American Sign Language (ASL) is the third most studied world language in American colleges and universities. The University at Buffalo’s ASL Program is led by a dedicated full-time faculty and supported by skilled instructors, all of whom are Deaf. This ensures an authentic full-immersion experience, with classes conducted exclusively in ASL.
UB’s ASL Program offers a minor in ASL, which can complement your major and is especially useful to fields such as communication, health and human services, law, nursing, occupational science/occupational therapy, physical therapy, psychology, public health, sociology, speech and hearing science and theatre.
While an ASL minor itself does not lead to interpreter certification, it lays a strong foundation for those aiming to enter ASL-English interpreting programs in the U.S.
(ASL 111 and ASL 112 are offered both online and in-person, with availability during summer sessions.)
Learn ASL and broaden your academic and professional horizons. For more information on the minor and degree requirements, visit the Department of Linguistics.
For any questions regarding courses and placement, contact ASL Program Director Andrew Byrne at abyrne@buffalo.edu.