It is specifically aimed at assisting participants to pass the state court certification examination. A written test is required before admission. Faculty Faculty are all adjunct instructors who are certified state and federal court interpreters.
Interpreters are self-employed and contract with courts and agencies for specific cases.
In addition, law firms and corporations doing business abroad often use certified interpreters on a free-lance basis. Students who do not have 56 units may be accepted on probation and are encouraged to apply. Students may enroll in up to nine units before applying to a certificate program. The certificate program's course content requires a good grasp of writing skills. Certificate students are asked to demonstrate their writing ability soon after admission to the certificate program to satisfy the university literacy requirement.