INTERPRETER PREPARATION ASL/ENGLISH
Associate in Science Degree
The Interpreter Preparation Program (IPP) is a program of study leading to an Associate in Science degree. The purpose of the program is to provide quality interpreter education in a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary endeavor, focusing on pre-paring interpreters and transliterators of ASL and English. The professional career program is a comprehensive, sequenced, and integrated series of courses that is intended to provide students with the necessary techniques and skills required for professional work as interpreters. Graduates are encouraged to continue with their education, however, by transferring to baccalaureate degree programs. Students already possessing a college degree may transfer in applicable credits to satisfy the General Education Requirements. NCCC has the only post-secondary degree program in interpreter preparation in Connect-Please reference State of CT Amendment LCO No. 4839, Section 68 for details.
Advisor: Stephanie Trent, strent@nwcc.commnet.edu , 860-738-6321
Program Prerequisites: To learn effectively to interpret between two languages, one must already be fluent in both languages and have a working knowledge of the two cultures she or he will mediate. Therefore, entrance requirements to the program are completion of ALL of the following courses: DSC* 110 Orientation to Deafness; DSC* 114 Intro to Deaf People & Deaf Culture I; and fluency in American Sign Language (usually the equivalent of 3-4 semesters) as evidenced by a screening tool.
| General Education Requirements | |||
| ENG*101 | Composition | 3 | |
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Literature or Communication |
ENG*102 BBG*210 |
Literature &
Composition OR Business Communication |
3 |
| Behavioral Science | ANT*101 SOC*101 PSY*111 |
Intro to
Anthropology OR Principles of Sociology OR General Psychology I |
3 |
| Humanities/ Arts | Fine Arts or Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Mathematics | MAT* | Mathematics Elective | 3 |
| Natural/ Physical Science | Natural Science Elective | 3 (4) | |
| Social Science | Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| Liberal Arts | ASL*205 | Linguistics of American Sign Lang | 3 |
| 24 (25) | |||
| Program Requirements | |||
| Program Elective 1 | 3 | ||
| 3 | |||
| Specialized Program Requirements | |||
| INT*101 | Pre-Interpreting Skills | 3 | |
| INT*112 | Consecutive Interpreting | 3 | |
| INT*121 | Professional Standards in Interpreting | 3 | |
| INT*134 | Educational Interpreting | 3 | |
| INT*212 | Simultaneous Interpreting | 4 | |
| INT*214 | Advanced Interpreting: Sign to Voice | 3 | |
| INT*216 | Transliteration: English to English | 3 | |
| INT*230 | Interpreting w/Specialized Populations | 3 | |
| INT*231 | Intro to Interpretation in Health Care Situation | 3 | |
| INT*240 | Practicum in Interpreting | 3 | |
| INT*241 | Seminar | 3 | |
| 34 | |||
| Total | 61 (62) | ||
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1 INT* 132, BBG* 210 (if ENG* 102 already taken), DSC* 114, DSC* 214, DSC* 218, DSC* 219 or three 1 credit specialized ASL/Interpreting courses. |
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Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of all program requirements, graduates should be able to: