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Gallaudet University is the only university in the world that offers both an undergraduate and a graduate degree in ASL-English Interpretation, centered around the department's award-winning interactive interpretation laboratory. Gallaudet provides a unique opportunity for interpretation majors to live, study, and interact with Deaf people from the United States and around the world.
The B.A. in Interpretation (BAI) program consists of a comprehensive, sequenced, and integrated series of courses and experiences that are intended to provide students with knowledge, fieldwork, techniques and interpreting skills in interactive interpreting in legal, education, medical, business, government and mental health settings. The interpreting internship varies from student to student. The BAI program mainly is in a four-year format and consists of 39 credits in the major, which includes coursework, fieldwork and field internship. Students take supporting courses in ASL and Deaf studies, biology, business, communication studies, linguistics and psychology, Part-time study is also available. To be accepted into the BA in Interpretation program you must complete an additional application.
Deaf and hard of hearing prospective students must be accepted into the undergraduate students programs in order to apply for the BAI program. Hearing prospective students must be accepted into the hearing undergraduate students (HUGS) program in order to apply for the BAI program.
Major RequirementsA new general studies curriculum was approved by the Gallaudet faculty on June 25, 2007. Students entering in Fall 2007 follow the new curriculum. An introduction to the new General Studies Curriculum is online, presented in ASL and English.
Summary of Requirements
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2006-2007
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2007-2008
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| General Studies |
60
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40
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| Additional Pre-Major Courses |
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30
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| Major and Related Courses |
13
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51
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| Free Elective Courses |
57
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| TOTAL |
124
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121
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The requirements below are for students who enter during or after Fall 2007. Students who entered in previous semesters will find their requirements in the archived catalogs.
2007-2008 Course Requirements
Required pre-major courses 30 hours
BIO 101 Introduction to Biology I (3)
BIO 102 Introduction to Biology II (3)
BIO 103 Introduction to Biology Laboratory I (1)
BIO 104 Introduction to Biology Laboratory II (1)
BIO 233 Human Anatomy and Physiology for Human Service Majors (4)
BUS 352 Management and Organizational Behavior (3)
COM 290 Public Speaking (3)
DST 101 Introduction to Deaf Studies (3)
EDU 250 Introduction to Education and Teaching (3)
PSY 201 Introduction to Psychology (3)
SOC 250 Introduction to Criminal Justice System (3)
Required major courses 33 hours
INT 101 Introduction to Interpreting (3)
INT 223 Interactive Discourse Analysis (3)
INT 325 Fundamentals of Interpreting (3)
INT 342 Interpreting Interaction: Legal (3)
INT 346 Field Observations I: Legal (2)
INT 443 Interpreting Interaction: Education (3)
INT 453 Interpreting Interaction: Business- Government (3)
INT 455 Field Observations II: Business- Government & Education (2)
INT 462 Interpreting Interaction: Medical (3)
INT 464 Interpreting Interaction: Mental Health (3)
INT 466 Field Observations III: Medical & Mental Health (2)
INT 494 Senior Seminar (3)
Required related courses 18 hours
ASL 301 ASL and English: Comparative Analysis (3)
ASL 303 Classifiers: Theory and Applications (3)
COM 340 Business and Professional Communication (3)
DST 201 Deaf Culture (3)
DST 311 Dynamics of Oppression (3)
LIN 263 Introduction to the Structure of American Sign Language (3)
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