Undergraduate Programs

Bachelor's Degree Programs

American Sign Language/English Interpreting

The Bachelor of Science degree in ASL/English Interpreting is for students who have achieved fluency in American Sign Language and English and wish to focus on theoretical and applied issues in interpreting.

The program is a continuation of the Associate of Arts degree in American Sign Language Studies offered by Vincennes University at its regional campus in Indianapolis at the Indiana School for the Deaf.

The program is also open to students who demonstrate equivalent competence in ASL, Deaf culture, and linguistics. Interested students who have not completed the Vincennes University degree should contact the program director at IUPUI.

Requirements

The major consists of 24 credit hours at IUPUI (see below) and 9 credits from Vincennes University or another university in American Sign Language Grammar, American Deaf Culture, Linguistic Structure of American Sign Language.

Required courses at IUPUI are ASL I301, I303, I361, I363, I365, I405, L340, and L342. Enrollment in interpreting classes is limited to students who have been admitted to the program or have received permission from the director.