American Sign Language and Interpretation (Spanish Translation and Interpreting), Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Science (BS)
American Sign Language and Interpretation
Spanish Translation and Interpreting

2026–2027
Brownsville Campus

The 2026-2027 list of core courses can be found in the 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog. See 'Bachelors Degree Program Regulations'

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Campus: B - Offered in Brownsville; E - Offered in Edinburg; O - Offered Online; T - Travel Required

Bolded Course Number*: Program Admission Requirement

Min Grade: A - Excellent; B - Good; C - Satisfactory; D - Below Average; CR - Credit; P - Passing; S - Satisfactory.

Core: 010 - Communication; 020 - Mathematics; 030 - Life and Physical Sciences; 040 - Language, Philosophy & Culture; 050 - Creative Arts; 060 - American History; 070 - Government/Political Science; 080 - Social and Behavioral Sciences;

Core: 090 - Applied Communication and Literacies; Humanities; Leadership; Science Labs; Interdisciplinary; Technologies; Language Diversity & Writing

Fall – Year 1, Semester Total Hours: 15
Fall – Year 1 American Sign Language and Interpretation Spanish Translation and Interpreting (BS) Courses (15 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Fall 3 E ASLI 1310 American Sign Language I C Satisfies Major-Specific Requirement.
Fall 3 B SPAN 2313 or SPAN 2315 Spanish for Heritage Language Learners II or SPAN 2315 Spanish for Heritage Language Learners III C SPAN 2313: SPAN 1315 or placement by exam or departmental approval. SPAN 2315: SPAN 2313 or placement by exam or departmental approval. Satisfies Major-Specific Requirement.
Fall 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Communication C 10 For all 010 courses: Satisfactory scores on English portion of ACT test and TSI examination or ENGL 0301. For ENGL 1302, a grade of "C" or better in ENGL 1301. See General Education Core for more details. Options: ENGL 1301
Fall 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Mathematics C 20 College Ready TSI status in Mathematics or MATH 0314/0332/0342. See General Education Core for course options.
Fall 3 B/E/O COMM 1315 Public Speaking 90 See General Education Core for course details.
Fall B/E/O UNIV 1301 Foundations of Academic and Career Success 1101 Academic and Career Success 1001/1300 Living and Working by Design As required, based on a number of factors such as credit hours earned, TSI status, high school rank, major declaration, etc.
Spring – Year 1, Semester Total Hours: 13
Spring – Year 1 American Sign Language and Interpretation Spanish Translation and Interpreting (BS) Courses (13 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Spring 3 E ASLI 1320 American Sign Language II C Grade of "C" or better in ASLI 1310 or COMD 1310 or departmental approval.
Spring 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Communication C 10 For all 010 courses: Satisfactory scores on English portion of ACT test and TSI examination or ENGL 0301. For ENGL 1302, a grade of "C" or better in ENGL 1301. See General Education Core for more details. Options: ENGL 1302 or ENGL 1305
Spring 4 B/E/O Choose 1 Life and Physical Sciences I 30 See General Education Core for course options.
Spring 3 B/E/O Choose 1 American History 60 See General Education Core for more details. Options: HIST 1301 or HIST 2327
Fall – Year 2, Semester Total Hours: 16
Fall – Year 2 American Sign Language and Interpretation Spanish Translation and Interpreting (BS) Courses (16 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Fall 3 E ASLI 2310 American Sign Language III C Grade of "C" or better in ASLI 1320.
Fall 3 B SPAN 3313 Advanced Spanish Grammar & Composition Heritage Language Learners I C SPAN 2315 or placement by exam or departmental approval.
Fall 4 B/E/O Choose 1 Life and Physical Sciences II 30 See General Education Core for course options.
Fall 3 B/E/O Choose 1 American History 60 See General Education Core for more details. Options: HIST 1302 or HIST 2328
Fall 3 B/E/O POLS 2305 U.S. Federal Government & Politics 70 See General Education Core for more details
Spring – Year 2, Semester Total Hours: 12
Spring – Year 2 American Sign Language and Interpretation Spanish Translation and Interpreting (BS) Courses (12 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Spring 3 E ASLI 3310 American Sign Language IV C Grade of "C" or better in ASLI 2310. ASLI 3310 may be in progress at the time of application but must be completed with a grade of ‘C’ or better to be officially admitted to the program.
