BS in Signed Language Interpreting

University of New Mexico

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Signed Language Interpreting requires 120 semester hours of course work, including 40 hours in the major. Each student accepted to the major is assigned an academic advisor, who works closely with the student on course prerequisites and sequences. Incoming students devote the first two years to signed language studies and the acquisition of American Sign Language. The last two years focus on interpreting, transliterating, and cultural studies. Admission to the College of Arts and Sciences and the Signed Language Interpreting Program is competitive and not automatic. A program that prepares individuals to function as simultaneous interpreters of American Sign Language

College of Arts and Sciences