Sign Language Interpretation, Certificate
Certificate—54 credit hours
Curriculum Code 1369
This certificate program serves students who are pursuing employment in the fields of Deafness and Sign Language Interpreting. Specifically, the certificate will benefit students who are interested in working with the deaf/hard-of-hearing community, learning American Sign Language, and working with deaf/hard-of-hearing children in a K-12 setting. As a two-year certificate program, this program will benefit students who are interested in transferring to a four-year institution to complete a bachelor’s degree in sign language interpretation, deaf studies or deaf education.
Required Career Courses
48 credit hours as follows:
Elective Courses
Select 6 credit hours from the following:
| ASL-208 | Interpreting in Educational Settings | 3 |
| ASL-209 | Interpreting in Specialized Settings | 3 |
| ASL-210 | Advanced Vocabulary for Interpreters | 3 |
| EDU-100 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| EDU-106 | Language Diversity in the Classroom | 3 |
Suggested Schedule
Semester 1 (12 credit hours)
| ASL-101 | American Sign Language I | 3 |
| ASL-110 | Deaf Culture and History | 3 |
| ASL-112 | Intro to Interpreting Professions | 3 |
| ASL-114 | Fingerspelling and Numbers in ASL | 3 |
Semester 2 (12 credit hours)
Summer (6 credit hours)
| ASL-103 | American Sign Language III | 3 |
| ASL-104 | Introduction to Interpreting | 3 |
Semester 3 (12 credit hours)
| ASL-201 | Advanced ASL | 3 |
| ASL-202 | Intermediate Interpretation | 3 |
| ASL-203 | ASL to English Interpreting | 3 |
| ___-___ | Elective | 3 |
Semester 4 (12 credit hours)