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Bachelor of Signed Language Interpreting

University of New Mexico - Albuquerque

  • Albuquerque, United States
  • 4 years
  • English
  • On campus
  • Bachelor

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University of New Mexico - Albuquerque campus

About the program

Bachelor of Science in Signed Language Interpreting is an on-campus bachelor programme of 120 credits in the University of New Mexico College of Arts & Sciences.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: yes
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (1 year): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Develop foundational and applied knowledge of Signed Language Interpreting. Strengthen critical interpretation
  • creative or scholarly expression
  • and presentation of subject knowledge through the subjects described in the program curriculum. Specific practical competencies depend on the courses and options taken.

Career outcomes

  • Potential fields and roles include Language Services Associate
  • Editorial Assistant
  • Cultural Research Associate. Graduates may also pursue further academic study. Employment and professional eligibility are not guaranteed.

Curriculum

  • Introduction to Signed Language
  • American Sign Language I
  • American Sign Language II
  • Fingerspelling
  • Lexical Semantics for Transliteration

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Secondary school completion (US-style high school or home-country secondary certificate)
  • Transfer applicants use the same undergraduate application
  • Some majors set admission coursework and a 2.00 GPA for entry to the college after enrolment
  • English proficiency required unless exempt.

Accepted academic background

Secondary school completion (US-style high school or the home-country secondary certificate listed on the admissions-by-home-country page), Transfer applicants with prior university credit apply on the same undergraduate application

Language tests

  • IELTS 6

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts
  • Graduation Certificate

How to apply

  1. Check UNM academic and scholarship options and the deadlines (Fall 2027 priority 2027-03-01
  2. final 2027-05-01). Apply online to UNM and pay the 50 USD application fee. Send official transcripts
  3. graduation certificates with translation
  4. English proficiency scores if required. Receive the admission decision and any scholarship nomination. Accept the offer and submit financial documents showing first-year funding. Receive the I-20 and attend the visa appointment. Arrange travel and housing and arrive on campus.

Other costs

Tuition per year$38,850 USD
Application fee$50 USD
Deposit_

Program details

CampusMain Campus
Faculty or schoolCollege of Arts & Sciences
DepartmentLinguistics
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value120
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay1 year
Scholarship noteInternational Amigo Scholarship is available to eligible full-time nonimmigrant undergraduate applicants and reduces nonresident tuition to the resident rate. Leadership scholarships are also listed. Applicants are automatically considered based on academic qualifications; awards are competitive and subject to renewal conditions.

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    August 2027

    Apply by

    1 May 2027

    168 days left

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 4 years.