| 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 202 American Sign Language IV, ASL 125 The History and Culture of the Deaf Community, and INT 130 Interpreting: An Introduction to the Profession, or consent of instructor based on demonstrably equivalent skill level.
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First Year |
1st Semester |
2nd Semester |
3rd Semester |
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ENG |
111 |
College
Composition I |
3 |
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INT |
105 |
Foundations of Interpreting I |
3 |
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INT |
106 |
Foundations of Interpreting II |
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3 |
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INT |
107 |
Translation Skills |
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3 |
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INT |
133 |
ASL-to-English Interpretation I |
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3 |
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INT |
134 |
English-to-ASL Interpretation I |
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3 |
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Total Credits/Semester |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Second Year |
1st Semester |
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INT |
141 |
Transliterating I |
3 |
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INT |
233 |
ASL-to-English Interpretation II |
3 |
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INT |
234 |
English-to-ASL Interpretation II |
3 |
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Total Credits/Semester |
9 |
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Total Credits for the American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreting
Career Studies Certificate = 27.
All first-time students must take a one-credit Student Development
(SVD) course prior to enrolling in their 16th credit at NVCC.
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