The certificate consists of three to five 4-credit courses and one 2-credit course, for a total of 14-22 credits. To earn the certificate, students must earn at least a B- in each certificate course, and a GPA of at least 2.5 across all certificate courses.
Students can choose from one of three tracks:
- Translation
- Interpreting
- Translation and Interpreting (T&I)
To declare the certificate, students must contact Elias Shakkour and include the following information in the email:
- Student ID
- Primary College
- Track (Translation, Interpreting or T&I)
Course requirements are listed below. For each track, courses may be substituted on a case-by-case basis following consultation with the Director of TIC, and, if appropriate, the respective language program director.
Translation Track:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| TIS 470 | PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING | |
| Non-language-specific Translation Course* | 4 | |
| Language-Specific Translation Course** | 4 | |
| TIS 479 | TRANSLATION/INTERPRETING PRACTICUM | |
* Either of the following courses satisfies this requirement:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| TIS 471 | TRANSLATION AS AN ART & SCIENCE | |
| TIS 472 | TRANSLATION LANGUAGE-PAIR PRACTICE |
**Any of the following courses satisfies this requirement:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARB 430 | ARABIC TRANSLATION | 4 |
| CHN 421 | CHINESE TRANSLATION | |
| FCH 421 | FRENCH TRANSLATION I | 4 |
| FCH 423 | FRENCH TRANSLATION II | 4 |
| FCH 424 | FRENCH TRANSLATION III | 4 |
| GER 421 | GERMAN TRANSLATION | 4 |
| ITA 421 | ITALIAN TRANSLATION | 4 |
| JPN 444 | JAPANESE TRANSLATION PRACTICUM I | |
| SPN 425 | ADVANCED SPANISH TRANSLATION | 4 |
| SPN 434 | ADVANCED TRANSLATION IN THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD: COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE LEARNING | 4 |
| TIS 421 | FRENCH TRANSLATION I | |
| TIS 423 | FRENCH TRANSLATION II | |
| TIS 424 | FRENCH TRANSLATION III | |
| TIS 425 | ADVANCED SPANISH TRANSLATION | |
| TIS 426 | CHINESE TRANSLATION | |
| TIS 427 | GERMAN TRANSLATION | |
| TIS 428 | ITALIAN TRANSLATION | |
| TIS 430 | ARABIC TRANSLATION | |
| TIS 434 | ADVANCED TRANSLATION IN THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD: COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE LEARNING | |
| TIS 444 | JAPANESE TRANSLATION PRACTICUM I |
If the student’s language is one for which a language-specific translation is not offered, the student will be required to satisfy this requirement by taking TIS 471 or TIS 472 , whichever is not taken to satisfy the non-language-specific translation course requirement.
Interpreting Track:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| TIS 470 | PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING | |
| TIS 473 | CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETING | |
| TIS 474 | SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETING | |
| TIS 479 | TRANSLATION/INTERPRETING PRACTICUM |
Translation and Interpreting Track (T&I):
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| TIS 470 | PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING | |
| Non-language-specific Translation Course* | 4 | |
| Language-Specific Translation Course** | 4 | |
| TIS 473 | CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETING | |
| TIS 474 | SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETING | |
| TIS 479 | TRANSLATION/INTERPRETING PRACTICUM | |
* Either of the following courses satisfies this requirement:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| TIS 471 | TRANSLATION AS AN ART & SCIENCE | |
| TIS 472 | TRANSLATION LANGUAGE-PAIR PRACTICE |
**Any of the following courses satisfies this requirement:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARB 430 | ARABIC TRANSLATION | 4 |
| CHN 421 | CHINESE TRANSLATION | |
| FCH 421 | FRENCH TRANSLATION I | 4 |
| FCH 423 | FRENCH TRANSLATION II | 4 |
| FCH 424 | FRENCH TRANSLATION III | 4 |
| GER 421 | GERMAN TRANSLATION | 4 |
| ITA 421 | ITALIAN TRANSLATION | 4 |
| JPN 444 | JAPANESE TRANSLATION PRACTICUM I | |
| SPN 425 | ADVANCED SPANISH TRANSLATION | 4 |
| SPN 434 | ADVANCED TRANSLATION IN THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD: COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE LEARNING | 4 |
| TIS 421 | FRENCH TRANSLATION I | |
| TIS 423 | FRENCH TRANSLATION II | |
| TIS 424 | FRENCH TRANSLATION III | |
| TIS 425 | ADVANCED SPANISH TRANSLATION | |
| TIS 426 | CHINESE TRANSLATION | |
| TIS 427 | GERMAN TRANSLATION | |
| TIS 428 | ITALIAN TRANSLATION | |
| TIS 430 | ARABIC TRANSLATION | |
| TIS 434 | ADVANCED TRANSLATION IN THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD: COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE LEARNING | |
| TIS 444 | JAPANESE TRANSLATION PRACTICUM I |
If the student’s language is one for which a language-specific translation is not offered, the student will be required to satisfy this requirement by taking TIS 471 or TIS 472 , whichever is not taken to satisfy the non-language-specific translation course requirement.