Certificate and Licensure Preparation Programs

Transition to Interpreting Certificate (licensure preparation for sign language interpreting)

This adult program is designed for those who hold a bachelor’s degree and are interested in earning a license as an American Sign Language Interpreter. The course sequence prepares students to apply for a license in Indiana. Students will also have the opportunity to explore licensure requirements for other states.

Students may take courses on a part-time basis. Courses are offered during the daytime with our traditional undergraduate students.

Admission requirements

Completion of a bachelor’s degree in any major from an accredited college.
A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher in prior academic work.
American Sign Language competency equivalent to ASL 202: ASL 4 is required. Competency will be determined by a placement test and/or previous coursework.

Transition to Interpreting Certificate

26 credit hours

Int 301, Interpreting 1 4
Int 302, Interpreting 2 4
Int 320, Sign to Voice Interpreting 4
Int 401, Interpreting 3 4
Int 405, Transliterating 3
Int 407, Interpreting Ethics and Certification 3
Int 411, Practicum 1 2
Int 412, Practicum 2 2

Student learning outcomes

At the conclusion of the program, students will be able to:

Identify and utilize multicultural approaches to the work of interpreting and demonstrate effective bilingual and bicultural practice within their work.
Apply professional standards, practices, and ethics to their work.
Analyze an interpreting situation to choose the appropriate language or communication method, manage the environment, and work with clients and team interpreters.
Demonstrate an advanced level of receptive and expressive proficiency in spoken English, signed English, and American Sign Language.
Effectively interpret and transliterate in dialogic one-on-one and small group settings with a variety of participants.

Recommended course sequence

First year fall semester – 4 credits

Int 301, Interpreting 1 4

First year spring semester – 10 credits

Int 302, Interpreting 2 4
Int 320, Sign to Voice Interpreting 4
Int 411, Practicum 1 2

Second year fall semester – 12 credits

Int 401, Interpreting 3 4
Int 405, Transliterating 3
Int 407, Interpreting Ethics and Certification 3
Int 412, Practicum 2 2

The following courses may be taken as electives:

- ASL 104, North American Deaf Culture (3)
- ASL 307, ASL 5 (4)
- ASL 320, Deaf History (3)
- Int 210, Introduction to Interpreting (1)
- Int 230, Technology for Interpreters (1)
- Int 310, Performance Interpreting (1-3)
- Int 403, Medical Interpreting (4)

Transition to Teaching Certificate (grades K-6 or 5-12)

Transition to Teaching (TtT) is an alternative certification program based on the premise that a candidate already has content knowledge in the licensing area. The 18 credit hours required for secondary and 24 credit hours required for elementary programs are for education coursework only. In the in-person version of the program, courses listed for two credit hours are taught jointly with three-credit undergraduate courses. TtT students pay for only two credit hours. Field experience is required for most classes and the final semester practicum requires students to commit to full days in a school for 13 weeks.

Admission requirements

Completion of a bachelor’s degree in their field from an accredited college.
A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher in prior academic work or must pass the appropriate content-area licensure exam in order to be eligible for this program.

For additional information, see goshen.edu/adult/transition-teaching.

Elementary education TtT curriculum (in person)

24 credit hours

First year fall semester

Educ 300, Exceptional Learners: Elementary 2
Educ 301, Curriculum Studies: Math 2
Educ 303, Literacy I: Developmental 3
Educ 401, Child Development Practicum 1

First year spring semester

Educ 304, Curriculum Studies: Social Studies 2
Educ 307, Children’s and Adolescent Literature 2
Educ 308, Curriculum Studies: Science 2
Educ 310, Educational Psychology: Elementary2
Educ 406, Literacy II: Diagnostic 2

Second year fall semester

Educ 410, Transition to Teaching Practicum 6

Secondary education TtT curriculum (in person)

18 credit hours

Requirements below are for licensure in American Sign Language, English, mathematics, music, physical education, science, social studies, Spanish, or visual arts.

First year fall semester

Educ 201, Foundations of Education 2
Educ 302, Exceptional Learners: Secondary 2
Educ 321, Curriculum & Instruction I: Middle School (field experience) 2

First year spring semester

Educ 309, Educational Psychology 2
Educ 324, Curriculum & Instruction II: High School (field experience) 2
Content-specific methods course 2

Second year fall semester

Educ 410, Transition to Teaching Practicum 6

Secondary education TtT curriculum (online)

First year fall semester

Educ 201, Foundations of Education 2

First year spring semester

Educ 309, Educational Psychology 2

First year summer

Educ 302, Exceptional Learners3
Educ 321, Curriculum & Instruction I3

Second year fall semester

Educ 324, Curriculum & Instruction II3

Second year spring semester

Educ 410, Capstone Teaching3-5

English Learners Licensure Certificate

This program is designed for certified teachers who already hold a professional educator’s license in another content area. By addressing all Indiana educator standards for English Learners, the program meets state requirements for additional certification in the teaching of English Language Learners at the developmental level for which the teacher is already certified (K-6, 5-12 or P-12). The program is structured to be manageable for full-time teachers, with classes meeting online and a maximum of one synchronous class session per week. All participants must pass the state-required content exam in English Learners in order to achieve this additional certification area.
Fall

Educ 425, English Learner Methods 4

Spring

Engl 310, Introduction to Linguistics 3

May

Educ 450, Professional Capstone 2