American Sign Language | Educational Psychology | University of Minnesota

Getting started

ASL classes are offered online and in-person year-round, including May and summer terms, making it easier and faster for you to fulfill your language requirement. For example, you could take ASL 1 in the fall, ASL 2 in the spring, and ASL 3 and 4 over the summer.

Note: We offer a few sections of ASL 1 and 2 online (asynchronous) in addition to face-to-face formats. ASL 3 and 4 are in-person only.

View our spring 2023 class schedule

Students who have taken ASL courses in the past will need to complete a placement assessment. ASL courses at University of Minnesota may not be equivalent to classes you have taken at other schools. Free to University students (incoming and transfer students), the ASL Placement Assessment is conducted to document equivalency and to ensure that you are enrolled in the appropriate course level.

All placement exams are either held online via Zoom or on University Minnesota’s St. Paul Campus at the following address:
University of Minnesota
240 Learning and Environmental Sciences (LES) building
1954 Buford Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55108

Students who have taken at least two semesters or one year of American Sign Language in high school or a first semester ASL course at the at the college/university level, or have had a lapse between classes, please take a moment to complete this questionnaire. At the end of the questionnaire you will receive a link to self-schedule a date and time for your ASL placement assessment. If you do not see any available dates/times to schedule your assessment, please contact the ASL Program Coordinator at at [email protected] and [email protected].

*If you do not receive a link to the scheduling page, you will be advised to register for the beginning ASL course.