• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

Major Requirements

To begin the interpreting skills course sequence (INTP course numbers 3510 and higher), students must pass an American Sign Language (ASL) competency assessment at the intermediate/advanced level and maintain a minimum of 2.750 GPA in all AMSL, INTP, and DEAF courses.  Students must also maintain an overall minimum 2.500 GPA.

Students with prior ASL skills may be allowed to waive up to the first four AMSL courses by taking the language placement assessment. Waived courses must be replaced by electives.

American Sign Language
AMSL 1101Elementary ASL 14
AMSL 1102Elementary ASL 24
AMSL 2101Intermediate ASL 14
AMSL 2102Intermediate ASL 24
AMSL 3101Advanced ASL 14
AMSL 3102Advanced ASL 24
Social and Cultural World
DEAF 1500Deaf People in Society4
DEAF 2500Deaf History and Culture4
Linguistics
LING 1150Introduction to Language and Linguistics4
DEAF 2700ASL Linguistics4
Interpreting
INTP 3500The Interpreting Profession2
INTP 3510Interpreting Inquiry Texts4
INTP 3515Interpreting Narrative Texts4
INTP 3550Interpreting Scripted Texts4
INTP 4510Interpreting Expository Texts4
INTP 4515Interpreting Persuasive Texts4
Interpreting Practicum
INTP 4995Interpreting Practicum4
Ethics
INTP 4650Ethical Decision Making4
INTP 4651Ethical Fieldwork2
Research Capstone
INTP 3970Research Methods for Interpreting and Translation4
INTP 4940Interpreting Research Capstone4

GPA Requirement

Minimum 2.750 GPA required in all AMSL, INTP, and DEAF courses
Minimum 2.500 overall GPA required

Credit Requirement

Complete 84 semester hours in the major.

Experiential Liberal Arts

All students in this College of Social Sciences and Humanities program are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.

Program Requirement

129 total semester hours required

Four Years, No Co-op

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
DEAF 15004AMSL 11024Vacation0Vacation0
AMSL 11014MATH 12154  
ENGW 11114LING 11504  
INTP 10001Elective4  
Elective4   
 17 16 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
DEAF 25004AMSL 21024Vacation0Vacation0
AMSL 21014DEAF 27004  
INTP 35002Elective4  
Elective4Elective4  
 14 16 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
INTP 35104INTP 35154Vacation0Vacation0
ENGW 33154INTP 35504  
AMSL 31014AMSL 31024  
Elective 4Elective4  
 16 16 0 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
INTP 46504INTP 45154  
INTP 45104INTP 49954  
INTP 46512INTP 49404  
Elective4Elective4  
INTP 39704   
 18 16  
Total Hours: 129