American Sign Language/English Interpreting BSED Program Map

Term-by-term sample course schedule

The milestones listed below each year are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. A sample schedule is provided as a general guideline to help you build a schedule each term. Your courses must be selected with your advisor to satisfy all core curriculum and state, lab science, and multicultural requirements. Refer to the Undergraduate Catalog for the most current curriculum.

Refer to this program's page and the VSU Core Curriculum page in the academic catalog for more detailed information about degree requirements.

Visit the ASL/ English Interpreting page in Majors & Degrees for general info about the field and degree.

Foundation Year
Fall
Spring
  • Composition II
    3
  • Lab Science Course
    4
  • Social Sciences Elective
    3
  • Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Diversity
    3
  • Total credit hours
    13

Milestones: Complete Georgia Government & History requirement. Complete regent's requirement. Overall 2.75 GPA or higher. Accumulate 30 or more collegiate credits, attaining sophomore status.
Sophomore Year
Fall
Spring
  • Humanities, Fine Arts, and Ethics Elective 
    3
  • Non-Lab Science or Math
    3
  • Social Sciences Elective
    3
  • Exploring Learning and Teaching
    3
  • Total credit hours
    12
Summer
Milestones: Overall 2.75 GPA or higher. Accumulate 60 or more collegiate credits, attaining junior status. Get admitted to the ASLS program.
Junior Year
Fall
  • American Sign Language III
    3
  • Orientation to Deaf Education: Communication, Culture, and Language
    3
  • Serving Students with Diverse Needs
    3
  • Introduction to ASL - English Interpretation
    3
  • Fingerspelling, Numbers, & Classifiers
    3
  • Total credit hours
    15
Spring
Summer
Milestones: Overall 2.75 GPA or higher. Accumulate 90 or more collegiate credits, attaining senior status. Apply for graduation.
Senior Year
Fall
  • Consecutive English/American Sign Language Interpreting
    4
  • Consecutive American Sign Language/English Interpreting
    4
  • Consecutive Transliterating English to English Sign Systems
    3
  • Practicum for Educational Interpreters
    4
  • Total credit hours
    15
Spring
  • Simultaneous English/American Sign Language Interpreting
    3
  • Simultaneous American Sign Language Interpreting/English
    3
  • Simultaneously Transliterating English to English Sign Systems
    3
  • Educational Interpreting Internship
    6
  • Total credit hours
    15
Milestones: Overall 2.75 GPA or higher. Accumulate 120 collegiate credits.
Teacher Education
  • Education Center
    301 Baytree Road
    Room 1160
    Valdosta, GA 31698
  • Mailing Address
    1500 N. Patterson St.
    Valdosta, GA 31698
  • Phone: 229.333.5611