Minors at Aurora University are optional. They are not required for graduation.
A minor shall comprise a minimum of 18 semester hours.
At least 25% of the credits applied to a minor must be earned at AU.
Each minor must be developed and monitored by an approved program committee of the faculty; new or substantially revised minors require the approval of the Board of Trustees based on recommendations from the program committee, the appropriate school/college governance bodies, the Academic Dean, appropriate university governance bodies, the Chief Academic Officer, and the President.
Beyond the minimum coursework requirement, the content, structure, and extent of a minor are prerogatives of the individual program committees within the schools and colleges of the university, except as otherwise defined or restricted by the academic regulations.
No “D” will apply toward minors.
A maximum of four (4) semester hours of credit/no credit coursework will apply toward a minor.
Learning Outcomes
Students will comprehend level-appropriate signed discourse presented and practiced in teacher-directed and student-initiated situations at a normal conversational rate.
Comprehension of correct handshapes, movement, direction, and location
Comprehension of letters of the manual alphabet when fingerspelling
Comprehension of the basic number system in ASL
Comprehension of a level-appropriate ASL vocabulary
Comprehend linguistic sign principles and non-manual behaviors
Demonstrate awareness of cross-cultural behavior in signed conversations
Students will produce American Sign Language using the communicative functions presented in the course and practiced in teacher-directed and student-initiated exchanges.
Expression of correct handshapes, movement, direction, and location
Expression of letters of the manual alphabet when fingerspelling
Expression of the basic number system in ASL
Expression of a level-appropriate ASL vocabulary
Expression linguistic sign principles and non-manual behaviors
Students will demonstrate an understanding of Deaf history and culture.
Demonstrate awareness of cross-cultural behavior in signed conversations
Demonstrate understanding of the history of the development of sign language
Demonstrate an understanding of the history of the development of Deaf culture and community
Demonstrate an understanding of the forms and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination and will describe strategies for promoting Deaf empowerment