A grade average of at least 2.00 in the curriculum completed. A minimum grade of C or better in each major course in the technical curriculum completed. A major course is a course which has the prefix of the program. A minimum grade of C will be required for related courses when specified in the catalog course description as a prerequisite or as specified in the certificate plan. Payment of all financial obligations to the college.
Students learn through classroom study, skills development, and laboratory practice.
Field observation and experience focusing on workplace competencies are also required. Professional opportunities for sign language interpreters are as wide-ranging as the communities in which we live. Interpreters work in rehabilitation, education, state and local government, medical facilities, legal practices and other community services. Once you enter the field, you can enhance our career growth by earning advanced levels of certification through the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. American Sign Language-Beginning 4 hrs.