Program Type: 
Major
College or School: 
College of Education and Human Services

Wright State University offers a bachelor's completion degree in the Sign Language Interpreting (SLI) Program. It is designed for students who have completed an associate degree in sign language interpreting or an equivalent. In this program, students are expected to complete 60 quarter hours of professional requirements focusing on sign language interpreting and deafness.

A separate application is required for the program and entrance requirements to the SLI program include:

  • AA degree in sign language interpreting or equivalency
  • Cumulative grade point average of 2.35
  • Base line proficiency of American Sign Language as determined by the SLI faculty of the Department of Human Services
  • Successful completion of the Degrees of Reading Power Language Test
  • Admission interview by the SLI Interview Committee
Bachelor of Science in Sign Language Interpreting—Suggested Completion Curriculum
Junior
Linguistics in ASL I
Interpreting I
Legal and Ethical Aspects of Interpreting
Educational Interpreting
Interpreting Through Technology
Trends in Deaf Culture
Sign Language Electives
GE Courses		 Senior
Linguistics in ASL II
Interpreting II
Transliterating I & II
Interpreting Specialities and Settings
Voicing Registers
Seniors Enrichment Project

 

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