Interpreting/Sign Language

The Interpreter Training Program is designed to prepare students to be eligible to take the entry-level state certification exam with the Board for Evaluation of Interpreters as a sign language interpreter. (DARS/DHHS/BEI, P. O. Box 12904, Austin, TX 78711-2904, 512.451.8494, tcdhh@state.tx.us

Students must attain an overall GPA of 2.0 in all work attempted at HCC, however, students enrolled in the Interpreter Training Program must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in all American Sign Language classes as well as interpreter training classes. Students will be tested on Benchmarks for each segment of American Sign Language class and Interpreting classes. (See Program Benchmarks)

Program Outcomes

Students will be able to:

• Develop receptive and expressive skills in American Sign Language and Fingerspelling.
• Demonstrate knowledge and awareness of the differences between the Deaf culture/deaf community and the hearing community.
• Accurately interpret and transliterate between ASL and English in a variety of settings: face-to-face, small group settings, monologue and/or large group settings.
• Apply professional standards, practices, and ethics, not limited to the tenets of the Code of Professional Conduct, to their work.

TSI testing required prior to first enrollment for all AAS degrees and Level II certificates.

2019 Third-Party Licensure/Certification Exam Results

Occupational licensure and/or certification pass rates reported by calendar year (Jan. 1 – Dec. 31). No graduates sat for the exam in 2019 or 2018. Results for the 2017 calendar year are provided for comparison.