This course teaches all the grammar and vocabulary necessary to pass the Klingon Language Certification Program Level 1 exam, administered by the Klingon Language Institute. The course is designed to be completed at a rate of one lesson per week, but can be done more rapidly by students who are able to memorize more than ten new words in a week. Completion of the course does not grant certification, but a student who correctly answers all the course progress tests without reference material should expect to be able to pass the KLCP Level 1 for the bronze claw award.

Students not preparing for the KLCP test are welcome to take this course as an introduction to the Klingon language.

The Klingon Dictionary, 2nd edition, by Marc Okrand is recommended as a supplementary textbook, and the student will be referred to sections of that text throughout the course.