American Sign Language Courses at RIT and NTID

Course Decision Wizard

Answer a few questions below to find which ASL program is right for you.

Then click on the program recommendations to learn more about them.

Are you an RIT or NTID student?
Which degree level?
Do you know ASL?

NASL
Other signed languages

Are you a new student?

NASL

Do you want a summer orientation course?

NSP

NASL

INTP
Other signed languages

Do you know ASL?

MLAS ASL
FSSL ASL

MLAS ASL

Do you know ASL?

MLAS ASL
Other signed languages

Are you Deaf/HOH?

MLAS ASL

Are you a new student?

NASL
MLAS ASL

Do you want a summer orientation course?

NSP

NASL
MLAS ASL

MLAS ASL
Other signed languages

Your status?

FSSL ASL
MLAS ASL

Evening ASL
MLAS ASL

What is American Sign Language?

ASL is the visual language used by many deaf and hard-of-hearing people in the United States and many parts of Canada.

ASL is very different from English–it is a complete language with its own grammar and syntax.

For more information, see the National Association of the Deaf's definition of ASL:
https://www.nad.org/resources/american-sign-language/what-is-american-sign-language/.

RIT's ASL Video Dictionary and Inflection Guide:  https://www.rit.edu/ntid/dictionary/app

RIT ASL & Deaf Studies Community Center:  https://www.rit.edu/ntid/radscc/

Library Guides to ASL & Deaf Culture:  https://infoguides.rit.edu/prf.php?account_id=43304