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American Sign Language and Deaf Studies

College of the Holy Cross · Worcester, MA

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Program
Award
Minor
Catalog edition
Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
American Sign Language (ASL) is similar to spoken languages in that it has its own grammar and vocabulary, but it is different in that it is a visual language used by the Deaf community in the United States. Students pursing coursework in Deaf Studies have opportunities for involvement in a program that provides personal and direct interaction with members of the Deaf community using ASL as the primary means of communication. Students can apply to study for one or two semesters at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C, the world’s only Deaf university, where they can experience full immersion in ASL and Deaf culture. Students can elect a minor in Deaf Studies, or, through CIS, they can develop a multidisciplinary major combining Deaf Studies with other disciplines within the College. Multidisciplinary majors incorporating ASL and Deaf Studies curriculum have included themes such as Literacy in Deaf Education, Deaf Studies and the Arts, Social Issues in Deaf Education and Language Acquisition and (Deaf) Culture.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
166124
CourseShelf checklist
CK_166124_fc24bfba
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements

0 items

    ASL courses:

    3 items
    1. DFST 201
      Intermediate American Sign Language 1 Course count
      As published: “Intermediate American Sign Language 1”
      1
    2. DFST 202
      Intermediate American Sign Language 2 Course count
      As published: “Intermediate American Sign Language 2”
      1
    3. DFST 301
      American Sign Language Comp & Conv Course count
      As published: “American Sign Language Comp & Conv”
      1

    Deaf Studies - two courses required by Deaf Studies that are regularly offered within the program:

    2 items
    1. DFST 109
      Introduction To Deaf Studies Course count
      As published: “Introduction To Deaf Studies”
      1
    2. DFST 303
      Deaf Literature Course count
      As published: “Deaf Literature”
      1

    One additional approved course with a focus on ASL or Deaf Studies taken at Holy Cross or another institution. This could be any of the following courses regularly offered at Holy Cross, or an approved course offered at another institution:

    10 items
    1. DFST 300
      The Deaf Community: Language and Culture Course count
      As published: “The Deaf Community: Language and Culture”
      1
    2. DFST 350
      Experience in the Deaf Community Course count
      As published: “Experience in the Deaf Community”
      1
    3. EDUC 167
      1
    4. EDUC 245
      Dis/Ability Theory & Practice Course count
      As published: “Dis/Ability Theory & Practice”
      1
    5. EDUC 340
      Culture, Identity, & Schooling Course count
      As published: “Culture, Identity, & Schooling”
      1
    6. PSYC 222
      Preference is given to Neuroscience majors, Neuroscience
      As published: “Sensation & Perception”
      1
    7. PSYC 225
      Developmental Psychology Course count
      As published: “Developmental Psychology”
      1
    8. PSYC 237
      Psychology of Language Course count
      As published: “Psychology of Language”
      1
    9. PSYC 353
      Seminar: Language Thought and Culture Course count
      As published: “Seminar: Language Thought and Culture”
      1
    10. RELS 199-F14
    Source. College of the Holy Cross, catalog Catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.holycross.edu/academic-plans/center-interdisciplinary-studies/american-sign-language-deaf-studies/. Captured page pages/0080.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.