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American Sign Language B.A. Concentration in Advocacy - 4 Year Degree Plan

2025-2026

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Lamar University's Bachelor of Arts in American Sign Language with a concentration in advocacy prepares you for working with the deaf community. Each student must complete a required departmental core of courses, which includes ASL, linguistics of fingerspelling, global deaf communities, etc. In addition, each student will complete the pedagogy courses required for licensure. The program is offered only on-campus and will gain documented proficiency in ASL, validity within the deaf community and networking opportunities within the professional community.

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NOTE: Degree plans may change over a four-year period. This may not be the most current list of course requirements for your program. It is always advised that you check Degree Audit in Banner Self-Serv or your advisor for the most up-to-date degree requirements and to track your progress toward a degree.Visit the for information about course equivalency and degree applicability of transfer credit on a statewide basis. 

FIRST     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
DSDE 1371 ASL I 3 ______ DSDE 2371 ASL III 3 ______
DSDE 1372 ASL II 3 ______ DSDE 2372 American Sign Language IV 3 ______
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3 ______ ENGL 1302 Composition II 3 ______
HIST 1301 U S History I 1763-1877 3 ______ MATH 1332 Contemporary Mathematics I 3 ______
DSDE 1379 ASL Structure 3 ______ DSDE 2382 ASL Linguistics 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______
SECOND   YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
DSDE 2380 ASL V 3 ______ Creative Arts 3 ______
DSDE 2381 ASL VI 3 ______ DSDE 1377 Introductoin to Deaf Education 3 ______
Language, Philosophy, Culture 3 ______ POLS 2301 Intro to American Government I 3 ______
DSDE 2384 Linguistics and Fingerspelling 3 ______ DSDE 3311 Advocacy and Services for Deaf/Hard of Hearing 3 ______
DSDE 1378 Intro to Interpreting 3 ______ Life and Physical Science 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______
THIRD     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
DSDE 1374 Introduction to Deaf Studies 3 ______ PSYC 2301 General Psychology 3 ______
DSDE 3322 Research Theory 3 ______ Component Area Option 3 ______
POLS 2302 Intro American Government II 3 ______ DSDE 3328 Deafhood and Allyship 3 ______
DSDE 3307 ASL Literature 3 ______ Electives 6 ______
COMM 1315 Public Speaking I 3 ______ ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______
FOURTH     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
DSDE 3303 Interpreting for Diverse Deaf Communities 3 ______ DSDE 4308 Teaching ASL as a Second Language 3 ______
DSDE 3312 Social Justice Advocacy 3 ______ DSDE 4320 Global Deaf Communities 3 ______
DSDE 4309 Practicum 3 ______ Elective 3 ______
Elective 3 ______ DSDE 4620 Internship Advocacy 6 ______
Life and Physical Science 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______