# ASL/English Interpreter Training (Certificate of Achievement)

Solano Community College · 2025-2026 Catalog · Department: World Languages - American Sign Language (ASL)

Source: https://solano.elumenapp.com/catalog/catalog2025-2026/program/asl-english-interpreter-training-ca-spring-2024

**Minimum Units Required:** 27.0 units

The ASL program provides a foundation of interpreting skills for students seeking to transfer to a four-year institution in order to become an interpreter. The coursework presents American Sign Language in a cross-cultural context, addressing the ethics and standards expected of a professional interpreter. The Certificate of Achievement can be obtained by completing all courses within the 27 unit major with a minimum grade of C or a P if the course is taken on a Pass/No Pass basis.

### Program Learning Outcomes

-   Demonstrate an understanding of Deaf culture, and the ethics and standards of professional ASL environment.

-   Sign effectively, using appropriate skills, in working with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

### Program Requirements

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **ASL/English Interpreter Training (CA)** | | 27 |
| ASL 001 | American Sign Language 1 | 3 |
| ASL 002 | American Sign Language 2 | 3 |
| ASL 003 | American Sign Language 3 | 3 |
| ASL 004 | American Sign Language 4 | 3 |
| ASL 005 | American Deaf Culture | 3 |
| ASL 006 | Linguistics of American Sign Language | 3 |
| ASL 052 | Fingerspelling, Classifiers, and Numbers | 3 |
| ASL 053 | Introduction to American Sign Language Interpreting | 3 |
| ASL 054 | ASL Interpreting Seminar | 2 |
| ASL 057 | ASL Interpreting Field Work | 1 |