AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE/FOUNDATIONS OF INTERPRETING

Description

The Associate of Arts Degree in Foundations of Interpreting will prepare students interested in laying a foundation for further study and for a baccalaureate degree in American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreting from a four-year college or university.

With a degree in interpreting, students will be prepared for employment anywhere Deaf people are present. This includes a range of possibilities from potentially interpreting for the President of the United States of America to guiding a kindergarten student on coloring inside the lines. In addition to acquiring entry level skills in the process of interpreting, students will learn important business and ethical practices. By completion of specific General Education courses, this program fulfills many of the requirements and foundation courses for transfer to baccalaureate in Sign Language Interpreting majors.

To acquire the Associate of Arts Degree in Foundations of Interpreting, students must complete the required major courses below with a grade of "C" or better or of “P” if the course was taken on a Pass/No Pass basis, along with either of the following: Rio Hondo College General Education (RHC GE) or California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC). California State University General Education-Breadth (CSU GE) or Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) may be used in some cases; please see a counselor for details.