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 MATERIALS COST BREAKDOWN

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

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.

*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: