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 |
|---|---|---|
| MOL 470 | PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING | 4 |
| Non-language-specific Translation Course* | 4 | |
| Language-Specific Translation Course** | 4 | |
| MOL 479 | TRANSLATION/INTERPRETING PRACTICUM | 2 |
* Either of the following courses satisfies this requirement:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MOL 471 | TRANSLATION AS AN ART & SCIENCE | 4 |
| MOL 472 | TRANSLATION LANGUAGE-PAIR PRACTICE | 4 |
**Any of the following courses satisfies this requirement:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARB 430 | ARABIC TRANSLATION | 4 |
| FCH 421 | TRANSLATION | 4 |
| FCH 423 | TRANSLATION II | 4 |
| FCH 424 | TRANSLATION III | 4 |
| GER 421 | TRANSLATION | 4 |
| ITA 421 | TRANSLATION | 4 |
| SPN 425 | ADVANCED SPANISH TRANSLATION | 4 |
| SPN 434 | ADVANCED TRANSLATION IN THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD: COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE LEARNING | 4 |
| A 400-level JPN course if taught as a Japanese translation practicum | 4 | |
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 MOL 471 or MOL 472, whichever is not taken to satisfy the non-language-specific translation course requirement.
Interpreting Track:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MOL 470 | PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING | 4 |
| MOL 473 | CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETING | 4 |
| MOL 474 | SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETING | 4 |
| MOL 479 | TRANSLATION/INTERPRETING PRACTICUM | 2 |
Translation and Interpreting Track (T&I):
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MOL 470 | PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING | 4 |
| Non-language-specific Translation Course* | 4 | |
| Language-Specific Translation Course** | 4 | |
| MOL 473 | CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETING | 4 |
| MOL 474 | SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETING | 4 |
| MOL 479 | TRANSLATION/INTERPRETING PRACTICUM | 2 |
* Either of the following courses satisfies this requirement:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MOL 471 | TRANSLATION AS AN ART & SCIENCE | 4 |
| MOL 472 | TRANSLATION LANGUAGE-PAIR PRACTICE | 4 |
**Any of the following courses satisfies this requirement:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARB 430 | ARABIC TRANSLATION | 4 |
| FCH 421 | TRANSLATION | 4 |
| FCH 423 | TRANSLATION II | 4 |
| FCH 424 | TRANSLATION III | 4 |
| GER 421 | TRANSLATION | 4 |
| ITA 421 | TRANSLATION | 4 |
| SPN 425 | ADVANCED SPANISH TRANSLATION | 4 |
| SPN 434 | ADVANCED TRANSLATION IN THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD: COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE LEARNING | 4 |
| A 400-level JPN course if taught as a Japanese translation practicum | 4 | |
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 MOL 471 or MOL 472, whichever is not taken to satisfy the non-language-specific translation course requirement.