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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='margin-left:3.0pt;margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:3.0pt;margin-bottom:.75pt'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>OSU does offer ASL and we do allow it to meet the foreign language requirement in the College of Arts and Sciences.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Joan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> oacrao-l-bounces@lists.onenet.net [mailto:oacrao-l-bounces@lists.onenet.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bill Baker<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 12, 2011 7:24 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'David Fulmer'; 'Oacrao-l@lists.onenet.net'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Oacrao-l] [SPAM] American Sign Language<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><h4 style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Redlands Community College offers American Sign Language I and II. These are three semester hour courses generally taken by education majors. Most of our transfer universities have language in the catalog that is similar or identical to these:</span><o:p></o:p></h4><h4 style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>From OU’s online advisement site: </span><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>All teacher candidates must demonstrate that they are proficient at the novice-high level in a language other than English. This can be demonstrated by passing the proficiency exam or by completing the first two college level courses in a foreign language. American Sign Language counts as a foreign language.</span><o:p></o:p></h4><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>From NSU’s site: </span><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228'>How do I meet the foreign language proficiency requirement?</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Candidates admitted to the Teacher Education Program must demonstrate proficiency</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>in a foreign language at the high novice level prior to graduation with at least a “C” or</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>better. Possible courses are but not limited to the following: Spanish, German, Chinese,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Cherokee, and American Sign Language. Candidate may be a native speak and can</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>arrange testing to determine proficiency levels.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bill Baker</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>VPAA</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Redlands Community College</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> oacrao-l-bounces@lists.onenet.net [mailto:oacrao-l-bounces@lists.onenet.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Fulmer<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 11, 2011 9:02 PM<br><b>To:</b> Oacrao-l@lists.onenet.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [SPAM] [Oacrao-l] American Sign Language<br><b>Importance:</b> Low</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>We are interested as to whether or not your institution offers classes in ASL and if so if you allow it to meet the foreign language requirement in your degree program.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>David Fulmer</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>University Registrar</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Oral Roberts University</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.oru.edu/whole_person/scholarship/purpose.php/"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=412 height=99 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CC107D.77C04EF0"></span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'><br>Redlands Community College provides a learner-centered environment committed to academic excellence strengthened through service and civic engagement.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>