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Legal Interpreting

The Certificate Program for Legal Interpreters is for multilingual professionals who are able to speak, read, and write English and Chinese, Portuguese, or Spanish fluently.

This program acquaints students with the various courts and other forums where legal interpreting most often takes place. Each forum and each type of legal procedure is governed by different expectations, protocol, and vocabulary requirements for the interpreter. Students study the professional ethics of legal interpreting. They learn to apply formal rules and standards to specific situations, learn about the specialized tools and skills of legal interpreting, and start working on their prospects.

This certificate program consists of the following sequence of courses:

Core Courses (Chinese)

Code Course Title Tuition

INT001M Interpreter Test (Chinese) $50

INT101M Introduction to Communication and Written Translation (Chinese) $1,300

INT102M Interpreting I (Chinese) $825

INT106M Community/Public Service Interpreting (Chinese) $825

INT103M Interpreting II (Chinese) $825

INT104M Legal Interpreting (Chinese) $825

INT400 Interpreter Internship $800

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Core Courses (Portuguese)
Code	Course Title	Tuition
INT001P	Interpreter Testing (Portuguese)	$50
INT101P	Introduction to Communication and Written Translation (Portuguese)	$1,300
INT102P	Interpreting I (Portuguese)	$825
INT106P	Community/Public Service Interpreting (Portuguese)	$825
INT103P	Interpreting II (Portuguese)	$825
INT104P	Legal Interpreting (Portuguese)	$825
INT400	Interpreter Internship	$800

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Core Courses (Spanish)
Code	Course Title	Tuition
INT001S	Interpreter Testing (Spanish)	$50
INT101S	Introduction to Communication and Written Translation (Spanish)	$1,300
INT102S	Interpreting I (Spanish)	$825
INT106S	Community/Public Service Interpreting (Spanish)	$825
INT103S	Interpreting II (Spanish)	$825
INT104S	Legal Interpreting (Spanish)	$825
INT400	Interpreter Internship	$800