American Sign Language and Interpretation (Communication Studies), Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Science (BS)
American Sign Language and Interpretation
Communication Studies

2026–2027
Edinburg 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 (Communication Studies), Bachelor of Science (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/E/O COMM 1311 Fundamentals of Human Communication C 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.
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: 16
Spring – Year 1 American Sign Language and Interpretation (Communication Studies), Bachelor of Science (BS) Courses (16 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 COMM 1318 Interpersonal Communication C Satisfies Major-Specific Requirement.
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.
Fall – Year 2, Semester Total Hours: 16
Fall – Year 2 American Sign Language and Interpretation (Communication Studies), Bachelor of Science (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 O COMM 3316 Intercultural Communication C
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: 15
Spring – Year 2 American Sign Language and Interpretation (Communication Studies), Bachelor of Science (BS) Courses (15 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 COMM 3333 Theories of Communication C 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: 15
Fall – Year 3 American Sign Language and Interpretation (Communication Studies), Bachelor of Science (BS) Courses (15 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 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 (Communication Studies), Bachelor of Science (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 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 B/E/O Choose 1 Social and Behavioral Sciences 80 See General Education Core for course options.
Fall – Year 4, Semester Total Hours: 15
Fall – Year 4 American Sign Language and Interpretation (Communication Studies), Bachelor of Science (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 N/A COMM 3345 Gender and Communications C Recommended Course Substitution: COMM 3347 or COMM 4306
Fall 3 E/O THTF 1310 Theatre Appreciation 50 See General Education Core for course details.
Spring – Year 4, Semester Total Hours: 13
Spring – Year 4 American Sign Language and Interpretation (Communication Studies), Bachelor of Science (BS) Courses (13 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 Visual Gestural Communication & 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 E/O COMM 4309 Nonverbal Communication C
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