University College
Purpose and Goals
The Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in Interdisciplinary Studies offer students a customized set of studies that allow them to pursue an academic program that fits their educational, professional, and career goals. Through individualized advising, the program helps students define their educational goals and design multidisciplinary curricula drawing on a variety of course offerings.
The purpose of the degree program is:
- To provide flexibility to students with broad interests;
- To offer an option to students with new interests or those changing their majors late in their academic careers; and
- To maximize opportunities for individuals to pursue graduate studies and advance their careers.
The 120 SCH program is flexible to meet the academic and career goals of traditional and non-traditional student scholars. While students may be required to take some traditional face-to-face courses to complete the University Core Requirements and in their chosen Concentrations of Study, the required 9 SCH of General Studies courses are entirely online. Additionally, American Sign Language I & II (SGNL 1301 and SGNL 1302) are offered asynchronously online as an option to fulfill the 6 SCH foreign language requirement.
Staying on track and ensuring you take the appropriate courses at the right time is essential to our students' success. The PV Cares Academic Advisors in University College provide individualized academic advisement for all Interdisciplinary Studies majors to help students navigate the registration process and develop their personalized degree plan.
Instructional Organization
| Program | Degree Offered |
|---|---|
| Interdisciplinary Studies | BA, BS |
Courses
SGNL 1301 American Sign Language (ASL) I: 3 semester hours.
The course involves the learning of beginner levels of American Sign Language. Which includes the study of the history, structure, and grammar of American Sign Language. It also incorporates the study of the historical and cultural contexts of the Deaf community.
SGNL 1302 American Sign Language II: 3 semester hours.
In this course, students will expand their knowledge of ASL, Deaf Culture, Deaf History, and the Deaf Community. We will focus on the instruction and development of vocabulary, grammar, fingerspelling, basic classifiers, and overall sign production. Projects, presentations, a plethora of skill-building activities, exercises, and games as well as interactive communication, will be used to enhance and enrich developing expressive and receptive skills in the target language. Throughout the course, students will be able to continue performing the tasks of the novice language learner, such as understanding signed phrases, producing learned signs, phrases sentences, and stories & understanding the importance of grammar, culture, & communication in ASL.
Prerequisites: SGNL 1301.