The certificate for Translation and Interpreting Spanish is a 24 credit hour certificate focusing on the English and Spanish language pairing.  SPAN 3150 and SPAN 3160 are prerequisites for all other SPAN 3000 and 4000 level classes required for this certificate. Students seeking the certificate who are non-Spanish majors or non-Spanish minors are not required to take SPAN 3150 and SPAN 3160 but will instead have to demonstrate proficiency at the ACTFL level of Advanced Low.  Contact the department for information on approved proficiency examinations.   

In this certificate program, students will develop skills that will allow them to advance in a career as a translator or interpreter. Additionally, recent global market trends indicate that individuals with multilingual abilities and with the technical experience in productivity software and in electronic instrumentation will be in high demand in a variety of other professions and careers. A grade of "C" or better is required in all courses for the certificate.

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Translation Courses
Minimum grade of C is required:
SPAN 4181	Spanish Translation and Interpreting I	3
SPAN 4182	Spanish Translation and Interpreting II	3
Required English Language Course
Minimum grade of C is required:
ENGL 5165U	Introduction to Linguistics	3
ENGL 5167U	English Grammar	3
ITDS 5105U	History and Practice of Translation	3
Required Spanish Courses
Minimum grade of C is required:
SPAN 3165	Spanish Phonetics	3
SPAN 4010	Advanced Spanish Grammar	3
Required Cultural or Language Studies Course
Minimum grade of C is required:
Select one of the following:		3
COMM 2136	Group Communication
INTS 2105	Introduction to International Studies and Cross-Cultural Learning
ITDS 2107	Modern Latin America
SPAN 3167	Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
SPAN 4119	Literature of Spanish Speaking Communities in the United States
SPAN 4698	Internship
Total Credit Hours		24