Sign Language Interpreter/Transliterator

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General Education/MnTC Requirements
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Program-Specific Admission Process
The Sign Language Interpreter/Transliterator program has a program-specific application form and admission process. 

On the Application to Sign Language Interpreter/Transliterator Program  form, students verify satisfactory completion or courses in progress of the below requirements: 

• American Sign Language 1 with a “C” or better 
• American Sign Language 2 with a “C” or better 
• American Sign Language 3 with a combined GPA of 3.0 in ASL 3 & ASL 4 
• American Sign Language 4 with a combined GPA of 3.0 in ASL 3 & ASL 4 
• English Composition 1 (ENGL 1711 or equivalent course) with a “C” or better 
• Lifespan Psychology (PSYC 1720) preferred; General Psychology (PSYC 1710) accepted. Course must be completed with a “C” or better 

• Education: K-12, College/university  
• Community service organizations  
• Human/Social services agencies  
• Vocational Rehabilitation

• K-12 school districts 
• Colleges and universities 
• Minnesota Department of Human Services 
• Minnesota Department of Economic Security 
• Minnesota Employment Center 

Saint Paul College has transfer articulation agreements between the following program and post-secondary institutions for the baccalaureate degree programs listed below.

For more information, please go to www.saintpaul.edu/Transfer.

Sign Language Interpreter/Transliterator AAS Degree 

• BA Individualized Studies, Metropolitan State University  
• BS Applied Organizational Studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato   
• BS Healthcare and Human Service Management, Saint Mary’s University-Twin Cities Campus 
• BA Health Care Administration, Concordia University-St. Paul 

American Sign Language Studies Certificate 

• Learn from faculty with expertise in areas of teaching interpreting/transliterating 
• Acquire knowledge of community resources that serve and/or are run by Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf/Blind people 
• Apply interpreting/transliterating skills and professional responsibilities during a supervised internship experience 
• Enhance knowledge and appreciation of multicultural features of society 
• Learn the culture and history of Deaf people to better facilitate communication between Deaf and Hearing individuals