What is the difference between taking ASL I-IV through continuing education or for college credit?
If you take ASL as part of an A.A. degree in Deaf Studies, you will want to take the courses for credit towards your degree. If you take the courses through the continuing education division you do not need to apply to the college, provide transcripts from previous schools, take placement tests, or show a proof of immunization. However, you will not receive grades for the courses, and you will not have them on a transcript. Financial Aid pays only for college credit courses. In addition, some employers will pay for college credit courses, but not continuing education classes. In any case, for the purpose of gaining entrance to the Interpreter Education Program, students are not admitted based on paper credentials. Whether you have college credit for ASL courses, have studied ASL in non-credit classes or have learned ASL in some other way, you will be required to undergo the Admission Screening Process.
