Burlington County College
Pemberton NJ
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE/INTERPRETER EDUCATION
Certificate (CRT.ASL/IE)

ADVISING FORM for Full-time Students
 
Prerequisites Grade Date Completed
ENG 101 College Composition I
(prior to or concurrent with ASL 101 and ASL 103)
Completion with a 'C' or better in each of the following:
ASL 101 Elementary American Sign Language I
ASL 103 Deaf Culture (concurrent with ASL 101)
ASL 102 Elementary American Sign Language II
ASL 104 Fingerspelling (concurrent with ASL 102)

NOTE: Recommended courses shown in italics.
FIRST YEAR
Fall Semester Credits Grade Date Completed
MTH [MTH 113 recommended] 3 credits
THR 105 Fundamentals of Acting 3 credits
ASL 201 Intermediate American Sign Language I 3
IEP 111 Comparative Linguistics 3
Total 6
Spring Semester
ENG 102 College Composition II 3 credits
SPE 101 Effective Oral Communication 3
SPE 102 Public Speaking 3 credits
ASL 202 Intermediate American Sign Language II 3
IEP 102 Interpreter Ethics 3
Total 9
SECOND YEAR
Fall Semester
ENG 252 Semantics 3 credits
IEP 201 Introduction to Interpreting 3
IEP 211 Sign to Voice Interpreting 3
IEP 221 Voice to Sign Interpreting 3
Total 9
Spring Semester
ENG 106 Business Communications 3 credits
BUA 101 Business Functions in a Global Society 3 credits
IEP 232 Transliteration 3
IEP 242 Practicum in Interpreting 4
Total 7
TOTAL CREDITS (including ENG 101 3 credits) 34

Requirements

Successful completion of any and all required remedial courses as determined by the colleges basic skills placement test and ENG 101 College Composition prior to or concurrent with ASL 103 (which is a corequisite of ASL 101).

Successful completion with a 'C' or better in the following before taking courses labeled IEP:

ASL 101 Elementary American Sign Language I
ASL 103 Deafness & Culture (concurrent with ASL 101)
ASL 102 Elementary American Sign Language II
ASL 104 Fingerspelling (concurrent with ASL 102)
Achievement of a BCC cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.25 or greater.

A 'C' grade or higher in all ASL/IE courses.

CRT.ASL/IE Description

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Revised August 2003