BA Interpreting: ASL/English
Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements (124 hours)
Required major/minor:
- BA in Interpreting: ASL/English (106 hours)
- Minor in Educational Interpreting (18 hours)
UALR Core Curriculum 44 hours total
See the UALR Undergraduate Catalog for course options and details.
Major Requirements 62 hours total
Sign Language Studies - 23 hours consisting of :
- INTR 1320 American Sign Language I
- INTR 1321 American Sign Language II
- INTR 2320 American Sign Language III
- INTR 2321 American Sign Language IV
- INTR 3320 American Sign Language V
- INTR 2330 Manually Coded English in Educational Settings
- INTR 2344 Comparative Linguistics
- INTR 2280 Fingerspelling
Foundation Courses - 9 hours consisting of :
- INTR 1340 Deaf Culture
- INTR 3346 Introduction to Interpreting
- INTR 3380 Introduction to Interpreting Research
Interpreting Courses - 23 hours consisting of:
- INTR 2240 Specialized Terminology
- INTR 3364 Sign to Voice Interpreting/Transliterating
- INTR 3366 Voice to Sign Interpreting/Transliterating
- INTR 4330 Interpreting 1
- INTR 4332 Interpreting 2
- INTR 4358 Interpreting for Individuals who are Deaf-Blind
- INTR 4380 Advanced Transliteration: English-English
- INTR 4382 Advanced Interpretation: ASL-English
† QAST Level I/I prerequisite to INTR 4330, 4346, 4358 and 4370.
Internship Course - 7 hours consisting of:
- INTR 4770 Internship †
† Completion of all interpretation, university core, minor & elective courses as prerequisite to INTR 4770 Internship.
For more information on this degree, please refer to the Interpreter Education Program brochure.
Updated 8.22.2012