B.A. in Interpretation

The BA program focuses on face-to-face, interactive, community interpreting, and thus a dialogic approach to interpreting.

Major Requirements

Summary of Requirements

	2012-2013
General Studies	40
Pre-Major Courses	10
Major and Related Courses	45
Free Elective Courses	25
TOTAL	120

Requirements for a Major in Interpretation

Students apply for admission to the BA in Interpretation major as freshmen or after acceptance to Gallaudet University as a transfer student. Refer to the department page for details on Requirements for Admission to a Major in Interpretation.

To continue in the program, students are required to maintain a B or higher in all INT courses required for the BA in Interpretation major. Students are required to successfully pass RID's National Interpreter Certification Knowledge written exam or RID's Certified Deaf Interpreter written exam by December 1st during their last academic year in the Interpretation program.

Required pre-major courses 10 hours

BIO 105 Introduction to Human Biology (4)
LIN 101 Sign Language and Sign Systems (3)
INT 101 Introduction to Interpreting (3)

Required major courses 39 hours

INT 203 ASL for Interpretation Majors (3)
INT 223 Interactive Discourse Analysis (3)
INT 325 Fundamentals of Interpreting (3)
INT 340 Interpreting Interaction: Translation and Consecutive Interpretation (3)
INT 344 Interpreting Interaction: Medical (3)
INT 346 Discourse and Field Applications I (3)
INT 443 Interpreting Interaction: Education (3)
INT 453 Interpreting Interaction: Business - Government (3)
INT 455 Discourse and Field Applications II (3)
INT 492 Senior Seminar Project and Portfolio (3)
INT 494 Senior Internship (9)

Required related courses 6 hours

DST 311 Dynamics of Oppression (3)
LIN 263 Introduction to the Structure of American Sign Language (3)

Recommended elective courses

ASL 301 ASL and English: Comparative Analysis (3)
BIO 233 Human Anatomy and Physiology for Human Services Majors (4) or a comparable course
BUS 211 Management and Organization Behavior (3) or a comparable course
COM 290 Public Presentations (3) or a comparable course
DST 201 Deaf Culture (3) or a comparable course
EDU 250 Introduction to Education and Teaching (3) or a comparable course