This 40 credit-hour certificate program is designed to provide students with entry level interpreting and transliterating skills, a general knowledge of deaf culture and an understanding of the interpreting profession. Students enrolled in the program need to possess fluency in American Sign Language and English and need to have met the prerequisites for entry into the program. For individuals who do not yet possess sign language fluency, Harper College offers the following courses to assist in acquiring the necessary skills: SGN 101, SGN 102, SGN 103, SGN 104, SGN 201, and SGN 202. (See Sign Language course information.) Upon completion of the program, students are eligible to take written and performance examinations leading to state and/or national credentialing.
Required:
ITP 101 Introduction to Interpreting 3
ITP 110 Consecutive Interpreting: English to ASL (1) 3
ITP 111 Consecutive Interpreting: ASL to English 3
ITP 120 Simultaneous Interpreting: English to ASL 3
ITP 121 Simultaneous Interpreting: ASL to English I 3
ITP 200 Transliteration and Educational Interpreting (2) 3
ITP 211 Simultaneous Interpreting: ASL to English II 3
ITP 215 Interpreting Dialogic Discourse 4
ITP 216 Interpreting Monologic Discourse 3
ITP 220 Sign Language Interpreting Practicum 5
SGN 205 American Sign Language V 3
SGN 210 American Sign Language Community: A Cultural Perspective 4


  1. Prerequisites include a grade of "B" or better in ITP 101 and SGN 205 before ITP 110 and ITP 111 may be taken.
  2. ITP 201 (Topics in Interpreting) is an elective course and may be substituted for ITP 200 with the consent of the coordinator.