- Award:
- Certificate of Achievement
- Program location:
- online
This certificate offers students the opportunity to improve their language interpreting skills while earning a certificate in interpreting entirely online. Specially designed courses help up-and-coming interpreters learn the skills required to excel in this rewarding field.
Graduation Requirements
| Requirement | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| General Education | 13.5 |
| Major Requirements | 36.0 |
| Total Credit Hours Required | 49.5 |
General Education Requirements - 13.5 Credit Hrs.
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
ENGL 1010 English Composition I
|
4.5 |
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 4.5 |
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| MATH 1220 Business Mathematics
|
4.5 |
Major Requirements for Language Interpretation - 36.0 credit hrs.
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| Initial course sequence (students must take all courses) | |
| LANG 1110 Introduction to Language Interpretation
|
4.5 |
| LANG 1120 Interpreting Ethics
|
4.5 |
| LANG 1130 Emphasis Seminar
|
4.5 |
| Specialty course sequences (students must complete one area of specialization and the special topics course) | |
| Community specialization | |
| LANG 2110 Fundamentals of Community Interpretation
|
4.5 |
| LANG 2120 Community Interpretation - Terminology and Sight Translation | 4.5 |
| LANG 2130 Consecutive Interpretation - Community | 4.5 |
| LANG 2140 Simultaneous Interpretation - Community | 4.5 |
| Legal specialization | |
| LANG 2210 Fundamentals of Legal Interpretation
|
4.5 |
| LANG 2220 Legal Terminology and Sight Translation | 4.5 |
| LANG 2230 Consecutive Interpretation - Legal | 4.5 |
| LANG 2240 Simultaneous Interpretation - Legal | 4.5 |
| Medical specialization | |
| LANG 2310 Fundamentals of Medical Interpretation
|
4.5 |
| LANG 2320 Medical Terminology and Sight Translation | 4.5 |
| LANG 2330 Consecutive Interpretation - Medical | 4.5 |
| LANG 2340 Simultaneous Interpretation - Medical | 4.5 |
| LANG 2900 Special Topics in Languages | 4.5 |
Below is a suggested guide for students planning to complete the Language Interpretation Certificate after one year of full-time study.
FIRST YEAR
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| First quarter | |
| ENGL 1010 English Composition I
|
4.5 |
| LANG 1110 Introduction to Language Interpretation
|
4.5 |
| MATH 1220 Business Mathematics
|
4.5 |
| 13.5 |
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| Second quarter | |
| LANG 1120 Interpreting Ethics
|
4.5 |
| LANG 1130 Emphasis Seminar
|
4.5 |
| Social sciences | 4.5 |
| 13.5 |
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| Third quarter | |
| Specialty course | 4.5 |
| Specialty course | 4.5 |
| 9.0 |
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| Fourth quarter | |
| LANG 2900 Special Topics in Languages | 4.5 |
| Specialty course | 4.5 |
| Specialty course | 4.5 |
| 13.5 |