2023-2024 Catalog

Sign Language Interpretation, Certificate

Certificate—43 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.

Required Career Courses

33 credit hours as follows:

ASL-215American Sign Language V

3

ASL-216American Sign Language VI

3

INT-100Introduction to ASL Interpreting

3

INT-101Interpreting I

3

INT-102Interpreting II

3

INT-107Interpreting in Educational Settings

2

INT-108Ed Settings Field Experience

1

INT-120Ethics for Interpreters

3

INT-121ASL to English Interpreting

3

INT-201Interpreting Field Experience I

2

INT-202Field Experience Seminar I

1

INT-203Interpreting III

3

INT-206Interpreting Field Experience II

2

INT-207Field Experience Seminar II

1

Elective Courses

Select 10 credit hours from the following:

ASL-218ASL Enrichment

1

COM-103Speech Fundamentals

3

EDU-108Foundations of Bilingual Education

3

INT-110Interpreting Enrichment

1

INT-199Special Topics in Interpreting

1-4

INT-205Transliterating

3

INT-210Certification Test Preparation

2

MRT-110Medical Terminology

3

THE-115Acting I

3

 

Suggested Schedule

Semester 1 Summer (6 credit hours)

INT-100Introduction to ASL Interpreting

3

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Elective

3

Semester 2 Fall (12 credit hours)

ASL-215American Sign Language V

3

INT-101Interpreting I

3

INT-107Interpreting in Educational Settings

2

INT-108Ed Settings Field Experience

1

INT-120Ethics for Interpreters

3

Semester 3 Spring (12 credit hours)

ASL-216American Sign Language VI

3

INT-102Interpreting II

3

INT-121ASL to English Interpreting

3

INT-201Interpreting Field Experience I

2

INT-202Field Experience Seminar I

1

Semester 4 Summer (6 credit hours)

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Elective

3

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Elective

3

Semester 5 Fall (7 credit hours)

INT-203Interpreting III

3

INT-206Interpreting Field Experience II

2

INT-207Field Experience Seminar II

1

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Elective

1