NOVA Advising Sheet 2024-2025

Social Sciences: Deaf Studies Specialization, A.S.

Catalog Year: 2024-2025
Code: 8823

Two Years Credits
8 General Education Elective 3
5 Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3
6 Physical or Life Science Elective w/Lab 4
6 Physical or Life Science Elective w/Lab 4
3 Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective 3
3 Social/Behavioral Sciences Electives 6
ASL 125 History of the U.S. Deaf Community 3
ASL 220 Comparative Linguistics: ASL and English 3
ASL 261 Advanced American Sign Language I 4
ASL 262 Advanced American Sign Language II 4
1 CST 110 Introduction to Human Communication 3
ENG 111 College Composition I 3
ENG 112 College Composition II 3
4 HIS Elective 3
ITE 152 Introduction to Digital and Information Literacy and Computer Applications 3
Choose One
2 MTH 154 Quantitative Reasoning OR 3
MTH 161 PreCalculus I OR Higher 3
2 MTH 155 Statistical Reasoning 3
MTH 245 Statistics I OR Higher 3
Choose One
SDV 100 College Success Skills OR 1
SDV 101 Orientation to (a Specific Discipline) 1
7 SOC Elective 3
Total Credits for Social Sciences: Deaf Studies Specialization, A.S. = 62

Electives should be selected with advice of a counselor or academic advisor to meet requirements of the transfer institution.

1 Select from the following: CST 100, CST 110, CST 126, or CST 229.

Students who plan to take MTH 245 should take MTH 154 or MTH 161 first. Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 155 and MTH 245, or for both MTH 261 and MTH 263, or for both MTH 262 and MTH 264. Students should consult with an advisor to ensure mathematics courses meet their intended transfer institution requirement.

3 See social/behavioral science courses listed under General Education Electives.

4 Select any HIS course listed under social/behavioral sciences in General Education Electives.

5 See humanities/fine arts courses listed under General Education Electives. Students must choose courses from two of the three areas listed. Credit will not be applied if student takes two courses from the same area.

6 See physical and life science courses listed under General Education Electives.

Select any SOC course listed under social/behavioral sciences in General Education Electives.

8 Select any course from General Education Electives. This elective is not needed if selections for all other requirements total 60 credits or more.