| AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) INTERPRETING
Career Studies Certificate AN
Purpose: This program prepares students for careers in which
it is necessary or helpful to proceed beyond sign language skills
to become an interpreter. This requires vocabulary development,
and enhanced processing, transliterating, and interpreting skills.
Students will be prepared to take the Virginia Quality Assurance
Screening (QAS) examination, passing it at a level sufficient
to permit entry-level employment as a full-time or freelance
professional interpreter in educational or governmental settings
or private practice.
Admission Requirements: Successful completion of ASL 201, American
Sign Language III, and INT 230, Interpreting: An Introduction
to the Profession, or consent of instructor based on demonstrably
equivalent skill level.
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One Year |
1st Semester |
2nd Semester |
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ASL |
202 |
American Sign Language IV |
3 |
|
INT |
134 |
English-to-ASL Interpretation I |
3 |
|
INT |
133 |
ASL-to-English Interpretation I |
3 |
|
INT |
235 |
Interpreting in the Educational Setting |
3 |
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INT |
234 |
English-to-ASL Interpretation II |
|
3 |
|
INT |
233 |
ASL-to-English Interpretation II |
|
3 |
|
INT |
141 |
Transliterating I |
|
3 |
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SPD |
110 |
Intro. to Speech Communication or ENG 111 College
Composition I |
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3 |
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Total Credits/Semester |
12 |
12 |
Total Credits for the American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreting
Career Studies Certificate = 24.
All first-time students must take a one-credit Student Development
(STD) course prior to enrolling in their 16th credit at NVCC.
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