American Sign Language – English Interpretation B.A.
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Contact: Leilani J. Johnson, Ed.D., Director
Location: Lowry Campus
Telephone: 303.365.7688
Website: www.unco.edu/doit
Advising Information:
Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.
Assigned advisor is available through the Ursa login; http://ursa.unco.edu; under Student tab Academic Profile channel and is term specific. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.
The program consists of two parts:
- Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
Program Description:
The American Sign Language-English Interpretation program is an online (with summer onsite requirements) baccalaureate degree program that prepares majors to provide competent interpreting services between individuals who are deaf and use ASL as their primary means of communication, and individuals who are not deaf and do not know sign language. Graduates of this program will be prepared to interpret in a range of low-risk settings with professional autonomy and be work- and/or certification-ready.
Program Admission Requirements:
Program specific requirements. See Website: www.unco.edu/doit
Program Requirements:
A "B" grade in each of the courses taken as part of this major is required for graduation.
Degree Requirements — 120 Credits
Degree Requirements
1. Required LAC — 40 credits
2. Required Major — 80 credits
Take all of the following courses:
There is a core of 62 credits that all students of the major must take. Students will select an area of concentration (18 credits) in educational, legal, or community-based interpreting.
Required – 62 credits
| INTR 101 | Advanced ASL I | 3 |
| INTR 102 | Advanced ASL II | 3 |
| INTR 103 | ASL for Interpreters I | 3 |
| INTR 111 | ASL Linguistics | 3 |
| INTR 112 | Theory and Practice of Interpreting | 3 |
| INTR 113 | Discourse Analysis | 3 |
| INTR 115 | Portfolio Assessment I | 1 |
| INTR 204 | ASL for Interpreters II | 3 |
| INTR 205 | ASL Self-Directed Lab | 1 |
| INTR 210 | ASL and English Contrastive Analysis | 2 |
| INTR 211 | Critical Thinking and Analysis Skills for Interpreters | 3 |
| INTR 215 | Portfolio Assessment II | 1 |
| INTR 220 | Introduction to Consecutive Interpreting | 3 |
| INTR 311 | Community and Identity: A Service Learning Experience | 2 |
| INTR 312 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| INTR 315 | Portfolio Assessment III | 1 |
| INTR 320 | Introduction to Simultaneous Interpreting | 3 |
| INTR 321 | Consecutive Interpreting Skills Lab I | 2 |
| INTR 322 | Consecutive Interpreting Skills Lab II | 2 |
| INTR 323 | Simultaneous Interpreting Skills Lab I | 2 |
| INTR 330 | Observation Supervision I | 2 |
| INTR 331 | Observation Supervision II | 2 |
| INTR 401 | Professional Decision Making for Interpreters | 3 |
| INTR 425 | Simultaneous Interpreting Skills Lab II | 2 |
| INTR 426 | Simultaneous Interpreting Skills Lab III | 2 |
| INTR 492 | Internship for Interpreters | 4 |
Choose one Concentration Area
Take 18 credits
Educational Interpreting
Choose one of the following courses:
| INTR 405 | Supervision of Interpreting Systems | 3 |
| INTR 406 | Leadership in Interpreting | 3 |
Legal Interpreting
| INTR 480 | Overview of Interpreting in the American Judicial System | 4 |
| INTR 481 | Civil Litigation | 3 |
| INTR 482 | Criminal Law | 4 |
| INTR 483 | Internship: Skills Development for Legal Interpreters | 4 |
Choose one of the following courses:
| INTR 405 | Supervision of Interpreting Systems | 3 |
| INTR 406 | Leadership in Interpreting | 3 |
Community Interpreting
| INTR 405 | Supervision of Interpreting Systems | 3 |
| INTR 406 | Leadership in Interpreting | 3 |
| INTR 440 | Introduction to Community Interpreting | 3 |
| INTR 441 | Community Interpreting Skill Development I | 3 |
| INTR 442 | Community Interpreting Skill Development II | 3 |
| INTR 443 | Interpreting Via Distance Technologies | 3 |