Sign Language Interpreter (SLI.AAS)

Program Outcomes - 2023-2024

Program outcomes represent broad areas of knowledge and skills developed over the duration of the program through a wide range of courses and experiences. These learning outcomes represent what a student should be able to know, think, or do upon successful completion of their program at Oakland Community College.

  • Students will demonstrate entry level knowledge to become qualified in the field of sign language interpreting.
  • Students will be able to communicate in ASL at a functional level.
  • Students will use their degree to work in ASL-English Interpreting or a related field.
  • Students will demonstrate an understanding of the NAD-RID (National Association of the Deaf-Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.) Code of Professional Conduct, and the theory, history, and practice of the profession of interpreting.
  • Student will demonstrate appropriate forms of verbal and nonverbal expression.

Year 1 - Fall

Courses
SLI1001 Orientation to Deafness 2
SLI1000 American Sign Language (ASL) I                                                                                 3
SLI1010 American Sign Language (ASL) II                                                                                                                                                 3
ENG1510 Composition I 3
  TOTAL CREDITS  11

Year 1 - Winter

Courses
SLI1020 American Sign Language (ASL) III 3
SLI1030 American Sign Language (ASL) IV                                                                                                                                                    3
ENG1520 Composition II 3
Gen Ed Social Science 3
  TOTAL CREDITS  12

Year 1 - Summer

Courses
SLI1211 Non-manual Grammatical Features of ASL 2
SLI1600 American Sign Language Fingerspelling and  Number Use                                                                              3
SLIXXXX *Recommended Elective Course                                 3
  TOTAL CREDITS  8

MILESTONE: Students must maintain a C+ or better in all required Sign Language Interpreting Program courses, including required supportive courses, in order to advance from course to course and ultimately obtain the Sign Language Interpreter Associate in Applied Science degree.

*RECOMMENDED ELECTIVE SLI COURSES

SLI1040 American Sign Language (ASL) V (offered: summer only) 3
SLI1045 American Sign Language (ASL) VI (offered: summer only)                                                3
SLI 2910-18 SLI Topics in Interpreting (schedule varies by semester) 1
SLI2921 Interpreter Certification Preparation (offered: WINTER YEAR 3 ONLY)                                                                                                            2
SLI2922 Educational Interpreting: EIPA Bootcamp (offered: WINTER YEAR 3 ONLY) 2
SLI2925 Introduction to DeafBlind Interpreting (offered: FALL ONLY) 2
  TOTAL CREDITS  

Year 2 - Fall

Courses
SLI2050 Principles of Interpreting 3
SLI1150 Interpreting: ASL to English I 3
SLI1501 Deaf Culture and History 3
Gen Ed Mathematics/Science 3
SLIXXXX If recommended elective SLI course is not taken in summer, year1 then take: *Recommended Elective Course 0-3
  TOTAL CREDITS  12

MILESTONE: Students who score a C or below in any two courses in the program, including repeated courses, will be withdrawn from the program. See program handbook for details.

Year 2 - Winter

Courses
SLI2250 Interpreting: English to ASL I 3
SLI1550 Interpreting: ASL to English II                                                                                                                                               3
SLI1050 Linguistic Principles of ASL 3
  TOTAL CREDITS  9

Year 2 - Summer

Courses
SLI2150 Interpreting: ASL to English III 3
SLI2450 Interpreting: English to ASL II                                                                                                                                     2
  TOTAL CREDITS  5

MILESTONE: Make an appointment to meet with a Counselor to apply for graduation for this degree.

Year 3 - Fall

Courses
SLI2800 Interactive Interpreting 3
SLI2900 ASL – English Interpreting Internship                                                                                                                      2
  TOTAL CREDITS  5