Sign Language Interpreting, BS

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Program Description:

The Department of Human Services in the Collge of Education and Human Services offers a Bachelor of Science Completion degree in Sign Language Interpreting (SLI), designed for students who have completed an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) or Associate of Science (AS) degree program in American Sign Language interpreting/Interpreting for the Deaf.

Today’s interpreters work with a variety of deaf consumers: those who acquired American Sign Language (ASL) as their first language, those who communicate through a form of visual English, and those who use a contact variety form of English and ASL. Interpreters also work with a variety of hearing consumers: from those who are familiar with American deaf culture and the process of interpreting, to those who are communicating with a deaf person for the first time.

Students in this program will complete 40 semester hours of professional requirements in courses focused on enhancement of interpersonal, personal, language and interpreting skills needed to work in today’s world. Additionally, 20-25 credits of general education courses beyond the associate degree coursework may be needed to fulfill the Wright State Core requirements for a bachelor degree. This number will vary depending on the number of general education courses taken at the associate level. Students can complete the general education requirements by taking extra courses and finishing the Ohio Transfer Module before transferring to Wright State University.

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Program Requirements:

I. Wright State Core: 38 Hours

Element 1: Communication: 6 Hours

Element 2: Mathematics: 3 Hours

Element 3: Global Traditions: 6 Hours

Element 4: Arts and Humanities: 3 Hours

Element 5: Social Sciences: 6 Hours

Element 6: Natural Sciences: 8 Credits

Additional Core Courses: 6 Hours

II. Departmental Requirements: 34 Hours

SLI 3000 - Ethics and Laws in Interpreting Credit Hour(s): 3
SLI 3200 - Current Topics in Deafness and Interpreting Credit Hour(s): 3
SLI 3400 - Linguistics of American Sign Language Credit Hour(s): 3
SLI 3600 - ASL to English Interpreting Credit Hour(s): 4
SLI 3800 - Advanced Interpreting I Credit Hour(s): 4
SLI 4200 - Educational Interpreting Credit Hour(s): 3
SLI 4400 - Specialized Interpreting Settings Credit Hour(s): 3
SLI 4600 - Advanced Transliterating Credit Hour(s): 4
SLI 4800 - Advanced Interpreting II Credit Hour(s): 4
SLI 4900 - SLI Senior Capstone Credit Hour(s): 3

III. Departmental Elective Requirements: 6 Hours

Choose two from the following list

SLI 3510 - ASL Discourse Analysis for Interpreters Credit Hour(s): 3
SLI 3520 - Interpreter Ethics Forum Credit Hour(s): 3
SLI 3530 - Consecutive Interpreting in ASL Credit Hour(s): 3
SLI 3540 - Advanced Sign to English Interpreting Credit Hour(s): 3
SLI 3550 - Interpreter Mentoring Techniques Credit Hour(s): 3
SLI 3560 - Signing Exact English Credit Hour(s): 3
SLI 3570 - Business Aspects of Interpreting Credit Hour(s): 3
SLI 3580 - Advanced American Sign Language for Interpreters Credit Hour(s): 3
SLI 4510 - Educational Interpreting: English to Sign Credit Hour(s): 3
SLI 4520 - Educational Interpreting: Sign to English Credit Hour(s): 3
SLI 4530 - Deaf-Blind Interpreting Credit Hour(s): 3
SLI 4540 - Interpreting in Mental Health Settings Credit Hour(s): 3
SLI 4550 - Interpreting for Theater Credit Hour(s): 3
SLI 4560 - Interpreting for the Deaf in Legal Settings Credit Hour(s): 3
SLI 4570 - Interpreting for the Deaf in Medical Settings Credit Hour(s): 3
SLI 4580 - RID Interpreter Certification Preparation Credit Hour(s): 3
SLI 4710 - Topics in Sign Language Interpreting Credit Hour(s): 1 to 3

IV. Transfer Credits: 50 Hours

All students must have an Associate degree in Sign Language Interpreting for the Deaf.