Prospective students will need to meet all basic requirements of the School for Professional and Continuing Studies, in addition to department requirements. Prospective students must have successfully completed a bachelor degree from an accredited institution, have 5 years experience as an interpreter, with at least 3 of those as a nationally certified interpreter, and meet one of the following requirements:

• Graduated in good standing and a minimum of a 3.0 GPA.
  
• Been accepted as a special student and completed two to four SPCS graduate courses with at least a B average and no grade below B-.
  
• Demonstrate competency in the field of interpreting, knowledge of ASL Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, and Multi-Cultural Communicative Competencies

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Admissions Process

For updated information about how the application process works, and a link to the online application, please visit the SPCS Application Information Page. The application will open in a new window for you, so you can easily and quickly return to this site to continue reading about the program.

Prospective students must submit official undergraduate transcripts (with translation and evaluation into English if completed outside of the United States), three letters of reference, an up-to-date resumé, and a 1,000 word statement of purpose that describes their interest in the program and the expectations they have for the program. They must submit direct evidence of competence in American Sign Language, or some other visual language. Additional information may be requested by the Committee on Admissions.

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F4. Graduation Requirements

In order for students to receive the MIP degree students must posses a GPA of 3.00 or higher with a minimum of 44 quarter hours.

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