American Sign Language 1A will introduce students to the basic vocabulary, grammar, fingerspelling, numbers, Deaf culture, and history of American Sign Language. American Sign Language 1A is a 5-credit course which fulfills A-G requirement of the UC/CSU Subject Area Requirements. Note, middle school students taking American Sign Language 1A will receive A-G credit, however numerical high school will not count towards a high school diploma per California Education Code.