Spring 3 E ASLI 3323 Foundations of Deaf Culture C Grade of "C" or better in ASLI 1310. Satisfies Major-Specific Requirement.
Spring 3 B/E/O POLS 2306 Texas Government & Politics 70 See General Education Core for more details.
Spring 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Language, Philosophy, and Culture 40 See General Education Core for more details.
Fall – Year 3, Semester Total Hours: 18
Fall – Year 3 American Sign Language and Interpretation Spanish Translation and Interpreting (BS) Courses (18 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Fall 3 E ASLI 3320 American Sign Language V C Grade of "C" or better in ASLI 3310.
Fall 3 B/E TRSP 3341 Introduction to Spanish/English Translation C SPAN 2313 or SPAN 2315 or SPAN 3313.
Fall 3 E ASLI 3325 Interpreting I C Grade of "C" or better in ASLI 3310, ASLI 3323, and formal acceptance to the ASLI program. Admission requirements (See Department).
Fall 3 E ASLI 3330 Ethical Standards and Practices C Grade of "C" or better in ASLI 3310, ASLI 3323, and formal acceptance to the ASLI program. Admission requirements (See Department).
Fall 3 E ASLI 3335 Comparitive Linguistics C Grade of "C" or better in ASLI 3310, ASLI 3323, and formal acceptance to the ASLI program. Admission requirements (See Department).
Fall 3 E ASLI 3340 Introduction to Classifiers C Grade of "C" or better in ASLI 3310, ASLI 3323, and formal acceptance to the ASLI program. Admission requirements (See Department).
Spring – Year 3, Semester Total Hours: 15
Spring – Year 3 American Sign Language and Interpretation Spanish Translation and Interpreting (BS) Courses (15 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Spring 3 E ASLI 3345 Interpreting II C Grade of "C" or better in ASLI 3320, ASLI 3325, ASLI 3330, ASLI 3335, ASLI 3340 and formal acceptance to the ASLI program.
Spring 3 E/O ASLI 3324 Fingerspelling & Number Systems in ASL C Grade of "C" or better in ASLI 3320, ASLI 3325, ASLI 3330, ASLI 3335, ASLI 3340 and formal acceptance to the ASLI program.
Spring 3 E ASLI 3355 Methods of Performance Interpreting C Grade of "C" or better in ASLI 3320, ASLI 3325, ASLI 3330, ASLI 3335, ASLI 3340 and formal acceptance to the ASLI program.
Spring 3 E ASLI 3360 Deaf Identities in Interpreting Practice C Grade of "C" or better in ASLI 3320, ASLI 3325, ASLI 3330, ASLI 3335, ASLI 3340 and formal acceptance to the ASLI program.
Spring 3 E TRSP 3342 Advanced Spanish to English Translation C SPAN 3341 or TRSP 3341 or departmental approval.
Fall – Year 4, Semester Total Hours: 15
Fall – Year 4 American Sign Language and Interpretation Spanish Translation and Interpreting (BS) Courses (15 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Fall 3 E ASLI 4315 Interpreting III C Grade of "C" or better in ASLI 3324, ASLI 3345, ASLI 3355, ASLI 3360 and formal acceptance to the ASLI program.
Fall 3 E ASLI 4320 Interdisciplinary Interpreting C Grade of "C" or better in ASLI 3324, ASLI 3345, ASLI 3355, ASLI 3360 and formal acceptance to the ASLI program.
Fall 3 E ASLI 4341 Advanced Classifiers C Grade of "C" or better in ASLI 3324, ASLI 3345, ASLI 3355, ASLI 3360 and formal acceptance to the ASLI program.
Fall 3 E TRSP 3343 Advanced English to Spanish Translation C SPAN 3341 or TRSP 3341 or departmental approval.
Fall 3 E/O THTF 1310 Theatre Appreciation 50 See General Education Core for course details.
Spring – Year 4, Semester Total Hours: 16
Spring – Year 4 American Sign Language and Interpretation Spanish Translation and Interpreting (BS) Courses (16 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Spring 3 E ASLI 4330 Interpreting IV C Grade of "C" or better in ASLI 4315, ASLI 4320, ASLI 4341 and formal acceptance to the ASLI program.
Spring 3 E ASLI 4335 Interpreting Practicuum C Grade of "C" or better in ASLI 4315, ASLI 4320, ASLI 4341 and formal acceptance to the ASLI program.
Spring 3 E ASLI 4346 VGC & Non-Manual Markers C Grade of "C" or better in ASLI 4315, ASLI 4320, ASLI 4341 and formal acceptance to the ASLI program.
Spring 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Social and Behavioral Sciences 80 See General Education Core for course options.
Spring 3 B TRSP 4342 Interpreting SPAN 3341 or TRSP 3341 or departmental approval.
Spring 1 B/E/O Choose 1 Intergrative/Experiential Learning 90 See General Education Core for course options.
120 TOTAL HOURS
(42) Advanced minimum credit hours
Revised: Tuesday, March 3, 2026