Major Code
660B
Interpreter training is an Associate in Applied Science degree that prepares people to be sign language interpreters for the Deaf. Interpreter training was the first program of its kind established in Illinois in 1975. Waubonsee’s program provides students with the opportunity to become proficient in American Sign Language and gain knowledge of Deaf culture.
First Semester
ENG101 First-Year Composition I
SGN101 American Sign Language I
SGN104 Signs in Everyday Use
SGN105 Linguistics of ASL I
Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective
(PSY100 recommended)
Second Semester
ENG102 First-Year Composition II
SGN102 American Sign Language II
SGN106 Linguistics of ASL II
SGN108 Conceptually Accurate Signed English
SGN110 Introduction to American Deaf Culture
Third Semester
(All third-semester ITP courses must be taken concurrently.)
COM100 Fund. of Speech Communication
ITP200 Introduction to Interpreting
ITP210 Etymology for Interpreters
ITP211 Transliterating I
ITP221 Interpreting I
ITP231 Sign to Voice I
Fourth Semester
(All fourth-semester ITP courses must be taken concurrently and after successful completion of all third semester ITP courses.)
ITP212 Transliterating II
ITP222 Topics in Interpreting
ITP223 Interpreting II
ITP230 Specialized Areas of Interpreting
ITP232 Sign to Voice II
Math or Physical and Life Science Elective
Fifth Semester
ITP290 The Interpreter as Practitioner +
Program Total
