Certificate & Degree Details

• Sign Language Interpreting AS Degree

  Humanities and Social Sciences Division
  Degree S0801
  The Mt. San Antonio College Interpreter Education Program’s mission is to inspire students and to provide a brave space for students to learn a foundation of skills and knowledge necessary to interpret languages and cultures among diverse signing and non-signing populations while cultivating students’ professional dispositions: equity mindedness, ethical decision making, interpersonal skills, lifelong learning, and world knowledge. Our program is based the competencies and curriculum set by the Commission of Collegiate Interpreter Education (CCIE).

  Sign Language Interpreters are needed wherever communication happens between diverse signing and non-signing populations. This type of work requires interpreters of diverse languages, cultures, and backgrounds to work with a wide range of consumers. Interpreters are employed by video relay companies, school districts, colleges and universities, government agencies, medical settings, corporations, nonprofits, and private businesses. 

  After graduation, the graduates are encouraged to seek higher education and internship opportunities. Students can take credentialing exams such as the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) or the Board for Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI). With a minimum of a bachelor’s degree, interpreters can take the National Interpreter Certification (NIC). The State of California does not currently require a license to work as a general interpreter. Certification is the preference of hiring entities and consumers. There are requirements to work as an educational interpreter. Students will learn a foundation of skills and knowledge necessary to interpret. 

  Resources:
  CCIE 
  Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (NIC)
  Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment
  Board for Evaluation of Interpreters in Texas

  This degree requires the completion of General Education coursework plus the following:

  Required Courses

  Course List

  Course Prefix	Course Name	Units
  Core Courses
  COMM C1000	Introduction to Public Speaking	4
  or COMM C1000H	Introduction to Public Speaking - Honors
  ENGL C1000	Academic Reading and Writing	4
  or ENGL C1000H	Academic Reading and Writing - Honors
  or AMLA 1A	College Composition for Non-Native English Speakers
  SIGN 101	American Sign Language 1	4
  or SIGN 101H	American Sign Language 1 - Honors
  SIGN 102	American Sign Language 2	4
  SIGN 103	American Sign Language 3	4
  SIGN 104	American Sign Language 4	4
  SIGN 105	American Sign Language 5	4
  SIGN 201	Introduction to Deaf Studies	3
  SIGN 202	Cultures in the Deaf Community	3
  SIGN 206	Social Justice and Intersectionality within the Deaf Community	3
  SIGN 212	American Sign Language Features and Linguistics	3
  SIGN 213	Linguistics for Interpreters	3
  SIGN 223	Introduction to Interpreting	3
  SIGN 227	Interpreting 1: Skills, Equity, and Ethics	4
  SIGN 231	Interpreting 2: Skills, Equity, and Ethics	4
  SIGN 232	Interpreting 3: Skills, Equity, and Ethics	4
  SIGN 239	Interpreting 4: Skills, Equity, and Ethics	4
  SIGN 241	Video Interpreting	3
  SIGN 243	Team Interpreting	3
  SIGN 245	Business of Interpreting and Assessment Preparation	1.5
  SIGN 247	Interpreting Capstone and Reflective Practice	3
  Required Electives
  Complete a minimum of 6 units from the following:		6
  SIGN 208	Creative Uses of American Sign Language
  SIGN 249	Community Interpreting
  SIGN 251	Interpreting with Diverse Consumers
  SIGN 253	K-12 and Mock Interpreting
  SIGN 255	Post-Secondary and Mock Interpreting
  SIGN 257	Performance Arts Interpreting
  SIGN 259	Trilingual Interpreting
  SIGN 261	Complex Topics in Interpreting
  SIGN 299	Special Projects in Sign Language/Interpreting
  Total Units		78.5

  Sign Language Interpreting Department Website 

• Sign Language Interpreting Certificate

  Humanities and Social Sciences Division
  Certificate T0801
  The Mt. San Antonio College Interpreter Education Program’s mission is to inspire students and to provide a brave space for students to learn a foundation of skills and knowledge necessary to interpret languages and cultures among diverse signing and non-signing populations while cultivating students’ professional dispositions: equity mindedness, ethical decision making, interpersonal skills, lifelong learning, and world knowledge. Our program is based the competencies and curriculum set by the Commission of Collegiate Interpreter Education (CCIE).

  Sign Language Interpreters are needed wherever communication happens between diverse signing and non-signing populations. This type of work requires interpreters of diverse languages, cultures, and backgrounds to work with a wide range of consumers. Interpreters are employed by video relay companies, school districts, colleges and universities, government agencies, medical settings, corporations, nonprofits, and private businesses. 

  After graduation, the graduates are encouraged to seek higher education and internship opportunities. Students can take credentialing exams such as the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) or the Board for Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI). With a minimum of a bachelor’s degree, interpreters can take the National Interpreter Certification (NIC). The State of California does not currently require a license to work as a general interpreter. Certification is the preference of hiring entities and consumers. There are requirements to work as an educational interpreter. Students will learn a foundation of skills and knowledge necessary to interpret. 

  Resources:
  CCIE 
  Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (NIC)
  Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment
  Board for Evaluation of Interpreters in Texas

  Required Courses

  Course List

  Course Prefix	Course Name	Units
  Core Courses
  COMM C1000	Introduction to Public Speaking	4
  or COMM C1000H	Introduction to Public Speaking - Honors
  ENGL C1000	Academic Reading and Writing	4
  or ENGL C1000H	Academic Reading and Writing - Honors
  or AMLA 1A	College Composition for Non-Native English Speakers
  SIGN 101	American Sign Language 1	4
  or SIGN 101H	American Sign Language 1 - Honors
  SIGN 102	American Sign Language 2	4
  SIGN 103	American Sign Language 3	4
  SIGN 104	American Sign Language 4	4
  SIGN 105	American Sign Language 5	4
  SIGN 201	Introduction to Deaf Studies	3
  SIGN 202	Cultures in the Deaf Community	3
  SIGN 206	Social Justice and Intersectionality within the Deaf Community	3
  SIGN 212	American Sign Language Features and Linguistics	3
  SIGN 213	Linguistics for Interpreters	3
  SIGN 223	Introduction to Interpreting	3
  SIGN 227	Interpreting 1: Skills, Equity, and Ethics	4
  SIGN 231	Interpreting 2: Skills, Equity, and Ethics	4
  SIGN 232	Interpreting 3: Skills, Equity, and Ethics	4
  SIGN 239	Interpreting 4: Skills, Equity, and Ethics	4
  SIGN 241	Video Interpreting	3
  SIGN 243	Team Interpreting	3
  SIGN 245	Business of Interpreting and Assessment Preparation	1.5
  SIGN 247	Interpreting Capstone and Reflective Practice	3
  Required Electives
  Complete a minimum of 6 units from the following:		6
  SIGN 208	Creative Uses of American Sign Language
  SIGN 249	Community Interpreting
  SIGN 251	Interpreting with Diverse Consumers
  SIGN 253	K-12 and Mock Interpreting
  SIGN 255	Post-Secondary and Mock Interpreting
  SIGN 257	Performance Arts Interpreting
  SIGN 259	Trilingual Interpreting
  SIGN 261	Complex Topics in Interpreting
  SIGN 299	Special Projects in Sign Language/Interpreting
  Total Units		78.5

  Sign Language Interpreting Department Website