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**Review** Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026

Educational Interpreting Certificate

Program Review

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Department of American Sign Language & Interpreting Studies

NOTE: The Educational Interpreting Certificate Program is a 29-credit hour program of specialized coursework designed for K-12 Sign Language Interpreters. The program addresses essential interpreting skills and knowledge sets to effectively interpret for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Program outcomes satisfy Colorado Department of Education employment standards.

Professional Certificate Requirements — 29 Credits

Required Courses — 29 credits

EDI 101Field of Interpreting

1

EDI 111Child and Language Development

1

EDI 112Language and Learning in Deaf Children

2

EDI 113Deaf Education

1

EDI 114Educational Interpreting

1

EDI 121Languages and Sign Systems

1

EDI 122Discourse Analysis: Language Use in Education

1

EDI 124Discourse Analysis: Interpreting Discourse

1

EDI 131Skills Development Lab I: Foundational Skills

4

EDI 132Skills Development Lab II: Language Mentorship

1

EDI 133Skills Development Lab III: Language Mentorship

1

EDI 211Curriculum Methods and Materials K-12

1

EDI 212Tutoring Techniques

1

EDI 223Communication Assessment: Techniques for Educational Interpreters

1

EDI 231Skills Development: K-12 Content Areas

2

EDI 232Skills Development: K-12 Non-content Areas

2

EDI 233Skills Development Lab IV: Interpreting

3

EDI 234Professional Educational Interpreter

1

EDI 238Portfolio

2

EDI 280Internship: Educational Interpreting

1

Educational Interpreting Courses for ASLEI Majors

The following courses may be applied toward a micro-credential. ASL English Interpretation B.A. Majors may choose electives from the following courses. Some scholarships may specifically require courses from this list. Please consult with your academic advisor.

INTR 405Supervision of Interpreting Systems

3

INTR 406Leadership in Interpreting

3

INTR 431Systems and Structures for School Interpreting

3

INTR 432An Interdisciplinary Approach to School Interpreting I

3

INTR 433Childhood Development for School Interpreting

3

INTR 434An Interdisciplinary Approach to School Interpreting II

3

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