Sign Language Interpretation Courses |
Please see current catalog for course descriptions. |
Students who wish to train to be an interpreter who are deaf or hard of hearing, take a 72 credit hour Associate in Science Degree Program. The Program includes 19 credits of General Education courses. This sequenced AS Degree provides training in communication models and processes, American Sign Language, Deaf Culture, interpreting ethics and hands-on training in oral and manual interpreting situations.
There is also a strong sociolinguistic component to the training, with courses in Speech pathology and Audiology, structure of ASl and the social and educational aspects of hearing loss.
Below is a chronological list of the courses covered during the 2 year program.
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Pre-requisite courses |
SPA1612 American Sign Language I
3 credits
SPA1612L American Sign Language I Lab
1 credit
SPA1613 American Sign Language II
3 credits
SPA 1613L American Sign Language II Lab
1 credit
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FALL TERM - YEAR ONE |
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SPA2614 American Sign Language III |
1 credit
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SPA2614L American Sign Language Laboratory |
2 credits
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SPA1617 Am. Sign Language- Applied Linguistics 'C' |
4 credits
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SPA1626 Fingerspelling |
2 credits
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ENC1101 Freshman English I |
3 credits
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XXX XXXX Humanities Elective |
3 credits
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SPRING TERM- YEAR ONE |
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EHD1000 Introduction to Deaf Culture |
3 credits
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SPA2615 American Sign Language IV |
1 credit
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SPA2615L American Sign Language IV Laboratory |
2 credits
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EHD2060 Introduction to Interpreting Ethics |
3 credits
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ENC1102 Freshman English II |
3 credits
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BSC1005C Biological Foundations |
3 credits
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SUMMER TERMS I&II- YEAR ONE |
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EHD2410 Interactive Interpreting I |
3 credits
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EHD2410L Interactive Interpreting I Laboratory |
2 credits
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EHD2412L Interactive Transliterating Laboratory (Lab only) |
2 credits
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EHD2930 Interpreting Topics |
2 credits
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FALL TERM- YEAR TWO |
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SPA2001 Survey of communication Disorders |
3 credits
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EHD1941 Interpreting Practicum |
2 credits
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EHD2411L Interactive Interpreting II Laboratory |
3 credits
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EHD2402 Educational Interpreting |
2 credits
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EHD2402L Educational Interpreting Laboratory |
1 credit
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EHD2407L ASL to Spoken English Interpreting Laboratory (Lab only) |
2 credits
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SPRING TERM- YEAR TWO |
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EHD2942 Interpreting Internship |
3 credits
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REA2505 Vocabulary Improvement |
3 credits
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MGF1119 Introductory mathematics with Applications |
3 credits
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XXX XXXX Specified General Education Social Science |
3 credits
Total Program Credits:
72
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