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Summer Residency Program

Our Summer Residency Program offers a place where participants from all over the nation and the world share a common goal of wanting to accelerate their learning of American Sign Language (ASL). This academic program happens at Gallaudet University campus in person, the only university designed specifically for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students in the world!

ASL courses offered in two-week sessions throughout the summer allow participants like you to increase their language competency without the distractions of their day-to-day lives with the option to stay in our campus dorms. Below is a list of the courses we offer:

  • ASL I (3 credits)
  • ASL II (3 credits)
  • ASL III (3 credits)
  • ASL IV (3 credits)
  • ASL V (3 credits)
  • ASL VI (3 credits)
  • Beginning Fingerspelling (1 credit)
  • Intermediate Fingerspelling (1 credit)
  • Classifiers I (1 credit)
  • Classifiers II (1credit)

The courses are taught by Deaf ASL professionals with degrees in ASL Education, Linguistics, Deaf Studies, and related fields.

Students must be 18 or older by start of the first day of class.

 

*Summer Residency Program Costs

ASL Connect | Summer Residency Program is a pay-per-course program, unlike the standard undergraduate/graduate programs. You will be required to pay the one-time application fee $40.00.  The tuition fee can make multiple payments but it must be paid-in-full BEFORE first day of class. 

TUITION FEE BREAKDOWN

COURSE CREDIT TUITION FEE
  ASL I 3 $990
  ASL II 3 $990
  ASL III 3 $990
  ASL IV 3 $990
  ASL V 3 $990
  ASL VI 3 $990
  Beg. Fingerspelling 3 $330
  Int. Fingerspelling 1 $330
  Classifiers I 1 $330
  Classifiers II 1 $330

 

COURSE MATERIALS COST BREAKDOWN

The course materials will be available to purchase on the FIRST day of class.

COURSE MATERIALS COST
  ASL I

Purple Moontower. (2022). True+WAY ASL Student eWorkbook Units 1-3 (3rd ed.).

$45.00
  ASL II

Purple Moontower. (2022). True+WAY ASL Student eWorkbook Units 4-6 (3rd ed.).

$45.00
  ASL III

Purple Moontower. (2022). True+WAY ASL Student eWorkbook Units 7-9 (3rd ed.).

$45.00
  ASL IV

Purple Moontower. (2022). True+WAY ASL Student eWorkbook Units 10-12 (3rd ed.).

$45.00
  ASL V

Purple Moontower. (2022). True+WAY ASL Student eWorkbook Units 13-15 (3rd ed.).

$60.00
  ASL VI

Purple Moontower. (2022). True+WAY ASL Student eWorkbook Units 16-18 (3rd ed.).

$60.00
  Beg. Fingerspelling

NO TEXTBOOK REQUIRED

  Int. Fingerspelling

NO TEXTBOOK REQUIRED

  Classifiers I

NO TEXTBOOK REQUIRED

  Classifiers II

NO TEXTBOOK REQUIRED

 

HOUSING, MEALS & ACTIVITY FEE BREAKDOWN

 

HOUSING & MEAL PLANS (UPDATED 03/02/2023)

The check-in day is the Sunday before your first day of class and the check-out day is the Saturday after your last day of class. The cost for all sessions includes a one-time linen fee. Meal plans include meals for your check-in day, but not for check-out day. Meal plans include 3 meals a day Mondays through Fridays, and two meals a day on Saturdays and Sundays.

NUMBER OF SESSIONS COST
One session (2 weeks) $1,116
Two sessions (4 weeks)*      $2,314
Three sessions (6 weeks)*  $3,512 

*Cost for multiple sessions includes the extra’s night stay between sessions. 

 

ACTIVITY FEE

Summer Residency Program (SRP) will be a fun-filled immersion experience.  To have immersion experience, we developed games, workshops, and events for students to participate.  The $50.00 fee is required. 

 

Course Schedule:

SESSION A

SESSION B

SESSION C

June 5 – June 16 (2 weeks)
June 19 – June 30 (2 weeks)
July 3 – July 14 (2 weeks)
ASL 1 – 4 ASL 1 – 5 ASL 1 – 4 & 6
9:00am to 2:30pm EDT 8:30am to 2:30pm EDT 8:30am to 2:30pm EDT
       
June 5 -June 9 (one week)
June 19 – June 23 (one week)
July 3 – July 7 (one week)
Beginning Fingerspelling Beginning Fingerspelling Beginning Fingerspelling
3:00pm to 5:00pm EDT 3:00pm to 5:30pm EDT 3:00pm to 5:30pm EDT
  Classifers I Classifers I
  6:30pm to 8:30pm EDT 6:30pm to 8:30pm EDT
        
June 12 – June 16 (one week)
June 26 – June 30 (one week)
July 10 – July 14 (one week)
Intermediate Fingerspelling  Intermediate Fingerspelling Intermediate Fingerspelling
3:00pm to 5:00pm EDT 3:00pm to 5:00pm EDT 3:00pm to 5:00pm EDT
  Classifiers II Classifers II
  6:30pm to 8:30pm EDT 6:30pm to 8:30pm EDT

 

 

 

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Summer Residency Program

Monday
8:00 am-4:00 pm
Tuesday
8:00 am-4:00 pm
Wednesday
8:00 am-4:00 pm
Thursday
8:00 am-4:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am-4:00 pm
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed

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