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Gallaudet Board Approves new PhD in Interpretation Degree Program

The Gallaudet Board of Trustees has approved a new PhD in Interpretation degree program. Gallaudet University is the only university in the world that offers both an undergraduate and a graduate degree in ASL-English Interpretation, centered around the department’s award-winning interactive interpretation laboratory. Gallaudet provides a unique opportunity for interpretation majors to live, study, and interact with Deaf people from the United States and around the world.

The Department of Interpretation offers a Ph.D. degree in
interpretation, with a focus on signed-spoken language interpretation. This program is available for experienced interpreters who meet the University’s Graduate School and Department of Interpretation admission requirements. The program is designed to prepare future interpreter educators and researchers, who will provide exemplary leadership in the interpreting field. Students may specialize in one of two theoretical and applied areas: interpreting research or interpretation pedagogy. Both areas have a strong emphasis on research.

Applicants for the Ph.D. in Interpretation must have previous graduate studies in interpretation or translation studies. Successful completion and graduation from the MAI program at Gallaudet meets this requirement. Students will be eligible to advance to doctoral candidacy after two years of coursework, and will receive the Ph.D. after completion of a dissertation. All courses taught by Interpretation faculty are conducted in American Sign Language.

ADMISSIONS PROCEDURES (NEW INFORMATION, NOT IN CATALOG YET!)

Please visit the Graduate Admissions Office
http://aaweb.gallaudet.edu/GradAdmissions.xml> or contact the
department for information on how to apply to this new program, once approved by the BOT.
Requirements:
* MA in interpretation, translation or related field
* Official transcripts of all undergraduate study, including
evidence of having received a bachelor’s degree from an accredited
university.
* Official transcripts of all graduate study.
* An application fee of $50.
* A completed graduate school application form.
* Three (3) Letters of Recommendation – At least one letter
documenting your experience in the field and your potential for doctoral level graduate study
* Goals statement in both formats:
* Goals Statement in written English
* Goals Statement in ASL (in a QT file)
* GRE or MAT
* Fluent in ASL and English
* Evidence of professional certification as interpreter
* Minimum 3 years interpreting experience

LINK:
http://aaweb.gallaudet.edu/Interpretation/PhD_Program_(BOT_approved).html