Bachelor of Arts in American Sign Language Interpreting

University of Houston

This is the only B.A. degree program for ASL Interpreting in the state of Texas, and it is designed to prepare students to effectively interpret with 75% or more degree of accuracy between American Sign Language (receptive and expressive) and English (spoken and written). Sign language interpreters work in a vast array of settings such as: social service agencies, K-12 schools, colleges and universities, courtrooms, hospitals, community agencies, television programs and video relay call centers. For information about this career, click here. At the University of Houston, American Sign Language courses are taught by deaf professors so that students experience both a cultural and linguistic immersion in the classroom setting. Throughout their 4-year program of study, students will interact with professional interpreters and members of the deaf community. Interpreting courses are taught by professors who have expertise in training individuals to meet state and national certification standards. Successful graduates of the ASLI program are fluent in both English and American Sign Language, demonstrate an understanding of the profession and its ethical principles and will have completed all University of Houston requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree.

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences