# American Sign Language (ASL) courses

Las Positas College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 4 courses

Source: https://laspositas.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/1097/1125/1133

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026.

### ASL 1A — American Sign Language I

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 2 sections (/c/las-positas-college/schedule/summer-2026/asl.md); Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/las-positas-college/schedule/fall-2026/asl.md)
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
- Language Other Than English

Introduction to American Sign Language (ASL) including expressive and receptive skills, the manual alphabet, facial expression, and body gestures. Emphasis on conversational skills in functional situations, knowledge of Deaf culture and the Deaf community.

### ASL 1B — American Sign Language II

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 hours lecture
- **Prerequisite:** ASL 1A
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/las-positas-college/schedule/fall-2026/asl.md)
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
- Language Other Than English

Continued development of American Sign Language (ASL) receptive/expressive skills and knowledge learned in ASL 1A. Emphasis on conversational skills in functional situations, continued vocabulary and sentence structure expansion, and knowledge of Deaf culture and the Deaf community.

### ASL 2A — American Sign Language III

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 hours lecture
- **Prerequisite:** ASL 1B
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/las-positas-college/schedule/fall-2026/asl.md)
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
- Cal-GETC: 3B
- LPC-GE: 3
- Language Other Than English

Further development of American Sign Language (ASL) receptive/expressive skills and knowledge learned in ASL 1B. Emphasis on conversational skills in functional situations, continued vocabulary expansion and knowledge of deaf culture and the deaf community. Prerequisite: ASL 1B (completed with a grade of “C” or higher).

### ASL 2B — American Sign Language IV

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 hours lecture
- **Prerequisite:** ASL 2A
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026 schedules
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
- Cal-GETC: 3B
- LPC-GE: 3
- Language Other Than English

Further development of American Sign Language (ASL) receptive/expressive skills and knowledge learned in American Sign Language 2A. Emphasis on conversational skills in functional situations, continued expansion of vocabulary and knowledge of deaf culture and the deaf community.