Sign Language Interpreting Major

65 credit hours

Required Courses: 56 credit hours

ASL 101	Foundations in American Deaf Culture	3
ASL 110	American Sign Language I (L1)	3
ASL 111	American Sign Language II (L2)	3
ASL 210	American Sign Language III	3
ASL 211	American Sign Language IV	3
ASL 310	American Sign Language V	3
INTR 201	Introduction to Interpreting	2
INTR 301	Building Translation Skills	3
INTR 340	Interpretation I (W)	3
INTR 342	American Sign Language to English I	3
INTR 343	English to American Sign Language I	3
INTR 344	American Sign Language to English II	3
INTR 345	English to American Sign Language II	3
INTR 350	Specialized Interpreting	3
INTR 355	Interpreting Practicum	3
INTR 360	ASL Linguist and Sociolinguistics	3
INTR 455	Advanced Interpreting Practicum	9

Required Supportive Courses: 9 credit hours

GOVT 110	Introduction to Government (SS)	3
NAST 320/SOCI 320	Native American Social Systems (NW)	3
	OR
NAST 252/HIST 252	History of the Lakota/Dakota (NW)	3
THEA 117	Acting I (A)	3
	OR
THEA 217	Acting II	3

Note: THEA 217 does not satisfy core requirements.

Sign Language Interpreting Sample Plan of Study

Following is one possible way to complete the major.  

Students should fill in gaps with coursework required for the core curriculum and other majors/minors to take an average of 14 credit hours each fall and spring, and 3-4 credit hours each Interim.  Total credit hours needs to be 124 for degree completion.

First Year

Fall Semester

FYS 110	First Year Seminar I (FS)	4
ASL 101	Foundations in American Deaf Culture	3
ASL 110	American Sign Language I (L1)	3
RELI 110	Exploring the Christian Faith (CT)	3

Interim

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Spring Semester

FYS 111	First Year Seminar II (FS)	4
ASL 111	American Sign Language II (L2)	3
MATH 140	Quantitative Reasoning (MT)	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Second Year

Fall Semester

ASL 210	American Sign Language III	3
ENGL 200	The Literary Experience (W) & (LT)	3
INTR 201	Introduction to Interpreting	2
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Interim

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Spring Semester

ASL 211	American Sign Language IV	3
GOVT 110	Introduction to Government (SS)	3
INTR 301	Building Translation Skills	3
THEA 117	Acting I (A)	3

Third Year

Fall Semester

ASL 310	American Sign Language V	3
EDUC 355	Human Relations in Education	3
INTR 340	Interpretation I (W)	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Interim

INTR 360

ASL Linguist and Sociolinguistics

3

Spring Semester

INTR 342	American Sign Language to English I	3
INTR 343	English to American Sign Language I	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

INTR 344	American Sign Language to English II	3
INTR 345	English to American Sign Language II	3
NAST 320/SOCI 320	Native American Social Systems (NW)	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Interim

INTR 350

Specialized Interpreting

3

Spring Semester

INTR 355	Interpreting Practicum	3
INTR 455	Advanced Interpreting Practicum	9