* - Honors: General Psychology 3 Credit Hours

Term 5

• Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours

• ¹¹  ASL 311* - Advanced American Sign Language I: Educational Contexts 3 Credit Hours
• ⁶  PSYC 300 - Child Development 3 Credit Hours

• ⁹ Select one course

• PHIL 244* - Professional Responsibility 3 Credit Hours
• PHIL 246* - Ethics and Technology 3 Credit Hours
• PHIL 383* - Philosophy of Disability 3 Credit Hours

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• ⁶ Select one course:

• COUN 202* - Wellness: Theory & Research 3 Credit Hours
• SOCI 250* - Introduction to Global Studies 3 Credit Hours
• SOCI 341* - Social Inequalities 3 Credit Hours

Term 6

• ASLT 350 - English to American Sign Language Interpretation 3 Credit Hours
• ASLT 355 - ASL to English Interpretation 3 Credit Hours
• ¹⁰  ASL 435* - Linguistics of American Sign Language 3 Credit Hours
• ⁹  ASL 422* - Deaf Literature and ASL Folklore 3 Credit Hours
• ASL 310 - Practicum 3 Credit Hours
• Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours

Term 7

• Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours​​​​​​​

• ASLT 345 - Interpreting in Educational Settings 4 Credit Hours
• ASLT 360 - ASL to English Interpreting II 3 Credit Hours
• EDDE 415 - Language Development of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 3 Credit Hours
• TPTE 495 - Special Topics 1-3 Credit Hours 3 Credit Hours

Term 8

• ⁷  ASL 421* - History and Culture of the Deaf 3 Credit Hours
• ¹⁰  EDDE 416* - Reading, Language, and Reasoning Skills: Assessment and Instruction of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 3 Credit Hours
• ASLT 440 - Educational Interpreting Field Work 6 Credit Hours 6 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours 120

Footnotes

1. Three courses from Written Communication  (WC): first-year composition sequence (2 courses, 3 credit hours each) and one additional Written Communication  course.
2. One course from approved Arts and Humanities  (AH) courses.
3. Two 3-hour courses from approved Quantitative Reasoning  (QR) courses.
4. Two courses (minimum 7 hours) from approved Natural Sciences  (NS) courses, one must have a laboratory.
5. One course (minimum 1 hour) from approved Oral Communication  (OC) courses.
6. One course (minimum 3 hours) from approved Social Sciences  (SS) courses.
7. One course (minimum 3 hours) from approved Global Citizenship - International  (GCI) courses.
8. One course (minimum 3 hours) from approved Global Citizenship - US  (GCUS) courses.
9. Two courses (at least 6 credit hours) from Expanded Perspectives  Electives (select from Arts and Humanities , Social Sciences , Global Citizenship - International , Global Citizenship - US , or Applied Arts and Humanities ).
10. At least 9 credit hours (minimum 2 courses; at least two different subject areas) from Engaged Inquiries  (EI) courses.
11. One course from approved Applied Oral Communication  Elective (AOC) courses.

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .