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Legal Interpreting Certificate Award Program

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This certificate program is designed for bilingual people aspiring to utilize their Spanish skills to enter the profession of court interpreting. This challenging course of legal interpreting will teach students the skills, techniques, and concepts of legal communication, preparing them to become a state certified interpreter.

To ensure that participants meet the language requirements, a written exam is required. Students successfully completing the exam with a passing score of 70% or higher will gain entrance into the program in spring, 2012. The exam consists of 100 questions in both Spanish and English. Participants MUST take and pass the entrance exam, no exceptions will be made.
Three sessions of the entrance exam for the Legal Interpreting Certificate Award Program will be offered in fall, 2011.

For details, please call 559.278.0333.