Languages | American Sign Language

Faculty Expertise

The faculty serving on Instructional Councils are best positioned to provide consistent, expert evaluation of faculty coursework and credentials so as to determine relevance within a specific teaching field. Therefore, Human Resources, Department/Division Chairs, Deans, VPAAs, and other stakeholders must coordinate with the relevant Instructional Councils to determine if the established minimum qualifications are met by candidates for Faculty (Residential, Adjunct, or Dual Enrollment) positions.

Occupational

For occupational disciplines, a combination of education and/or experience is required to qualify. A faculty may qualify with any of the following:

  • Five years of occupational experience in the field to be taught OR
  • Three years of occupational experience in the field to be taught and a Bachelor’s degree or higher OR
  • A Master’s degree or higher in the teaching field OR
  • A Master’s degree or higher in any field with 18 graduate credits in the teaching field OR
  • A Master’s degree or higher in any field with a combination of 24 upper division and/or graduate credits in the teaching field
  • A Journeyman certification in the field to be taught.
Instructional Council (IC)
Languages
Faculty Service Area (FSA)
American Sign Language
Subjects
ASL
Course Subjects

ASL, LIN, DST, TASL, ITP, IPP

Course Titles and Keywords

Sign Language Education, ASL teaching, Sign Language Pedagogy, Deaf Studies, Deaf Culture, Linguistics, ASL Linguistics.

Accepted Disciplines/Subfields

American Sign Language (ASL)

Description

ASLTA Certified Certification or ASLTA Master certification recommended

Years of post-secondary teaching experience

Rationale

ASL is a language used by the majority of Deaf people in America, and there are not many degree programs focusing on ASL or ASL teaching; therefore, ASLTA Certification from a nationally recognized organization - American Sign Language Teachers Association - has established standards for qualified ASL instructors.