What Is a Microcredential?

Refresh your skills, prove your relevancy to prospective employers, or make a career change! 

With the ever-evolving job market, working professionals need to retain a competitive advantage. Buffalo State microcredentials are specialized areas of study that  can be completed in much shorter time spans than traditional degree and certificate programs.

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American Sign Language (ASL) Microcredential

The Exceptional Education and Speech-Language Pathology departments are offering a microcredential in American Sign Language to Buffalo State undergraduate students.

  • Valuable transcript addition
  • Marketable skills
  • Grab attention of employers and graduate schools

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Courses

SLP 101 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE

  • Fall 2024 Session: August 26 - December 12, 2024
    (FTF instruction; T/TH 9:25 - 10:40; 10:50 - 12:05; 1:40 - 2:55)
  • J-Term 2025 Session: January 6 - January 24, 2025 
    (Online Asynchronous Instruction)
  • Spring 2025 Session: January 27 - May 15, 2025
    (FTF instruction; T/TH 9:25 - 10:40; 1:40 - 2:55)

SLP 201 INTERMEDIATE AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE

  • Fall 2024 Session: August 26 - December 12, 2024
    (FTF instruction; T/TH 9:25 - 10:40; 1:40 - 2:55)
  • Spring 2025 Session: January 27 - May 15, 2025
    (FTF instruction; T/TH 10:50 - 12:05)

SLP 301 ADVANCED AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE

  • Fall 2024 Session: August 26 – December 12, 2024
    (FTF Instruction, Wednesdays 9:00 – 11:40 a.m.)

SLP 330 DEAF CULTURE IN AMERICA

  • Spring 2025 Session: January 27 - May 15, 2025
    (FTF instruction; Wednesdays 9:00 - 11:40 a.m.)

EXE 324/524 SIGN LANGUAGE FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

  • Summer 2024 Variable Session: OL-S Instruction 
    (May 28 – August 9, 2024; TH 3:30 - 6:30)

 

Notes

  • Microcredential notation is attached to transcript and on Degree Works once all five courses are completed.
  • The courses in this microcredential may or may not be eligible for financial aid. Please consult with the Financial Aid Office.