NOVA Advising Sheet 2025-2026

Liberal Arts: Deaf Studies Major, A.A.

Catalog Year: 2025-2026
Code: 648-05

Two Years Credits
5 Physical or Life Science Elective w/Lab 4
Choose One
5 Physical or Life Science Elective w/Lab OR 4
7 General Education Elective 3
9 Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective 3
4 Transfer Elective 3
1 ASL 101 Beginning American Sign Language I 4
1 ASL 102 Beginning American Sign Language II 4
ASL 125 History of the U.S. Deaf Community 3
ASL 201 Intermediate American Sign Language I 3
ASL 202 Intermediate American Sign Language II 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
2 CST 110 Introduction to Human Communication 3
6 ENG 2-- - Literature Elective 3
ENG 111 College Composition I 3
ENG 112 College Composition II 3
8 HIS Elective 3
HUM 298 Seminar and Project Liberal Arts 1
Choose One
3 MTH 154 Quantitative Reasoning OR 3
MTH 155 Statistical Reasoning OR Higher 3
3 MTH 245 Statistics I 3
Choose One
SDV 100 College Success Skills OR 1
SDV 101 Orientation to (a Specific Discipline) 1
Total Credits for Liberal Arts: Deaf Studies Major, A.A. = 61-62

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. 

2 Placement testing determines initial foreign language level. Students who place directly into intermediate level ASL may take any General Education course to meet the required number of credits. Waivers or credit by exam for previous experience is available for some languages. See the 'World Language Credit and Waiver' section of the [Credit for Prior Learning Manual]. Students must take sufficient General Education Electives courses so that they can apply at least 60 credits toward the Liberal Arts degree. 

3 Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 155 and MTH 245. Students should consult with an advisor to ensure mathematics courses meet their intended transfer institution requirement.

4 Select any course under General Education Electives or any of the following: ART 103, ART 200, HIS 231, HIS 241, HIS 251, or HIS 256. 

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

6 Any 200-level literature course with an ENG prefix satisfies this requirement. 

7 See courses listed under General Education Electives. 

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

9 See non-HIS social/behavioral science courses listed under General Education Electives.