Abstract
In the United States,signed language interpreter education programs (IEPs) must strike a balance between attracting a sufficient number of students and admitting only high-quality applicants who possess foundational language skills,can graduate in a timely manner and acquire professional credentials expediently. The Commission on Collegiate Interpreter Education (2014) asserts that all students entering U.S. IEPs should have strong language skills in both American Sign Language(ASL)and English before beginning to acquire interpreting skills. One way to measure a student’s readiness to enter a program of instruction is through the use of admission criteria. I examined online documents and surveyed52 baccalaureate-granting IEPs in North America 1) to identify their admission criteria, 2) to assess how these criteria were measured, and 3) to investigate which configuration of criteria, if any,had a positive impact on program completion by students and their subsequent time to credential.
Recommended Citation
Holmes, Marc
(2020)
"Toward Standard Interpreter Education Program Admission Criteria,"
International Journal of Interpreter Education: Vol. 12:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/ijie/vol12/iss1/4
