SLIP Curriculum

Students who wish to pursue a degree to become an interpreter for individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing take a 72 credit hour Associate in Science Degree program, including 18 credit hours of General Education courses.  This sequenced A.S. Degree provides training in communication models and processes, American Sign Language, Deaf Culture, interpreting ethics, and hands-on training in oral and manual interpreting in a variety of interpreting situations.

There is also a strong sociolinguistic component to the program, with courses in Speech Pathology and Audiology, linguistics of ASL and the social and educational aspects of hearing loss. For a complete list of program requirements, see the following recommended sequence of courses. 

NOTE:  During Educational Interpreting, Practicum and/or Internship courses of the Sign Language Interpretation Program students will often be observing interpreters working with or doing internship hours with entities that require students submit to being  fingerprinted; which may  include a background check.

Click HERE to open and print the SLIP Advising Guide 

Required Sequence of Core Program Courses:

All program courses must be passed with a “C” or better to move forward in the program.
 
ASL 1140 “C” and ASL 1150 “C” must be taken before any of the other program courses can be taken.  The credits are included in the 72 credit  total .   Non- program students can use ASL 1140 “C” and ASL 1150 “C” as foreign language credits.

COURSE #	CLASS TITLE	CREDITS
ASL1140 “C”	American Sign Language I	4
ASL 1150   “C”	American Sign Language II	4

Fall Term  - Year One

Spring Term  - Year One

COURSE #	CLASS TITLE	CREDITS
ASL 2210”C”	American Sign Language IV	4
ASL 1300”C”	Applied Linguistics of ASL (C)	4
INT  2200	Interactive Interpreting I	3
INT  2200 L	Interactive Interpreting I Lab	2
INT 2930	Interpreting Topics	2

Summer Terms I & II [combined ten (10) week term]  – Year One

COURSE #	CLASS TITLE	CREDITS
INT 2130	Introduction to Interpreting Ethics	3
INT 2210 L	Interactive Transliterating (lab only)	2

Fall Term  - Year Two

COURSE #	CLASS TITLE	CREDITS
INT 1941	Interpreting Practicum	2
INT 2201 L	Interactive Interpreting II Lab	3
INT  2400	Educational Interpreting	2
INT 2400 L	Educational Interpreting Lab	1
INT  2231 L	ASL – to – Spoken English	3

Spring Term  - Year Two

COURSE #	CLASS TITLE	CREDITS
INT 2942	Interpreting Internship	3

It is strongly suggested that students take as many of the general education requirements as possible during the two semesters required for ASL 1140 C and ASL 1150 C.  The program courses are sequenced and it is strongly recommended and often dictated by prerequisites that they be taken in the sequence indicated to complete the program in the two- year time frame.  Program courses are only offered during the semesters indicated above.  If a student gets “out of sequence” it could delay graduation a full year waiting for the course to be offered again.

General Education Requirements (18 credits) – as many as possible should be taken while taking ASL I and II)

ENC 1101  Freshman English I (3cr)
ENC 1102  Freshman English II (3cr)
### ####  Humanities Elective (3cr)   
### ####  Any General Education Natural Science (3cr)
### ####  Specified General Education Social Science  [Psychology, Sociology or Anthropology] (3cr)

Introductory Mathematics w/ Applications (for AAS degree)
    or 
Mathematics General Education (transfer – for AS degree)    (3cr)

Students must pass all program and general education courses with a “C” or better to graduate with a degree in Sign Language Interpretation.