Sign Language Studies-Interpreter Curriculum
Sign Language Studies: Interpreter – Associate in Applied Science Degree (0024)
First Year
| Total Semester Credits: |
17 |
|
| Fall Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Description | Credits |
| SLS 100 | Non-Verbal Communications | 2 |
| SLS 101 | American Sign Language I * | 5 |
| SLS 110 | Deaf Studies/Culture | 3 |
| SLS 125 | ASL Fingerspelling & Numbers | 1 |
| ENG 101 | Rhetoric & Composition I | 3 |
| COMM 151 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| Course Number | Course Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SLS 102 | American Sign Language II** | 5 |
| SLS 105 | Field Experiences ** | 2 |
| SLS 120 | ASL Linguistics I** | 3 |
| Social/Behavior Science Elective**** | 3 | |
| SOC 153 | Introductory Sociology | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits: | 16 | |
Prerequisites may be required for some courses.
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Second Year
| Total Semester Credits: | 16 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Description | Credits |
| SLS 203 | American Sign Language III* | 4 |
| SLS 205 | Interpreting I* | 3 |
| SLS 206 | Interpreter Principles and Practices* | 3 |
| SLS 210 | ASL Linguistics II* | 3 |
| SLS 255 | Transliterating* | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits: | 18 | |
| Total Program Credits: | 67 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Description | Credits |
| SLS 220 | Interpreting II** | 3 |
| SLS 230 | Interpreting Practicum** | 3 |
| SLS 225 | Sign to Voice** | 3 |
| SLS 270 | Educational & Specialized Interpreter Settings** | 3 |
| SLS 280 | Platform Interpreting OR | |
| Approved Elective*** | 3 | |
| Human Well-Being Elective**** | 3 | |
* Courses offered ONLY in the fall semester
** Courses offered ONLY in the spring semester
*** Approved electives: ACCT 105, AOJ 100, AOJ 151, AOJ 203, BUS 101, ECE 110, ECE 112, ED 267, PARL 120, PARL 260, or PARL 270.
**** See beginning AAS degree (blue) pages in Online College Catalog for listing of all Social Science and Human Well-Being options
State Regulatory Requirements
0024 – Sign Language Studies: Interpreter
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This program MEETS the State educational requirements for licensure, certification or registry in: Illinois, Missouri, Texas
Does not Meet Requirements in
This program DOES NOT MEET the State educational requirements for licensure, certification or registry in: N/A
No determination In
No determination has been made whether this program meets the State educational requirements for licensure, certification or registry in: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, American Samoa, District of Columbia, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
Changes?
Changes from Prior Year: N/A