{"id":3825,"date":"2025-07-24T12:34:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T16:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/?page_id=3825"},"modified":"2026-03-19T09:31:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:31:29","slug":"american-sign-language","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/speech-language-hearing\/american-sign-language\/","title":{"rendered":"American Sign Language"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Speech, Language &#038; Hearing Sciences Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/communication\/speech-language-hearing\/curriculum\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Major\/Minor Curriculum<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/communication\/speech-language-hearing\/outcomes\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Why Our Program?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/communication\/speech-language-hearing\/experiential\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Experiential\/Clinical Opportunities<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/communication\/speech-language-hearing\/research\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Research<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/speech-language-hearing\/slhs-student-resources\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >SLHS Student Resources<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/communication\/speech-language-hearing\/faculty-staff\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty &#038; Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/speech-language-hearing\/community-service-and-engagement\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Community Services<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/speech-language-hearing\/american-sign-language\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >American Sign Language<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/master-deaf-education\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Master of Arts in Deaf Education<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-american-sign-language\">American Sign Language<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>SLHS offers 4 semesters of American Sign Language (ASL) and a NEW (as of Fall 2026-27) ASL minor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ASL classes can be used to fulfill the foreign language requirement in colleges outside of CCOM. Even better, students often have the opportunity to complete their Indianapolis Community Requirement in ASL 3 and 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our students use their skills to volunteer in local organizations such as the Indiana School for the Deaf. Some have received graduate school scholarships to work as ASL teaching assistants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to learn some basic ASL or put your expertise into practice, but cannot fit in your course schedule, you can also join the ASL Club! Everyone is welcome!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"link-list layout-links\" >\n    <div class=\"link-list__container link-list__grid-default\">\n                        <div class=\"list-list__linkWrapper link-list__grid-default\">\n                                <ul class=\"wysiwyg__ctaLinks\">\n                                                        <li>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/butler_aslclub\/\" class=\"button-link-right button-link-right--color-blue-bright\" >Visit the Butler University ASL Club Instagram<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                            <\/ul>\n                                \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-asl-minor\">ASL Minor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The main goal of an ASL minor is to achieve communicative competence\/conversational fluency in ASL by mastering vocabulary, grammar, and non-manual signals, while also developing knowledge of Deaf history, culture, and community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This minor helps students enhance their careers in fields such as healthcare, business, and education, through improved communication and cultural competence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MINOR REQUIREMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Total for Minor: 21 credit hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SLHS 101 ASL 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SLHS 102 ASL 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SLHS 203 ASL 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SLHS 204 ASL 4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SLHS 300 ASL 5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SLHS 325 ASL Linguistics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SLHS 400 Deaf History, Culture, and Community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The information found on this website with respect to major\/minor\/program requirements is primarily directed at providing prospective students a general roadmap of the curriculum. 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