Sign Language Interpretation, Certificate
Certificate—54 credit hours
Curriculum Code 1369
This program serves students who are pursuing employment working with the deaf and deafblind community and/or entering the American Sign Language Interpreting field. Specifically, this certificate will benefit students who are interested in learning American Sign Language to communicate with family, friends, colleagues, and community members, and/or working with the deaf/deafblind/hard-of-hearing community as an interpreter in a wide variety of settings. As a two-year certificate program, this program may also 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.
Gainful Employment Information
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)